Food Shortage Ties to Gasoline Crisis Hurting Farm Output
Agricultural spokesmen in New York, Maryland and Virginia report trucks rotting in fields and livestock and dairy products backing up as a gasoline shortage cripples farm work. They urge more motor fuel and looser quotas to avert a gravest wartime food shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Agriculturist
Ithaca
P. C. Turner
Parkton
Interstate Farmers Council
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Saunders
Turner
John L. Lewis
Eastman
United States
Health Take Shots Early for Hay Fever in By Dr Thomas Masters
Seasonal hay fever will again bring discomfort and lost work days. Immunization by a physician, begun ten weeks before pollination, offers most relief with high efficacy. Ephedrine variants provide temporary help. masks and nasal filters offer little value. avoid overexposure and seek air-cleaning when possible. Oldsters join war effort. 65 shows up for factory roles. Chow-chow sells for $1.10 a quart amid nationwide inflation in Reading, with raspberries and peaches at high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Masters
NEA
Naga
Reading
U.P
Women urged to update Social Security records after marriage
Nicholas A. Stockman of the Troy Social Security Board warns women who keep their birth name after marriage and continue working that pensions may be miscalculated if records are not updated. He notes two benefit types, primary insurance and family. retirement age is 65. Example pensions range from $26.50 to $37.10 month depending on earnings, with minimum $10 and maximum $85. Call the Troy office for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas A. Stockman
Troy Social Security Board
United States
Stockman
Troy
Dust Melody Crops for Good Yield
Victory gardeners growing cucumbers melons squash or pumpkins may face bacterial wilt and powdery mildew. Both are controlled by same dusting method applied before symptoms appear. Use melon dust with 5 percent insoluble copper 10 percent calcium arsenate 10 percent flour and talc rest. Apply every 3 4 days then weekly until harvest. monitor cucumber beetles as measure of success.
Revolt Warns From AF of L Over Living Costs
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor warned a Senate committee that a spontaneous revolt by wage earners could erupt unless living costs are cut. He called for a $2 billion yearly subsidy to roll back costs to May 1942 levels or to increase the 15 percent steel wage formula, arguing government promises on cost of living policy must be honored to avoid widespread protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington DP
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Senate
Green
Starve the Garbage Can War News for Food Crisis
War era food advisory urges careful buying rationing and waste banishment to feed soldiers and allies. Crop damage from rains floods and freezes hits corn hogs and soybeans. peaches apples and vegetables affected. Home gardeners urged to plant late into July and use volunteers. leadership in gardens varies by community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor Maddox
NEA Food and Marketa
Virginia
Andrew
Wing
National Victory Garden Institute
Russell M. Wilder
Food Distribution Administration
Army
Navy
United States
Victory
OCD
Wartime Canning Advice Updates Home Food Preservation
The Agriculture Department urges water bath canning for tomatoes and fruits while recommending steam pressure canning for corn peas beans chicken meat and other nonacid foods to prevent botulism. New guidance stresses updated crop chemistry means old canning tables fail. Free samples of a wartime canning folder will be available mid June and bulk copies via the Government Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Mountain
Plains
Department
Ration Board Praised By Brown For Service During War
Prentiss M. Brown national OPA administrator sent a letter to the Troy War Price and Rationing Board praising their patriotic work. He noted their unpaid service helped control inflation and ensure fair distribution of scarce commodities. Brown expressed confidence in continuing to refine methods and thanked the board for their devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Price
Troy Rationing Board
Prentiss M. Brown
National Opa
Price
Troy War Price and Rationing Board
Mr. Brown
Brown
California Judge Rules Japanese May Transfer Property Out
Los Angeles report notes California cities oppose return of relocated Japanese residents. Atty. Gen. Robert W. Kenny rules Japanese may legally transfer all property out of the state. State officials are taking steps to keep them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
UPJ
California
Atty
Robert W. Kenny
Dinner honors retired tax department official in Albany
Mrs. Edward E. Burke of 2342 Sixteenth Street was guest of honor at a dinner in Albany Thursday night hosted by members of the State Department of Taxation and Finance honoring her retirement from the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Burke
Sixteenth Street
State Department of Taxation and Finance
Department At
Albany
Where Do Zoot Suits Originate Wonders WPB
