Grain imports flood Canadian wheat into US southwest
Canadian wheat arrives at terminals in the hard winter belt as imports rise to relieve a tight livestock feed market. CCC grain priced at 1.29 per bushel on a Kansas City basis contrasts with US flour quality ceilings of 1.60 to 1.75. Carryover wheat stocks, private reserves, and a possible bumper crop affect the outlook while Argentina corn plans seek to ease domestic stock strain.
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Southwest
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kansas City
United States
Canada
Argentina
Maverick Leads Small Business Crusade for Civilian Production
Maury Maverick, former congressman and ex mayor of San Antonio, now head of the Smaller War Plants Corp, urges prioritizing small business in wartime reconversion. He argues delaying civilian output by big business could cause economic disaster, inflation, and unemployment, while big firms can weaponize timing to dominate markets. He is critical of red tape and champions a balanced path to peace through steady civilian production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury Maverick
Congress
San Antonio
War Plants Corp
Washington
SWEC
Ial
Maverick
Eivilan
Saan Ag
Considara Meyerick
Germany
Tian
Peter
Small business plays role in war effort and reconversion
In the capital area, attention centers on small plants and contracts. SWPC aims to aid small business with contract arrangements loans for expansion and equipment, priority access, and labor solutions. Maverick believes the greatest service is preventing the little man from being squeezed out in reconversion programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SWPC
Rails of the future promise comfort and speed after war
Postwar travelers will enjoy modern streamlined trains with roomier coach seating and luxurious sleeper berths. Cars will feature pushbutton doors, fluorescent lighting, radios, public address systems, and later television. Aluminum and plastics trim, light materials, and radar safety gear aim to make cross continental travel in 48 hours routine. Milwaukee city shipping claim highlights tug vessels, not schooners.
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Lome
Pullman
Four Years Ago: Wentz Murder Covered in Wise County
Edward L. Wentz, a young millionaire, was murdered by moonshiners in Wise County Virginia. His body was viewed in Hargestown en route to Cumberland Valley train. Local press crews rode free excursions to Boonsboro after the viewing. A trolley company party hosted editors. An Academy of Music spark incident triggered a small panic. Patroman Fridinger.
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Edward L. Wentz
Wise County
Hegerstown
Cumberland Valley
Academy of Music
Patroman Fridinger
Flood damage tests Canal fate amid flood threats
The C. & O. Canal was pronounced ruined after three floods and its future awaited a decision as reconstruction costs ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars. John Rhodes of Williamsport reportedly wrestled a carp from the river, while Dr. H. R. Kritzer was named Health Officer succeeding Dr. S. M. Warganian. The Dunkard Church near Sharpsburg, once a Civil War hospital and later leveled by a tornado, was bought by Elmer Royer of Sharpsburg.
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Dunkard
Sharpsburg
Antietam
Tater
Elmer Royer
Just Folks Garden Luck and Flowers Praise
A fragmented garden scene depicts visitors admiring peonies and delphiniums. They compliment the gardener while discussing care, blooms, and secrets, with one voice promising constant presence and intentional tending.
Willow Run mess feeds London officers in Grosvenor House
In London's West End the Willow Run Army mess at Grosvenor House serves up to 6,000 meals daily chiefly for American officers. The two story, pillarless dining room operates cafeteria style with table seating and no tips. Meals cost 50 cents and the menu reflects American fare. Major Walter Standbury leads operations with Captain Francis Madden and Lt. Ethel Boeits among key staff. The setup includes a strict waste-avoidance regime and dozens of local British employees.
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Ondon
Wirelow
London
West End
Willow Run
Grosvenor House
America
Walter Standbury
Goldshore
Goldsboro
N.C
Francis Madden
Kenmore
Boston
Truett Gore
Hilton Hotel
Pace
Ethel Boeits
Archer
Sergt
Carroll Chipps
Rand
Morgantown
Joseph Julian
Perth Amboy
N. J
Lieut. Gore
Italy
Strength For The Day On Money's Grip
A reflection on money as a necessary yet potentially controlling force. It argues most people think about money constantly, and the key question is whether you own your money or it owns you. Even small sums can bind character if one overvalues wealth or frets over it excessively.
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Willow Ren
Spicers
Willow Run
al- Fetal
Editor's Mail Box Letters on Kiwanis event and Mr Lewis remarks
The Kiwanis Club held a 220 attendee Ladies Night with 15 to 20 guests present and public attendance not invited. The letter questions reporter bias, defends Mr Lewis's constitutional critique of the Roosevelt era, subsidies opposition, and defense of long presidential terms.
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Kiwanis Club
Lewis
Roosevelt
Hull
America
Congress
Marshall
Hisenhower
Admiral King
OPA
War Manpower Commission
Treasury Department
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Hagerstown
Washington Conty
Hughes and Gates discuss Supreme Court life and gossip
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports ex Chief Justice Hughes stays in touch with his barber Gates who visits weekly for beard trimming and shares court gossip. It notes Hughes’s faded close ties to Stone and Roberts, his youth interest, and his enduring workload before resignation.
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Hughes
The
Supreme Court
Barber
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Harlan Stone
Owen Roberts
Gates
Stone
Roberts
Bill Douglas
Lne
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
War Stimson
New York
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Za. Mail
Mall Publishing Company
Summit Avenue
Algerstown
Maryland
J. Garvin Bagex
National
Burks, Kuipers & Ainhoney, Inc
Lexington
Ava Chiesge
North
Wabash Avenue
Atlanta
Rhoges-Haverty
Dallas
Southwestern Life
Okahoma City
First Sarsonal
Oll Communications
Daily Mail
B. Phillips
Geversi
Audit Bureau of
Singis
Cerrier
Iso
Brierstown
Ase
Associated Presa Ta
Milwaukee
Act
Boonsboro
J. B. Sweeney
C. A. Little
Thomas E. Geary
Haase
John Rhodes
Williamsport
H. R. Kritzer
S. M. Warganian
Ernie Pyle
Paul McNutt
Selective Service
Hershey
Jake
Army
White House
McNutt
Navy
Armed Services
McNutt and
General Hershey
War Manpower Council
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Robert M. Gaylord
National Association of Manufacturers
CIOQ
Phil Murray
AFL
William Green
People's Store
W. Wash
Manbeck
du Pont
DuPont
du Pont House
DuPont House
Howard
E. Washington St
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