Texas Gets Raw Deal on Cotton Shortfalls
A Texas cotton expert argues the federal acreage restriction program punishes Texas while Mississippi and Arkansas prosper. He cites 1942 production and acreage figures showing Texas cut nearly half its cotton area, versus over 72 percent in the Delta states, and calls for ending the policy to restore the U S market. The piece urges Texans to learn the facts and push for reform.
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Peter Molyneaux
Texas
Mississippi River
Roger L. Dixon
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Dixon
Dallas Morning News
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississipi
United States
AAA
Poland
Toto
Mississipi Delta
U. S. Builds 5,489 Planes in December
War production surged 14 percent in December with aircraft up 20 percent and ground ordnance up 25 percent. Donald M. Nelson reported the total December output reached 5,489 planes for the Army Navy and Allies, up 667 from November.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Nixies Drain Navy Cargo Space on U S Ships
Washington reports navy officials battle with nixies improper addressed letters that never reach sailors. They clog cargo and supply ships and waste space in naval district stations. The Navy urges relatives and friends to be more careful. Some people make their bed, then they lie out of it.
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Washington
Naval
Navy
Celebration Marks Seventieth Year Of The Clarksville Times
Clarksville Times turns 70 as R M White praises country newspapers. He says small town papers are living, personally linked to readers and families, recording births marriages deaths and memories, and reflecting a cross section of life in American rural communities.
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Clarksville Times
R. M. White
Clarksville
Thoughtful quip about a bachelor and action
A witty exchange defines a bachelor as someone who thinks before acting and then does not act. The line plays on hesitation and resolve with a humorous twist.
Food For Freedom Loans Aid Grayson County Farmers
Farmers in Grayson County qualify for 1943 food for freedom loans to expand production if they lack private credit. Ernest H. Gunn of the Farm Security Administration notes demand grows daily, stressing that productive land and a willing family suffice. President Roosevelt and Secretary Wickard back the program to boost small and medium farms toward full capacity.
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Grayson County
Ernest H. Gunn
County Farm Security Administration
Roosevelt
Wickard
FSA
Memory Test Front Page News Before the War
Quip about using alcohol to make tires and the shift from reeling to rolling. Casually recalls what was used for front page news prewar, hinting at changing times and technology. No explicit names or dates.
Farmers Get Rubber Boots Through War Ration System
COLLEGE STATION Farmers or stockmen may apply at local War Price and Rationing Boards for rubber boots under OPA rules. Certificates authorize purchases for those working essential to the war effort, including dairy, vegetables, grain, meats, wool and other war crops.
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College Station
Dora R. Barnes
A. and M. College Extension Service
OPA
Crazy About Horses and Satirical Quote About Ministers
A Savoy Star remark argues against eating horse meat, saying horses are clean and suited for harness. It notes Americans would need many meatless days before accepting horse as food and ends with a wry line about ministers and gambling.
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Savoy Star
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Whitewright
U. S
O. G. Alexander
Allen T. Short
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Wade Robbins
Whitewright Hatchery
G. W. Ford
Percy Darwin
R. E. L. Binion
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
the Perpetual Chronic
The
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
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