Nazi Forces Retreat Toward Romania in War Rivalry
Western Newspaper Union reports on Nazi withdrawals toward Romania as Russian forces regather productive farmland. Allied troops push a new wedge into the German main defense in Italy, aiming to loosen Axis retreat lanes.
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Romania
Italy
Cassino
Rome
Anzio
Europe
France
Weewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
U. S
Admiralty Islands
General MacArthur
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Navy
Truk
South Pacific
Renewal Sought for OPA as Prices Stabilize
Senate banking committee heard Bowles urge continuation of the OPA for another year arguing wartime price controls should remain. He cited 11 months of absolute price stability and proposed subsidies to packers to lift cattle prices, while hog subsidies may be cut by 30 cents amid policy to reduce pig production.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
Senate Banking Committee
Bowles
Soldier Vote Bill Heads to President for Sign or Veto
President Roosevelt weighs a compromise soldier vote bill allowing the short federal ballot when state ballots are unavailable. He asks all 48 governors to report if they will permit the federal ballot, enabling servicemen to vote for only presidential and congressional offices where needed.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Knitting Vet Christine Lorenzen Aids WWII Heroes
Ninety two year old Christine Lorenzen of Clinton Iowa knits for Red Cross war heroes echoing past service to Civil War Spanish American and World War I veterans. Labor fights wage stabilization pressure as unionists seek higher pay while War Labor Board hearings push price control debate. Steelworkers press for public hearings on a 17 cent per hour raise.
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Christine Lorenzen
Clinton
Iowa
Lorenzen
Red Cross
Labor
War Labor Board
Congress
World Money System Plans Shaped by U S Treasury Expert
The United Nations seeks an international postwar money system with gold playing a key role as Russia backs a plan by Harry D. White of the U S treasury. Each country would contribute gold and currency to a stabilization fund to limit exchange fluctuations, contrasting Britain’s prewar trade basis. Russia favored the U S approach as its prewar trade was light. A League of Nations survey projects Russia’s population reaching about 250 million by 1970, surpassing many European regions. The 1939 Soviet census showed 170 million, with current estimates near 180 million, while Europe’s population overall is said to be declining.
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United Nations
Russia
U. S. Treasury
Harry D. White
White
Britain
U. S
Europe
League of Nations Committee
Facing Facts on Fertilizer and War Food Needs
The piece weighs two premises: the U S will not meet all food needs this year and more fertilizer could boost production. It contrasts TVA and farm programs with private industry views, noting 12 million tons of fertilizer this year versus 7.5 million in 1938, and discusses policy tensions and labor and transport limits.
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United States
National
Live Stock Producers’ Association
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and Fertilizer Companies
TVA
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
War Production Board
Walter C. Lowdermilk
Sit
Paul McNutt
War Production Board eases copper penny content
The War Production Board allows restoring the 95 copper 5 zinc penny composition as copper supply improves. Monthly output reaches 150 million one cent pieces with annual steel penny production expected over one billion.
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War Production Board
Ireland Faces Isolation as Axis Diplomats Spark Tense Ties
Ireland confronts a diplomatic crisis with Britain over allowing German and Japanese officials to stay in Dublin. Dublin warns a ban might spark war while insisting it has limited Axis activity. The United States blocks ship sales and Britain seals travel, straining the Irish economy already hurt by import shortages.
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Ireland
Great Britain
London
Emerald Isle
Dublin
United Kingdom
U. S
Britain
Eire
Cold Storage Records High U S Meat and Produce Levels
U S storage holdings as of March 1 reach record levels with cooler space at 73 percent and freezers at 92 percent. Beef stocks total 276.3 million pounds and pork 792.7 million. War Food administration holds 200.2 million. Frozen fruit up 29 percent and vegetables 107 percent versus a year ago. butter up 792 percent, cheese 85 percent, eggs 75 percent, poultry 117 percent.
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U. S
War Food Administration
Spring Tulip Applique Frock Pattern No 8587
Pattern No 8587 offers a tulip appliqué frock in sizes 10 through 20. The pink linen option uses colored tulips with a dark dress for light appliqué or a pastel dress for bright appliqué. Size 12 with short sleeves requires 3 1/4 yards of 39 inch material and 1/4 yard for tulip motifs.
Pattern No 8574 listed for multiple sizes
Pattern No 8574 provides sizes 12 14 16 18 20 and 40 with size 14 short sleeves requiring 414 yards of 39 inch material.
Quiz questions from Ask Me Another round
A set of trivia prompts asks about high altitude temperature at 35000 feet in the temperate zone. It questions whether a Russian would eat ride or wear a droshky. It asks for the term for the external face of a building and the city of St Mark's Cathedral. It also requests three biblical characters who committed suicide.
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St. Mark
The Answers Trivia Round in Review
The list presents five items: a cold temperature phrase seventy degrees below zero, a ride in a four wheeled droshky, the term facade, the city of Venice, and biblical names Judas Samson and Saul.
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Venice
Judas
Samson and
Saul
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Mount Soprano
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Bill
Ukraine
Germany
Bug River
Rumania
Finland
Moscow
Pacific
Japan
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Gen. Hershey
Knitting
Barrow Lyons
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Jim
Soretone
Les
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