80000 Head Cattle to Ease Meat Famine
Large volumes of cattle arrived at the nation’s top markets amid fears of a beef shortage. Government and industry spokesmen noted farmers were willing to unload inventory, with 86,000 head reaching the 20 biggest markets and Chicago seeing a record run in seven months. Grass-fed beef moves into Kansas City markets as prices ease slightly.
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Daring Secret Visit to Front Ike Sees Sicily in Jeep
General Eisenhower made a secret Mediterranean crossing to Sicily. On arrival at Gela he met officers including Patton and Hewitt, toured beaches, and observed coastal battles as American and Canadian forces moved inland. The trip, described by Johan Gunther aboard a British destroyer, notes Spitfires in dawn patrols and the surprise entry on a Jeep.
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Karl Butcher
Patton
Admiral Hewitt
North Africa
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Royal Navy
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Hewitt
Cash Buying Surges as Cash Sales Rise in 1942 Data
Washington reports retail credit sales in 1942 fell 32 percent from 1941 while total retail sales rose 4 percent to 756.2 billion. Cash purchases surged under May 1942 regulations on installment and credit buying, with 1944 credit purchases at 41.1 billion, 8 percent of total.
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F D R Signs Last of 20 Supply Bills
President Roosevelt signed the final of 20 supply bills totaling about $115 billion passed by Congress before its summer recess. The largest measure, $2.911 billion, funds 28 wartime agencies for the new fiscal year starting July 1, alongside several other appropriations including labor security, interior, and agriculture. A controversial $142 million deficiency bill provided for dismissal of three federal workers, held up by a dispute over Senate acceptance of the House’s dismissal requirement.
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Goosswin Watson
Wiliam E. Dodd
Federal Communications Commission
Dismissal Deadline and Senate Confirmation Debate
The text notes a November 15 dismissal if nominees lack presidential nomination and senate confirmation by then. It mentions war agencies funding, senate insistence on confirming all agency employees earning $4500 yearly, and a standoff where the senate backed down after the house refused to accept the proposal.
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Captain Hurt in Plane Crash Dies in New Mexico
Relatives learned of Captain Chester E. Moody, 26, hospitalized in Roswell after a Sunday plane crash. Moody, joining fellow fliers for aid, reached Roswell about 63 miles northwest of the crash site, then was admitted to Roswell Hospital. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moody. He had graduated in 1940 from Texas A. and M.
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Chester E. Moody
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C. E. Mondy
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Bilbo backs Roosevelt for a fourth term in wartime
U S Senator Theodore Bilbo said he would back President Roosevelt for a fourth term if the war remains active, predicting the conflict could last three to five years or longer. He also forecast a revival of the poll tax issue when Congress reconvenes in September and warned of a possible filibuster to block a vote.
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