Government raises selling price of cotton by 50 points
Washington reports the War Food Administration and the Office of Price Administration increased the selling price of government owned or controlled cotton by 50 points or half a cent per pound to help reach parity prices. The new price sits 50 points above parity for 15/16 inch middling cotton in the southeastern mill area. No reduction is planned before May 1, 1945 unless parity is exceeded long enough to affect textile ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
South
War Food Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Office of Price Administration
WFA
OPA
Warspite Scores Direct Hit Against Brest Targets
Aboard HMS Warspite off Brest, the battleship’s 15 inch guns pounded Brest area defenses. Initial target Lochrist battery saw a direct hit after 11 minutes, then 44 rounds rendered the shore battery a wreck with no signs of life. The ship then shifted fire to a 150 millimeter casemented battery at St Mathieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward V. Roberts
Brest
France
Brittany
Lochrist
Warspite
St. Mathieu
Winslow Officer Promoted to First Lieutenant
Washington dispatch reports John Pershing Brennan of Winslow Arizona earns a first lieutenant bar after promotion from second lieutenant by the war department. Brennan previously served in Arizona. The announcement notes the promotion was made August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Pershing Brennan
Winslow
Ariz
War Department
First Americans fight on Chinese soil at Mt Sungshan
The first U S anti aircraft gun outfit on Chinese soil for the war operates on Mt Sungshan near the Salween River. They fire thousands of shells daily into Japanese trenches and pill boxes to aid Chinese efforts to clear a mountain road block to Burma. They fought a Japanese counterattack last week and claim credit for two confirmed and two probable downed planes in three weeks of action. First Lt William H Fulford describes the lone combat experience and proximity to Jap fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ravenholt
Burma
Salween River
Mt. Sungshan
William H. Fulford
Montgomery
Ala
Hunters Will Receive Ammunition For Season
Rep. McKenzie reports the War Production Board will issue season quotas of small arms ammo for hunters. The plan includes 100 shotgun shells 150 .22 cartridges and 40 center fire rounds per hunter with WPB certificates. By mid September dealers expect 65 percent of normal supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKenzie
D-La
War Production Board
WPB
Battle Echoes on Ridge as Japanese Zero Falls
Soldiers reported a hard fight using Bren guns Tommy guns rifles and pistols as they pressed the line. Later observers recalled a Japanese Zero shot down on the adjacent ridge and report of Chinese forces nearby.
Construction Postwar Aid, Muirhead States
William Muirhead of Durham North Carolina president of the Associated General Contractors of America told 70 Arizona contractors that construction can curb postwar unemployment. He urged readiness for work when federal rules loosen and called for government and private investment in projects during his Arizona visit. L M White of Tucson welcomed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
William Muirhead
Durham
N. C
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc
Arizona
Muirhead
L. M. White
Tucson
Army To Quit Fort Brown Sept 25 Historic Texas Post
Historic Fort Brown in Brownsville Texas will be abandoned on September 25 as a surplus military installation. The fort, named for Maj. Jacob Brown and organized by Gen. Zachary Taylor, housed 50 000 troops under Gen. Sherman when invaded by Mexican forces. Notable figures who served there include Ulysses Grant Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis and John J. Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Fort
Brownsville
Tex
Fort Brown
Zachary Taylor
Jacob Brown
Ferdinand Maximilian
Mexico
United States
William T. Sherman
U. S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
John J. Pershing
Gen
Lew Wallace
Joseph Stanley 31 Dies in Phoenix Auto Collision
Phoenix, Aug 28. Fatal injuries suffered last night by Joseph Stanley, 31, in a collision of automobiles in front of the state hospital east of Phoenix. Both cars were westbound, investigators said. Wayne Johnson, 24, and Charles H Prather, 65, were uninjured. Stanley was crushed when the vehicle overturned while riding in John son’s automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Joseph Stanley
State Hospital
Here
Wayne Johnson
Charles H. Prather
Casa Grande
Stanley
Johnson
Ex-Inmate Of Florence Seeks Ballot From France
A former Arizona Florence inmate in France asked Secretary of State Dan E. Garvey for a ballot in the November election. He wrote that serving in the army gives him the privilege to vote. He was pardoned and inducted into the Army. under state law he can vote in 1947 when his sentence ends. his name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
France
Dan E. Garvey
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Harmon Knocks Weds Elyse Knox in Ann Arbor
Lt. Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox wed before about 500 guests at St. Marys chapel in Ann Arbor Michigan. Knox the actress and Harmon the Army aviator and former Michigan All American football star exchanged vows with Rev Frank J McPhil in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Harmon
Elyse Knox
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
St. Mary’s Student Chapel
Army
University of Michigan
Frank J. McPhil
Free for Asthma During Summer
Sufferers of hot humid air and dusty conditions are urged to obtain a free trial of a remarkable asthma method. The Frontier Asthma Co. offers a no cost trial by mail from 107N Frontier Bldg, 462 Niagara St, Buffalo, with encouragement to send today regardless of past efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Asthma Co
Frontier Bidg
Niagara St
Buffalo
Wedding of Harmon family friend in bright chapel scene
Outside the chapel about 800 persons gathered in the sunshine for the ceremony. The couple exited to a wedding breakfast on the Michigan League building on the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ups
Harmon
Michigan League
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gayelord Hauser
Bopp Health Food Store
S. 6Th Ave
Ava South
la Rose
Rose
Studio
Dewey
Dulles
Capital
D. C
Cordell Hull
John Foster Dulles
Senate
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas Dewey
Hull
International Soundphoto
China
Walled Country
Josie M. Trinkle
Masseuse
E. Speedway
Woolworth
EL Conquistador Hotel
East Broadway
Randolph
Randolph Park
Nak Nas Erc
Arizona Insulation CO
4Th Ave
The
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
E. Pennington Employment Office
Florence
Maeve eVo Eee
General Tire CO
George Cowden
Congress and
Pennington Streets
North
Scott Street
Italy
Pacific
KVOA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!