Washington reports WPB blamed zoot suits for juvenile unrest, recalling a 1942 order banning oversized clothing. Officials note the outlawed style began as wartime wool content restrictions and question current sources as zoot suits reappear in headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Los Angeles
War Production Board
WPB
Zoot Suits
Forest fires fall in 1942 urging intensified protection
The Forest Service said 1942 fires burned less than half the New York acreage damaged in 1941, with about 1,700 fires and 14,432 acres burned. It urged volunteer help due to war shortages and warned fires threaten timber, wildlife, aviation training, warning systems, and war production. The State Conservation Department urged wildlife protection and farmers to fit equipment to flush game during mowing and harvesting. Police investigated the death of Richard W. Darlow, 42, found in East Lockport Barge Canal after being reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Forest Service
New York
Agriculture Department
Forest Service
Maney
State Conservation Department
Last Meeting and Rummage Sale Announcement
The last meeting of the Sister hood of the Congregation of Sharah Tepilah was held this week. A rummage sale will be held beginning at 9 am Wednesday at 133 Congress Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterhood of the Congregation of Sharah Tepilah
Congress Street
Faith Mills Blankets Save Sailors in Blizzard Wreck
The Navy credited Faith Mills Inc of Averill Park and West Sand Lake with blankets that kept half-frozen sailors alive after a ship wreck in sub-zero weather off the Newfoundland coast. A North Atlantic combat report praised the warmth provided by the blankets, saving at least fifty men. Faith Mills has refocused to war work, producing underwear, blankets, heavy coat fabrics, and other textiles for Army, Navy, Red Cross, and lend-lease needs, employing about 350 workers at two mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Faith Mills, Inc
Averill Park
West Sand Lake
William D. Mahony
W. B. Young
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Washington
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Weat Sand Lake
Russia
Red Cross
Iceland
Greenland
Man Without Country Seeks American Citizenship
Florian A Gyuris born on a train between Vienna and Budapest has no nationality. He grew up in France and lived through the German occupation. Now in San Diego he serves as head chef at the Marine Corps officers mess and tends a victory garden while applying for U S citizenship hoping to become an American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
U. S
Florian A. Gyuris
Vienna
Budapest
France
Marine Corps Officers
Mesa
Canadian-born Joan Bloomfield Feeds Wartime Britain Then Studies in America
Canadian born Joan Bloomfield ran 60 to 70 canteens and about 15 hostels for wartime workers in England. She staffed a thousand workers, mostly women, supervised rationing and logistics, and helped plan a tunnel canteen. Now in the United States she studies mass housing and feeding methods for moving labor, aiming to apply lessons to future fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Bloomfield
England
United States
Miss Bloomfield
France
China
Rivera
Kensington
London
Ministry of Supply
Ministry of Works
New York
America
Bus Drivers Warned Dont Idle Motors
The Office of Defense Transportation urges bus and truck operators to stop idling to conserve gasoline in the northeastern shortage area. Lawrence F. McDonald reports drivers let engines run up to 15 minutes to a half hour, wasting fuel needed for essential transportation. Fleet operators should establish idling standards immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Defense Transportation
Lawrence F. McDonald
ODT
Albany
McDonald
Sweet Corn Home Grown Says Best Flavor and Tips
Home grown sweet corn yields quality that market ears rarely match. Plant Golden Cross up to July 1 to 15 for best yield, or use Marcox Seneca Dawn or Northern Cross for late plantings. Plant in blocks, sow two kernels per foot, thin to one, three feet between rows, harvest and table within thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Golden Cross
Dairymen Urge Change After Butter Rollback Impact
Robert Lamont, for the Niagara Frontier Milk Producers Co operative Bargaining Agency, told a State Agriculture hearing that an OPA butter rollback harms farmers unless the Niagara Frontier milk marketing order is amended. He argued that USDA butter quotations used to set class milk prices misrepresent producers’ fair price due to the rollback subsidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo UP
OPA
Niagara Frontier
Robert Lamont
Niagara Frontier Milk Producers Co-operative Bargaining Agency
State Agriculture Department
Lamont
U. & Department of Agriculture
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Hudson Valley Agence
Uwe
Lawrence J. Collins
Edward A. Fitzgerald
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Lockport
Richard W. Darlow
East Lockport
Darlow
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Alling
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River ST. Bet
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Triangle Shoe
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