Texas Food Costs Jump 34.7 Percent Since 1941
Labor Commissioner John Reed reports May retail food prices in Texas up 34.7 percent from April 1941 levels across 19 cities. Among 85 basic items meat and fresh vegetables show the largest rises, with clothing up 25.5 percent and rents fuel and household goods rising moderately. Overall Texas cost of living up about 21.6 percent on average.
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Austin
Texas
Texans
John Reed
Reed
Texas Crew Chief Pampers Liberator
In New Guinea on June 5 the B24 craft The Falcon, led by First Lieut Henry Chovanec and flown by Henry Cho vanec, is praised by Master Sgt Joseph Sugarek of Beeville Texas for sinking or damaging six Japanese ships and destroying four Zeros. Since December the plane has over 250 combat hours and its reliability reflects Sugarek’s tireless maintenance.
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New Guinea
Joseph Sugarek
Beeville
Texas
Henry Chovanec
Spokane
Wash
Texas to Produce a Quarter of Synthetic Rubber
Governor Stevenson said Texas will produce about one-fourth of the national 800000 ton synthetic rubber target. He spoke after visiting rubber production facilities along the Gulf coast with rubber director Jeffers and other federal officials.
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Texas
Austin
Stevenson
Houston
Jeffers
Gulf Coast Area
Governor Stevenson pays travel costs out of pocket
Governor Coke Stevenson refuses to charge state funds for travel when he attends conventions luncheons rodeos or other appearances. He says such trips are not official duties of the chief executive and he personally covers the expenses.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Legislature Cost Reaches 650000 After Session Wind-up
Austin June 1 The 121 day general session cost rose to 650000 after Governor Stevenson approved a 50000 appropriation. The governor suggested the full amount may not be needed for wind-up and interim expenses. Two years earlier the legislature received 1007000 for expenses.
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Austin
Stevenson
New Superintendent At Waelder School
Goliad June 1. F A Mercer resigns as superintendent of Goliad high school to take the same post with Waelder public schools.
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Waelder School
Goliad
F. A. Mercer
Goliad High School
Waelder Public Schools
Five Million Tires to Be Released for Cars Before 1944
Beaumont reports that 5,000,000 passenger car tires will be released before 1944 as part of a total 30,000,000 tires in 1944. Rubber director William M. Jeffers predicted this during a visit to Port Neches Texas where synthetic rubber and high octane gasoline are produced. He said the plant will reach 100,000 tons of rubber annually after completion of the full unit in September.
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Beaumont
United States
William M. Jeffers
Jffers
Port Neches
Tex
Suped up War Bond pilots use bicycle pump to reduce gas bubbles
Before stratosphere flying, pilots pedal a stationary bicycle to lower blood nitrogen levels. This prevents gas bubbles from forming in the bloodstream during high altitude flights.
War Bonds urged to fund supplies for fighting men
A Treasury Department appeal emphasizes purchasing War Bonds to finance the vast quantities of materials of war and keep soldiers well supplied.
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U.S. Treasury Department
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