Wickard’s postwar vision for family farms and rural electrification
In his Washington office, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard outlines a postwar farm ideal: family owned, operator managed farms aided by Farm Security loans, expanded REA electrification reaching most rural homes, and a global role for food in world peace. He backs a large funding bill to speed nationwide electrification and farm modernization.
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WNU
Washi Bureau
Union Trust
Claude F. Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Carroll County
Indiana
Farm Security Administration
World Peace Organization
Wickard
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Hot Springs
House of Representatives
Organization For the United States
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
America
Higher Meat Ceiling Would Hurt Farmers In Long Run Wickard
Statements by Claude Wickard and War Food Administrator Marvin Jones analyze meat shortages and ceiling price impacts. Wickard cautions against raises that could raise wage and price pressures, noting 1945 meat output at 22.4 billion pounds and strong demand. Jones emphasizes ample cattle supply yet stresses meat as essential for the war effort.
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Wickard
Claude Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Marvin Jones
Machine separation of peas by specific gravity
Description of a Food Machinery corp device that sorts peas by density. Light, tender peas rise and exit via outlet A while mature, firm peas sink and are discharged from the bottom. brine circulates to create a whirl in the separating tank.
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Food Machinery Corporation
Food Keeps Allies Fighting War Time Message
The speech notes higher military demand will cut civilian meat by 7 to 9 pounds yearly and shift toward veal lamb and chicken. It explains vast global food movement to support 12 percent of Americans in service and allied soldiers, with careful planning amid uncertain monthly needs.
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United States
America
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle
Practical beauty tips from the Ledger Syndicate share simple routines and home remedies. It notes finger nail care hot water treatment for bruised nails, scalp massage to promote hair growth, and filing toenails rather than cutting them.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Rural Roads Could Be Paved With Federal Aid
Rural roads could be paved with federal funds if states cover half the cost. A rural carrier study shows dirt, gravel, and paved routes cost per mile from 3.8 to 7.8 cents, with an 8.269 cent national average. The network spans 2.4 million miles serving 6 million farms, but only 45,000 miles have high grade pavement.
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Indiana
Iowa
National
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Skunk Convoy Closes Albany Schenectady Road in Panic
Motorists recoiled as a convoy of at least 300 skunks crossed the four lane Albany to Schenectady road. Officials believed brush fires drove the animals from their lairs, spurring drivers to snap windows shut in disbelief.
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Albany
Albany-Schenectady
Gay Gadgets And Scented Secrets Of Modern Romance
A lighthearted guide to fragrant tricks and slang for young women. Tips include perfuming lamps to scent rooms, using soap scraps in drawers, scenting hair ribbons, perfumed envelopes, and bottle fashion. It also introduces playful dating slang and evolving mores.
Life of the Party cautions and contrasts
The text advises against forcing attention and constant noise. It warns that those who seek to be the life of the party may end up undoing the event and diminishing others.
Rural roads key to postwar farm efficiency and costs
The piece notes 42 percent of farms sit on dirt roads while 861000 miles of rural paths carry a large share of U S farm output. It cites new federal funds for secondary road expansion, requiring state matched dollars, and urges citizens to pressure legislators and highway officials to enable postwar improvements.
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America
U. S
Coast to Coast Flight Sets 8 Hour Record
Pan American Airways crew flies a Constellation aircraft from Los Angeles to Miami in 8 hours and 5 minutes, shaving 38 minutes off the previous record. Captain Victor Wright piloted the routine Army Air Transport Command Africa-Orient division flight.
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Los Angeles
Pan American Airways
Constellation
Miami
Victor Wright
Army Air Transport Command
Sun and brother sister suits from one yard pattern 909
Sewing circle advertises Sun Suits for a brother and sister from one yard of material. It features gaily embroidered applique chicks for the sister and nautical theme for the brother. Pattern 909 provides two bibs pockets and pieces for sizes 1 2 3 and 4.
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Sun
Longest canal in the world and related trivia
Answers cover geography and general knowledge. Questions ask: location of the longest canal, whether congressmen must attend sessions, who calls track in sports, a butterfly-signing artist, boiling water speeds, Sinology, meaning of milksop, stadium with largest US seating, bird with fastest short flight, and Earth's daily solar orbit distance.
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United States
Unclear historical prompt about 14 facts and figures
A list of disparate quiz items mentions locations in China a 2100 mile distance and a 1350 completion, an unspecified number, a skier, James Whistler, a repetition, Chinese language and culture, a weak man, Soldier Field Chicago with 150000, hummingbird, and a mileage figure of 1 601 604.
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China
James Whistler
Soldier Field
Chicago
V-1 Attacks Add 1.125 Million British Homes Damaged
During the 57 months of war up to June 1, 1944 Nazi bombers had damaged 3,375,000 houses in Britain at about 2,000 per day. In the following four months V-1 rockets caused or damaged 1,125,000 more homes, averaging about 9,000 daily.
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Britain
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