War Food Program Seized for Overall Coordination
An executive order dated December 7 places full control of the nation’s food program under Secretary Wickard. The plan consolidates production and distribution into two new administrations, sets procurement from WPB, and authorizes civilian rationing via OPA. It aims to meet 1943 food needs while preventing hunger and creating a national production and distribution assembly line.
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Wickard
OPA
Food Production Administration
Herbert W. Parisius
Office of
Agricultural War Relations
Food Distribution Administration
Roy Hendrickson
AMA
U.S
Agriculture Department
National “Assembly
United Nations
Department
WPB
Nelson
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Syrup Production Slashed by Labor Shortage in Palestine
East Texas ribbon cane syrup, a war casualty, vanishes from shelves as farm labor shortages hinder planting, cutting, and processing. Veterans say they produce only enough for home use while urging readers to try a Sun Want Ad for results.
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Palestine
East Texas
OPA Approves 16 Grocery Price Increases
The Office of Price Administration authorized higher prices for sixteen grocery items to ease wholesaler retailer pressure while predicting largely unchanged clothing prices next spring. The change allows pass through of exact packer price increases and details retailer methods to follow. Sequoia trees 1,000 years old not yet at maturity have been found.
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Washington
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Cotton quota favorable after unofficial returns top 86 percent
Unofficial yet near complete results from Saturday’s cotton marketing quota referendum show 86.4 percent of farmers voting to continue the program for 1943 44. Of 675 826 ballots counted 583 590 favored quotas and 92 236 opposed with remaining ballots from 19 producing states not yet recorded. A two thirds margin is required.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Christmas Safety Hints From Insurance Official
AUSTIN. Christmas safety tips were issued by Marvin Hall State Fire Insurance Commissioner. He urged getting a fresh Christmas tree and keeping it damp outside until needed then placing it in a cool moist spot inside and keeping decorations away from heating equipment and electric lights.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
Hall
Safety Rules for Home Decorations and Fire Prevention
The notice warns that most decorations are highly inflammable and advises prompt disposal of trash papers and rubbish. It stresses extinguishing matches cigarettes and cigars before disposal and keeping matches away from children. It cautions against overloading electric circuits.
Phrasing a Courteous Duck Slip in Dinner Etiquette
A humorous exchange between spouses discusses the proper words when a duck slips from a platter to a guest’s lap. The wife guides the husband to be very courteous and say, Pardon me, but may I trouble you for that duck.
Revised Draft Classes Listed Washington War Service Classifications
The Office of War Information released a detailed list of Selective Service classifications revised to include a new 4-H class for men aged 38 to 44. The categories cover 1-A general service 1-A-C noncombatant objection 2-A and 2-B war production roles, 4-A to 4-H deferrals and disqualifications, and a new 4-H class replacing prior age groupings.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Weakened Wife Finds 50Year Courtship Ends in Marriage
A lighthearted exchange in a newspaper item notes a couple married after a half century of courtship. The husband jokes the old fellow was too weak to hold out any longer, highlighting a long romance finally formalized.
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The
War Front
Congress
OWI
U. S
A. A. Wangergrift
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Far East
Coolidge
South Pacific
MacArthur
Gona
New Guinea
Buna-Sanananda
Buna- Gona
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Tunisia
Joseph L. Weiner
Office of Civilian Supply
Automobile
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Whitewright Lumber Co
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
L. LaRoe & Co
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