Pepper Defense Rally Promotes Claude Pepper for Senate
A Florida plea argues Claude Pepper deserves re election citing his wartime leadership and pro national defense record. Local supporters describe Pepper as Florida’s patriot and planner of war preparations amid opposition from political figures and business lobbies.
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Claude Pepper's Wartime Aid to Citrus Industry
The article praises Claude Pepper for aiding the Florida Citrus Commission in getting citrus recognized as essential war food, lifting wooden container restrictions, and securing OPA ceiling prices that boosted fruit prices and citrus workers’ pay. It quotes Frank C. Commander and Tom B. Swann commending Pepper and urges unity behind his war effort against critics backed by wealth.
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