Point Rationing Ordered To Cover Various Foods
The government announced a nationwide rationing plan for canned, dried and frozen fruits and vegetables to begin in February under a two coupon system. OPA will freeze sales a week before start and issue War Ration Book No. 2 with blue and red coupons for canned goods and meat respectively.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Leon Henderson
OPA
Wickard
Senator O Daniel Opposes Rationing
In a Washington letter to The Sun Senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas denounces price fixing and rationing arguing the system is flawed and will collapse. He opposes Henderson's resignation and warns against Washington bureaucratic control clutching liberty as war production should be unleashed for postwar prosperity.
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the Sun
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Washington, D. C
Leon Henderson
NRA
Washington
Congress
Navy to publish complete casualty lists nationwide
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced that the Navy will follow the Army in releasing full casualty lists nationwide for all future reports. He also said no naval officers or sailors over 38 will be released solely due to age, while the Army may release those over 38 if needed and they apply. The War Department had already indicated similar broad Army casualty and prisoner lists.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Army
Knox
War Department
Navy Still Enlisting Men and Boys Aged 17 to 50
Sherman Navy recruiting station stated enlistments continue for 17 year olds and men 38 to 50. Enlistments are frozen only for 18 to 38. Negroes between 17 and 50 are eligible to serve as mess attendants. Contact the Sherman station or local selective service boards for details.
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Navy
Sherman Navy
Sherman Navy Recruiting Station
Selective Service Boards
Whitewright Sun Honor Roll adds dozens this week
The Sun honors new subscribers and renewals, inviting more names for January. Names added this week include Orbin Blanton, Pvt Rendell Freeman, Pvt Henry G Stepp, Mrs R A Bow, Wm R Skaggs, M F Alexander, W S Donihoe, Bailey Mack, Mrs Simmons Powell, M L Seay, James Lackey, M R Smith, Miss Belle Huddleston, Bascom Sears, W T Simmons, Miss Eva Medlin, J V Forrest, Mrs C B Dixon, J B Hamilton, Miss Mary Hollingsworth, Ray Blakey, Mrs Lowell Watson, Mrs J A Titus, Mrs Madge Ayers, Mrs Georgia Smith, A N McCoy, Miss Mattie Allison.
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Whitewright
Sun
Orbin
M. F. Alexander
W. S. Donihoe
Bailey Mack
Simmons Powell
M. L. Seay
James Lackey
M. R. Smith
Belle Huddleston
Bascom Sears
W. T. Simmons
Eva Medlin
J. V. Forrest
C. B. Dixon
J. B. Hamilton
Mary Hollingsworth
Ray Blakey
Lowell Watson
Getting It Across Letter From Son at College
A humorous exchange between a college student Knowlton and his father unfolds in two letters. The son uses slang and typos to request money and supplies while the father replies with bemused, clipped remarks noting little news and family inquiries. The back and forth highlights generational voice and campus distance.
Flour price rise aimed to curb bread costs
The Office of Price Administration set a uniform flour price increase of about 10 percent across the country while trimming slicing and other costs to prevent higher retail bread prices. Secretary Wickard also moved to enrich all commercial white bread with vitamins and minerals and limited bread varieties and consignment sales.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
OPA
Department of Agriculture
Wickard
Postwar Jobs Plan Warns of 20 Million Unemployed
In South Bend, Paul G. Hoffman of the Committee for Economic Development urges immediate planning to create civilian demand and 135 billion dollars in annual production within two years after peace to absorb 20 million returning workers. He cites Studebaker headcount and predicts millions will lose work if action lags. also notes a Dec 26 birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Slaughter of Ely.
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South Bend
United States
Paul G. Hoffman
Committee For Economic Development
Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
America
Men in Uniform Send News From Front and Home Front
Letters from soldiers in India, California, Africa, and Pearl Harbor reach Texas families. Recor ds mention promotions, new assignments, and ongoing training as loved ones reflect on Christmas and year end. Military postings include Air Force India, Marines San Diego, and Navy Pearl Harbor.
Pay Increases for Army Navy Nurses Approved
President Roosevelt signed legislation that raises base pay for Army Navy and other service nurses to 1800 dollars annually matching the pay of an Army second lieutenant and a Navy ensign. The move aligns nurses with officers under the Servicemen's Compensation Act as the forces grow rapidly.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Soviet Forces Drive Deep Into Frozen Front Southwest of Kalmykia
Soviet armies on four fronts push deeper into the frozen sector south of Elista as they overrun Remontnoe and other district centers. The Red Army reports progress around Rostov, with the left wing advancing along the Kalmyck Steppe railway toward Kotelnikovski and Kalmykia.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Remontnoe
Red Army
Elista
Kalmyck
Koteiikovski
Rostov
Kotelnikovski
Kalmyck Steppe
Farm chiefs push parity reform to include labor costs
Ralph Moore of Granger and J E McDonald Texas Commissioner press during a Washington visit for congressional action to add labor costs to parity price calculations. Moore says cotton parity would rise from 21.67 to 22.40 cents with labor, and that most other commodities won’t be hurt.
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Dallas
Congress
Ralph Moore
Granger
The
Texas Grange
Moore
Washington
J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
New York
Texas Admission to U.S. 97 Years Ago Commemorated
Governor Coke Stevenson and patriotic societies commemorated the 97th anniversary of Texas joining the United States. The ceremony featured sewing the 28th star onto the Old Glory flag, signifying Texas’ place in the union as the flag visits states by admission dates.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
United States
New Citrus Ceiling Prices Won't Immediate Retail Change
The Office of Price Administration said it would soon set ceiling prices for five fresh citrus fruit packs grapefruit lemons oranges tangerines and temple oranges at slightly higher levels than last year Only Florida Texas California and Arizona packs will be affected and housewives will not see immediate retail price changes.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Florida
Texas
California
Arizona
OPA
Corporal Pat O Daniel Undergoes Kidney Surgery
Washington reports Corporal Pat O Daniel, son of Senator O Daniel of Texas, suffered pain and nausea at Walter Reed General Hospital after an operation Saturday to remove kidney stones. He is enrolled at an officer candidate school at Fort Washington Maryland.
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Washington
Assassination Plot Crushed by Giraud in Algiers
Gen. Henri Giraud announced twelve arrests to prevent further assassinations after Admiral Darlan's murder. Among the detainees were police officers and two aids to Allied landings. US Minister Robert Murphy was named as a target. Giraud stressed the arrests guard against German and enemy plots while Tunisia fights on.
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Algiers
French North Africa
Henri Honore Giraud
Jean Darlan
French Africa
Africa
Giraud
Darlan
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Robert Murphy
United States
Murphy
North Africa
Collision rates cut for auto insurance in Austin
Casualty Insurance Commissioner Joe P. Gibbs announced a Jan 1 rate cut for collision insurance tied to gasoline ration books. A and D book holders get 20 percent reductions, B book holders 10 percent, with existing rates kept for other books. Commercial vehicle schedules are postponed pending additional ODT guidance.
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Austin
Joe P. Gibbs
Gibbs
Office of Defense Transportation
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