The Daily Worker criticized Kaiser shipyard hiring practices
The Daily Worker alleges Kaiser refused to hire 50,000 California Negroes, but argues unions blocked access to better jobs. It praises Geneva workers who accepted lower pay to aid an Army depot, and notes the piece omits union names, urging recognition of unions that allowed such patriotism.
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The
Daily Worker
Communist Party
United States
Henry Kaiser
California
Kaiser
Kaiser Shipyards
Geneva
Sharon
Proudest Americans in England Enter Officers Training School
Ernie Pyle profiles the first class of Army officers candidates at a new England based Officers Training School. The 50 enlisted men, chosen for leadership, endure a grueling three month program focused on discipline, drill, and command, under Col. Walter Layman and Col. Carl Duffner.
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Ernie Pyle
London
Ocean
Army
Officers Training School
England
Walter G. Layman
Carl Duffner
Layman
France
Duffner
John C. H. Lee
Services of Supply
Jersey
America
Roosevelt attends special wartime theater show with Army cast
Sixteen hundred service members report to the National Theater for a wartime performance of Irving Berlin's This Is the Army, where President Roosevelt appears in the box with White House aides and the cast receives praise and a late supper with the First Family. The piece also notes civilian shortages and rationing measures shaping home front life.
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Washington
National Theater
Army
Roosevelt
Irving Berlin
William D. Leahy
James F. Byrnes
White House
Julie Oskins
Gypsy Rose Lee
Marion
Spoons) Brown
Harry Hopkins
Robert Sherwood
Office of Civilian Defense
America
Public favors conscription and longer work week for war
George Gallup reports from Princeton that the public backs a wartime manpower draft and supports extending the work week to about 56 hours to add productivity. Voters also favor time and a half after 48 hours for overtime in war industries, with about one third unhappy with current 40 hour overtime.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
McNutt
Congress
Institute
Cherie
Taoto
Painful Vote on Lee Proposal Sculpts Senate Alignments
Washington report notes the Lee amendment to curb army camp areas provoked the most painful vote of the year for senators facing soon elections. It details battles among administration leaders like Alben Barkley and Sen. Lee, plus liberal critics targeting war department publicity and civilian control of the armed services.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Lee
Senator Lee
Oklahoma
Congress
Ste
Mallon
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Stimson
Barkley
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Doolittle
Tokyo
Navy
Elmer Davis
OWI
War News Department
Ford
Department
Hitler
White House
Eight Helps for the Timid by Dale Carnegie
Carnegie offers concrete steps to overcome shyness. Engage in active social activities, avoid solitary routines, accept invitations, introduce yourself to strangers, walk with a companion, volunteer for speeches, join large groups and conventions, and familiarize yourself with people in daily surroundings.
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Dale Carnegie
Your Life
Carnegie Prtter
Merchant Marine offers path to sea life and good pay
Feature explains postwar opportunities in the Merchant Marine with cadet corps, pay scales from $50 monthly during training to $82.50 and up after earning papers, and a plan to recruit 30,000 deck and engineer officers by late 1943. Cadet applications go to the U. S. Maritime Commission in Washington.
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Army
Navy
Merchant Marine
U. S. Maritime Commission Cadet Corps
New Orleans
New York
San Francisco
U. S. Maritime Commission
Washington, D. C
Snake blood typing suggests shared substances with humans
Dr. Glenn O. Bond of Kansas University used snake blood to type 100 humans, finding snake serum could identify human blood groups. He tested rattlesnakes and several other reptiles, noting similarities to human typing substances and linking blood types to evolution and antibodies in tissues.
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H. W. Blakeslee
Wide World Science
Lawrence, Kas
Glenn O. Bond
Kansas University
Dr. Bond
War Bonds as Anchor of Postwar Security
The message urges Americans to invest at least ten percent of income in War Bonds as a personal anchor of security after the war. It notes anchors weigh several tons and cost up to $1,000, and lists where to buy bonds via banks, post offices, radio stations, and stores, with a quote from Draft Director Le B. Hershey stressing priorities.
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Pacific
Christma
Building & Loan Association
U. S. Treasury Department
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