Record 1944 Farm Harvest Exceeds All Previous Marks
U S Agriculture figures show 1944 crops up 4 percent and total food production up 5 percent from 1943, with wheat and corn setting historic highs. Nevada leads winter wheat yield. Iowa, Idaho, Washington top acre yields. Fruit, vegetables, and meat outputs rise, signaling near record totals across grains, fruits, and livestock.
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Imaginary interviews and wartime notes mix in comic musings
A fragment from a column blends satire on Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm II with wartime notices. It references WPB and the National Housing agency loosening material use for housing crises, a Miami Beach call about northern hurricanes, and John Kieran Jr. earning a bronze medal for leadership in North Africa. The piece includes a short restaurant observation and an author Amy Grief note.
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Private Purkey Makes A Discovery
A deserter writes a cheeky note describing a close call inside Germany. He recalls a Nazi girl kissing him, then being carried by ambulance after the encounter. He jokes about Germans mining kisses and reflects on the risky situation.
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Women Farm Helped Harvest Record Food Crops Near York
During wartime manpower shortages, women joined men in fields to boost output. A picture shows young women near York, Pennsylvania aiding in hay harvest, expected to reach record tonnage as the fifth largest on record.
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