Record March arms output but 1943 goals still unmet
Washington reports record March production across aircraft ships and munitions yet first quarter output remains well below pace needed for 1943 military plans. Aircraft rose to 6200 planes. battleship Iowa completed. naval cargo ships at record highs. overall munitions up 11 percent from February while steel limits loom.
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Washington
D. C
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Nelson
Iowa
Texas Insane Moved from Jails, Board Informs
State board members toured the state hospital in Terrell to inspect a newly completed ward and Dr Charles W Castner announced that Texas insane have been moved completely from jails. No insane person remains confined in Texas jails.
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Terrell
State Board of Control
State Hospital
Charles W. Castner
Texas
Giraud Predicts Tunisia Victory and 1944 End
General Henri Giraud told diploma recipients that Tunisia would be fully liberated this month and World War II would end victoriously in 1944. He described a postwar France with a regime of participation, minimum wages, and rewards for good work, opposing drones and agitators.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Tunisia
Germany
France
General Andrews Killed in Iceland Plane Crash
Lt Gen Frank M Andrews commander of American forces in the European theatre was killed in a plane accident in an isolated area of Iceland. He had succeeded Eisenhower on Feb 5 and had just taken command after returning from the Middle East where he led American troops. He was a veteran airman who urged intensified use of heavy bombers to defeat Germany.
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London
Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
General Andrews
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Middle East
Andrews
Germany
One Angle County Agent and Farmer Exchange Hog Talk
A county agent asks about hog versus crop profitability. The farmer replies hogs pay less but require less labor since they do not need hoeing.
Odd facts from This Week Magazine on animals and war farming
Strange animal notes include the chimney swift’s 19 hours aloft daily and chameleons striking 12 inch tongue blows. Bloodhounds are cited as legally accepted evidence and goats in Tennessee faint upon sudden sights. Also notes 1943 spring pig crop up 30 percent, with war food goals and farmer labor needs.
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Siberia
Tennessee
U. S
Carl Kulberg
This Week
Bowles
Food Outlook for Texas Farmers in 1943
Texas farmers forecast higher acreages in cereals and feed for 1943 led by big increases in sweet potatoes and sorghum. Cattle breeding remains strong with calves up and deaths down. eggs and poultry show record levels despite labor and equipment shortages.
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College Station
Texas
W. C. Childs
Austin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
C. E. Bowles
A. and M. College Extension Service
Bowles
Quinine Prank Drove Suitor From Sister’s Side
Dialogue notes Bobbie recalls a quarrel over a sister’s romance. Dickie admits to a practical joke by putting quinine in the sister’s face powder. Each kiss induced a grimace, souring the suitor’s chances and causing discord.
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Bobbie
Dickie
Notices and ads listings from Sherman TX era
Wanted to buy fat cattle for butchering and a gold watch chain with locket. For sale two fat hogs about 600 pounds. Butane supplies for producers and defense workers at Foster's Butane Denison. Wanted home for two strong puppies Ski Terrier mix. Auto loans and financing available through AUTO FINANCE COMPANY Sherman.
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Foster's Butane
Denison
Texas
Whiskey Supply Of United States Is Diminishing
Damon Runyon warns that U S whiskey consumption rose 85 percent last year to 150 million gallons and is shrinking as major and medium distillers curb distribution. With war production replacing alcohol, annual output may drop to 60 million next year, risking near exhaustion without replenishment.
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Damon Runyon
Army cadets gain campus goodnight kiss rule
Army air cadets at Springfield State Teachers College win official approval to bestow a goodnight kiss during visiting hours on campus as long as the kiss is to the cadet’s wife. The order replaces an earlier ban on public affection and clarifies the display of affection on campus.
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Springfield
Army Air Cadets
Springfield State Teachers College
Army
Thrifty Scotsman Pays Postal Surcharge in Canada
William Kinnear of Saskatoon a native of Fifesbury Scotland mailed all his 1943 Christmas cards just before the deadline. The note highlights a one cent post age rate increase in Canada recently mentioned by the Scotsman.
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Canada
William Kinnear
Saskatoon
Fifesbury
Scotland
Danny Mr. Kinnear
A Magnificent Merger What makes you think it's an ideal match
Uncle Peter and Aunt Susan discuss a proposed match. Aunt Susan notes the bride’s father sits on the gas ration board and her grandfather on the sugar ration board, implying influential connections in a rationed era.
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Peter
Susan
Conclusion of the Brain Concludes Tragic Death Scene
A dialectal exchange reveals a misheard medical term as a death claim. The exchange centers on a fatal injury believed to be a concussion but misphrased as a conclusion, with the implied death of the husband. The dialogue underscores rural speech and a fatal car accident context.
Not New to a Woman Hubby (after an airplane trip)
A light exchange after a plane trip contrasts a man's awe at nature with his wife joking that a woman can see the same truth from ground level. The quip turns on gendered humor about perception and perspective.
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Allen T. Short
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D. A. Holland
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Rock Road
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