Wartime pressures strain New York laundry workers
By James Marlow and George Zielke war time pressures squeeze laundries across the nation. Wages, prices and manpower rise or stall under War Labor Board rules and Office of Price Administration limits, threatening hours, costs, and even closures while the government seeks to curb inflation and keep essential services available. The piece uses laundries to illustrate broader wartime economic strains.
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George Zielke
Washington
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Seed varieties cleared for purchase under program in Ouachita region
A Triple administrative officer noted that only seeds meeting germination and purity standards will be eligible for purchase under the program. Full details on seed types, grade prices, and other terms are available from the AAA office.
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Ouachitaish
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Y's Men's Club Meets Wednesday at Hotel Frances
The Y's Men's club held its regular meeting at Hotel Frances on Wednesday night with informal luncheon talks. New member H G Prophit Jr was admitted. Horace Allen, recently honorably discharged from service, attended along with Miss Calhoun of Northeast Junior College and Lt John Gibson. The session noted a lifetime batting average kept for bombardiers in the US Army Air Forces detailing bomb drop conditions and accuracy.
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Y's Men’s Club
Hotel Frances
H. G. Prophit, Jr
Horace Allen
Miss Calhoun
Northeast Junior College
John Gibson
United States Army Air Forces
Price of Hogs Dips. FDA Sets No Full Support Yet
Chicago reports hog prices dropping below 14 dollars per hundredweight for the first time this year. FDA officials say the government intends to maintain a 13.75 dollar average support, but action remains unclear. Some hogs sold near 13.30 with the average around 13.85. Analysts question how the FDA would intervene, noting potential methods like buying meat for military use or increasing purchases, while supply signals hint at corn feeding pressures and a nine-year high in hog arrivals. An odd note mentions social security wage inquiries and a historic Quebec hospital as misprinted afterthoughts.
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Chicago
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Food Distribution Administration
FDA
Harvest and Sell Seed 15 Urged by Parish Officer
Ouachita parish farmers are urged by I E Lucas to harvest and sell seed from pasture and winter legume crops. The Commodity Credit Corporation may pay five to fifty cents per pound, aiding fair prices and seed supply for wartime forest crop expansion. Crops include white clover Singletary peas common lespedeza and Kobe lespedeza.
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I. E. Lucas
Parish
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Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
War Food Administration
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