Americans Advance Lines in South Sicily Rationing Of Eggs Is Possible
The Mercantile Exchange, the world’s largest egg exchange, warns civilian egg demand may trigger rationing. Readouts compare the week ending July 3 with last year, noting increases in wholesale deliveries to Chicago retailers and milk distributors, but declines for chain stores. Potential causes include seasonal production drop, no civilian cold storage, meat shortages boosting egg use, and new OPA price ceilings.
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Chicago
The
Mercantile Exchange
Exchange
Axis forces capture Comiso base in Sicily advance
Allied troops push six to ten miles inland in Sicily as American Seventh Army seizes Comiso base and three other towns while expanding beachhead to thirty miles. British units reach Augusta and Priolo as Gela setbacks are overcome. further landings swell the Sicily bridgehead with Eisenhower reporting smooth embarkation. Royal Air Force targets German industrial hubs and railways.
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Palermo
Messina
Sicily
Straits of
Messinna
United Press
Seventh Army
Comiso
Catania
Augusta
Priolo
Gela
Agricento
Anzo Palma
Ponto Olivo
Comiso Air Base
Ragusa
Syracuse
Gillette Rules Out 1944 Presidential Candidacy
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa dismissed a Washington suggestion that he be borrowed by the Republicans as their 1944 presidential candidate. He told reporters he is not a candidate for any office and does not consider himself to have the necessary cultural or temperament qualifications.
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Guy M. Gillette
Dem
Iowa
Republican Party
Washington, D. C
George D. Aiken
Rep
Another Warning Against Land Boom in Iowa
Cedar Rapids report quotes William Murray, an Iowa State College economist, warning Farmers club members to assess land content and seek appraisals before buying. He urges buying bonds and building better homes after the war, stressing the need for quality farms and communities.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
William Murray
Iowa State College
Ames
Te Farmers Club
Urge Retraction of Bulletin on Dairying
A joint Iowa State College committee of 12 dairy industry and college staff members urges immediate retraction of the bulletin Putting Dairying on a War Footing. The panel favors a complete revision of the publication after addressing all criticisms and suggestions with dairy and farm interests state wide.
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Ames
Iowa State College Bulletin
Charles E. Finley
Dairy Industry of
Iowa
OPA to name general manager as Haly resigns
Washington July 14 Reports that the long pending appointment of a general manager for the Office of Price Administration may be settled soon followed the resignation of Bernard Haly as director of the agency textile leather and apparel price division. Haly formerly taught economics at Stanford before joining OPA last September and was the first casualty of the no professors clause in the agency’s appropriations bill.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Bernard 3. Haly
Textile, Leather and Apparel
Haly
Stanford University
OPA
War Agency
Officers’ Short Course Draws 240 Attendees at Iowa State
About 240 law enforcement officers registered for the second day of the Peace Officers short course at the State University of Iowa. Prof. R. M. Perkins, director, said interest was higher than in prior conferences. R. W. Nebergall spoke on the use of chemical munitions in police work.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
R. M. Perkins
The
University Law College
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
See New Crisis In Coal Dispute
President Roosevelt signaled returning seized coal mines to private ownership, threatening to disrupt the United Mine Workers back-to-work stance and prompting federal scrutiny of wildcat strikes in Pennsylvania. He cited the Smith Connally anti strike law requiring return of government seized plants to private control once production restores to pre seizure levels.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Mr. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
UMW
Ecizure
Italians Coming to Iowa for Farm Work
Des Moines reports nine hundred Italian prisoners of war will be moved from Missouri camps to Iowa under guard to assist with summer farm labor. They are allocated to detasseling hybrid corn, with Iowa needing about 8,800 workers for 44,000 acres and Illinois also seeking detasseling help.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
7Th Service Command
Omaha
Neb
United States Soldier Guard
War Department
Illinois
Arsenal Reports Largest Payroll
Davenport The Rock Island arsenal payroll during the quarter April May and one was larger than during any similar period in the history of the government plant. The payroll was five times larger than the same months in 1940, twice the size of 1941, and 40 percent greater than the second quarter of 1942.
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Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Fire department makes hay truck engine in Montebello
In Montebello California the fire department converted a hay wagon into a functioning fire engine due to a shortage of powered engines. The success led to a second hay truck and three trailer units being added to the fleet.
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Montebello
Cal
Homemade dehydrator shown by WSC professor
In Pullman Washington Prof L J Smith head of the agriculture engineering department at Washington State College demonstrated a homemade dehydrator built mostly from non strategic materials costing five dollars or less The device was showcased as an economical preservation aid for farm use.
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Pullman, Wash
L. J. Smith
Agriculture Engineering Department
Washington State College
Nelson outlines six point plan to avoid clothing rationing
War Production Board Chairman Donald M Nelson says higher output of low cost clothing and improved distribution may prevent rationing. The plan, developed with wholesalers and retailers, aims to remove pressure selling and fear of scarcity.
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Washington, D.C
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Hoard
Nelson
County Corn Situation Eases After Policy Change
County AAA reports an improved corn supply for livestock after rescinding the July 1 rule that 80 percent of corn sold must go to processors. The Iowa conservation chair instructs warehouses to prioritize processing and feed buyers with strict inventory limits, and allows dealer sales only for rapid resale to qualified users.
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AAA
A. J. Loveland
Iowa State Conservation Committee
Army Sale Offers Complete Field Range For 75 War Bond
A government notice states that spending 75 on a War Bond yields one complete field range for Army use. The program promotes bond purchases to equip military training and operations.
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Army
Weather Turns Cooler After Light Shower
A light shower yesterday brought .30 inch rainfall and cooled temperatures from a high near 94 degrees. The relief featured a July breeze and easier living conditions for gardens and fields afterward.
Disappearance of Corn on Iowa Farms Reaches Record
Des Moines reports show Iowa grain stocks as of July 1 larger than 1942 but among the smallest since 1938. The first six months of 1943 saw corn decline by 277.815 million bushels and oats by 102.732 million. CCC corn holdings dropped from 21.0 million to 6.5 million by July 1. Feed wheat sales added nearly 1 million bushels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iown
Amana Society to Receive EE Award for War Production
The Amana Society of Amana Iowa will receive the army and navy EE award for excellence in War production on July 22 at Amana. Despite a fire last June the refrigeration unit plant is rebuilt and production is ahead of schedule with expectations to resume full output in September. George C Foerstner, manager of the refrigeration plant, will accept the award.
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Omaha
Neb
Amana Society, Inc
Amana
Iowa
Army and Navy
7Th Service Command
George C. Foerstner
Log Cabin Open to Visitors at Sunset Park
The log cabin at Sunset park will be open Thursday afternoon from 2 to 5 for visitors. Hostesses Mrs Hiugh Hall and Jeannette Kyle will greet guests. School children may view items of historical interest and value.
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Sunset Park
Paris Airdrome Bombed by Allies
Allied air forces launched a three pronged attack on Paris and Amiens area airfields including Le Bourget and Villa Coublay. Eight bombers and four fighters were lost in the operations as part of a resumed European offensive following a prior RAF strike on Aachen.
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London
Paris
Amiens
le Bourget
Villacoublay
Europe
Royal Air Force
Aachen
Price Office lowers berry prices at county shipping points
The Office of Price Administration reduced maximum prices for seven fresh berry types at county shipping and wholesale points, enabling potential reductions in consumer prices.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Log Cabin Open by D.A.R. Through August Afternoons
The historic log cabin, built over a century ago and housing valuable antiques, remains closed during the school year. It is open by courtesy of the D.A.R. every other Thursday and will continue on those days through August, inviting visitors to view its collection.
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D.A.R
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