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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1944
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union reports farm leaders met with a GOP group to outline rural economy principles. Employment shows greater stability amid ongoing discussion of wartime economic policy and regional agricultural support.
The Republican postwar agricultural policy subcommittee in Chicago outlined farm leaders principles for a healthy rural economy. Edward A. O Neal urged a crop adjustment system with mandatory loans and price supports, while A S Goss backed a two price system and surplus purchases for world markets. John Brandt advocated selective imports, and Patton Edmonds called for expanded subsidies and incentives. War Food Administration set aside 60 percent of stocks to boost corn for industry, amid hog price shifts and planned changes to lend lease purchases. Flights with Allied air forces targeted Axis rail and industrial hubs, as 23 heavy bomb missions and 12,000 planes marked March activity. Congress discussed drafting 4 Fs for essential war work, with moves to shift 1,000,000 nonessential workers into war jobs or military labor battalions. McNutt noted improved munitions employment stability in 1944.
U S air and naval forces pound the Philippines approaches while British troops resist in India. A task force shells Palau Woleai and Yap near the Caroline Islands and Hollandia in New Guinea is bombed. Russians push into Romania as Hungary blocks Czechoslovakia. Finland ponders peace terms and U S lend lease ships to the Soviet Union totaled millions of tons and vehicles with 2 6 million tons of food shipped.
The American aircraft industry produced a record 9 118 planes totaling 103 400 000 pounds in March with output per worker rising in mass production. The figure exceeds March schedules by 1 percent and the heavy bomber quota by 5 percent, surpassing February's 8 760 planes. About 86 5 percent were combat craft across bomber fighter and transport classes. Continuous military updates prevent standardization of output.
A drying process for dehydration and preservation of liquids is applied to penicillin and blood plasma. The liquid is frozen then placed in low vacuum as it shifts from ice to crystalline form without melting. Leather use for civilians is cut by 26 percent to 174 million pairs and 135 million half soles from the 360 million and 150 million planned in 1944.
In an eight to one decision the Supreme Court reversed a 1935 ruling, declaring Negroes are entitled to vote in Democratic primaries in Texas. It held state action is needed when organizational activities affect constitutional processes, with Justice Roberts dissenting. The majority said the court may review its prior errors to protect public interest.
The U S Treasury announces the Fifth War Loan starts June 12 with a goal of 16 billion dollars, including 6 billion from individuals, 700 million more than the Fourth drive. The plan hides personal sales totals for the first half to spur purchases.
Developments in medical treatment cut mortality from diseases in war. Deaths per 10 000 fell from 156 in World War I to 6 now. hospital survival at 97 percent. pneumonia death rate dropped from 28 to 0.7 percent. tuberculosis deaths from 17.3 to 1.8 percent. Venereal disease admissions cut to one third. A London resident Jimmy Woods? Prince? no. a survivor recalls prayers.
Russia terminates Japanese coal and oil leases on Sakhalin island with 26 years left. Japan to receive $950000 for all island property and 50 000 tons of oil annually for five years after the war. Moscow also accuses Chinese troops of border violations in the Mongolian frontier region.
Dr. Ernest Berl of Carnegie Tech describes a process that converts vegetable matter into fuel oils and hydrocarbons. From 100 long tons of Louisiana dry sugar cane the method would produce 2,500 gallons of gasoline 3,000 gallons of middle oils 1,000 gallons of lubricating oils while returning about eight tons of raw sugar.
Mr and Mrs Albert Jones hosted the Joneses in Blue Grass. Chester Buschmeyer, stationed at Camp Atterbury, visited family. Indianapolis guests visited Vernon and George Church families. Lola and Harriet Tingley of Martinsville called on Pearl Tingley. Glenn Kendall Burdette Tingley joined Sunday guests. Brosman school closed a week due to illness of teacher Mrs Manning from Marshall. Vern Thompson of near Terre Haute visited Walter Morgan's family.
Mr and Mrs Everett Ralston visited relatives in Terre Haute Friday and Saturday Mrs Lena Artman and son Doyle spent Sunday with her mother Ellen Stillwell and husband Mrs Julie Sackrider and Mrs Maureen Pickering and daughter Ruth visited Friday with Mrs Viola Guyer Mr and Mrs Bill Canady and children visited Sunday with his mother In West Union Mr and Mrs Lee Drake and son Bryce of Robinson Mr and Mrs Ray Drake and daughters Mrs Maude Green and May Hoskinson dined with Mr and Mrs Ray Drake in Terre Haute and attended the wedding of Robert Drake and Joanne Buill at the Methodist Temple in the afternoon
The Treasury Department, a major payroll segment, ranks first among federal agencies in Washington with about 50,000 employees and nearly 25,000 more in the War Department.
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