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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1943
Page
4
The text is garbled and largely unreadable. It mentions a department, a revenue agency, and implied actions against contractors. No clear people, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes are discernible to form a reliable summary.
A wartime citizen plea urges total national effort to mobilize industry agriculture and finance for lend lease and armament goals. It condemns drones on payrolls and wasteful spending, calls for Congress to curb excess profits in war contracts and prune bureaucratic overhead.
Fragmented text proclaims a United States government by the people with emphasis on freedom of religion speech assembly press petition private property equal justice free schools social and economic security and liberty for all while noting some have fallen short but the people press on to destiny. It closes with a pledge to institutions.
The piece argues for using Internal Revenue checks to curb war profiteering instead of broad renegotiation. It warns that full enforcement would flood payrolls and waste scarce manpower, urging tax-based profit screening to preserve production and aid the war effort.
Senator Byrd cites Civil Service data showing rising civilian federal employees from 1918 to 1942 and argues for delaying nonessential civic expenditures. He urges Congress to curb payroll growth, target excessive war contract profits through renegotiation, and support practical economy to relieve manpower and tax pressures.
Letters from soldiers thank Bristol residents for holiday gifts sent via the Bristol Buddies Committee. Messages praise the thoughtful parcels, boost morale, and express longing for home in Bristol while serving in Army and Navy units overseas.
Mrs Margaret Steen Greenough former town resident died Friday after six weeks illness in St Stephen New Brunswick Burial held Sunday in St Stephen She was sister of Samuel J Steen of this town and Frederick G Steen of Riverside.
The article lists officers and chairmen for multiple panels including War Price and Ration Board groups such as Food Fuel Mileage and Miscellaneous with names like Captain Paul A. Herzig Edith Mc Jordan Elizabeth Watters and Ralph F. Kinder along with others. It notes two events: a Washington Ball on February 22 at the Bristol Yacht Club and the 7th Annual Banquet of the C. A. Men’s Social Club on February 27 in Artillery Hall.
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