House Committee Vetoes Cut in Farm Payments
Washington D C July House Appropriations Committee vetoes proposed cuts to farm program payments for land conservation and production incentives. Budget bureau urged reductions to enable $993.8 million Agriculture Department supply bill, but panel rejected preemptive limits and boosted funding for extensions, meat inspection, rural electrification, and tenant programs while flagging waste concerns in prior food stock handling.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Budget Bureau
Extension Service
Meat Inspection Service
Nation Forest Protection and Management
War Food Administration
Federal Crop Insurance
Commodity Credit Corporation
Bill & Ban
GCC
ICCG
Flame Gan May Become Farm Tool
The flame cultivator, once a wartime flame-thrower, may aid farmers in weed control and crop maintenance. Testimony to the House Appropriations Committee notes it effective on small weeds and promising for cotton six to eight inches tall with no noted harm to cotton or cane. The device emits two flames into the field, performing well in semi tropical crops though corn shows adverse effects from the heat.
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Washington
Bureau of Plant Industry
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau Seid
REA to Grow After War Aims 2.3 Million Rural Homes
Washington March 26 The rural electrification administration plans a three year program after the war to expand power and materials, with about 445 million dollars for new distribution lines. Officials testified the program should reach 2,300,000 customers and extend service to 404,000 miles of lines and 1,214,149 rural subscribers.
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Washington
Coe Rural Electrification Administration
William J. Neal
R. FE. A
Hej
Morea
Mnes
Rubber Shrubs Reduction Requested in Guayule Plan
Washington testimony reveals a drive to destroy 10 acres of guayule rubber shrubs as part of a broader 10,000 acre reduction. Granger of the Forest Service cites 34,000 acres in California with potential to yield about 2100 tons of rubber in 1046, with mills at Salinas and Bakersfield. The Budget Bureau proposal prompts protests from committee members, who warn it undermines congressional intent to continue the guayule program.
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Washington
House
Come Mitten
QO. M. Granger
Forest Service
Galifornis
Salinas
Calif
Com
Bakersfield
Granger
Budget Bureau
Plumley
Congress
Whitten
Miss
Onion Peeler May Bring USDA Fame
Washington report on a simple machine by the Agriculture Department that uses a steam jet to peel onions. Officials say the device removes the outer layer without damage, aiming to aid household cooks and reveal USDA ingenuity.
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USDA
Washington
Ini Roneraty
Agricmture Department
Land Prices Near 1919 Boom Stage
Farm land prices rise sharply echoing WWI era gains. Ivy Dugear of the Farm Credit Administration told the House Appropriations Committee that farm real estate values surged about 49 percent since mid 1938, with regional spikes noted on the Pacific coast and New England. He warned of risky short-term loans and warned the current rise could rival the Great War period.
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Ivy W. Dugear
Farm Credit Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Duggan
Pacific Coast
New England
Dug Ren
Mental Health Address by SA State Hospital Superintendent
Dr. L. R. Brown, superintendent for the San Antonio State hospital, will address the Bexar County Teachers Association at in the Plaza Hotel root garden on Wednesday afternoon. His topic is What To Do About the Pupils Mental Health.
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L. R. Brown
San Antonio State Hospital
Bexar County
Soil Saver Asks No More Junkets
Dr H H Bennett head of the bureau of soil conservation says he will not travel abroad again citing dangers in Africa and stress from wartime duty. He emphasizes a strong preference for remaining in the United States and expresses home country nostalgia despite official duties.
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Soil Saver
Washington
H. H. Bennett
United States
Africa
Office of War Information
Prussia Slave Market Exposed in Koenlasberg Broadcast
A Moscow radio report claims a brisk slave market operated in Koenlasberg, capital of East Prussia, selling adults for about 16 marks and children for five to six marks. The market's director, Rich Zwemetner, reportedly boasted of vast sales, with 230,000 foreigners passing through the camp and at least 15,000 Russians sold annually, including a Smolensk farmer who said his family was bought along with more than 30 others.
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Imers
Gosatmere
London
Match Upi
Moscuy Radio
Koenlasberg
Prussia
Cailured Garman
Rich Zwemetner
Soviet Union
Poland
France
Belgium
Smolensk
Ott Koltjenieny
Rugslana
Polta
Dobie Speech Draws Fire In Austin
The article reports on Dobie remarks at an Austin forum, including comments on the Lt. Governor’s role, university desegregation views, and support for Homer Price Rainey for governor. It notes a reporter’s private questions about a U.S. Senate run and discusses attitudes toward Jim Crow laws and Texas education for African Americans.
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Insax
Leutenant Governors Post
University of Texas
United States
Mave
Columbia University
New York
Fexas
Prairie View
Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars renew furlough rotation plea
The Veterans of Foreign Wars renewed its request for 30 days leave in the United States for soldiers with 14 months or more of foreign service. Omar B. Ketchum, VFW national legislative representative, urged relief, citing logistics and the 38th Infantry Division stationed in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor and fighting in the Pacific.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Beeratory of War
Stanson
V. FW
Omar B. Ketchum
Wombat
38Th Infantry Division
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Remagen Bridge Repair Doubts Reappear
London dispatch reports Allied HQ clarifies conflicting statements on the Remagen bridge repair status. Earlier center spans were said to be underwater and traffic could resume, but later notes indicate repairs were nearly finished before collapse and crossing by draft could be unlikely, suggesting no immediate use.
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London
Raareeze
INS
Allied Headquarters
Reuter Sata
Firet
Soviets Renew Offensive in Hungary
London dispatches report Soviet troops driving in Hungary within 12 miles of Komarom and near the Austrian border on a broad front. German high command says Western Hungary and the Drava region show signs of retreat as German forces hold key towns and flood areas to slow the advance.
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Phwrusistan
Hungary
Komarom
Danke
Budapest
Berkin
Ooket
Geman
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Braunsberg
Holligenben
Red Star
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Jagoon
Merlin
Germany
Austria
Drava
Siklos
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Red Army
Stettin
Oder
East Prussia
Two U S Armies Near Junction
The report describes a large coordinated Allied bombing campaign with clear skies enabling heavy air assault. Over a thousand sorties were flown, destroying equipment as Ninth Army advances around Frankfurt and on the Rhine's west bank. German towns faced artillery, while refugees crowded roads amid the disruption.
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Hawkins
Saneland
Palatinate
Frankfurt
Marshal von Rumdstedt
Ruhr
Lower Rhine
United States
Ninth Army
West Bank
Neer-held
Holand
Unclear ad claims for hair care product on sale
An advertisement fragment promotes a hair care product promising to fix gray dry and falling scalp. It mentions a preacher’s claim and urges readers to buy at local stores. The readable bits imply a marketing pitch rather than a full article.
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Oil wave offer from Bud get Beauty Shop
Reg. price seven fifty. Oil wave package includes test curl shampoo and finger wave. For lasting waves and beautiful curls visit now and make your appointment. Carl Garfield 4843, Box 325.
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