Stores Feel Rationing Hit Meat Sales Townwide
Reports from several grocery and butcher shops indicate the meat rationing beginning tomorrow sharply reduced available stock despite heavy demand. Managers say shelves were emptied by midafternoon with losses from unsold fats and cheeses, while some stores predicted shortages would continue until new supplies arrive. A butcher’s sale may be approved to move dwindling stocks without spoilage.
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Vonnie Goins
Prince
Goins
R-R
Dillon
Oakwood Ateanue
O.P.A
Coal contract talks stall as time limit looms for miners
Northern operators extend negotiations for 30 days while southern leaders push to include a clause tied to the economic stabilization act. John L. Lewis warns of possible idle mines after March 31 if no deal is reached, and UMW officials report a Tennessee district president signed the northern agreement.
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O'Leary
Edward R. Burke
Roosevelt
U.M.W. Maresh
John L. Lewis
U-M.w
U.M.W
William Tirblazer
Usm.w. District 19
Tennessee
Harry Moses
U.S. Steel Corporation
Appalachian
OPA adjusts ration values as sales surge for March
Items with higher point values include applesauce salad fruits peaches nineapple and lime beans as demand outpaced supply. Canned 46 ounce juice sizes saw steep cuts while dry soups sold slowly and later picked up.
Allied air blitz on Tunisia meets fierce resistance
German high command says Allied central and southern Tunisia attacks were repelled in heavy fighting. Paris radio notes Axis troops in defensive action of great density. Algiers radio claims Montgomery has not yet thrown in the bulk of his force. Night raid sent nearly 200 tons of explosives on camps and depots, igniting 15 fires.
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High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Tunisia
Paris
Algiers
Montgomery
Tnt
Tax measures listed for 1942 income and relief
The draft outlines forgiveness of the first 19 units and basic 1942 tax liability, a 20 percent withholding at source on salaries, voluntary payment discounts up to six percent, higher exemptions for armed forces members to 3501 dollars, and abatements for fallen service members. It notes an imprecise reference about torpedo parts needing extreme accuracy.
Peterson's Ointment From Buffalo Drugstore Fame
A Buffalo druggist created an ointment thirty years ago that gave quick cooling soothing and astringent relief for piles. Its fame spread nationwide making Peterson's Ointment a favorite in thousands of homes. Ask your druggist for a single box or six tubes with applicator. Money back if not delighted.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Draft rules affect fathers and job classifications in wartime labor
The article explains broad job categories including manufacturing wholesale and retail trade and service sectors. It notes fathers with dependent children are protected from induction under certain draft rules, with a non deferable list potentially expanding. Officials expect possible induction of fathers to begin this summer or fall as reclassification progresses.
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Paul V. McNutt
Raids on Port Moresby Reported as Major Japanese Air Activity
Four planes attacked Port Moresby in a raid acknowledged by General Douglas MacArthur's HQ. The noon communique said some damage to a building but no casualties. The raids marked the week’s most intense Japanese air activity.
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Port Moresby
Douglas MacArthur
Operators Study Union Proposal in Alabama Coal District
Operators studied today a union proposal for a 30 day extension of the contract under which 25,000 miners work in this district and which expires March 31 The United Mine Workers of America asked that any wage increases or changes in working conditions agreed in the Appalachian district be made retroactive to Alabama Mountains rise to heights of 24000 feet in Lisuland on the Burma China border.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Aabama Coal
United Mine Workers of America
Bk of Alabama
Appalachian
Victory Garden Tips Soil Prep And Fertilization
H B Thomas County Agent outlines steps for readying soil for victory gardens. Emphasizes well drained sunny plots, fall plowing to rot and deter pests, adding humus through compost, burying debris, and lime and fertilizer use with the 3 8 7 mix this year. Highlights soil testing and cautions around potato lime. Ends noting health and food value of home gardening. A closing line mentions a giant motor bus built for 250 soldiers by an automotive company.
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Growling Victory Gardens
Victory
Seckley
Farm Bureau Soil Testing Service
Victory Gardens
Victory Garden
Tunisia War Pattern Echoes Casablanca Strategy
AP War Analyst Glenn Babb notes Casablanca plans unfolding in southern Tunisia with Allied offensives toward Mareth line. British Eighth Army and American forces push from various axes toward Mezzouna and Kairouan while air power concentrates on Rommel's positions. Soviet Red Army holds the Donets as German counterpressure eases. Pacific war widens with aerial bombardment of Kiska and raids toward Nauru and Wewak.
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Glenn Babbap
United Nation
Hitler
Europe
Casablanca
Tunisia
Heither
United Nations
Japan
Eighth Army
Patton
Rommel
Mareth Line
Gulf of Gabes
Makinassy
Mezzouna
el Guetar
von Arnim
Kairouan
Mareth
Montgomery
Egypt
Suez
Feaure
Africa
Red Army
Donets
Ukraine
Smolensk
Moscow
Leningrad
Causasus
Asis
Sea of Azov
Pacific
Kiska
Aleutians
North Pacific
South
South Pacific
Nauru Island
Equator
Guadalcanal
Australia
Rabaul
MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
Draft Policy Aiding Farmers In Berkeley County
County Agent W N McClung says draft protection for men on farms is drawing more workers to agricultural jobs. He notes increased inquiries about farm labor deferment requirements and more interest from workers in non covered employment returning to farming. McClung adds that some with prior farming experience are shifting back, but the current rate won’t fully solve the farm labor shortage.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. N. McClung
McCluning
Berkeley County War Board
Draft Board
McChing
Melung
Boy Marooned With Ice Cream In Elevator Rescue
Bluefield 14 year old Jeff Jordan, an errand boy for a drug store, got stuck in a hospital elevator for two hours while delivering a package. A patient and an electrician freed him after the bell trouble and the patient allowed him to keep the backage containing ice cream, milk and soft drinks.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Jeff Jordan
Bluefiel
Jett
Jeff
Northern coast reports ongoing Jap installations
On the northern coast the Japanese have been building new military installations. The Burma and China fronts saw considerable fighting but no significant strategic changes.
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Burma
China
German Offensive Stakes, Frontline Shifts Near Kharkov
Russian advances pressed toward Orel while Germans countered near Kharkov and Belgorod. In the Caucasus German forces closed toward Novorossisk and the Kerch straits as Russian reserves massed for renewed assaults. Timashenko’s drive from Lake Timen faced fortified lines. Donets crossings remained contested amid heavy mud and stalled transport.
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Belgorer
Kharkov
Voroshiloverod
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Orel
Belgorod
Kursk
Moscow
Black Sea
Kerch Straits
Semeon Ti
Moshenko
Lake Timen
Staraya Russa
Powets
Chuguev
Red Star
Donets
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Earl Kinzer
Sanitary Meat Market
H. B. Steed
Kinzer
Operators Study Union
Lisuland
H. B. Thomas
One Automotive Company
Von
Beckley Drug Co
Seidman
Beckley
Harry Seidman
Prince St
Rexall
Hind
Ayer
Pana
Main Street
Court House
Uncle Sam
Beckle Prince Street
America
ICE & Feed CO
The
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South Kanawha St
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