Glass of Milk With a Union Label
A debate over whether milking by machine makes a dairy operation a factory pits dairy farmers against the Teamsters Local 680. The issue draws in the Senate Agriculture Committee and the War Labor Board as officials weigh where farms end and factories begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Othman
Washington
Teamster
Local 680
Teamsters
Senate Agriculture Committee
War Labor Board
Senate
Henry W. Jeffers
Junior
Jeffers Sr
Plainfield
N. J
Newark
Jeffers
New York
Philadelphia
Way Points
War Food Administration
WFA
George Aiken
Vermont
Congress
WSB
Selective Service Administration
Armed Services
Charles W. Holman
National Co-operative Milk Producer’s Federation
America
Texans' Major Ayler Captured After German Counterattack
Major John M. Ayler of San Antonio led a recon party near Hannover before ambush. Col. Andrew Frierson’s spearhead penetrated 20 miles into Germany, capturing 12 towns. Ayler and his wounded driver fled to a cellar then were captured by a German naval captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Texas
John M. Ayler
San Antonio
11Th Cavalry
Hannover
Andrew Frierson
Dallas
Berlin
Ayler
Germany
Pastor Told to Preach Against Concealed Weapons
Chicago report: James Otis a 40 year old pastor at Progressive Baptist Church must base sermons on the unwisdom of carrying concealed weapons through June 20 after police found a loaded .32 revolver in his car. He said he carried it to protect church property. The judge ordered the constraint until a further hearing on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Otis
Progressive Baptist Church
Francis Borrelli
Otis
Rabies Rise in Texas and National Trends
Rabies cases increased nationwide with Texas listed among seven high states in 1944. Dogs remain most affected, while cat rabies doubled in seven years and rat infections rose 85 percent. Cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats, and people are occasionally affected. Vaccination helps but is not sole control. BAI urges dog licensing and stray control, strict quarantine, veterinary diagnosis, and destruction of rabid animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BAI
Texas A
M. College Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
The
OPA Freezes Decline in Pillows and Salmon Prices
The Office of Price Administration announced price ceilings will fall an average of one third of a dollar on feather filled pillows and upholstery inner casings. Fresh and frozen Atlantic salmon prices drop up to 15 cents a pound under new ceilings. Ceiling limits apply through all retail levels except fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Roosevelt Fund Left Polio Fight
The Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, founded 1927 to aid infantile paralysis victims, becomes chief beneficiary of a $560000 life insurance policy on the late Franklin D. Roosevelt taken out 15 years ago. Premiums were paid by a group interested in the foundation, and the funds will go to the general fund for trustees to use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Basil O'Connor
O'Connor
Warm Springs Organization
Out of Hospital 288 Days After Circus Fire
Patricia Murphy, five, is home in Plainville after 288 days in hospital following the Hartford circus fire that killed her parents Walter and Mrs Murphy and her brother Charles. She survived with burns and internal injuries and is now living with her uncle John A Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainville
Conn
Patricia Murphy
Hartford
John A. Murphy
Walter D. Murphy
Charles
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Patricia
Max Schmeling Declared Dead by U S Captain
Lt. Col. Howard C. Greer, citing a German soldier killed by his 13th Division, confirms Schmeling may be dead despite denials. He notes dog tags bearing Schmeling’s name as proof and describes the fallen opponent’s large, disfigured face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Howard C. Greer
Middle River
Max Schmeling
Greer
13Th Division
Schmeling
Greed
Want Ads and Auto Finance Pitches From Sherman Area
Classified items include a south Whitewright farm for sale via Carl Holland and a flower offering through Mrs. Allen T Short with a Hannahs agent. Also an Auto Finance Company advertises car loan refinancing with immediate payoff and title inspection in Sherman led by F W Creager at 1214 So Travis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Senate Restricts 18-Year-Old Draftees In Combat
The Senate passed a bill extending the draft by one year while banning 18-year-olds from combat without six months training. The measure, approved by voice vote, heads to the House. An amendment allowing 18-year-olds in combat was defeated 50 to 25 amid high command opposition. The current law expires May 15 and could extend to end of the war. The War Department said enlisted men 42 or older may request discharge, about 50,000 eligible, with overseas soldiers also eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
High Command
The
War Department
Army
Citation for Divorces Proceedings in Grayson County
The State of Texas issues citation to Gilvester Douglas requiring appearance to answer a petition filed by Arssie Douglas on December 28, 1943. The divorce action alleges cruel treatment and is set for return before the District Court of Grayson County at Sherman on Monday June 11, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Gilvester Douglas
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Arssie Douglas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
New policy discusses release timing and medical excuses
The draft reform plan states releases will be returned to the country as soon as possible, but oldsters may be discharged only if not under discipline or needing medical treatment. The form approved excludes volunteers, and senators argue its Navy impact. A separate lawn ant control method uses carbon bisulphide in holes, cedar shavings or mothballs to deter pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
How Crickets Create Chirping Sounds
Crickets chirp by rubbing a file like ridge on one wing against a scraper on the other wing. This stridulation motion produces the species specific song used for communication.
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Handrkerchiefs
T. W. Ayres & Son Peters Shoes — Carter's Underwear
Stetson
Roosevelt Fund
Polio
U. S
Certain
Burma
Glenn H. Curtiss
Whitewright
Carl Holland
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
Hannah’s
F. M. Echols
High School
Stephens & Bryant
Chevrolet
V. Ford
Joe Johnson
M. Belew
Floyd Bassett
Tom Barbee
Orangeville
Black Top Road
Rock Road
Ed Kent III
Whitewright Hatchery
G. W. Ford. S
Deering
J.A. Worsham
Trenton
Square Deal Furniture
West
Houston
Guy Ellis
W. T. Sears
May Abbott
W. H. Stedham
Bostonians
Stacy-Adams
Mansfields
Maus
Sam Cockrill
Linxwiler’s
W. Main
Denison
Guardian of Health
Dependable
R. P. Childress
Kavolens Department Stores
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