Frenzied Home Front in 1917-18
In 1917 18 the nation mobilized for war with conscription food hoarding and rationing shaping daily life. Citizens faced shortages as sugar bacon and bread prices rose while gardens and Hooverized campaigns encouraged home production and conservation.
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Chicago
United States
Germany
Pittsburgh
Paul Revere
New York
Fifth Avenue
Joffre
Philadelphia
Literary Digest
Boy Scouts
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Wilson
New York American
New York City
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Civiae Grimmer News
Brooklyn
Hearst
Richest Nun Chooses Charity Over Wealth in Early Life
Philadelphia born Mother Mary Katherine Drexel heir to Francis Drexel's fortune who pledged poverty and a life of service. Despite a $1,000 daily income from her estate she lives simply while directing vast charitable work for the underprivileged and Native Americans.
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Philadelphia
Mary Katherine Drexel
Mother Drexel
Spring
Drexel
Cornwell Heights
Long Sinc
Francis Anthony Drexel
America
West
Sugar Hoarders Display Jolts Storegoers
A shopper was stunned by a massive sugar display as sacks towered across the shop. The vendor explains the sugar came back from conscience stricken hoarders rather than new stock, creating a striking impression on customers.
Pension fund surplus used for own pensions in Texas
In a ruling by Attorney General Mann, Texas Comptroller Sheppard can pay over 1.75 million dollars monthly from state funds to old age pensioners, with average payments near 20 dollars as pension rolls rise from 119,000 to 174,918 since Sept 1, 1941. The surplus stems from tax bill accruals and other laws.
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Austin
Mann
Sheppard
Comptroller’s Department
Comptroller's Department
Texas
Public Welfare Department
Comptroller
Texas pension funding clash risks constitutional amendment
Sheppard notes that a maximum pension of 15 dollars from state and 15 dollars from federal sources would not cover 174000 recipients. The constitution requires payments reflect individual needs, and meeting all obligations would need a constitutional amendment and a new tax bill to raise thirty dollars per month.
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Garfield
New York State
Mississippi
Sheppard
Texas
Birth certificates waived for confidential government work
Washington announced birth certificates will not be required to prove citizenship for jobs in plants handling secret government contracts. Applicants must sign in the presence of a plant representative that they are citizens and aware of penalties for misrepresentation, to reduce delays and save valuable production hours.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Army
Navy
Boyce House Opposes Pension for State Legislators
Tarrrant County editor Boyce House, a lieutenant governor candidate, denounces pensions for state legislators. He argues public office is not a private deal and lawmakers should fear voter penalties at elections. He says taxpayers owe nothing after terms end.
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Big Spring
Boyce House
Tarrant County
House
Senate
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Louis L. Pryor
Sun
Cleveland Press
New York Society
Ashburn
United New
U.S. Treasury Dept
the Sun
Skjold
Bjorn
Pol
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Securities County
CCC Cotton Loans
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First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Westinghouse
Community Public Service Company
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