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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
4
Walter Winchell reports on rumors of divorces and affairs involving prominent figures. He notes Sara von Opel’s release, a Titanic survivor tale, models, heiresses, and celebrity sightings, including Miller, Himber, Dunninger, and Sinatra, with sharp color about press feuds and political quips.
February meat processing shows increases with figures cited for production gains. Officials from federal inspections note improvements in slaughtering rates and related metrics amid wartime demands and supply adjustments in Chicago area facilities.
The report notes a Bulgarian peace move during a pane one broadcast tied to Premier Edwin Lirkomics. Soviet envoy Rosntay met Paasikivi in Helsinki to discuss cessation of Finnish military operations and withdrawal from the war with terms including armistice forms and war reparations.
Sailor Pinton of Hawkin Inn tours distant theaters in World War II service. He says he is taking a little rest before resuming duties at sea after participation in North Africa Sicily and Salerno invasions.
MacArthur reports trapping about 50,000 Japanese on New Britain and in the Solomons as Allied forces close on Rabaul and the Philippines. Mountbatten's Burma offensive scores a first class victory at Arakan near Akyab, with 8,000 Japanese troops destroyed while threatening India.
Dorothy Vredenburgh, wife of lumberman Peter Vredenburgh of Baldwin Mississippi, named the first woman to serve as secretary of the Democratic National Committee. She is national vice president and committee woman from Alabama in the Young Democratic Clubs of America and will relocate to Chicago to confer with officials.
Four year old Russell Carrol Jr. was put to bed by his mother when he became entangled in closet drapes and fell from the bed, strangling to death, in Niagara Falls. Coroner Harry Emes reported.
Utica March 3. Rep Fred J Douglas of New Yorks 35th District seeks the Republican nomination for the newly created 35th District covering Oneida and Oswego Counties. He cites eight years in Washington and urges a Republican majority to replace what he calls New Deal failures. The current district includes Oneida and Herkimer Counties and shifts take effect January 1 under New Yorks apportionment law.
Officials say temporary meat surpluses in Canada and the United States stem from a livestock rush to slaughter and restricted storage capacity. With feed reserves falling, farmers are urged to cut production this year as rationing may resume if supplies tighten. The surplus may last only weeks, with prices and future rationing tied to spring and fall production patterns.
A Read er's Digest article discusses American troops in England, citing high pay and lifestyle clashes. It explores mutual understanding efforts and the British reaction to U S forces stationed abroad, suggesting both sides bear responsibility.
New York March. American housewives pour a reported 2.2 billion dollars yearly to operators of food black markets. OPA Administrator Chester Lowies told a Times forum that the black market is a national disgrace and that 3 to 4 percent of the nation's 27 billion dollar annual food bill this year may go to black market channels with additional overcharges in clothing tires gasoline and furniture adding to losses.
The article notes a smaller meat supply next year due to ongoing war effects. Overseas military and relief needs will stay high, reducing civilian shares. Some authorities estimate it may take two to three years after the war ends to restore meat rationing in the United States.
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