U S Employment Declines as War Demands Shift Labor
The National Industrial Conference Board says manpower is balanced with wartime needs with labor shortages in critical sectors. Farm labor drops four percent due to weather, while manufacturing shows a pullback from 1943 peaks. Allied forces press Axis in Italy as German defenses hinge on a west wall and Anzio actions continue.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Department of Agriculture
Germany
West Wall
von Rundstedt
Overhauling Freight Rates and Transportation Agencies Proposed
A 1940 special board urged correcting inequalities in freight rate structures and creating three permanent federal agencies to monitor transport issues. It backed shipper freedom to choose joint routes and rates to speed commerce and urged development of southern industry to use local resources. The piece also notes Chiang Kai-shek seeking Communist cooperation as Burma campaigns press northward, with broader China strategy tied to concessions to the Communists.
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Northeast
South
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Lin Tso-han
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
India
British Empire Premiers Back World Peace Organization
After meeting with Prime Minister Churchill the dominion premiers issued a statement urging a postwar world organization with power to prevent aggression. They praised allied resolve and vowed not to abandon comrades in countries still under enemy grip.
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Churchill
Britain
Dominion
Less Meat Available Per Capita in H2 Says Bureau
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates about ten pounds less meat per person for the latter half of the year. Average per person consumption for six months would total 67.5 pounds, roughly equal to the second half of 1943 when all meats were rationed.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Rehabilitation program at Great Lakes Navy Hospital
After six months the Navy rehabilitation program at Great Lakes shows success under Lieut. Comdr. R. E. Kinneman. Exhibits feature scarves purses belts and bric a brac plus outdoor scenes and naval life pictures. The program aims to restore mobility and stimulate patients minds while revealing hidden talents.
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U. S. Naval Hospital At
Great Lakes
R. E. Kinneman
Foremen Strike Ends After Arnold Cites Production Losses
Three thousand five hundred members of the Independent Foremen’s association return to Detroit plants after Gen. H. H. Arnold states the walkout has cost 250 long range P 51 fighter planes and could affect invasion plans. About 50,000 workers were laid off due to lack of supervision. Robert H. Keyes orders end to the strike citing government delay in settlement.
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Detroit
Mich
Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
General Arnold
Association
Robert H. Keyes
War Food program notes high occupancy and space shifts
Coolers reached 82 percent occupancy in May with many normally unused spaces filled as warehousemen and food handlers cooperated with War Food Administration centers. Freezer occupancy stood at 85 percent, with room freed by depleting fruits vegetables and poultry, as plans to convert cooler space to freezer space and vice versa advance.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Washington Scouts and Raiders in Guerrilla Warfare History
Washington digest recounts U S scouts and raiders conducting a bloodless raid on an airbase. Private James O Fallon and four comrades were captured while forty raiders gathered intelligence and marked planes. The piece traces guerrilla warfare history from colonial to modern times and notes a returning instructor who previously conducted similar operations in Africa. It also covers the War Manpower Commission women advisory committee proposing plans for layoffs and retraining when peace comes.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Hlalt
James O’fallon
O’fallon
Douglas Smith
The
Cavalry Journal
Captain Smith
French Foreign Legion
Europe
Germany
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Margaret A. Hickey
McNutt
Women’s Committee
Manpower Commission
War Department reports soldier sustenance costs decline
The War Department cites $465.06 as the current annual cost of clothing, food and equipment for a soldier, down from $501.06 a year earlier.
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War Department
Biddenden Cakes Recall Two Devoted Sisters Tale
In Biddenden Kent England Easter customs mark memory of Elizabeth and Mary Chalkhurst two sisters joined at the hips who lived 35 years together. After one fell ill the other died six hours later leaving the tale of lasting devotion and the famous Biddenden cakes bearing their image.
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Biddenden
Kent
England
Elizabeth
Mary Chalkhurst
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