WEA to Buy Loan Cotton at Parity Price
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced the WFA will purchase from farmers at parity prices all 1944 crop cotton with loan schedules and approved storage, through June 30, with CCC handling purchases. The WEA will also buy an undeemed 1944 crop wheat under loan at parity, through CCC, ending May 1, 1945, with prices set to rise as storage season progresses.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
CCC
WEA
Congress
Sweet Potato An Old World Root in Morning Glory Family
The article notes sweet potatoes are easy to grow with modest soil needs and were grown widely in 1943, yielding over 70 million bushels. It explains they belong to the morning glory family, tracing origins to tropical America, with historical mentions by Columbus and early explorers and the term yam used in the United States for the darker sweet potato varieties.
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United States
New Jersey
California
Tropical
America
Caribbean Islands
Africa
New World
New Civilian Radios Expected by Spring Amid War Progress
Civilians may buy brand new radios within four to five months to replace aging sets. Industry foresees partial civilian output resuming after Germany's collapse, with home radios possible by February or March if war progress continues. Prices may rise 20 to 50 percent above prewar levels as production restarts.
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New York
Germany
Europe
Orester H. Caldwell
Federal Radio
Radio and Television Retailing
War Production Board
Roosevelt Adopts Same Tactics Used To Beat Willkie
President Roosevelt hints at a fourth term strategy echoing his 1940 approach using satire and repetition to push his agenda. He contrasts with Dewey's emphasis on jobs and labor policy while recalling past reforms and campaign tactics. The piece frames his speech as a polished, battle-tested display of political technique.
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Roosevelt
Willkie
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Philadelphia
Hoovervilles
Martin, Barton and Fish
Madison Square Garden
Dewey
Mr. Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Family Loyalty Polly at the Zoo
A three year old girl named Polly was taken to the zoo with her father returning from a fishing trip. A crowd circled a submerged hippopotamus as Polly, lifted for a view, remarked that it looked like a fish though not as large as the trout her father boasted of.
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Polly
Giant Eastland County Oil Well Sparks Pipework Frenzy
In Pioneer Texas an immense 20 000 barrel per day Eakin No 4 gusher and a 7 200 barrel per day Bryson well trigger a rapid, hazardous rush of industrial activity. Army of 200 men digs earth dams builds pipelines and tanks as rain and gas create dangers. Railroads pause as crews rush to store crude and lay lead lines to new storage. Workers slog long hours in hip boots as Pioneer supplies coffee and meals.
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Tom Bryant
Cross Plains
Pioneer
Eastland County
Bryant
Tom Slick
King of the Wildcatters
Record of Oil Well Surge and Court Divorce Notice
The article notes a record oil well by Tom Bryant at Pioneer, creating a temporary lake from 15 acres of a 50 acre lease. It also includes a divorce suit filed in Grayson County Texas by D B Maxwell against Helen Marie Maxwell on cruel treatment, with a court date set for November 6, 1944.
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Tom Bryant
Pioneer
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
Texas
D. B. Maxwell
Helen Marie Maxwell
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Citation to Helen Marie Maxwell in Texas suit
State commands Helen Marie Maxwell to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance date, date unspecified in fragment. Official citation issued under Texas law.
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State OF Texas
Helen Marie Maxwell
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Sweet Potato
Morning Glory
United States Treasury Department
Treasury Department
U. S
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stephens & Bryant
Eyettrain
Ows
Community Public Service Company
Boyce House
Kingston Drug Store
Denison
Rexall
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