Will It Work Cost of Living Subsidies Remain Experimental
Washington eyes the $2 billion annual push to lower living costs since Sept 1942. Officials debate subsidy viability, funding through taxes, and how to set standards for eligibility, with current $700 million wartime subsidies under review and scope to add $1.3 billion.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
New England
Armed Services
Important Notice About June 15 Income Tax Payment
Notification urges taxpayers to pay the second quarterly income tax installment by June 15 and warns no government action cancels payments. It suggests loans may help cover June expenses with a $50 loan costing $2.53 per month and offers in office or remote service from Personal Finance Co. of New York at 842 Broadway.
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Personal Finance Co
New York
Broadway
Ringing in the Ears and Simple Relief Methods
Health expert Dr. Thomas D. Masters explains common ear ringing causes from ear and nerve irritation to wax blockage and pressure changes. He notes associated vertigo, and outlines simple relief like yawning, chewing, and swallowing with the nose held, while urging medical care if symptoms persist or indicate high blood pressure or organic disease.
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DE. Thomas D. Masters
NEA
WLB Recommends Umpire for Chrysler Dispute
The War Labor Board panel urged a permanent impartial umpire to oversee Chrysler Corp and United Automobile Workers disputes. It also called for dues check off and a standard membership clause in a new contract, amid a breakdown in collective bargaining cited during a 24,000 worker unauthorized strike in Detroit plants.
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Detroit
War Labor Board
WLB
Chrysler Corp
United Automobile Workers
C .O
Chrysler
Govt Subsidy Methods Split as Agencies Vary Payments
Congress weighs subsidy handling under regular appropriation with Treasury scrutiny as three agencies manage subsidies differently. Reconstruction Finance Corporation pays per barrel gasoline East Coast, War Shipping Administration moves coffee with wartime fees, and Commodity Credit Corporation buys and sells vegetables below cost to cann ers. A growing admin faction supports CCC method to curb black market gains.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Shipping Administration
Congress
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Commodity Credit
New Meat Point Ration Chart Effective June 6
The chart raises most meat items by one or two points with several up four. Beef and veal varieties show mixed changes while pork and lamb items also adjust. Ready to eat canned meats rise, others fall. evaporated milk and cheeses join the ration list. Several new cheeses added.
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Lavenneman
Anne Ene Enaseen
Jane Dewoweren
Dutton
Mackar
Santines Ee
Gomantestae
Lend Lease Ships Meat to Allies
Washington announces a sharp rise in lend-lease meat shipments to allied countries. For the first four months of this year shipments totaled 577,300,000 pounds, about 7.6 percent of the U.S. meat supply, mainly pork. Pork led with 493,000,000 pounds. lamb and mutton 54,600,000. beef and veal 29,800,000, with beef least represented.
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Washington
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
England
Russia
Eat Less Meat To Save Grain
New York Dr. L. A. Maynard director of Cornell University's school of nutrition urged cutting animal products to conserve cereal and grain at the State Charities Aid Association conference. He said seven pounds of corn yield one pound of pork and direct grain consumption avoids energy loss in meat production.
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New York
L. A. Maynard
Cornell University
School of Nutrition
Maynard
State Charities Aid Association
Scrap Salvage Honors Unique Collection System Puts New Bedford First
New Bedford Massachusetts reports a wartime scrap drive triumph with 2 150 tons collected in three months, far surpassing last year. The Standard Times launched the plan December 3 1842, turning scrap collection into a professional service and using simple window cards for wide participation.
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New Bedford
Mass
NBA
New England
WPB
The
Standard Times
United States
Air Photos Have Peacetime Use
Arthur H. Deer of the Texas Department of Geology says aerial photographs taken by the U S government for wartime operations also serve peacetime needs. He notes mapping of the Western Hemisphere and war zones will show accessible air routes and identify natural landing fields.
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Austin
Tex
Ins
United States
Arthur H. Deer
Texas Department of Geology
Western Hemisphere
New Bedford Drives Junk Salvage Through Window Cards
Civilian Defense distributed window cards to 30 000 New Bedford homes guiding residents to place scrap metal and paper for daily collection. Ward drives begin February with monthly intensive campaigns, aiming to reduce backlogs and boost recycling while sharing the program with other communities.
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New Bedford
America
Insignia On World War II Bombers Reflect Crew Character
Street Pea Troy Man's Plane Bears Name of British Orphan Which Are You Patriot Dr Chiseler Albany 4 New York's Motor Vehicle Bureau explains when a generous ride becomes illegal competition with public carriers. A driver aiding friends may charge if not soliciting business. cruising bus routes or serving outsiders may be chiseling. Carrying passengers for free is allowed within insured and war transportation guidelines. The article then shifts to aircraft nose art and insignia, detailing crews in the Eighth Air Force personalizing bombers with names like Sweet Pea in honor of a war orphan. It notes varied practices on insignia, from elaborate art to discouragement by some commanders, with ground crews often sharing ownership of the aircraft’s individuality. The piece also references famous motifs and the tradition tracing back to WWI.
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Albany
New York
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Busideas
Eppkesiian
Samaritan
State War Council
War Transportation Committee
John L. Ryan
John J. Ryan
Highth Avenue
Europe
U. S .Armoy Eighth Air Force
Hitler
Robert P. Riordan
Galloway
el Paso
Tex
Robert W. Seeles
Phillipsburg
Mont
Snow White
John Monk
Uncle Sam
Eddie Rickenbacker
Must Plan For Children During War
Washington sees children from infancy to adolescence torn by war time disruption and urges a national plan. A Department of Labor Children’s Bureau leader calls for community action to protect health education and welfare through well body clinics school lunches schooling play and recreation and employment safeguards for youths. The plan stresses local leadership and coordinated services to keep children well fed educated healthy and safe during wartime.
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Washington
INS
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau
War era dress and home goods curb conservation note
Washington reports WPB revisions do not force design changes but aim to stretch limited yardage for clothing and furniture. Expect streamlined furniture and affordable defense area production. Baking supplies drop due to rationing. supplementary stamps allow safety shoes, later steel toes. Sun goggles pasties restricted. Edible oils may be curtailed, bananas arriving from Guatemala via Mexico after policy changes.
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Betty MacDonald Washington
NEA
WPB
WPS
War Food Administration
Guatemala
Mexico
Addama remarks on youth contract guiding character and service
The speaker cites that the contract with youth aims to give boys and girls a foundation to build strong self-reliant characters and a love for the country, making them willing to serve and sacrifice for it. The statement frames civic duty as the core purpose of the agreement and emphasizes national commitment.
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Addama
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