Wage Controls Under Study Amid War Board Ruling Fallout
President Roosevelt indicated the entire wage stabilization issue is under study as the War Labor Board faces reactions to its decision on a 44 cent daily wage rise for workers in the steel sector and related labor actions. The breakdown includes strikes in Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Bethlehem with unions demanding changes and industry protests over inflation controls.
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Republic Steel Corporation
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Soap regulations tighten sizes as price controls persist
The Office of Price Administration and War Production Board set standards on soap size and lather, aiming to sustain price ceilings amid a $500 million annual U.S. soap bill. Production of toilet articles was also eased with unlimited output for some items, while container limits and 1941 production sizes were imposed, and a brief walkout at the Port Company followed a service-system dispute.
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Fire-fighting units formed in Los Padres forest
Three groups of conscientious objectors, each with 39 men, are organized into fire fighting companies for protection in the Los Padres National Forest. The WPA has restricted production of bath milk bubble bath eyelash curler and hair lacquer to 80 percent of 1941 levels.
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Santa Barbara, Gal
Los Padres National Forest
Lost and Found and Help Wanted Notices Across Amarillo
A collage of help requests and found items appears in Tack letters. Citizens seek lost items including a brown billfold and a red purse with medicine, while job seekers ask for work as maids, dishwashers, and child care providers. Names include THOMAS PARRY and MRS BESSIE GULLIF, with addresses in Amarillo and surrounding areas.
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Bessie Gullif
Monroe Street
Tenry Rice
Bill Rice
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