Coal Saver Myths and War Production Casket Talks Noted
A Globe article recalls the National Better Business Bureau warning on so called coal saving chemicals. It also reports a conference on Order L-34 allowing over length caskets and a Toledo plant walkout by 150 workers affecting the Willys jeep line, citing war production impact.
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National
Better For Future Business Bureau
NBBB
Wood Casket Industry Advisory Committee
Consumers Durable Goods Division
War Production Board
Food Waste and Postwar Plans Stir Debate
A Washington column critiques government food waste during wartime and calls for accountability in armed services. It contrasts criticisms of inefficiency with proposals by Lord Keynes on postwar financial reforms, arguing for cautious U.S. veto power and limited gold usage.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Armed Services
Lord Keynes
International Board of Directors
Britain
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Keynes
London
Africa
Australia
Canada
United
Dark Jungles and Guatemala Bound Lovers
Allison Topping sails to Guatemala to run her father s chicle plantation and meets Barry Fielding a mining engineer bound for the same land. In a tense voyage their flirtation unfolds with deception and quiet longing as an emotional ruse complicates their budding dynamic aboard the freighter.
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Allison Topping
Guatemala
Barry Fielding
Barry
Lila Harrison
Santiago
Allison
Jungle Dreams on a Night Deck
On a warm Cuban night aboard a ship, Allison teases Barry about his jungle obsession and Quiche books. He warns that Guatemala holds dangers while she remains amused and skeptical. Their tense exchange hints at a secret business interest and a growing romance.
Quiche Indians and a secret cinnabar mine hunt
John C Fleming and Lois Eby stage a tense voyage from Santiago toward a plan to enlist Quiche Indians in rapid exploitation of cinnabar mines in Guatemala. Barry argues they share Allied aims of freedom while Allison fears the dangers of the hidden tribal trade. The duo confronts warnings as the sea and danger loom.
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Allison
Barry
United Nations
Guatemala Highlands
Alvarado
Cuba
Elmer Davis' Unenviable Position
Dorothy Thompson argues Elmer Davis bears a harsh burden leading the Office of War Information. She credits his integrity and honesty amid a flawed wartime propaganda framework and widespread political pressure. Davis clashes with Jeffers over rubber forecasts, amid concerns about synthetic tire viability and public trust in truth.
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Elmer Davis
United States
Office of War Information
Davis
Jeffers
OWI
Tunisian Weather Brings Soldierly Smile During War Ends
Correspondent Ernie Pyle notes perfect Tunisan weather easing misery of winter as Tunisia war nears close. He describes green countryside, apricot groves, sunlit days, and a growing sense of comfort amid army life and impending summer khaki.
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Ernie Pyle
Tunisia
Virginia
Army
Puzzler Horizontal Word List From Unknown Narrow Grid
Puzzle clue list presents a horizontal crossword with entries for positions 1 through 42 including definitions like Pictured American ilosopher and symbols such as cobalt, plus items like River barrier and Sun god. The fragment shows several incomplete entries and misprints requiring crossword solving.
Puzzle Answer List Across and Down Clues
The text lists a crossword style puzzle with numbered clues and definitions across and down including terms for verbs nouns and abbreviations. It covers topics from geography to chemistry such as iron symbol Fe and sodium Na and other crossword style entries.
Brutal Jap soldiers and brave Yugoslav women guerillas told
A Colier's field note recalls Japanese brutality toward natives and prisoners in Java with soldiers punished by officers and hangings for curfew offenses. It also recounts Ruth Mitchell and Chetnik women fighters aiding Serbian prisoners near Shabats, plus a Swedish journalist on European women’s role in resistance. Colonel Banks notes endurance as Army training evolves.
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Batavia
Java
Indian Ocean
Shabats
Serbia
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Norway
Belgium
France
Europe
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Globe-News Publishing Co
Ee Gene Rowe
Jonmn McCarty
Telephones, Lews and Business Department
Circulation Departement
Spicer Manufacturing Company
Toledo
Jeep
Willys-Overland
Pearl Harbor
Chapter Iit
New York
Lila
John C. Fleming
Lois Eby
By Dorothy Thompson
Thomps
Mr. Davis
Wheeler
Navy
State Department
Congress
Chris Cunningham
United Press
Chris
Venture
Ontario
Rome
Great Lake
Cornelis van der Grift
Collier's
Women IN Combat
Maurice Feldman
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ruth Mitchell
Billy” Mitchell
Nazi Germany
Chetniks
Col
Theodore Banks
War Department
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