Bread's purchasing power rises for American workers
Secretary Brannan reports to the House Agriculture Committee that an hour’s factory pay buys significantly more food now than in 1939 1929 or 1919 with bread leading in nutritive value. The American Bakers Association notes bread contains more nutrition per unit, and white bread enrichment marks its tenth anniversary boosting health per Dr. Elmer L. Henderson of the AMA.
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House Agriculture Committee
Charles F. Brannan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Bakers Association
Elmer L. Henderson
American Medical Association
Prosperity's Wonderfully Mocked Fable on Hens and Corn
A humorous letter from Hardware World riffs on rising costs and prosperity by detailing a farmer and a man who trade work for corn. As prices climb the pair praise prosperity while the hens keep laying, the story ends with a wary note that officials praise record income while hope for more corn looms.
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Washington Way
Homemaker's Guide to Beef Cuts and Price Ceilings
This chart lists standard retail beef cuts by name and shape with ceiling prices for the local pricing zone. Prices rise from August 1 and October 1, and butchers must begin selling under new ceilings posted in-store by June 4.
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Homemaker’s Guide
America
Soldier termite head built for fighting in Memphis
Bug expert W. B. Hill says the soldier termite has a head built for fight and will attack anything from a rat to a flaming match. The creature cannot eat with its head, so other termites feed it through the tail.
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Memphis, Tenn
W. B. Hill
Hen Shares Care of Pups In Arkansas Hen House
Mrs Dorothy Holman reports a dog and a hen fighting over a litter of puppies. The pups were born in the hen house and the hen believes she hatched them. When the mother leaves the hen house the hen protects the pups under her wing.
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Horseshoe Lake
Ark
Dorothy Holman
Republicans Reelect Lea County Officers and Plan Next Year
Lea County Republicans met at Hobbs City Hall and re elected George Schubert and Mrs Katie Alston as chairman and vice chairwoman. The central committee grew due to large election turnout and includes members from Jal Lovington Hobbs and other towns. Delegates to the July Albuquerque state convention were named. Bill Hollis heads the young Republicans with Rhoda Kelly as vice chairwoman. Walter Linam will gather financial data for a full county ticket next year. CHAMPAIGN Ill A UP report notes a Illinois professor Philip Kolb chosen to edit Marcel Proust letters.
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Lea County
Hobbs
George Schubert
Katie Alston
Charlie Brown
Jal
J. W. Wallrich
Seth Alston
Lovington
John Shultz
Tatum and
Caprock
Walter Linam
Bill Hollis
A. A. Kemnitz
Charlie Turner
Good Earth Saves Boy From Tragic Tractor Accident
In Syracuse a three year old, Terry O'Brien of Pennellville, survived when his father ran over him with a tractor and the earth softened the impact, saving the boy's life.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Terry O’brien
Pennellville
Elephant Perspiration Through Toenails Reported
A historical note claims elephants perspire through their toenails, reflecting folklore about animal physiology. The remark appears in a context of curious science anecdotes from past journalism.
Foreign Legion enrolls ex Nazis amid Indo China service
German veterans in the French Foreign Legion, about 30 000 strong with 20 000 in Indo China, largely seek a new life not a return to Germany. Some wear SS tattoos while most want citizenship and a clean break from the past, amid gruelling training at Sidi Bel Abbes.
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United Press
Saigon
Indo-China
French Foreign Legion
Hitler SS
Cold Shoulder
Germany
The
Legion
Spl
F. B
Sidi- Bel-Abbes
Morocco
Tragic Legion in Indo China Guards Refugees and Mercenaries
A Legion unit in Saigon tells how many soldiers are refugees from war and personal trouble. A private explains joining after his wife’s infidelity. The Legion accepts pasts if police approve and pays around 800 piastres monthly. Discipline is harsh and battle assignments are brutal.
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Legion
Saigon
Vichy
Indo-China
Legionarres
ENMU Bible Instructor to Deliver Baccalaureate at Monument HS
E Debbs Smith a Church of Christ Bible instructor at Eastern New Mexico University will deliver the Baccalaureate address at Monument High School. The service is set for 8 p.m. Sunday May 20. Smith has taught at Portales since the chair was established three years ago.
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E. Debbs Smith
Church of Christ
Eastern New Mexico University
Monument High School
Smith
University At Portales
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Jack Frost Dairy Bar
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Rhoda Kelly
Champaign, Ill
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Marcel Proust
Plon Publishing Company
Paris
Philip Kolb
LEA Insurance Agency
Bil Hessler
Foreign Legion
Wm. R. Bruner
Taylor — Hobbs, N. M
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Kentucky
Army Store
New Mexico
American Cancer Society
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Optometrist
LEA County Chemical Company
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