Plan to Ease Meat Shortage Proposed by House Committee
A special House food committee proposed six measures to relieve an anticipated post July meat shortage. They include Army takeover of closed packing plants, lower hotel and restaurant meat quotas, use of lower beef grades, price support for pork to growers, incentives to move beef to packers, and targeted Army poultry purchasing.
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Washington
Lendlease
House Food Committee
Army
War Food Administration
White House
Anderson
New Mexico
United States
UNRRA
Export Balance in Question as Meat Figures Stand
Anderson warned at a news conference that meat figures imply very little export in the third quarter of the year. He said supply constraints may prevent any export balance and cited tightening requirements.
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Anderson
Hopkins Receives 15000 Salary as Roosevelt Assistant
Washington reports Harry Hopkins now earns 15000 annually for his assistant and adviser work to President Roosevelt. The pay matches cabinet level, up from last year, and is funded from emergency funds approved by Congress. Dan iels says Hopkins handles the most important presidential matters.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Samuel I. Rosenman
Congress
Daniels
Commerce
City official responds to damp Corpus Christi inquiry
Jeff Bell, chamber of commerce manager, assessed a Richmond woman's move question about Corpus Christi. He noted moisture concerns after a heavy morning fog and replied the city is "very misty" in Corpus Christi.
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Jeff Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Corpus Christi
Bell
The Spice of Life and Public Wit Cartoon Panel
A collection of humorous captions and quips play on politics, married life, and social norms. Jests occur about judges, weather, and politicians while a photographer and a new efficiency man provide light satire. The piece features pithy lines about weddings, domestic roles, and everyday folly.
MacTavish Seeks Audience at Company Presidency
MacTavish the salesman visits the factory manager’s office and asks to see the company president. The secretary asks for a card, which he admits he has but will not have handed over.
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MacTavish
Sec
Soldier recalls sergeant’s volunteer call for special duty
A Philippine story recalls a sergeant asking for ten volunteers for a special duty. No one stepped forward so the sergeant included himself. The chosen task was escorting ten WACs, the first American women to arrive in the Philippines, to the movies amid wartime life.
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Philippines
K. P
Family Quarrel Reveals Closest Relatives
A humorous exchange between daughter and mother exposes who counts as the nearest and closest kin in the family. The dialogue underscores affection and practical ties within a household.
Teen Refuses Mistletoe Hangup For Pride
A teenage girl explains she will not hang mistletoe as she values pride and rejects what she calls ordinary courtesies expected during the holidays. Her stance reflects personal standards over seasonal display.
Kentucky on screen in Paris with French dialogue
A Paris correspondent notes the American technicolor film Kentucky is playing in cinemas there. The dialogue is all in French and features Negro slaves speaking with a Southern accent, which the writer finds amusing.
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Paris
Kentucky
Wall Street Journal
Promise of Afterlife From Planter and Slave Worker
An old planter and his faithful worker discuss the hereafter. The planter asks Sam to report back if he dies first and Sam agrees, asking the boss to promise the same if he dies first.
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Sam
Sale of Missie J Hamm estate reported in Grayson County
The State of Texas requires the sheriff to publish notice in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days. Verne W Murray as administrator has filed a final report on the Missie J Hamm estate in Grayson County Probate Court. The hearing is set for the first Monday after ten days service, at the Sherman courthouse, on the 3rd Monday in April 1945.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Missie J. Hamm
Verne W. Murray
County Court Clerk seals Grayson County order
Witness J. C. Buchanan Clerk of the County Court of Grayson County Texas. Given under my hand and seal at Sherman on the ninth day of April 1945. Iva Medlin Deputy.
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J. C. Buchanan
Grayson County
Texas
City of
Sherman
A. D
Iva Medlin
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