Growth of American labor ingenuity boosts war production
Thirty American workers proposed labor saving ideas that could save thousands of man hours annually. One idea reduces two steps to one saving 4197 hours per year, another replaces a hand operation with a power knife saving 1500 hours, and a shell making improvement adds 150 percent output. The piece highlights workers as human contributors with agency and pride in national effort.
When War Keeps Your Husband Away Home Budgeting and Housing
wartime guidance for wives facing reduced income and housing challenges as husbands serve overseas. The piece outlines rent decisions, lease issues, possible eviction timelines, and legal aid options, stressing careful budgeting, preserving a home, and practical ways to stretch finances while maintaining household stability.
Germans face isolation amid vast hostile crowd
Quote attributed to Herbert Hoover reflects a view that Germany is isolated as 200 million people surround them with invasion and hunger, expressing deep hostility and bitterness toward Germany. The remark frames Germany as surrounded by enemies in a volatile global frame.
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Herbert Hoover
Japan
Asia
Europe
Soviet nurse carries 100 wounded in a day
A Soviet nurse recalls carrying a hundred wounded on her back in one day. She describes fear and fatigue but emphasizes her resolve and endurance amid battlefield chaos.
Radicals Confused Mallon
Washington columnist Paul Mallon argues domestic radicals and liberal allies have wandered from clear principles during World War II policies. He criticizes their support for India while neglecting democracy elsewhere, calls for consistent defense of individual rights, and denounces economic regimentation and totalitarianism in any form.
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Eisenhower
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Russia
China
British Empire
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Australia
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Republicans Back Lend-Lease In National War Policy
The Republican leaders in Congress decide not to oppose lend-lease as vital to Allied victory. Lipppmann argues opposing it risks isolation and harms U S security, urging continued partnership with Britain, the Soviets, and other Allies, beyond the war.
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Walter Lippmann
Associated Press
Congress
United States
Lippmmann
Panama Canal
Hawaii
British Isles
Russia
China
Wheeler
Harry Hopkins
Lady Bountiful
Santa Claus
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Hitler
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Pearl Harbor
Manners Quiz Answers From The Public Opinion Panel
A column presents five etiquette questions with authoritative answers. It covers theater smoking, dress sizing honesty, price disclosure, season relevance in sales pitches, tea requests at meals, and handling rules about extra coffee with a recommended action for each scenario.
Prayers and Verses From Past Voices
A collage of biblical quotes and poetic snippets appears, including Daniel 9 17 Jeremiah 9 23 Lamentations 3 32 Ruskin and Masefield lines, with reflections on mercy, pride, and repentance. The passage blends prayerful pleas for mercy and moral observations in compact verse fragments.
Today’s Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A complete crossword clue list with hints across and down including animal, plant, and number references. Answers span Africa a country parts verbs, nouns and abbreviations, with lines indicating positions and final solution notes.
Harry James Tops as World’s No 1 Trumpeter
The Look profiles Harry James who rose from $40,000 in the red to leading a 26 piece orchestra as music’s top box office act. He credits his shift to sweet music and a revived old tune for 900,000 phonograph records, with life as a film star and baseball team player ongoing.
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Benny Goodman
Louise Tobin
Goodman
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FASTER THAN SOUND From Wing Talk
The article describes pilots Harold Comstock and Roger Dyar surpassing sound speed in a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at 725 mph and the sensations of extreme air pressure freezing the control stick. It also covers the Normandie salvage: plans to raise the ship, refit, and sea again with 150 divers, 1,000 workers, and about 30,000 tons of metal removed, aiming for refloat and return to service as U S S Lafayette.
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Roger Dyar
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Naval
U. S. S. Lafayette
New York
Pier 88
Pearl Harbor
Penhoet Shipyards
St. Nazaire
Empire State Building
New York Harbor
Normandie
Elizabeth
Paris
Lafayette
Barkley Defends Swift War Effort Amid Congress Debate
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky asserts no congressional effort will slow essential measures for victory. He voices strong support for expediting wartime actions and criticizes opponents delaying progress.
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Alben Barkley
Kentucky
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