Meat point values set to rise in February
Washington. Households can expect a smaller meat supply next month as ration point values rise, announced by Price Administrator Chester Bowles. Butter will be more available, but meat values remain at 16 points per pound. Pork cuts may be unchanged. February values to be announced later this week. Bowles warned leather shortages persist, with continued two pair of shoes per person. Gasoline rations may tighten and tire quotas stay similar. Sugar remains tight with no near liberalization.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Cemetery Meeting Called by Oak Hill Association
There will be a meeting of the Oak Hill Cemetery Association on Friday February 11 at 3 30 p m at the Barnheart Funeral Parlors. All interested are urged to attend as business vital and important will be discussed. Mrs Tom Barbee president Mrs Emory Christian secretary treasurer
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Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Barnheart Funeral
Tom Barbee
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Murray cites 50 percent rise in living costs since 1941
Philip Murray president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations told a Senate subcommittee on white collar workers that living costs have risen about 50 percent since January 1941. The statement comes amid hearings on economics for clerical and office staff.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate
Small Auto Tags Again This Year
The 48th Texas Legislature authorized the Highway Commission to issue 1944 vehicle registration tabs due to material shortages. Two 2x2 inch metal tabs bearing State design, year, and serial number must be used with 1942 plates throughout 1944. One tab on two plate vehicles, front and rear. one tab on single plate vehicles, with the 1942 plate kept. Tabs fastened visibly. materials conserved from pre Pearl Harbor stocks. Owners urged to apply insignia as prescribed.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Commission
Texas Highway Commission
The
Highway Commission
Pearl Harbor
Frances Warns Her Mother With Brave Secret
A four year old Frances predicts a disapproved act, claiming her mother would be astonished by what she plans and that her mouth would drop off its hinges. The remark captures a child's bold mischief and family dynamics in a playful, cautious moment.
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Frances
Farmer A Basks in Helpful Year as Others Disagree
A light exchange between two farmers contrasts their experiences with assistance. One says he received every kind of help including good bad and indifferent while the other insists his year brought only one kind of aid.
Man seeks church join. divine patience ends in punchline
An exclusive tale shows a Harlem man asking a church rector to join a church in Harlem. After guidance to pray, the man reports that God replied he had spent ten years trying to enter that church himself.
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Dis Church
Harlem
Dis
Rastus
Expressions of Love From Family to Dear Dad
Thoughtful words convey gratitude and affection from His Children Grandchildren and A L Biggerstaff and Family acknowledging loving thoughts shared.
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A. L. Biggerstaff
School Lessons and a Muttered Diagnosis
A dialogue between Mrs Nayber and Mrs Nextdore reveals a boy's school term experiences. The boy is told he must be vaccinated his eyesight is not truly matched and his teeth require repair while his breathing method is deemed obsolete.
Paratrooper Riddle Offers Childlike Chat on Climbing
A playful dialogue features Aunt Melissah explaining a para trooper as a soldier who climbs down trees, contrasting with climbing up. The whimsical exchange centers on a child's curious question about paratroopers and their tree skills.
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Melissah
Gems Pulverized as Non-Slip Deck Surface on Warships
Pulverized garnets mixed with a plastic binder are applied to decks passages and other surfaces of battleships cruisers and smaller craft to prevent slipping and accidents during operations.
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