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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
2
A collage of pop culture quips and social musings covers fame fears, Mussolini rhetoric, taxes, marriage tales, postwar policy dreams, and reflections on happiness, family politics, and human behavior. The piece blends humor and social commentary through assorted vignettes.
The Hidalgo County advisory committee reports New Mexico will receive 980 pressure cookers in the first quarter. Hidalgo County quotas are not yet announced. All cookers will be rationed in 1948 through the Farm Rationing committee. Applicants should obtain blanks from the County War Board office. Neighbor pools and organizations will receive preference as supply is limited.
Mr and Mrs A L Green host their grandchild Tommie Clark who is ill while staying with the family. The report notes Clark is unwell but remains with relatives as care continues.
Murray Sprague of the War Production Board announces removal of quota limits on dyestuffs and organic dyes for dyeing used apparel and home furnishings. He says conservation will come from reusing materials rather than restricting supplies. Packaged home dyes of eight ounces or less are exempt for food, drug, and cosmetic colorings.
F W Ackerman of Pacific Greyhound Lines urges the public to limit nonessential travel as a manpower shortage worsens with many drivers and maintenance staff’ wartime deferrals. He cites a National Association study showing 73 percent of drivers are 21 to 87 and 62 percent of maintenance personnel are 18 to 37, with turnover high due to military service. Trips should be scheduled midweek to ease crowding on weekends.
Among casualties returning from the Solomons are men whose hearing was lost not from injury but from insect attack after exposure. The message urges regular and increasing purchases of War Bonds, noting the unseen help such bonds provide and the broad good they accomplish.
Rev. George Wood will conduct the Episcopal Service on June 6 replacing the former June 13 plan. The change affects worship schedule and parish attendance.
Lt. Pecos A. Finley of the New Mexico A and M Aggies, once a famed basketball ace and student leader, is listed as missing in action since the fall of Bataan. Camp Lee hono rs his firefighting spirit with Finley Field dedicated Sept. 29, 1942, in his memory, while comrades recall his dynamic leadership and athletic prowess.
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