Pensioners Face Loss of Federal Aid in Texas
Texas welfare officials disclosed a Social Security Board reprimand over inadequate district staff and the risk of losing federal matching funds. A February reinvestigation showed 5 percent of 16,000 cases were ineligible, suggesting at least 9,000 eligible pensioners may be on the rolls.
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Austin
J. S. Murchison
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Federal
Social Security Board
Welfare Department
Bone
Murchison
Texas
W. L. Mitchell
Mitchell
SSB
Ennis Favors
Pampa
The Wounded Don’t Hate
A reporter recalls that those most hurt by war hate least, while refugees and those spared serious loss show more bitterness. Suffering teaches that cruelty breeds cruelty and those who suffer may gain perspective on revenge.
Power of the Press Tests Post Shoe Aid for Mail Girls
Local readers report rationing issues as mail carriers, mostly young women, lack adequate shoes for 12 mile daily routes. Postmaster Rollie Petty notes dire need and cites reader coupons offering shoes, with the ration board approving one extra pair per woman to keep letters flowing on time.
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Rollie Petty
Mountiin View
Calif
Register-Leader
Deaths of 600 Americans in Japanese prison camps
The War Department reported more than six hundred American soldiers died in Japanese prison camps since the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. With over 13 500 prisoners listed, causes include malnutrition malaria diphtheria dysentery and pneumonia amid concerns over treatment and neglect.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Corregidor
Airplane crash lands in swamp near Charlotte
A military plane developed engine trouble Saturday en route to Charlotte. Second Lieut Abel Kessler and Second Lieut Robert Dorado were aboard. the motor quit after takeoff and the craft crash landed in a swamp hitting a dead tree. All three occupants escaped injury.
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Charlotte
Abel Kessler
Robert A. Dorado
Alhambra
Calif
Evans
Woman Seen in Two Years of War in Aleutians
Stewardess Edna Bausch, aboard a cargo vessel delivering ammunition to Massacre Bay, astonished American soldiers in the Aleutians who had not seen a woman in two years. Soldiers crowded for a scent of perfume and a few were stunned when she spoke to them.
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Seattle
Edna Bausch
Aleutian Islands
Massacre Bay Harbor
Fifty French Die For Death Of One Nazi At Front
Fifty French citizens were executed in Paris last week in retaliation for the shooting of a German lieutenant. One man escaped during the march to the shooting ground and was replaced from the crowd. Hostage executions were said to occur at intervals to deter sabotage, though infrequent since the Axis occupation began.
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Paris
Nine New Republican Senators Seen by Pearson
Drew Pearson surveys the nine newly elected Republican senators, hailed last November, as observers assess the most interesting Capitol Hill group after the 78th Congress. He notes the shift in dynamics as the tumult subsides and veteran observers weigh the newcomers' potential impact.
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Drew Pearson
Washington, D. C
Capitol Hill
Collin County flier saves two officers
Camp Davis North Carolina reports that First Lieut. Herbert O. Evans of Westminster Texas, a Collin County resident, saved the lives of two antiaircraft officers when his Army observation plane de- generated in the collision or crash.
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Camp Davis
N. C
Herbert O. Evans
Westminster
Collin County
Texas
Notable Senate Freshmen Highlight in Postwar Assembly
The article reviews nine new Republican and Democratic senators, led by Homer Ferguson of Michigan as the standout. It contrasts Ferguson with E. Moore of Oklahoma and praises Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia, while labeling Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska as a major disappointment. Albert Hawkes of New Jersey is cited as the most distinguished, with profiles of Bushfield Case Mundt Robertson Wilson and others, noting diverse backgrounds and temperaments.
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Senate
Capitol
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Detroit
Ferguson
Prentiss Brown
Truman Committee
Millionaire) Moore
Oklahoma
Chapman Revercomb
West Virginia
Revercomb
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
George Norris
Wherry
New Deal
Albert Hawkes
New Jersey
National Manufacturers Association
Congoleum-Nairn, Inc
Bonded Floors Company
Maryland
Felt & Paper Company
Technicolor, Inc
Technicolor Motion Picture Company
Roosevelt
Goodwin, Watson
Hawkes
Harlan J. Bushfield
South Dakota
Bush
Francis Case
Carl Mundt
Nine new Senators show mixed promise in early days
The group has yet to make a floor speech. Wilson is praised for his work on military affairs and for backing the reciprocal trade program. Buck of Delaware, related to John S. Clayton and connected to the du Pont family, is said to vote with his kin. Overall, the new nine are not cause for excitement, though a few may improve with time.
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Senate
Wilson
Clayton Douglas Buck
Delaware
Buck
John S. Clayton
Zachary Taylor
A du Pont
Nutrition Notes on Cheese and Food Storage
Nutrition notes discuss white sauce with cheese and eggs as added dishes for potatoes carrots or turnips and describe cheese as protein calcium fat and vitamins A and B2. It covers mould use cutoffs and rapid use, icebox overcrowding, storage of fats pickles and hydrogenated vegetables, cooling foods before storing and vitamin A storage from leafy greens.
Loss and spoilage tips on frostbitten vegetables
Frostbite ruins greens like spinach kale and turnip tops when kept in the fridge too cold or in the coldest compartment. Ice crystals rob flavor and lettuce spoils quickly after frost damage. Yellow squash offers rich vitamin A.
Dinner guests spark jeer in division mess hall
In a World War II era scene two female WACs laugh at two civilian girls entering the mess with male escorts. One WAC mutters “pipe the 4-Fs,” belittling the visitors as the scene unfolds.
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Ruth Taylor
Mobileil
Q. C. Stateville
Greasing
GAS & Oil
Norris
Collin County Flier
Pascal Farley
Undertaker Wherry
Edward V. Robertson
Wyoming
Robbie
Rocky Mountains
Moore
George Wilson
Iowa
Robertson
Jay
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Gomer May
Many
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