Town and Farm in Wartime Notes From Office of War Information
War information digest covers ration stamps and price controls for foods such as meat fats and sugar, new hatters fur pricing, housing plans for Melbourne, wartime labor needs for crafts and foundries, Atchison storage warehousing, shipping tonnage figures, and shifts in shoe stamp regulations. It also notes car rationing quotas, rent advance limits, cotton textile manpower goals, cigar import pricing, Swiss cheese pricing, and USDA postwar policy aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
UDA
Wickard
Texas Fire Losses Rise. Carelessness Cited by Official
Fire insurance commissioner Marvin Hall reported Texas fire losses for January through July 1944 totaled more than 6.75 million dollars. He noted 1943 losses reached 14.34 million, with carelessness especially among smokers driving the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Marvin Hall
Texas Fire Insurance Department
Hall
Texas timber and talk in Montgomery County community piece
A Montgomery County profile highlights pulpwood industry, cross ties, and a worker’s rhythm from a Conroe timberman. It notes 600 workers in county timber, 20 000 ties monthly output, and single tie earnings around 50 cents plus general public speaking maxims about saying little and ending well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry
Montgomery County
Reagan Smith
Conroe
Houston
Youll Need That Money Later War Bonds Ad
A wartime appeal warns against inflation and urges saving money after the war ends. It urges investing in War Bonds and insurance, stressing personal restraint to support soldiers overseas and the postwar economy.
Water cups versus dippers in farm life nostalgia
A editorial lament contrasts the old tin dipper and a paper cup for drinking water in the field. It notes Labor and Agriculture department rules on hydration and worker welfare, imagining a shift from rustic to sanitized, covered containers under Washington oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Christian Science Monitor
Judge Suggests Good Whipping For Husbands
District Judge Power tells an attractive young blond that a husband who “knocked her around” should be whipped. She declines saying she does not want to whip him. The judge replies that a whipping would have kept him in line for 50 years and grants a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
Divorce Petition Citation for Linn in Grayson County
Citation issued in case No. 52891 commands Billie Jo Linn to appear by October 2, 1944 before Judge in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Leahnette Linn files for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment filed July 12 1944 with court clerk S V Earnest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Billie Jo Linn
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Office of Price Administration
New Zealand
Melbourne
Australia
Victorian State Housing Commission
Champ
Chester
War Manpower Commission
Atchison, Kansas
War Food Administration
Atchison
United States
War Shipping Administration
Germany
Goebbels
Australian News and Information Bureau
Dunkerque
Fuehrer
France
THE
Hitler
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Royce House
Berlin
By Clifton Fadiman
Sun Office
Palace Theatre
Rod Cameron
Fuzzy Knight
Tom Tyler
Vivian Austin
Ray Whitley
Donald Duck
Flying Cadets
Claire Trevor - Albert
Dekker
Barry Sullivan
Henry Hall
Porter Hall
Percey Kilbride
Clem Bevans
Tokyo
Darryl F. Zanuck
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
Farley Granger
Kevin O'Shea
Donald Barry
Trudy Marshall
Sam Levene
Alaskan Frontier
Dover
Loretta
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Diana Barrymore
Pathe News
Psomos Ova Wih
Wee Evans
Andy Hardy
Marseille
Rade
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