Humorous Wartime Quips and Propaganda Anecdotes
A collage of satirical jabs and jokes from wartime Britain, mocking bodies like the Axis and the induction process. It includes a punchline about a soldier skeptical of glorification, a penitentiary visitor’s quip, and a caricature of leaders at Hitler’s HQ as a cockroach crosses a document.
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Berlin
Axi
Hitler
Adolf
Benito
Hirohito
New WPB Rules Allow 1d4 Essential Items for NM Farmers
New Mexico ranchers and farmers may obtain 1d4 essential equipment under a simplified WPB procedure begun June 1. Murray Sprague, WPB district manager, outlined three methods: PD-1X AA-5 ratings for certain goods like batteries and motors, farmer or rancher certifications for up to 78 percent of their sales value, and direct orders by distributors certifying expected sales and stock levels.
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New Mexico
War Production Board
Murray Sprague
WPB
War Bond talk by Marshall Morgenthau urges higher payroll allotment
Washington debate between General George C. Marshall and Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr highlights the link between payroll savings and wartime funding. Morgenthau says the American public will support bond drives, urging workers to increase their pay period allotments beyond ten percent for victory.
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Washington, D. C
George C. Marshall
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Marshall
Morgenthau
Census Bureau to Release Population Statistics
The Bureau of the Census will publish forthcoming population statistics. Officials expect detailed counts on demographic trends and regional shifts, with data likely affecting funding allocations and policy planning nationwide.
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Tion
Bureau of the Census
Sawmills Increase Lumber Output in New Mexico 1942
Forest Service preliminary figures show New Mexico sawmills produced about six percent more lumber in 1942 than 1941 with 119 active mills yielding 122 848 000 feet board measure. Species breakdown attributes gains to ponderosa pine and Douglas fir among others. results exclude small mills.
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New Mexico
Forest Service
Elate
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Statistics Division
War Production Board
From Where I Sit Phibbs House Hit By Lightning
The Phibbs home was struck by lightning a few nights ago but the fire was quickly extinguished by the local fire department. Chief Ed Carey reminded the owner that tax money funds public safety and services.
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Phibbs
Thad
Ed Carey
Mr. Phibbs
Saving the World with War Bonds
A wartime appeal urges readers to increase their war bond purchases beyond necessities to support soldiers in Europe Africa and the Pacific. The plea stresses personal responsibility and family pride in backing the war effort with every extra cent.
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Solomons
Africa
Europe
Treasury Department
Subsidy Payments For Meat And Butter Announced
The Defense Supplies Corporation through local agencies will handle subsidy payments for meat and butter. Applications from Ross L. Hudson of the Denver office can be filed after June 7 with refunds within ten days of proper filing. Prices for sales and deliveries must fall after the amendments become effective and inventories are addressed.
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Defense Supplies Corporation
State Office of Prion Administration
Ross L. Hudson
Boston
Denver
Colorado
OPA
Set and Mrs Foxworth Return from Furlough in Texas
Set and Mrs Charlie Fox worth return to Warren Texas after furlough. Relatives greet the couple as they rejoin local life following their service stay and travel.
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Set
Charlie Foxworth
Set. Foxworth
Warren
Texas
Thelma Ross Undergoes Minor Tuesday Operation
Mrs. Thelma Ross is at Lordsburg Hospital this week after a minor operation performed on Tuesday. Her condition is listed as satisfactory and updates are expected daily from hospital staff.
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Thelma Ross
Lordsburg Hospital
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