Conserving food amid war shortages across local residents
Readers and residents describe personal actions to curb waste and stretch meals. Barbara MacArthur lives with relatives and avoids bread. Louis Lichtenstein cuts personal consumption. Jacob Cohen trims his bread to two slices. James Mack worries about hunger and feeding Europe. Patroche and students observe two meatless days and reduced bread to grasp the war's food need.
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Patroche
Tompkins St
Ickes Urges Civilian, Unified German Coal Admin
Harold L. Ickes argues that coal in Germany requires trained miners and civilian management, not military force. He cites low production in British and American zones, notes a 40 percent, 65 percent, and 65 percent of normal output, and recalls proposals to unify operations under American civilian control with discussions across Britain, France, and Europe.
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Harold L. Ickes
Germany
Europe
Charles J. Potter
United States
Lord
Dr. Potter
Truman
Don Eisenhower
Frankfurt
Gen. Eisenhower
M. Monet
London
Great Britain
Attlee
Chequers
Emanuel Shinwell
Bevin
Hitler
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A Quillen column reflects on coal, hunger, and wartime logistics. It argues Germany lacked American coal, emphasizes sustaining miners with food to boost output, and recalls advising Truman to secure coal for the European war effort from Germany.
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Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Transit Strike Talks Renewed Amid Fare Hints
Los Angeles negotiators reopened talks as Mayor Bowron warned the four day strike had become intolerable. A peace price looms as officials contemplate raising the base fare from seven cents to three rides for a quarter.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Fitzpatrick To Launch State Tour Across New York
Democratic State Chairman Paul E Fitzpatrick plans a 62 county tour to support the fall campaign starting May 8 with meetings in Jamestown Olean Warsaw Batavia Albion Lockport Vilaville El mira Watkins Glen Penn Yan Mt Morris Kneva Lyons Auburn Seneca Falls Cortland Ithaca. He will be joined by Doris I Byrne Thomas F Boyle and Frank D Boyle and will not give public speeches. He will also answer Gov deweys Report to the People tomorrow night at 8 39 from Buffalo on ABC.
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New York
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
New York State
Fitzpatrick
Doris I. Byrne
State Committee
Thomas F. Boyle
Execuive
Frank D. Boyle
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
People
Buffalo
ABC
Jamestown
Chautauqua County
Olean
Iaugus County
Warsaw
Wyoming County
Wyoming Inn
Batavia
Genesee County
Richmond
Albion
Orleans County
Orleans
Lockport
Niagara County
Lex Plaza
Crumby Trail In Cookie Theft Shocks Mayville
Sheriff Bell investigated a diner theft in Mayville where food and cookies were taken. A truce was reported stolen nearby on the Sherman road and the scene showed cookie crumbs across a fruit seat as clues.
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Crumby
Mayville
Clarence Bell
Sherman Road
Parley Fails To Solve China Strife
Communist Chou En Lai and Government Gen. Hsu Yung Chang met U S Brig Gen Henry A Byroade in Nanking and failed to reach concrete agreement on fighting in Central China. A three man truce team led by Wong Tien Ming heads to Shuanhuatian with over 40 reporters for on the spot checks amid reports of a large annihilation campaign by both sides. Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek appeals for unity and territorial integrity of Manchuria as China returns its capital to Nanking.
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Nanking
Chou En-Lai
Hsu Yung-Chang
U. S
Henry A. Bryoade
Thiankow
China
Central
Wong Tien-Ming
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shuanhuatien
Hankow
Chou
Hsu
Byroade
Jong
Peiping
Chiang
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