Reed Urges Action On Wheat Price Step To Aid Planting
Senator Reed of Kansas urged action before Congress adjourns to resolve the price situation for farmers facing a 1944 winter wheat crop. He pressed OPA and WFA to raise flour ceilings and warned that parity payments and conservation subsidies may vanish, risking 18 million additional acres. Kansas entomologist Dr. Kelly reports Hessian fly losses exceeding 25 million bushels and outlines immediate soil and crop practices to boost next year's production.
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Washington
Reed
Congress
OPA
WFA
Agriculture Department
Manhattan
Kansas
E. G. Kelly
Kansas State College
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
Kelly
Finney County Tire Rationing Board Resigns in Protest
Ed Porter chair and four Finney county tire rationing board members quit in protest of mismanagement and local authority limits. They cited OPA permit removals without charges and criticized the rationing system’s administration. Joining Porter were R H Calihan W Fant G E Miller and G F Kerr.
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Garden City
Ed Porter
Finney County Rationing Board
OPA
Porter
R. H. Calihan
W . Fant
G. E. Miller
G. F. Kerr
Need Men for the Army Air Forces in Kansas
Civil Air Patrol units in Kansas will recruit at least 240 aviation cadets for the Army Air Forces during July, per Maj. J Howard Wilcox. Each squadron targets a minimum of 10 cadets, with more sought to avoid overtaxing training facilities. Ages 18 to 26 may apply for aviation cadet status. those 17 turning 18 may enlist in the air corps enlisted reserve if standards are met. CAP will aid applicants but final approval rests with Army examining boards. For local details contact CAP units and Lieut. Harold C. Emick in Lawrence. In Junction City, four-month-old Mary Sweet died in a fire that destroyed the family home. Corporal Eugene Sweet is stationed at Fort Riley.
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Air Patrol
Kansas
Army Air Forces
J. Howard Wilcox
Anthony
CAP
AAF
Wilcox
Army
Air Corps -Enlisted Reserve
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Major Wilcox
Civil Air Patrol
Lawrence
Harold C. Emick
Berlin Reporter Relays on Suspected German Commando Raids
Berlin’s Aftonbladet correspondent reports a mysterious German major named ex who allegedly made seven trips to England since the war began to scout in advance of supposed commando raids. The officer is believed to have landed in England at multiple times.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Aftonbladet
England
Raider raids on England feared as German units rise
A dispatch notes Nazi commando raids on England are rare but predicted to increase. In the city, James Walker was arrested at 1101 Mississippi Street on a liquor charge after police found 13 pints and a quart in a closet. Chief Bliesner said the case would be turned to county authorities.
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England
James Walker
Mississippi Street
C. A. Bliesner
Walker Oval
Morgenthau Tests Slogan With Newspaper Men
Secretary Morgenthau used his press conference as a testing ground for a suggested slogan for the third war loan drive. The event took place in Washington on July 9 and involved newspaper men assessing the prompt.
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Morgenthau
Washington
Treasury
War bonds slogan rejected by Morgenthau sparks silence
The report notes a September start and a staff suggestion that bonds lessen blood and tears. Morgenthau dismisses the line saying, We won’t use that one, prompting a hushed response from reporters as the group weighs the idea. A Lost and Found column appears on the classified page with quick post press time results, and a phone number 22 is listed.
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Finney County
Tire Rationing Board
Paul C. Cabot
War Production Board
Argentina
Ralph Pine
Mass
Kellogg’s
Austin
Nabisco
Page
New York
Joe Lee
Roy Lawrence
Hot House
IGA
Derby
Scott
ALL Bean Seroce
Cherries
Collins Penny Dick
Kellogg's
IGA Pure
Jar
Scott Co Red Beans
Libby
Okg. Y
del Monte
Yee Nsies
Universal
Carter
California
Valencia
California Marsh
Santa Rosa
Sarger
Clorox
Vo Alton
IGA Household Cleanser
Ben-Hur
Pho
Delaware St
Klock
SWIFT
Ade
Brinkman
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