Ashington Roundup Extension of Lend Lease Urged
Washington March 1 Leo T Crowley foreign economics administrator urged the house foreign affairs committee to recommend extending the lend lease act to June 26 for another year noting the program has paid enormous dividends and secured American security He warned of shifting shipments and called for maintaining aid to China as war tensions rise. The report also covers WPB events, contempt motions against federal employees, draft quota debates, textile work week plans, and other wartime policy notes.
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Washington
Leo. T. Crowley
House Foreign’ Affairs Committee
Crowley
Horowhey
United States
China
Japan
Poyowhey
Sport Command
Speyer
Lend Lease to Soviet Union Tops Four Billion Since 1941
A chart shows over four billion dollars in lend-lease equipment sent to the Soviet Union since October 1941. Leo Crowley, foreign economic administrator, announced that shipments of planes tanks and motorized equipment plus food to Russia in 1943 nearly doubled those of 1942.
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Soviet Union
United States
Leo Crowley
Russia
Maz
Red Cross Parade Set for Downtown Friday
Red Cross will be represented in a downtown parade Friday afternoon as a prelude to the 1844 Red Cross war fund drive starting Monday. Marchers in uniform assemble at Auditorium plaza at 3 30 p m and parade begins at 4 p m. Units include Gray Ladies nurses aides home nursing motor corps canteen unit headquarters staff assistants and production women making surgical dressings and bandages. Bartlett Cocke is general chair.
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AMS
Red Cross
Auditorium Plaza
Bartlett Cocke
Chi
Two Small Children Victims of Autos
Two young children were struck by cars in separate incidents. Raul Serda, four, lay in the 900 block of South Leona Street at about 7 p.m. with facial lacerations and internal injuries pending X rays at Robert B Green hospital. Ellvia Flos, four, was hit in the 100 block of Live Oak Street and left by the fleeing driver. witnesses obtained the license number and car description.
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Raul Serda
Leona Street
Frank Kimner
Robert B. Green Hospital
Ellvia Flos
Live Oak Street
Witenesses
What Causes Epilepsy Opinion From Doctors
A fragmented note asks about epilepsy causes and mentions doctors on a New York address. The text appears editorial in tone with stray phrases about readers and a street address, offering little coherent information or findings.
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Amors
Fifth Ave
New York
Bert
Atrocity News Blamed for Bond Drop in Portland
Portland march 1 a report from INS states that Jap atrocities in the Philippines were blamed for halving Fourth War Loan bond sales. Ted Gamble national director of the treasury War Finance division said the treasury bore responsibility for press coverage and that the department received numerous letters protesting the alleged trick to boost bond purchases.
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Portland
Ore
INS
Storlee
Philippines
Ted Gamble
Treasury
War Finance Division
Mat
Gamble
Treas
Ry Department
Constable Turns Cowboy Pens Stock In Mayfield Park Calves
County patrolman Jack Higdon rounded up 24 White faced Hereford calves causing a scene in Mayfield park. Residents helped corral the unbranded distressed cattle into a Pleasanton road lot where they await ownership. The calves appeared without marks and were described as poor flesh.
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Jack Higdon
Mayfield Park
Victory Gardens
Higdon
Pleasanton Road
Paco Miller Show Held Over in Los Angeles
Paco Miller and his Mexican musical company will perform Wednesday night at the municipal auditorium in Los Angeles. The show mirrors the wandering randillas of colonial Mexico with singers and dancers traveling from place to place. La Panchita, famed Mexican songstress, and a 34 piece string orchestra are featured.
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Paco Miller
Edgar Berven
Mexico
Miniinpal
Randillas
la Panchita
Wage Hike Due Raises 40 Cent Minimum in Area
About 17 000 workers in the San Antonio distribution area will gain a 40 cent minimum wage under new fair labor standards act classifications taking effect March 20. Most already earn above the minimum, but the measure aims to lift wages where needed. The order targets interstate commerce in bakeries beverages ice and miscellaneous foods meat poultry dairy products and mineral ores petroleum and natural gas. In San Antonio 1500 workers in category one and about 5000 in the distribution area are affected, with other categories covering around 50 and 6000 workers respectively including Corpus Christi.
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San Antonio
Jack G. High
Farafield
Department, of Labor
High
Corpus Christ
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