Defense Aid Update Shows Broad World War II Support
OPM Director Batt urged delivering aid to Britain and Russia from Washington after Moscow talks. The Maritime Commission announced 60 emergency cargo boats for Britain and the $5.985 billion second lend lease act was signed creating Lend Lease Administration under Edward R. Stettinius Jr. The Export-Import Bank approved a 6 million credit to Banco Obrero in Venezuela and plans Latin American credits to aid Western Hemisphere trade. Prices rose with copper and related goods while wage and employment data showed gains. Defense housing rose to 46,572 ready homes with 101,785 in progress. dental care expansion for 100,000 selective service men. Civilian Morale efforts to discuss national problems. and military priorities reducing steel and other production. The Navy reported small-boat building up to 368 ships and two more Liberty ships launched as power conservation measures began in several states.
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Britain
Russia
OPM
Batt
Washington
Moscow
U. S
Maritime Commission
Office For Emergency Management
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Texas Ranked Seventh In Defense Savings Bonds Sales
Texas ranked seventh among states in Defense Savings Bonds purchases for five months after May 1, with $26.768 million in bonds and $758,200 in stamps sold through Sept 30. New York led with $116.939 million. Illinois Pennsylvania California Ohio New Jersey also ahead. George Matthew Adams quote follows.
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Washington
Texas
Treasury Department
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Beavers and Perth in Mediterranean Naval Effort
Australia's modest navy supports Allied Mediterranean defense with six cruisers and many smaller vessels. Sailors of H M A S Perth return from the Battle of Matapan where Italian losses included at least three cruisers and one destroyer. Australian shipyards, rebuilt since the war, now build destroyers and anti-submarine patrol boats for Australia and Britain.
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Ustralia
Mediterranean
H.M.A.S. Perth
Matapan
Perth
England
Australia
Rayburn Speaks At Bonham As Aviation School Dedicates
Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn addressed 2,000 at Bonham to mark the aviation school dedication. He urged unity and cooperation for national defense, praised defense industry workers, and warned against agitators while stressing readiness and patriotic sacrifice. Cadets received encouragement for duty and democracy.
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Bonham
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
England
Sam Rayburn
Bonham Aviation School
Two Oceans
Ray
Army
Rayburn
America
Your Store and the American Retail Miracle
The essay extols American retailing as a twentieth century marvel with widespread stores across the country offering consistent goods and prices. It notes the extensive development, service, economy, and efficiency that support a high standard of living, contrasting it with global retail. A concluding line then shifts to praise Cyprus for longevity.
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United States
Epitaph Collecting Reveals Graveyard Humor Worldwide
Chicago collector William Bethel has spent 15 years gathering epitaphs and photos from global cemeteries, compiling thousands of miles of travel into four large volumes. His finds include witty and sad inscriptions from Old English, American, and English graves, such as a log cutter marked with a giant log and a wine cask burial anecdote from Wilmington.
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William Bethel
Chicago
Bethel
Hildenborer
Kent
England
Lakewood
N. J
Rowe
Boulder
Ill
John Gardner
Bunhillfield
Elkhart
Ind
Nashua
N. Y
Elisha Bowman
Henryville
Solon
Nancy Martin
Wilmington
N. C
Delphos
Coffee Squeeze and the Inter American Coffee Pact
American housewives face 40 percent higher coffee prices, a result of the wartime shift in trade. The 14 producing nations supplied vast global markets, with the US taking about 15 million bags. European demand dropped after the war, leaving the US as the main buyer. An inter American coffee agreement was signed on October 1 to stabilize prices and trade.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Europe
When a Child Needs a Laxative
Syrup of Black-Draught is a tasty liquid laxative for children. It uses the same main ingredient as Black-Draught and provides relief from common symptoms indicating a laxative is needed. Available in two sizes: 25c and 50c.
Coffee price spike fuels exporting quotas and higher costs
Coffee prices rise as exporting nations set minimums driving green bean costs from 6 to 13 cents per pound. The U S coffee bill swells by about 200 million dollars annually while Colombia adds another cent per pound. The Office of Price Administration and the Army Quartermaster Corps oppose the increases but have limited power to stop them. Other importing countries pay lower rates.
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Ilize
Uncle Sam
Colombia
Office of Price Administration
Army Quartermaster Corps
Pathfinder
Lonesome Bill Says Letter Demands Production Shifts
A reader complains about a letter urging more food for Britain during the war. He suspects USDA aliasing as Uncle Sam Demands Action and suggests sending the letter to factories blocked by strikers, noting a possible shift of cotton land to turnips.
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USDA
Uncle Sam
Lonesome Bill Urges More War Effort From Britain
A wartime letter argues Britain must mobilize beyond bread and butter and urges factory workers to contribute more to the war, warning that Hitler will target Great Britain after Russia. The writer compares farmers facing droughts to urging broader national sacrifice and proclaims taxpayers already funding the effort.
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John Bull
Hitler
Russia
Great Britain
Pennsylvania inventor builds gas capsule to end animal suffering
A trap devised by a Pennsylvania man releases a gas capsule that asphyxiates a captured animal to end its suffering, showcasing an unconventional humane euthanizing device.
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Pennsylvania
Pink Toothbrush Troubles Linked to Vitamin C Deficiency
A diet lacking vitamin C can cause bleeding gums and the appearance of a pink toothbrush. Health guidance notes oral symptoms reflect scurvy risk from insufficient ascorbic acid intake.
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Perkins
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McNutt
Fleming
Stimson
Bendix, N. J
Air Associates, Inc
Defense Mediation Board
Roy M. Jones
Appalachian
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U. S. Conciliation Service
Defense Housing Defense
Palmer
C. R. Wells
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Office of Education
Office of Civilian Defense
Freedom's
Nelson
Signal Corps
U. S. Army Aircraft Warning Service
Navy
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Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
George Matthew Adams
Whitewright Lumber Co
Beaver
Cyprus
Lonesome Bill
Deport Times
OUR Cleaning Service
Cull Reeves
LaRoe’s
L. LaRoe & Co
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