The Globe News Editorial on War Labor and Britain
A Globe-News editorial reflects on 4-F policy shifts, Washington manpower plans, and labor unrest in Britain. It notes Vice President Wallace potential China visit and compares Allied mobilization with domestic manpower debates amid looming conventions and Dunkirk fears.
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Wallace
Chungking
Wendell
Willkie
Way
Wisconsin
Chicago
Lake Michigan
China
Draft Foolishness and Power Struggles in Washington
Washington opinion piece analyzes muddling in federal drafting policy. It cites Manpower Director McNutt clashing with the Army and Navy over the national service draft while Roosevelt shifts control. It notes labor opposition, ambiguous hearings, and doubts about 4-F provisions and industrial labor needs.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Ssayia
Itmancio
Congress
Europe
Pacific
Atlantic
Hershey
Paul McNutt
Armed Services
McNutt
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Cleveland
Leonard Ayres
War Department Economic Bureau
Cleveland Trust Company
Liston
Ve McNutt
Poe
Greeter for Anzio C of C by Ernie Pyle
Lieutenant Eugene Tousineau of Detroit acts as the Anzio Chamber of Commerce greeter aboard landing crafts, checking ships and cargo while riding shells and dodging explosions. He leads a four-man crew learning riverine boat work after Navy and Army dangers, calling himself the bad boy of his regiment.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Eugene Tousineau
Detroit
Anzio
Tousineau
John Coyle
Swain Street
Philadelphia
Tousiness
Harry
Cesar Romero
Naples
Army
Davis
Admiral Dewey
Pfc
Arthur Handy
Fellows
Calif
Taft
Handy
Nicholas Kardos
North Damen Avenue
Chicago
Rabbit
William Lipiczky
Rawlings Ave
Cleveland
Chinese girl recalls wartime Japan in Chungking dispatch
A Chinese girl named Katie Chen describes life in wartime Japan after a six week visit to Kobe Yokohama Tokyo and My Anoshita. She reports American prisoners used as coolies on docks and sampans and widespread air raid shelters. Tokyo families bow to war dead and wounded.
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Katie Chen
China
Japan
Kobe
Yokohama
Tokyo
Myanoshita
Walter Rundle
United Press
Chungking
Sampans
Southwest Pacific
Berlin
Imperial Hotel
Chen
Polk Street Professor Seeks Buyers for Daunting Yard Furniture
A letter describes yard furniture made from green twigs bent into chairs and a settee, held with nails. As the wood dries, pieces straighten and nails protrude, giving painful whacks and even injuring a neighbor's dog. The writer jokes about selling the chaotic items cheap.
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Devil
Actress Horizontal and Vertical Crossword Clues List
A list of cross clues with numbers for across and down entries including hints for words like picture actress 11 12 and various single word clues such as meat farm implement and editor abbr. The document presents a standard puzzle format with hints and grid references.
Thoughts on Obedience and Unity in Quotations
A collection of brief maxims and biblical verses on rebellion obedience unity and virtue. The quotes attribute Franklin Fuller Psalm 34 Wilcox and Longfellow highlighting themes of righteous action and collective strength.
Favor Higher Fight Pay for Frontline Soldiers Says Gallup
A nationwide public opinion survey shows seven in ten voters favor a 50 percent pay raise for service members in combat. Majorities across regions support the boost and many would accept higher taxes to finance it. The piece notes existing allowances and cites quotes from military and political leaders.
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Princeton
N. J
Ernie Pyle
House of Representatives
Samuel Weiss
Senate
Charles W. Tobey
N. Eng
Mid. Atl
East
West
Far West
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American Institute of Public Opinion
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American Retail Federation
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New Hampshire
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George Jones
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