Wake Up to Farmer's Plight
A compilation of farmer testimonials from Indiana Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin highlights the labor crisis on farms during wartime. Farmers warn high school or city help cannot replace skilled farm labor and recount losses from inexperienced workers. The piece notes rising dairy cattle slaughter, looming food shortages, and debates over wages and conscription versus farm productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Graves
Indiana
Illinois
Kenneth Moore
Wencker Meyer
Missouri
Meyer
Maryland
Kansas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Army to Keep One Third of Its Physicians
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, surgeon general of the Navy, said one third of the physicians who enter the armed services may not return to civilian practice after the war. He warned that the services must retain a base level, and two thirds of those drafted returning would be a good outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Armed Services
Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
McIntire
Grace hails hot baths as weight loss policy
Grace claims she bathes regularly to slim down and jokingly calls it the scorched girth policy as a quirky self enforced regimen. Her remark frames a self care lark that blends humor with weight concerns.
Student expelled for cheating during physiology exam
A pupil was expelled after being caught counting ribs during a physiology exam. The incident involved academic dishonesty and led to removal from the school.
Texas War Workers and Old Age Pension Bills
Roving Texas correspondent recalls early Texas politics and Col Billie Mayfield now Coleman County Chronicle editor. War plant workers face high loan shark interest as Texas lawmakers consider bills to restore old age assistance funds and lift pension ceilings to prevent future cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Mayfield
Mayfield
Coleman County Chronicle
Billie
Texas
House
Ben Sharpe
Sharpe
Senate
Rep
Ennis
Micah and the Four Freedoms Foretold in Ancient Prophecy
The essay argues the dream of a world free of war traces back to Micah and ancient prophecy. It links freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom of religion to modern ideals, noting private initiative under a profit system. It concludes by citing Texas telecom data: 450 telephone companies, 1,907 exchanges, and 755,085 phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quillin
Dallas News
Samaria
Micah
Zion
Jerusalem
Texas
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Henry County
Wickard
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Nebraska
Whitewright Lumber Co. “Neighborly Service
CAS
United States
Britain
Boyce House
Harry Schwenker
Brady Standard
Will Rogers
Boyce
Rogers
Texas Senate
Free World
L. LaRoe & Company
George
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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