What Are We Fighting For
Address to troops by J. Gen. Brehon Somervell dated March 9, 1944 declares victory is not cheap and outlines Liberty as the end. It emphasizes fighting for small, vital freedoms such as books, schools, town meetings, open churches, labor rights, political choice, a free press, and personal cultural choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
W.e
Grange
The
Legion
Ladies
Metropolitan Daily
Potato Price Support and Wage Rules Issued for Kern County
The War Food Administration issued Amendment No. 1 to the 1944 Irish potato price program affecting Kern County. It sets May and June FOB prices for U S No 1 and No 2 grades, in new and used bags, and outlines later announcements for nearby areas and other grades. Wage rates for early potato picking are set at 70 cents per hour and 12 cents per hundred pounds. Conservation Order L 41 limits farm construction spend.
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War Food Administration
Kern County
U. S
M. A. Lindsay
Washington
Dave Davidson
Usda’ War Board
Davidson
San Joaquin
Cuyama Valleys
Office of Labor, War Food Administration
Lindsay
Beam Tipper Enns Here From Santa Ana
Mr and Mrs Herb Enns of Santa Ana visited Mr P D Enns in Shafter on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Herb Enns
Shafter
Mr. Enns
P. D. Enns
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Sam
California
Gooseney Seavusing
Wirich
Mid-West
East
University of California
California Farms
R. L. Adams
Kerna Se
Set College of Stute
Berkeley
Navy
Philip G. Brunton
WFA
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Fresno
Madera
Merced
San Joaquin Valley
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Ventura
Cuyama Valley
Fulton Street
Calif
Carl Mansfield
Bloomingdale
Ohio
Silon
Cafe Neuman
Gladys Parker
Charlie
Unamerican Activ
Engla
Harold D. Leddy
Thomas Harold
Willie Woo
Werdel
Congress
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