Bulls and copper for war effort headline humorous essay
The War Production Board faces a paradox over copper limits for bull nose rings, noting copper scarcity while bulls remain essential for beef and dairy. Officials admit no bull census since 1920 and no reasoning for 240000 pounds yearly, even estimating 384000 rings. The playful piece critiques bureaucratic uncertainty.
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War Production Board
WPB
United States
Department of Agriculture
Postwar dream of tax revolt and labor rise in Philadelphia
The piece jokes about an $18 million anonymous tax gift and a Connecticut industrialist who refuses to pay taxes. It notes wage increases totaling $8000 for three Philadelphia firms were rejected by the War Labor Board, blocking their deductibility. It lampoons workers for not joining a union led by a forceful spokesman and evokes labor leaders John Lewis and Phil Murray.
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Brave New
U. S. Treasury
Vivien Kellams
Connecticut
Treasury
Philadelphia
Island Hopping Strategy Cited by Admiral King
Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U S Fleet, argues island hopping arises from limited routes and resources. He urges expanding options to strike more points with greater force across the Pacific.
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Adms
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Crafty moves in war show new inner skill
The article describes two strategic moves in World War II. A flank landing south of Rome aims to disrupt German lines around the Rapido, while Argentina shifts away from Berlin and Tokyo under coordinated pressure. It notes air superiority, damaged Italian railways, and the goal of cutting German retreat routes.
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Washington
Rome
Argentina
Berlin
Tokyo
Salerno
United Nations
Cassino
Rapidova
Italy
Rapido
Rio
Japan
United States
Pan-American Emergency Committee For American Defense
Planish confronts Frisby over Foundation move and job loss
Dr Planish faces being fired as he considers moving the Foundation HQ to the Atlantic Seaboard. He tells Peony of debts and failing prospects while musing on future vacations and his wife’s reaction tests the couple amid the looming dismissal from Frisby and the directors.
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Dr. Planish
Hamilton Frisby
Chicago
Frisby
Foundation
Atlantic Seaboard
Chris Stern
Chris
Evanston
Michigan
Vermont
Battle Lake
Minnesota
Kitto and Frisby
Train to New York Sealed by Plans and Promises
Mr Planish Gideon Planish rides a day coach toward New York while a couple argues over fortune and fame. A joke on the narrator and talk of temporary jobs and Broadway dreams clash with idle meals and a restless search for a swell position.
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Toy Man
Prisby
Hell
New York
George Riot
George
Planish
Gideon Planish
Were Japs Winners War Would Not End
Dorothy Thompson argues the Japanese torture of American and Filipino prisoners shows how a victorious regime would exterminate whites and emphasizes mass indoctrination by the state. She cites Germany and Japan as examples of how total state power corrupts conscience and creates an external jungle of order.
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Dorothy Thompson
Army
Navy
Philippines
Thompson
Japan
America
Germany
Europe
Poland
Russia
A-36 dive bomber squadron endures six months of war in Italy
The diary describes a unit that moved through ten fields and lived in tents and foxholes. Ground crews kept planes battle ready under danger close to enemy lines, with high turnover among pilots and deep pride in workmanship. Enlisted men are skilled, loyal, and doubly motivated to protect their pilots.
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Italy
CHA AT WAR: A China at War Through Severeid’s Eyes
Eric Severeid surveys China’s wartime inflation and hardship from Chungking. He notes massive price rises, a vast banknote influx, malnutrition among officials and workers, and a fragile but resilient war effort under Chiang Kai-shek. General Stilwell remains hopeful as Chinese soldiers train with American aid.
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China
America
India
Toy
Germany
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
War Ministry
Amercan
Polk Street Professor Recalls Old Etiquette And Vanity
A nostalgic note recalls men asking permission to smoke and women replying with playful defiance. The piece jokes about a conceited man who sent his mother a congratulatory telegram on his own birthday, highlighting social quirks of the past.
War Leaders Question Allies Need and Postwar Aid
A collection of wartime quotes from Forrestal Barnes Fleming Eisenhower Crowley and Arnold discusses naval power, Japanese vehicle engineering, mental health stigma for soldiers, democracy in total war, government aid to private industry, and the impact of sustained Allied air attacks on German factories. The remarks reflect strategic priorities and assessments of postwar reconstruction and modernization.
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Ecope
Leo T. Crowey
H. H. Arnold
Today’s Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Word List
A mixed list of crossword style clues with numbered horizontal and vertical entries including classic terms like age armistice and foreign agent plus terse abbreviations and cross references for a puzzle page.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mareh
Paul Mallon
Mallon
Chapter
Tegal
Peony
Sinclair Lewis
Rusty Bull
Kinnikinick
Whipple K. Jackson
Esquire
Jim Kitto
William Jennings Bryan
Ernie Pyle
God
Menander
Peter
Servant of God
Milton
Ovid
Homer
Anger
Hands
Christian Charity
Burke
Donald M. Nelson
Elmer Davis
the Potomac
Eric Severeid
CBS
Stilwell
Britain
Polk Street
United States Navy
James V. Forrestal
Ordnance
G. M. Barnes
Helen M. Fleming
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Forces
Corps
Notre
Osprey
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