Wartime rationing and drafts detailed in weekly notices
The article lists sugar stamp validity and dates for home canning 5 pound lots, meat stamps T U V W, blue stamps for processed foods, and ration guidance. It explains draft rules for fathers with children, limits on gifting home canned goods, and fat collections, plus government budget, civilian wool and paper conservation, discharge buttons, poultry trucker requirements, and rising fruit and berry canning prices.
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WPB
WPB Pulp and Paper Division
OPA
U. S. Incomes Reach New High Mark in 1943
Washington reports that June income payments to individuals topped 12.162 billion dollars, with first-half 1943 total reaching 67.119 billion. Wage, federal payrolls, and farm operator net income drive most gains as war economy expansion slows.
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Washington
Jones
Commerce Department
Carrots Delivered as Gift to Idaho Servicemen
In Moscow Idaho Robert E Greene director of dormitories at the University of Idaho oversees feeding for service men in training when a California surplus commodities corporation gift arrives as a carrot filled provision. The gift amounts to 271 pounds per man provoking a mix of delight and practical planning.
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Moscow
Idaho
California Surplus Commodities Corporation
Robert E. Greene
University of Idaho
Greene
Aristocrat and Isadore Cohen Trade Ancestral Claims
In a light exchange the aristocrat boasts an ancestor at Magna Charta signing while Isadore Cohen counters with an ancestor present at the Ten Commandments. The remark underscores family lore and social vanity in casual party chatter.
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Isadore Cohen
World wheat crops smaller as 1943 output falls short
Agriculture Department estimates 1943 world wheat production minus Soviet Russia and China may drop about 12 percent from 1942’s 4.24 billion bushels. North America leads the decline with U S output pegged at 791 million, while Europe and India show modest gains. Canada, Argentina, and Australia hold large stocks to cover three years of world trade.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet
Russia
China
North America
Europe
India
U. S
United States
England
Turkey
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Portugal
Spain
Germany
Australia
Argentine
Canada
Unemployment Compensation Payments Across States
The Social Security Board reports eight years of unemployment benefits under state programs. In June 1943 an average week paid 100,256 workers $5,949,594, while 1936–June 30, 1943 total benefits reached $2,085,735,680. Wisconsin began in 1936 and 1940 had a peak $520,000,000 in benefits with 1,268,566 weekly recipients. In 1943 about 40.6 million workers earned wages under state plans.
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San Antonio
Social Security Board
Wisconsin
First Navy Vessel Built in Maryport England
The first vessel of the American Navy is traced to Maryport Cumberland shire England where construction began as the fledgling force sought ships and shipwrights. The report notes early colonial efforts to equip a standing fleet before American waters.
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Maryport
Cumberlandshire
England
Women Dominate Household Spending Says Survey
A study shows women purchase 90 percent of all food and 75 percent of all clothing in the United States, reflecting their decisive role in daily consumer choices and budget shaping.
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United States
Milk Ration Plan Urges Soybean Use If Milk Slips
The Agriculture Department said those not qualifying for milk under proposed rationing would be urged to fortify diets with soybean derivatives such as flour flakes and grits. Officials note the plan aims to keep milk consumption stable by age and dealer allocation as byproducts divert fluid milk for butter and cheese for the armed forces and civilians.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
Department
Cold storage ban on many foods and drinks issued
Washington The War Food Administration banned storage in refrigerated warehouses of beer wine liquors canned fruits and vegetables citrus concentrates canned processed milk dry skim milk and dried whole milk plus sterile canned meat flour and cereal products to ensure space for spoilage prone foods.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Public debate over wartime policy quotes judge on unity
A judge urges focus on winning the war and warns against wasting resources on prolonged disputes. The speaker emphasizes that there is a time and place for every fight, insisting now is not the moment to engage in factional battles. The remarks reference Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc. as part of the discussion.
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Hollywood
Elsie Roberts
University of Houston Coed
Texas Deposit
Texas
Elsie
Ce of
Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
Fred
Herb
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