Price Premium Battle Tests New Deal Policy
A sprawling analysis of the price premium clash over farm subsidies under the Commodity Credit Corporation and OPA, highlighting Farm Bloc resistance, administration worries, and banker fears for cattle and beef markets. It discusses ceilings and floors, hog and pig pricing, feed hoarding, and the need for flexible cattle pricing amid potential market gluts and war economy pressures.
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WNN Service
Upton Trust Dollding
Washington DC
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mistie
Anther
Senate
House
Jes Martin
OPA
Sam
Rationing changes amid wartime measures and postwar plans
The report outlines ration adjustments including a 100 mile per month increase for B card holders to support distributive businesses, nondated fuel coupons, and lifted limits on red and blue food stamps. It notes higher civilian butter and cheese deliveries for spring and summer, with meat stocks down, as Allied forces push through Italy toward resumed operations near Anzio while London speculation envisions Allied occupation plans for Germany postwar.
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CPA
War Food Administration
Briefs in Brief From Warfront and Home Front
Six hundred former seamen and officers of the American merchant marine who were drafted into the US army from shoreside work in the last eight months are to return to service. The American Red Cross bought over 2,760,000 pocket-sized booklets for free distribution to servicemen. United States mint note production shows nearly one-tenth as many coins minted in the past 192 years. Nazi Interior Minister Neurahrm orders a fresh draft of 17 year olds for labor service, deeming all applications futile.
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Nerich Airnmi¢r
Labor Service
OPA Cracks Down Less on Rationing as War Advances
In a weekly briefing the OPA signals easing rationing curbs while Nazi forces retreat toward the Carpathians. The High Court upholds price fixing, and Japanese strikes hit four points in India. Western Newspaper Union reports the broad shifts in war economy and defense policy.
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OPA
Carpathians
High Court
India
Japs Surprise Allied Forces Across Pacific and Burma
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific bombard Japanese ships and lines of communication as U S and Chinese troops advance on the Ledo route into China. In central Burma the Japanese strike four points toward Imphal while Lord Mountbatten organizes a defense. The focus remains on India as Japanese operations aim to cripple Allied links to China.
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Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Rumonts
Reds
Balkan States
Europe
Ing Steari
Italy
New Zealand
Censino
Anzio
MacArthurs
Southwest
Pacific
Far East
India
China
Phal
Burma
Imphal
Lord Mountbatten
Anand
New Guineas
New Britain
The
Solomons
Test Vote Reflects Mixed Signals in Southwest Okla Race
In a special congressional election in Southwest Oklahoma the Democrat William G Stigler won by a narrow margin as nearly equal votes favoring him contrasted with a weaker GOP showing. Rural areas stayed home and national leaders from both parties campaigned hard to sway voters.
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E A Moore
Clarice
Moore
Supreme Court Upholds Delegated Standards in War Economy Controls
The court ruled price fixing and wartime economy stabilization constitutional when Congress sets broad standards and delegates details to an agency. It upheld rent control by a delegated administrator, provided standards and base period are supplied, and noted no abdication of function. It also found licensing religious literature could curb suppression and miners entitled to underground travel pay under wage acts not designed to claim full time compensation.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Time steadying bill and women draft debate noted
A bill introduced to Rep Cannon proposes restoring standard time after daylight saving time. Cannon cites hundreds of signatures from supporters nationwide. Separate coverage notes the American Association of University Women in Washington backing a female draft if need exists, with delegates voting amid a split show of willingness to serve in WACs WAVES SPARS.
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Cannon
Ate
American Association of University Women
Washington, DC
WAVES
Feld Wheat April Allocations Increases Noted
War Food Administration boosts April feed wheat allocations to 25 to 30 million bushels to ease tight feed supplies. CCC wheat stocks as of March 18 reach 113.118 million bushels. Since July purchases total 749.634 million bushels. By March 18 redemptions on 1842 loans about 123.09 million bushels and deliveries 37.519 million, totaling 160.626 million. Over 18.419 million bushels were initially placed under loan.
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War Food Administration
Wfaw
Commodity Credit Corporaton
Expansion of Air Travel After the War
The Civil Aeronautics Board faces a flood of postwar applications to add routes. Nearly 3600 cities and towns seek service, totaling over 50 thousand miles of new routes, while current coverage remains 163 routes and 50,643 miles. Experts warn against disorderly growth that could undermine existing lines, yet extending service to unknown centers along major routes could spread the benefits of air travel widely.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
CAS
Alr
Opersvon
Surplus War Goods Offered to Dealers and Public
In New York the Dell Aircraft company Eclipse Figneer D vision Bendix Aviation Eastern Aircraft Division GM and others dispose 5600 surplus war items valued at 50 million dollars. First big disposal sees rapid sale of small metal tool boxes mirrors tubes fixtures and galley sizes with built in sinks and two electric burners.
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New York
Dell Aicraft Company
Eclipse Figneer
Bendix Aviation Corp
Eastern Aircraft Division
General Motors Corporation
Glenry Martin Company
Republic Aviation Corporation
Britain Delays Equal Pay for Teachers Amid Cabinet Split
The Commons planned to grant teachers equal pay for equal work but Prime Minister opposition stalled approval. Education head Richard A Better argued approval would set a civil service standard, while Crichton’s party split 17 to 116 against the move, insisting they did not question the cabinet’s capability but raised educational ethics.
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Church
Rise of Commons
Primg
Governments
Board of Edcation
Richard A Bter
Crichills
Hia
ATR Ambulances Save Lives in Rapid Evacuations
General Grant reports rapid air and motor evacuations during the Al campaign. About 171000 patients evacuated. 21 deaths recorded. Evacuations completed in under 24 hours by air and road, with cargo holds used for extra space. Soldiers faced jungle terrain as they moved unarmed, escorted by no more than a few guards.
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Army Air
Rue
David Grant
Grant Qaid
Grant
Jungie
Tractor Tires and Substitution During War Effort
The War Food Administration will not allow tractor tires to be substituted for tread tractors except in extreme hardship. Supply is low, Odala says, and substitutions would delay new tractors. Converting steel wheeled tractors to tires is less important than keeping rubber and wood machines in use or equipping tractors with proper tires.
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WEA
Odala
Worneutron
Canada’s War Effort Aided by Lend-Lease and Industry
A long feature extols Canada's WW II mobilization noting it has not taken lend-lease as debt but gifts, while supplying the Allies. It highlights Canada as a top aluminum, nickel, asbestos, and newsprint producer, major armaments and shipbuilding effort, vast hydro power, and a large volunteer air force with a pivotal role in Commonwealth training and radar development. It emphasizes women in defense roles and wartime taxes and spending surging to support the Allied cause.
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United Nations
Canada
Rosea Stenciled an Old Furniture Pattern No 266
Old furniture and household items are transformed with blue paint and pink rose stencils. An old Boston rocker, a tin tray, lamp base from a milk can, a parchment shade, chest of drawers, and a footstool receive cream and rose motifs. Pattern No 266 offers stencil or freehand guidance by mail for 25 cents.
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Boston
Molife
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