Egg Glut Raises School Lunch Budget Debate
The egg surplus prompts U S government action as War Food Administration buys eggs to support farmer prices and funds school lunches. Washington faces the risk of ending federally supported meals after July 1 if Congress blocks the appropriation, while concerns grow over feeding programs and rural hunger.
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WNU Service Union Trust
Washington DC
Lanier
Tomet
Department of Agriculture
Washington
America
White House
Senate
House
Kansas City
War Food Administration
Office of Education Aw Ec
House of Representatives
Techs
Fetucmi Yon
WPA
Engy
War economy notes and relief efforts brief
Gasoline shortages and price strains rise in current conflict, mirroring wartime patterns. Since Dunkirk, over 14000 food packages have been delivered to British POWs in Europe via the Red Cross and British Information Services. Outdoor ad space in Matr is reserved for the Phalangist party, while labor market projections foresee one million fewer job openings next year under Perkins plan.
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Dunkirk
Hed Cross
Europe
British Information Services
National income hits record as farm sector tops nineteen billion
National income reaches a record level with the farm total at 19.69 billion dollars. A House group studies the 4-F draft category while Midwest farms face threats from snow and floods.
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Midwest
Lawmakers Debate Selective Service and Work Battalions
Representative May report says draft Fs could enter work battalions if they seek essential employment while Army and Navy officials warn manpower is critical. Labor chief McNutt testifies no shortage and no new controls needed. Costello says Fs could be guided into essential war work if inducted for limited service in unimportant occupations.
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Manpower Commission
May
House
Military Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
McNutt
Costello
Calif
Nemy
Ford pledges veterans first call on wartime jobs
Henry Ford declares civilians profited from the war while servicemen earned nothing and vows veterans will have first call on employment in his plants when peace returns. He says his company will restart corn production to support that policy and other industries may follow.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Henry Ford Hemels Company
Sevastopol Besieged As Axis Forces Press Advance
European fronts show Sevastopol under heavy attack as German Romanian units push toward the historic base. Russian troops advance in Crimea while Allied bombers target German industry and communications to clear invasion paths. In Italy, openings near Rome are sought as Soviet forces tighten siege. Russia alerts Britain and the United States to potential leaks amid censors and neutral communications tightened.
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Europe
Sevastopol
Pypin
Vexsela
Crimea
Axia
Romania
Poland
United S
Gtem
Elao
Russia
Rles
Sof
Centenarian Adethei¢ of Mason City Dies at 100
A centenarian, Adethei¢, of Mason City, Missouri, has died at age 100. She would have turned 101 on July 4. She spent her final years doing housework and was honored in her community. A fragment mentions Virginia waiving 27 500 barrels of whiskey through a road tax.
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Hilter
Mason City
Virginia
Stocks Drift Lower Amid European News and Burma Campaign Uncertainty
Markets fell in New York and other centers as fears of a disrupted European front and delays in the Burma campaign prompted investors to tighten portfolios. Losses spread across active issues as traders priced in a prolonged period of economic unease for the coming months.
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Europe
Burma
Atocks
New York
Tree Paints
Stormy weather hits plains farmers amid heavy snows and flooding
Unseasonal snowstorms and rising waters stretch across the Great Plains and Midwest. Sheep and cattle suffer as field work stalls, while Nebraskan winter wheat needs moisture. Livestock from Illinois to Colorado faces losses and relocation, with beared towns watching river gauges. Hog and grain markets slow as USDA reports lower stocks and lighter weights than last year.
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Great Plains
Sangamon River
Beardstown
Tlinois River
US Department of Agriculture
India in Spotlight Amid Pacific War News
The report centers on renewed heavy fighting in India as British and Indian troops halt Japanese advances toward the Bengal Assam railroad aiding Gen Joseph Stilwell’s Allied forces in northern Burma. US bombers strike Japan’s northern Kurile region and Truk as major Asiatic fronts heat up. In the Naga Hills and near Imphal, rugged terrain yields intense clashes with tanks deployed along rolling plains.
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Pacific
India
Bengal
Assam
Joseph
Naga Hills
Inter Bengal
Imphat
National Income Record Levels in 1943 Rise Signaling Peak
National income reached $147.9 billion in 1943 with wage and salary gains, farm returns, and corporate profits. Private industry paid about $80 billion in wages, farm income about $19.69 billion, and corporate profits around $4.9 billion as growth moderated late in 1943.
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Department of Commerce
Department
Namons
Wars on War
In Washington DC nine automobile companies and War Production Board executives met to plan civilian output resumption after defeat of Germany or Japan. They discussed partial manufacture, industry manpower, and postwar demand as munition production declines. Executives returned to plants to study material space tools and times to restart machinery, with no firm quotas set. Some favored about two million cars in early stages.
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Washington
Oil hopes rise on new production methods
Socony Vacuum President John A Brown told stockholders the 1943 report shows a profit of 95,944,983 and that improved production techniques and secondary recovery should assure ample oil for the future. He said additional crude could come from discoveries and better methods, with gas at 1914 22 prices, excluding taxes, produced from coal.
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Socony
John A Brown
Wildcat
Brown
Cold storage holdings and wartime shipping rates update
Cold storage holdings reached record levels on April 1 with beef at 246 986 000 pounds pork 748 651 900 pounds and lard 400 999 000 pounds. frozen fruits and vegetables declined after withdrawals. Butter 82 038 200 pounds and cheese 149 642 000 pounds held. shell eggs 4 416 000 cases. frozen poultry 168 036 900 pounds. The War Shipping Administration proposed new vessel charter rates, setting a basic $125 per deadweight ton per month plus operating costs borne by the government. old vessel purchase valuations to be reset at $56.25 per deadweight ton.
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Wtal Mest
War Shipping Administration
WSA
SKY GIANT Good Time Constellation Flight to Army Transport
The 40 ton Lockheed Constellation airship piloted by Jack Erye and Howard Hughes flew 2487 miles from Burbank to record 58 hours and 335 mph with winds at 15000 to 19000 feet. The shark shaped craft carried 17 passengers though space for 40 more and was sponsored by TWA to be turned over to the Army for transport.
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Transcontinental and
Western Air
Jack Erye
Motion Picture and Aviation
Howard Hughes
Burbank
Cal
Washington DC
TWA
Army
Fragmented Glimpses From Hollywood Gossip and Theater
A stream of Hollywood notes covers odd anecdotes about actors, actresses, and filmmakers. It mentions Lillian Leitzel's death, a toy made from her costume, remarks on Wilder Lane and Sid Sheldon's anecdotes, and jumbled film world gossip. It cites a Riverside High School journalism pass and various playful asides about actors, scripts, and publicity pieces.
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Colyum
Poly
Riverside California
Press Club
Walter Winchell
Riverside Polytechnic High School
Wayne Coons
Bi Cornwell
Record Chick Output and Egg Price Decline in 1943
Report cites 1944 first quarter chick hatchings totaling 33 percent below last year as egg prices fall and egg producers see cancellations for young stock. Highs in 1943 noted. nationwide chick production remains weak amid market pressure, with paper money devaluation and price declines affecting farm and consumer sectors.
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Shery
Howe
Scallop Patterns for Windows and Cupboards in Home Decor
This note describes various scallop shapes for cornices over windows and frames for cupboards in kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms. It notes materials like thin wood or composition board, and explains hand-cutting with a coping saw. It promotes pattern No 207 by Mrs Spears with illustrated directions and asks readers to enclose 13 cents.
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Spears
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