Coal stockpile figures spark war era fuel debate
The piece reviews conflicting coal stockpile estimates from the Bituminous Coal Institute and Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes amid wartime pressures. It notes Ickes letters accusing the institute of misrepresentation while contrasting with his own department’s stance. It cites 1942 and projected 1944 production, strike impacts, and to meet 620 million tons next year.
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Bituminous Coal Institute
United States
Department of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Harold
Interior Department
Harry L. Vawter
Institute
Ickes
John L. Lewis
Washington
Victory bought with rivers of blood
Dorothy Thompson argues that victory in war will come at a high price paid by the nation’s youth across classes from Exeter and Yale to Park Avenue. She warns that civilian greed, wage demands, and political interests could erode unity, urging front-line soldiers’ shared purpose as the model for postwar democracy.
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Dorothy Thompson
Eisenhower
Exeter
Yale
Hillbillies
Park Avenue
No. 1 JAP-HATER Admiral Halsey in Wartime Portrait
The piece profiles Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. during a January Ackland interview in New Zealand. It highlights his unyielding anti Japanese stance, readiness to personally lead, and evolution from Guadalcanal battlefield decisions to strategic Marine Corps leadership.
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Ackland
New Zealand
William F. Halsey, Jr
United States
South Pacific
Admiral Halsey
Halsey
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Japan
Tojo
Yamamoto
White House
Kelly Turner
Kelly
Pennsylvania Avenue
General. Doolittle
St. Elmo
War Labor Board warns PA plant strikers over deadline
The National War Labor Board told workers at two Pennsylvania power plants that failure to return by a set deadline would send their case to President Roosevelt for action. The note signals firm stance amid ongoing labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Willing to Help by George Gallup on Postwar Food Aid
A Gallup survey finds a majority of Americans ready to endure postwar food shortages and rationing to feed Europe for a year or two. Women show more willingness than men, with similar views across regions but varying by income. Humanitarian and economic reasons drive support, including beliefs that prosperity depends on Europe’s recovery.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Eisenhower
Europe
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Committee of Food Experts
Orient
United States
Fedessad Etaneses Rosaneerscerereser
Eeev Ince
Cee Eee Iebers
America
Italian Towns Hit From Both Sides
Ernie Pyle reports Italian towns along the Salerno to northern front have been pummeled by shelling from both German and Allied forces. He notes widespread ruin, civilians taking to hills or caves, and lingering scars in fields and villages. He admires Italian civilians and reflects on soldiers’ mixed views, ending with a warm vignette of an Italian helper named Angelo.
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Italy
Salerno
New York
Naples
Fell
Angelo
Pyramid of Commanding Officers and Army Service Forces
The article explains the army as a pyramid of commanding officers each with advisers, noting higher officers gain scope to execute orders. It discusses the Tunisian campaign, chain-of-command limits, and Eisenhower clarifying Second Corps Mission. It then outlines planning, the soldier’s welfare, and the semi autonomous Service Forces including Quartermaster, Signal, Engineer, Medical, and Ordnance Corps under Somervell.
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America
Rommel
Mareth Line
Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Signal Corps
Engineer Corps
Navy
Medical Department
Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Brehon B. Somervell
Engineers
Macy's
Telephone Company
Polk Street Professor on Guadalcanal Bench and Quail Hunter Jim McKnight
A vivid scene recalls Guadalcanal in 1942 with a Marine on a crude beach bench amid mud and runways. The piece shifts to Jim McKnight, a quail hunter, who says he tries to give quail a chance to surrender before firing, noting his reputation as a marksman.
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Guadalcanal
Solomons
Paradise
South Pacific
Jim McKnight
Jim
Sol
Thoughts on Authority and Morality
A compact miscellany notes the biblical admonition to subject all powers to God and cites the idea that rulers are established by divine ordinance. The quotation from Euripides adds a contrasting voice about youth and society, reflecting a broad moral inquiry.
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Beponte
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Daily News
Globe News Publishing Co
Gene Howf
John McCarty
Wesley Izzard
Telephone
All
You
Estero
Ayestero
Gam
J. Bryan
Saturday Evening Post
Gerry Thomas
Colonel Buckner
Captain Brown
Guadalcanal Hospital
Alexander Archer Vandegrift
Henderson Airfield
Navy Department
United States Marine Corps
BY George Gallup
Ernie Pyle
North
Africa
Sicily
Reynolds Packard
The
United Press
Clark Lee
International News Service
Ralph Ingersoll
Ralph Ingersol
Napoleon
War Department
Foster Hadley
New York Times Magazine
Polk Street
NEA Service. Inc
God
Euripides
Rhode Island
War Office
Daniel
Chester
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