Rationing and Bureaucracy Highlight Postwar Critique
An editorial denounces ongoing wartime controls as creeping government paralysis. It argues agencies like the War Production Board and Employment Service extend New Deal reach, eroding labor freedom and private rights, warning this path risks a fascist monotony if unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Henry Wallaces
America
U.S. Employment Service
War Labor Board
War Production Board
Treasury Department
Price Boards
U. S. Employment Service
FDR
Peschas
Vier
American Casualties Near Million Mark
A wartime briefing projects American casualties passing the million mark before May 1 and nearing two million within a year, based on weekly losses of about 2,000 and total figures over 800,000 to date. The article cites Allied totals near 10.5 million, with estimates for Britain, Russia, France, Germany, and Japan, noting Iwo Jima likely to be the bloodiest battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry E. Yarnel
Army
Navy
Iwo Jima
Germany
Hally
U. S
Axig
Churchill
British Empire
Britain
Russia
Pris
Red Front
Sys
Japan
Fragmentary Note on Democracy and Open Action
The text discusses open democracy and rule observance while mentioning Queen Tr and a Baker Eddy figure. It references a new policy or exhibition and hints at broader civic duty. The readable passages imply critique of subversion and emphasis on accessible governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evstand
Letter From Washington Warns On Wartime Labor Shortage
Peter Edson notes a shrinking U S labor force with 50 420 001 employed in January the lowest since February 1942 and nearly five million below July 1943 peak. He cites 1 2 million munitions job declines, 600 000 weekly need, rising unemployment about 210 000, and persistent shift in contract work delaying full wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
New Bedford, Mass
United States
Bureau of Census
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
War Manpower Commission
WMC
U. S. Employment Service
Ioi
Illiteracy Decline Noted Yet Draft Rejections Rise
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians report that illiteracy among 25 to 29 year olds fell by over 75 percent from 1920 to 1940. The study attributes draft rejections to high mental and educational demands of modern warfare, not merely illiteracy.
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ARMY
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Public Forum letters edited for space limitations
The forum faces space limits and asks contributors to keep letters brief. If a letter cannot be printed in full, it is to be shortened to fit while preserving the writer’s opinion. Letters not appearing fully are printed under these constraints for departmental preservation.
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Welter
Esrefelly
Cmt
A Trapper’s Idea on Fox Bounty and Trapping Costs
Kenneth Schheadle argues in The Messenger letter form that catching foxes is difficult and costly. He urges using hunting licenses funds for bounties or hiring professional trappers to reduce fox damage to poultry and support state fur markets, proposing a Nov 2 to Mar 15 trapping season and Ohio hearing prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Division
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Flooded Glouster Area as Sunday Creek Overflows
Glouster and the Sunday Creek valley faced record flood conditions with Main Street and part of Trimble Village submerged up to store fronts. Troop 72 Scouts organized a scrap paper drive while residents hauled belongings upstairs, and organizers planned subsequent drives toward March and April to support war needs.
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Glouster
Ralph O
Ines
Main Street
High St
Thursday Off For Families Of Overseas Soldiers
The note describes spouses and relatives of service members overseas seeking leave or support. A soldier's wife Cade F Waite Tam notes two brothers overseas and several relatives in service. Local doctors and business people struggle to address urgent medical needs with many physicians tied to the Army and unavailable.
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the Messenger
Cade
Tales
Foun
Returned To Home From Hospital
GLOUSTER C E Haskins, recently at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a fractured hip, was moved to his Trimbie home Monday. Tuesday afternoon he needed placement at the Morrison residence due to the Gori. A letter from my husband says seven months in several hospitals. he asks for help and notes long hospital stays, while urging saloon restrictions amid veterans' struggles.
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Glouster
C. E. Haskins
Servicemen Visits and Family News From Glouster and Columbus
Pfc Leonard Smith, 1 year in service, visited Columbus for a 15 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs George Smith. The Martin family of Fresno hosted Lt Col J W Martin and wife with children Susie and Tommy. he later returned to Dayton for medical corps duties. Mrs Martin and children will stay with Hughes in Columbus until Sunday then move to Springfield Ohio where Dr. Martin will be stationed at Wright Field. Elizabeth Mundew S1c Washington D C spent a week leave with her parents Mr and Mrs B E Mundew. Sgt Richard Guinther is reported to be in France after months in England.
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Pfc
Leonard Smith
Columbus
George Smith
Leonard
Smiths
Glouster
Lut
Col
J. W. Martin
Susie
Tommy
Fresno
Calif
W. G Hughes
Martin
Tée
Dayton
Medical Corps Hospital
B. E. Mundew
Sgt
Richard Guinther
France
England
Glouster Social Notes Details Past Chiefs Club Meet
A Past Chiefs Club gathering is set at Mrs. Fred Brown's Bratn Street home Thursday at 7 30 PM. Shellie Dariene Knott celebrates her fourth birthday with a party hosted by Mrs. Wilfred Knott at 12 Allen Street with guests including Mrs. John Nott and daughters Carol and Judith and other Glouster attendees.
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Glouster
Chiefs
Fred Brown
Bratn Street
Wilfred Knott
Allen St
Shellie Dariene
John Nott
Carol
Judith
Crawford Morgan
Margie
Mass
Ruth Searles
Raymond Moody
Joy Hae
Millfield
Shelba Darlene
Margaret Morgan
Dogs and Chickens Must Be Kept Up
A letter from Elmer D. Davis, clerk of Jacksonville village, warns dog and chicken owners to keep these animals on their premises. Mayor James Williams hopes owners comply voluntarily to avoid court enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Elmer D. Davis
Jacksonville
James Williams
Returns To Post On West Coast
Corporal Lansford Lans returns to duty on the West Coast after a 22 month overseas tour in England and France. He spent short leave at the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Skinner and notes only two years were spent at home during the period.
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Gloyster
Willard Lansfor
Santa Ana
Calif
Frank Skinner
Corporal Lansford
England
France
Frederic Chopin and Liszt Correspondence in Paris Tale
In Paris Jozef Elsner confronts Konstancja Gladkowska about Frederic Chopin’s whereabouts. Liszt’s letter to Chopin is read, revealing distance and tension. Gladkowska is sent to deliver a package as Elsner schemes to see Chopin at aristocratic salons.
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Paris
Pleyel Et Cie
Frederic
Jozeff Eisner
Mademoiselle
Madame
Monsieur Chopin
Jozef Elsner
Jphant
Madame Sand
UAS
Mile
Gladkowska
Hetter
Duchess of Orleans
Jetter
Fred
War Today: Allies Poised for Rhine Crossing and Berlin Drive
The article cites Nazi propagandist Semmler saying Germany stands alone as Allied successes push toward the Rhine and the gates of Berlin. It notes Von Rundstedt’s troops crossing to the eastern bank and hints at preparations for a major amphibious assault led by General Eisenhower to thrust into Germany.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Germany
Adold Semmler
Reich
Rhine
Berlin
Stet
Tin
Pitterdom
Semmar
Eisenhower
Ike
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Jozef Eisner
Monsieur
Mlle. Konstancja Gladkowska
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