War Production Leads UN Effort as Nations Mobilize
Nelson in New York declares United Nations now outproduce the Axis in war material. Wallace forecasts record U S output by year end. WPB reports over 23 billion disbursed. McNutt to head manpower commission to allocate labor. May 3 proclaimed National Employment Week to mobilize women and older workers. 10 companies ordered to end discrimination. Army expands with 32 new divisions and doubled Medical Corps. Tank Destroyer Command formed. 10 day furloughs planned. Sugar ration set at one pound per person per two weeks.
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Nelson
New York City
United Nations
Axis
Wallace
U. S
WPB
Federal Security
McNutt
Committee On Fair Employment Practice
Department
Tank Destroyer Command
Texas
Selective Service
Hershey
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelts plan to seize enemy patents for war effort
President Roosevelt announced a wartime program to seize enemy owned or controlled patents for U S production. Alien Property Custodian Leo Crowley will survey thousands of patents, especially in chemicals and pharmaceuticals, to keep them from reverting after the war. Crowley says the program is already in operation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Leo Crowley
Crowley
Patent types under wartime examination listed
A wartime explanation highlights patent categories under review including artificial rubber fuels foods fabrics drugs biological patents electrical equipment and Diesel engines.
Law Degree in Two Years at University of Texas
University officials announced a two year law degree plan at the University of Texas, allowing students with 60 hours of college work to complete law school in two calendar years. Dean C. T. McCormick said wartime speedups let more students finish before active duty.
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Austin
University of Texas
C. T. McCormick
Dean McCormick
The Bugle Sounds Stars Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone
A new film tells a army life story with Wallace Beery as the star and Lewis Stone as the commanding colonel. A spectator spots Stone in uniform and quips that they drafted Judge Hardy.
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Wallace Beery
Lewis Stone
Stone
Judge Hardy
Moonshiners Use Cane Syrup Amid Sugar Shortage
Texas Liquor Control Board inspectors report moonshiners in East Texas switching to cane syrup to make illicit liquor. In March they seized two stills and, near Fayetteville, found a fourth site using syrup. Authorities note the syrup is cheap and could fuel production despite shortages.
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Texas Liquor Control Board
M. L. Eilers
Texas
E. T. Zwernemann
G. B. Worley
Harvey Lee
Bob Koenig
Broadcasters expect no shortage of radio recordings
New York reports broadcasters say they do not anticipate serious curtailment of transcribed radio recordings due to the War Production Board order limiting shellac. They rely on a substitute called vynylite a translucent plastic yielding flexible softer records. Materials for vynylite are said to be abundant to meet future needs.
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New York
War Production Board
Cabbage Prices Then and Now in Brownsville
A Brownsville Herald clipping recalls wartime cabbage costs, noting Rio Grande Valley crops sold for 125 dollars a ton at Mercedes while today the same cabbage fetches about 9 dollars a ton. The item frames this as a flashback to another world war era price surge.
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Brownsville
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Wanted Ads for Pallets and Breeding Stock at Hatchery
About 30 to 35 E. W. L. pallets eight weeks old priced at 60 cents. First come first served. Fullblood M. Johnson stock and E. W. L. cocker s for breeding at 75 cents each. Also BABY CHICKS from high egg producing flocks, full blooded and blood tested. Chickens as cash crop. buy now. G. W. Ford and G. V. Ford managers Whitewright Hatchery.
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M. Johnson
G. W. Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
G. V. Ford
Auto loans and refinancing offered by local firm
If you need money or wish to refinance car payments to lower them, this company will loan any reasonable amount or for any term. No delay. Bring title papers and car for inspection. Saves you money. Auto Finance Company run by F W Creager manager at 121% So. Travis Sherman.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Immunization Drive On Smallpox Pushed
Texas Health Department urged immunization as 18 smallpox cases were reported for the week ending April 4. President Roosevelt called a nationwide campaign this month. Measles continued with 2,139 cases, above the seven year median of 624.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Roosevelt
War Bond Quota Set At 10 Percent Of Income
Treasury Department announces a nationwide war bond quota asking every person in the 3 070 counties to invest at least 10 percent of income in bonds or stamps. The plan notes some families cannot meet 10 percent while others may save more.
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The
Treasury
U.S
WPB
Washington
Treasury Department
Department
U S to Get Menthol Made by Synthesis
Two Purdue University students Henry B Hass and A L Barney reported to the American Chemical Society the synthetic production of menthol from coal tar, announcing U S independence from Japanese supplies of the vital drug. The discovery follows nearly seventy years of work by other chemists.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Java
Perdue University
Henry B. Hass
A. L. Barney
American Chemical Society
Menthol Production Path From Sote To Menthol in War Economy
The text outlines converting sote to thymol, then hydrogenation to menthone and isomenthone, followed by rectification to menthol. It notes menthol imports formerly 600000 pounds yearly for medicine, cigarettes, and cosmetics, with prices rising from four to over fourteen dollars per pound after Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
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Seersucker, Yd
Shantung, Yd
Miami
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Joe Johnson
Haile
P. A. Short
W. L. Rolen
Sherman Soap Works
General Electric Irons
Philco
Barnheart
Whitewright
Leon Johnson
James Kent
Johnson
Melugin
Kent
Sun
Typewriter
K. Wolens
Kywolens
Department Stores
Ernest Lilley
Denison, Texas
Kelvinator
Community Public Service Company
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