Promise of meat for miners amid shortages in western states
The OPA promised coal miners more meat if they continue work, after organized unions in western Pennsylvania Illinois and Kentucky threatened work stoppages over bread and flour shortages. John Getsy said fresh meat will be allocated to stores serving mining communities and distribution will start once meat is available. the agriculture department is also crafting a plan to ease bread and flour shortages. Savannah code still bans peering into bakeries despite housing shortages and aging officials failing to reflect current conditions.
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Pittsburgh
OPA
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kentucky
John Getsy
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Getsy
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Princess Elizabeth Wins Scotch Plaudits in Public Display
Princess Elizabeth drew applause in London for wearing a tartan sash with her white satin gown and for her readiness to dance highland reels at the Royal Canadian ball in Grosvenor House. She arrived with a companion, attended the Ball, and enjoyed a long visit with dances noted.
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London
Elizabeth
Mart Grosvenor House
Wartime Port of Embarkation Shifts to Civilian Post
At San Francisco port of embarkation civilian staffing will replace much wartime roles. Lt Col Jim Sullivan returns to public relations, while Maj Blanden and Capt Rei chle also resume civilian posts, signaling a move toward peacetime operations. Brig Gen Neal McKay outlines plans to fit port activities into the local economy, with most work under commercial contracts. Two million dollars has been earmarked for permanent facility improvements as demobilization proceeds.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sully
Jim Sullivan
Porc
Mister Sullivan
Colonel Sullivan
Sullivan
Alexander Blanden Wilden Mufti
Frank Reichle
Larry Welch
New York
New Orleans
Leetle
Pearl Harbor
Neal McKay
Army
War Department
Nort
Com
First Hot Monday Brings Throngs Of Kids To Cascade Park
About 2,500 city youngsters flocked to Cascade Park for Kiddies Day as warm weather resumed the week. The pool drew over a thousand swimmers while rides like Dodge em ponies and the merry-go-round drew smaller children. Cascade Lake remained low due to an unrepaired flood dam, with government-approved repairs awaited.
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Cascade Park
Cascade Park Playground
Mildred I Sargeant
Cascade Lake
Chris Coulthard
Botter
Could be the brass is on the ball
The passage discusses civilian port staff and military operated facilities, noting ships may sail in wartime as before and naming officers who could regain ranks by simple uniform changes, suggesting optimism about leadership.
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Sullivan
Blanden
Reichle
Welen
Potato Pest Control With DDT Sprays
Low lime Bordeaux spray with DDT added will control insects and late blight on potatoes. After the second spray, switch to alternate DDT sprays for fair insect control, with applications no more than seven days apart. Wettable DDT powder 40–50 percent strength or water miscible DDT 25–32 percent strength added at prescribed rates. DDT also controls flea beetles and leaf hoppers moving from hay fields.
Louise Carnegie Dies at 89 Widow of Steel Magnate
Louise Whitfield Carnegie, widow of Andrew Carnegie, died at 89 in New York after a lengthy decline at her summer home in Mill Brook New York. Her granddaughter Gordon Thompson flew from England to be by her side. Carnegie supported philanthropy and war efforts and received honors from New York University St Andrews University and cities in Scotland.
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Louise Carnegie
Magnate
New York
Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Muillbrook
N. Y
Gordon Thompson
England
City
John Whitfield
Brick Presbyterian Church
Hewn Central Presbyterian
New York University
St. Andrews University
Dunfermline
Scotland
Edinbure
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International News Service
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