General U S Rationing Seen in War Time
Washington reports that relief for war distressed wholesalers and retailers could lead to general civilian goods rationing. A Commerce Department monograph warned of extreme shortages and considered direct allocation or voluntary quotas to control supply chains amid a vast network of 1.77 million retailers 200 thousand wholesalers and 180 thousand manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Senate
Small Business Committee
Charles C. Fitchtner
Walter F. Crowder
Louis J Paradise
Nelson vows to stay amid war production feud
Chairman Don ald M. Nelson of the War Production Board denied claims he would yield control. He said he would stay in the job until someone better comes along and challenged Pearson's suggestion that his reign over war industry was ending. He emphasized he has not seen anyone who can do it better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Pearson
D. M. Nelson
Nelson
England
O. O. McIntyre
Europe
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Hedda
Liquor supplies seen stable despite wartime orders
Washington reports 525 million gallons of straight whisky ageing in kegs and 50 million gallons of alcohol for gin and other drinks. WPB orders halted whisky production after October 8 but officials promise ample supply for 3 to 4 years with increased wartime demand. Scotch production limited but an eight to twelve year supply remains for select brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPB
America
Hitler-Hirohito & Co
Farm Price Order Triggers Senate Complaints
Senators John Bankhead of Alabama and Richard B Russell Jr of Georgia criticized President Roosevelts anti inflation order. They warned that counting benefit payments and deducting from parity prices could nullify farm price supports and complicate congressional intent to weight farm labor costs in price fixing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John Bankhead
Alabama
Richard B. Russell Jr
Georgia
Russell
Bankhead
Congress
Young Welsh Woman Oversees 14 Machines at British Factory
A Wales native, Mrs. Foster, wife of a serving RCAman, and mother of a two year old, has risen to supervise 14 key machines under a foreman at a wartime factory after 17 months on the job.
Detour on the road tests a faulting wife's patience
A wealthy couple's five mile rough detour forces the wife to endure harsh travel, proving that trouble can sharpen appreciation and happiness. The piece reflects on the value of discomfort and cites Dr. Benjamin T. Woods predicting an unknown era. It also notes Greek mercy ships delivering aid to Greece and praises Hedda Hopper's Hollywood column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin T. Woods
The
University of New York
England
Chaucer
Texas Hen Loses World Egg-Laying Record by Two Eggs
In Storrs Connecticut a White Leghorn owned by J A Hansen of Corvallis Oregon set a new world egg laying mark with 347 eggs in 357 days defeating the Texas hen from Woodlawn Farm Temple by two eggs. Dr H M Scott of the University of Connecticut reported the result.
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Texas
Storrs
Conn
Woodlawn Farm
Temple
H. M. Scott
University of Connecticu
J. A. Hansen
Corvallis
Ore
Wary Nurse Keeps Baby Safe From Kisses
A husband jokes that his wife notes the new nurse is highly scientific and keeps the baby unkissed. The punchline questions who would object to such care, highlighting cautious parenting humor.
Texas citation orders appearance in Grayson County court
The State of Texas commands L. G. Thigpen to appear and answer the plaintiff Wm. Freeman and Mollie Freeman in suit No. 49247. The petition, filed September 24, 1942, seeks title possession and removal of all clouds on the property, with appearance by Monday November 9, 1942, before the Honorable District Court at Sherman Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
L. G. Thigpen
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Wm. Freeman
Mollie Freeman
Land Boundary Dispute In Grayson County Texas
Plaintiffs claim fee simple ownership of two tracts described on Little Mineral Creek Texas with 148 acres and 40 acres. Defendant allegedly entered January 2 1942 dispossessing plaintiffs. They seek title possession costs and removal of a cloud from a 1928 royalty deed to Simpson Fell Company.
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Little Mineral Creek
W. S. Reeves
S. E
Elmark
Dorinda S. McGlothlin
Grayson County
Texas
N. W
Williams
Bennett
S. W
Walker Bradley
Bradley
Margaret Holder
Simpson-Fell Company of Oklahoma
Simpson-Fell
Sherman
A. D
W. R. Henderson
R. S. Steed
Leto Relieves Gum Discomfort Advertised by Kirpatrick Pharmacy
Druggists offer refund if Leto fails to satisfy. Kirpatrick Pharmacy markets Leto for irritated gums with a promise of relief and refund if not effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Texas to Boom After the War
Dean W. R. Woolrich of the University of Texas predicts Texas will become a leading postwar industrial state. He cited Texas and Louisiana as regional advisors for the Education Department and warned that by mid 1943 twice as many workers in war industries as prewar levels will be employed. Shipbuilding, aircraft, iron and chemical sectors are expected to rise significantly, with chemical industries expanding due to Texas becoming a center for tin bismuth magnesium and Southwestern steel.
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Texas
W. R. Woolrich
School of Engineering
University of Texas
Louisiana
United States Department of Education
Dean Woolrich
Iron and Steel
Exchange
Seeds for Taxes Recall in Rays of Sunshine
In Rays of Sunshine a reminiscence recalls a time when citizens received seed packets with tax money. The note evokes simpler benefits and nostalgic community support.
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U. S
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
U.S
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Greek War Relief Association
Red Cross
Greece
Robert Stack
Eagle Squadron
Bob
O. K
London
Palace Theatre
Ign
Charles Starrett
Paul Franklin
WM. Berke
Columbia
Maisie
RED Skelton
Rot
So Vincee
the Gorceyry Ta Py Catlett
Betty Reinhardt
Mary C. McCall, Jr
Ethel Hill
Roy del Ruth
J. Walter Ruben
Disney Cartoon
West Point
Pearl Harbor
Gal Sal
New York
Drews
Johnny E
Mike Shayne
Lloyd Nolan
Marjorie Weaver
Elene Reynolds
Henr
Richard Derr
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