Southerners Will Discuss Post War Cotton Rates
Southerners wary of postwar cotton fate will meet government leaders handling foreign trade policy. Lt. Col. Burris Jackson, Texas grower and shippers group head, disclosed plans. attendees include W L Clayton Leo Crowley Clinton Anderson and CCC executives plus W B Davis of the American Cotton Shipper Association.
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Washington
Burris Jackson
Texas
The
War Department
W.L. Clayton
Leo Crowley
Corfer
Clinton Anderson
Commodity Credit Corporation
W. B. Davis
Newnan, Ga
American Cotton Shipper Association
Legion Demands Peacetime Draft to Train Youth
The American Legion urged immediate enactment of a peacetime draft as the most efficient way to guarantee national security. John Thomas Taylor said universal training would reaffirm international responsibility and end isolationism. The plan would require most youths to undergo a year of military training at 18, with no immediate service, then placement in the reserve for about six years.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
America
Taylor
Europe
Commitete
Legion Witness
Congress
Georgia House Leader Denies Pre Session Meeting Charge
House Speaker Ray Kerris rejected reports that leaders met with lobbyists before Georgia's special session to oppose Governor Arnall. Kerris demanded publication of participants' names and noted none of the 68 lawmakers who voted against the Tortson amendment attended. Arnall allies kept hopes for reelection, aiming to revive a term limit amendment in January.
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Atlanta
House
Ray V. Kerris
Kus Arnall
Georgia
C. E. Gregory
Atlanta Journal
Gregory
Arnall
Consolidated Distributors
Yquor
Lakemont
Harris
General Assembly
Cattle Feeders to Receive Subsidies Direct from Banks
Washington June 5 AP cattle feeders will receive subsidy payments directly from local banks under a War Food Administration program. Payments of 50 cents per hundredweight for cattle averaging 800 pounds or more aim to push heavier weights and steer animal flow to authorized slaughterers. Forty million dollars were approved. drafts issued by county AAA offices on CCC accounts may be redeemed immediately at banks.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
County Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Schoolchildren raise funds for war via thrift drives
Washington reports that since August 1944 schoolchildren have funded 107,741,780 dollars of military equipment through war bond purchases. The effort produced 7,866 ambulances, 115 hospital service planes, and 249 fighter planes. Tomorrow, 10,000 theaters offer free movies to war bond purchasers on D-Day anniversary in Normandy.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Normandy
Pistol Cartridges Offer Clue in New York Slaying
In New York Park Avenue, wealthy textile salesman Albert E. Langford was shot in his hotel apartment hallway. Three spent pistol cartridges, found in the corridor and foyer, gave detectives a lead as wife Marion Langford reported two men at the suite door and a scuffle prior to the shooting at the Marguery. Detective inquiries included social guest Lady Wilma Kepinton. The murder weapon remains unfound.
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New York
Wwe
Dolce
Park Avenue
Albert E. Langford
Marion
Marguery
Langfords
Wilma Kepinton
Langford
Subsidy Rules For Cattle Sales Cited In Text
The document states subsidy eligibility requires the feeder to own cattle for at least zero days before sale and to sell to a federally inspected slaughterer or an OPA permitted operator. Cattle must weigh at least 800 pounds and fetch a minimum price of 14.25 dollars per hundredweight for top grade at Chicago.
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OPA
Chicago
Giant new all wood seaplane touted as world’s largest
Culver City California June 5 AP Howard Hughes giant all wood seaplane nears completion in a vast hangar. Vice President Charles W Perelle of Hudes Aircraft Co says it can carry 750 soldiers and equipment with a 300 plus foot wing and eight 3000 horsepower engines. The War Production Board approved $20390 dock and hangar in Los Angeles Harbor area.
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Culver City
Calif
Howard Hughes
Charles W. Perelle
Hudes Aircraft, Co
Earth
Perelle
War Production Board
Los Angeles Harbor
Judge ridicules mix up as deputy marshal joins courtroom
In Springfield on June 5 five men rose to leave federal court. U S Attorney Howard L Doyle sprang from his seat when the judge noted only four prisoners had been arraigned. Judge Charles G Briggle teased Doyle and introduced Joseph Wilson as the new deputy marshal among the five men.
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Springfield
APY
U. S
Howard L. Doyle
Charles G. Briggle
Joseph Wilson
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New York Corporation
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