Unrest in the South Blamed on Loss of Cheap Labor
Memphis dispatch argues South unrest stems from plantation owners and big farmers resentful of Farm Security Administration gains for marginal farmers and sharecroppers. It cites the American Farm Bureau Federation, political machines, and war manpower as factors shaping this conflict around the Mississippi Delta and Lake Dick areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Thomas L. Stokes
Memphis
New Deal
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Congress
Will
Huey Long
Gene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Planter-Business Alliance
Midwest
Big Farmer
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Big Land Owners Agency
The
Farm Bureau
Delta
Mississippi
Arkansas
Hill
Chambers of Commerce
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Mississippi Delta
Lake Dick and
Dyas
Rex Tugwell
Truth About Farmer's Income in 1942 Revealed
College Station report shows national farm net return reached about 10.2 billion dollars in 1942 while prices for farm and home necessities rose to a 20 year high. Farmers' share of national income remained around 18 percent despite being 22 percent of the population.
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College Station
C. E. Bowles
A. and M. College Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bowles
Texas
Expert defends slang and Shakespeare as hep cats
Newark English teacher leader Max Herzberg argues slang and Shakespeare share linguistic vitality. He says hep cat slang expresses youth, likening it to Shakespeare's influence, urges language simplification, and cites Marine slang as vivid proof. He defends the split infinitive, but rejects ain't as proper. He notes newspapers foster strict grammar while supporting wartime English education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Newark
N. J
W. Shakespeare
Max J. Herzberg
Weequahic High School
National Council of Teachers of English
Herzberg
Chicago
Playwright asks why women claim younger ages
A playwright jokes that many women pretend to be five years younger, suggesting they never learned to count until age five in a light exchange.
Extermination of Jews in Occupied Europe Detailed in Allied booklet
A London issued Allied booklet outlines Nazi measures against Jews across Europe. It projects near extinction by year end with Belgium Poland Bohemia Moravia Greece Luxembourg Holland Norway and France all affected. Descriptions include deportations forced labor and camp confinement with grim survivor forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
inter-Allied Information Committee
Europe
Poland
Belgium
Bohemia
Moravia
Terezin
France
Parc Des Princes
Velodrom D’hiver
Paris
Holland
Westerbork
Norway
Bredtvedt
Thunderbolt Debuts in Britain as American Power Soars
The P-47 Thunderbolt, fast and heavily armed with eight 50 caliber guns, makes its European debut in Britain. Officials tout its speed, range, and firepower, noting it has already shot down several FW-190s and serves as a strong escort and interceptor for Allied bomber fleets.
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Thunderbolt
Britain
London
Adolf Hitler
Antwerp
United States
Eighth Air Force Command
Europe
Atlantic
Greenland
Iceland
America
Republic Aviation Corporation
December anti-Jew laws extend to half and quarter Jews
The text notes many people being sent to work in the Upper Silesian coal mines and reports that in December anti-Jewish laws were extended to cover half and quarter Jews.
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Upper Silesian
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Denison
Rexall
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Pascal Farley
J. H. Gosnell
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Thomas Kirk May
Virgil Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
Allen T. Short
Hannah
Tom Barbee
Foster’s
Butane
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright
K. Wolens
Woods Smart
Hollywood
Wilson Bros
Basque Sport
Kavolens
Ernest Lilley
Denison, Texas
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