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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
4
The OPA boosted values for four fruit types effective Sunday, listing No 2 apples and No 2 peaches at 16 and 27 points respectively, with pears at 21 points and prunes raisin currants also adjusted. Canned vegetables and dried goods saw mixed changes as supply remained tight and targeted to curb demand.
Washington announces a change in ration rules for tomato sauce with cheese. Blue points for the tomato sauce rise to four per eight ounce package, while cheese remains at one red point. The total package stays within set point values.
Readers learn that tired kidneys may cause backache and other pains. Advertised remedies claim to relieve ache, rheumatic pain, and fatigue by improving kidney function, with claims of quick, lasting help and a suggested price for a trial.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J A McDonald denounced the New Deal farm program as cockeyed and leading to shortages, urging abolition of meat rationing. He urged government loans at 2 percent over 40 years to aid returning soldiers, and criticized price declines while livestock backed up on the range. A Dutch actress divorce closes the item.
In England on Sept 2 KTLA News Editor Charles Shaw locates Major N Dwight Allison ex editor of the San Antonio Light. He remains healthily spirited but laments separations from home while serving in the army. He has been away from San Antonio over two years and cannot share work details.
Around the plaza in Laredo last Sunday Braniff Airways founder T B Braniff celebrated the San Antonio to border city inaugural flight. The event highlighted growing cross border cooperation between South and Southwest Texas towns and the effort of the chamber of commerce to secure a new port of entry for the region.
Washington reports that the War Food Administration issued an October 21 order lifting slaughter quotas for civilians and requiring federally inspected plants to reserve 40 percent of weekly beef for armed forces and essential output. Two month rationing will allow civilians to use any ration coupons nationwide while 1943 production is forecast to exceed last year’s harvest. A separate grain marketing trend is noted as cattlemen in 24 states meet to push a new federal meat policy balancing supply with feed and demand.
In Austin the Senate general investigating committee gathered to hear ranchers farmers and agricultural experts discuss government staple policies and proposed solutions to worsening feed shortages.
Readable text claims a low price for aspirin at a Joseph location on Demand Street. It touts Joseph Aspirin and positions as a bargain option with a claim of superior value.
Mexican rail workers union called a work stoppage starting September 7 to press for higher wages. A four hour stoppage on the Mexicano line between Mexico City and Veracruz was urged in protest of rejected wage petitions.
The article notes a new era of cooperation between Laredo and Mexico, highlighting cordial relations during a Sunday event and remarks by Gen Alberto Carranza Salinas on air transport links. It praises Laredo’s postwar planning, including a soon to be completed air port administration building, and urges San Antonio to imitate Laredo's proactive spirit.
London officials of the British film censor board asked for cuts to Stage Door Canteen ahead of its London opening next week. A spokesman gave no details on the scenes targeted but one objection cited Gracie Fields singing the Lord's prayer.
Ruth Page director of premiere danseusa for Chicago Opera Ballet and Ruth Gordon pianist return Friday to the Sunken Garden theater under Sa Antonio Civil Opera company. Repertoire includes Tropi and Indy Macbeth, La ment for the Death of a Bull fighter, The Cambridge Ladies, The Little Peach, The Gypsy, and The Tight Rope Dancer. Amoty Oliver assists. Ruth Gordon will perform Valeik and handle choreography. Tickets at Municipal auditorium. hundreds of complimentary seats for service members via US Army Y. If rain, performance postponed to eight.
Headache irritability and fatigue may result from poor bile flow. Nature produces bile daily to aid digestion, but if digestion falters you feel rotten. Carter's Little Liver Pills stimulate bile, improving digestion within minutes and lifting mood. buy a 26c package at any drugstore today.
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