New York City coal rule prompts questions amid winter fears
The OPA WPB and PAW plan requires most New York City building owners to burn coal next winter, not oil, prompting questions about timing and readiness. Canada already adopted a similar rule. Eastern regions may face a cold season unless equipment and manpower are available. The piece also covers Supreme Court views on Schneiderman and a discussion on troop deployment and training policy.
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Confused PAPAS Washington Draft Talk Amid Shifting Plans
A long Washington briefing outlines conflicting draft timelines from July to October with talks of reducing the 8,000,000 man army to 5,000,000 due to limits in training and supply. Air power gains, manpower cuts, hotel seizures, and labor tensions with Petrillo and Smith Connally measures frame a tense wartime policy scene.
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Unity and sacrifice guide wartime governance
Dorothy Thompson argues that national unity must rest on discipline and goodwill, not full policy agreement. She warns partisan fighting harms the war effort, urges compromise between Congress and the President, and emphasizes gratitude for government mobilization and American resilience.
Ann confronts heartbreak and a rainbound plan to leave Terrence House
Ann awakes to Bert’s calm diagnosis of hysteria after a crisis sparked by her grandmother’s will. She learns Jerry Lane was involved and contemplates leaving Terrence House as Gibbs drags in news of funds and a fading rescue, while a bleak rain pane reflects her mood.
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Leaving Torrance House Stories of Loss and Resolve
Adelaide Hazeltine and Gibbs discuss giving up a life at Torrance House as she plans to travel with Matilda the bird and Bert nearby. Ann cleans a hidden spring cage while Jack Mason and Mary Lee arrive drenched amid rain and fear after a shipwreck.
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Monotony Complex in Darkest Africa
War dispatch by Ernie Pyle from Leo Ville notes soldiers suffer a monotony complex in a 50 000 town. They drink, visit a cafe, watch a movie, and face a censoring colonel who bars a French madam. Nurses from Presbyterian Hospital staff a Leo hospital. visitors reminisce about home while boredom grows amid camp routine.
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Puzzler fills a daily crosswords grid with clues and answers
The page presents a themed horizontal and vertical crossword with numbered clues for each entry. Solutions include common crossword terms and abbreviations across a range of definitions, from objects and verbs to places and items in the puzzle.
Jakie Devers Forge Leader in War Told in Post Portrait
The portrait recalls Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers as a decisive organizer who built powerful armored forces in weeks, moved swiftly beyond red tape, and earned trust through bold actions at Fort Bragg and Fort Knox. He emphasized hot baths for troops and earned a reputation as a fast, practical executive.
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Navy Ensign Offered Three Solutions to Overparking Fine
San Francisco dispatch says Ensign Calvin Mueller of the U S N serving a Pacific island received an overparking citation from Municipal Judge Herbert Kaufman. Mueller proposed three options probation with fine suspended transfer to a nearby court or postponement until after the war. The judge approved probation.
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World War War of Words Echoes U S and Allies
A wartime column quotes Nazi commentator General Dietmar accusing America of leading an anti European coalition while General Marshall and British leadership respond with sharp critiques of German power and US influence, framing the conflict in moral terms.
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