Sugar Rationing Set to Begin in United States Next Month
The plan sets a three fourths of a pound per person per week limit to curb hoarding and restore fairness. Officials aim to cut individual consumption by about one third, with ration cards possibly used and restaurants restricted to 1940 levels. Salads become the default, desserts toned down, and the policy is framed as a minor sacrifice with potential morale benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pearl Harbor
White House
Dominions Gain Voice in War Policy Authority
The four British dominions Australia Canada New Zealand and the Union of South Africa win a seat in an empire war council patterned on World War I. This move recognizes their independent status within the Commonwealth though they retain a common king and often foreign policy.
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Empire War Council
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
British Commonwealth of Nations
South Africa
England
London
United States
Dominions
Irving Berlin's New Tax Song Hits the Stage
The piece presents a cheery tune titled I Paid My Income Tax Today by Irving Berlin. The column notes the tax as a wartime burden shared by the people and acknowledges the expected heavy drain on finances despite general willingness.
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Irving Berlin
Berlin
Dr Joseph Fort Newton and the Thinkers Library Faith in Everyday Living
An article notes Dr Joseph Fort Newton speaking on psychology and self culture with Workers' Educational associations and an American history institute. It criticizes cheap Thinkers Library volumes as vain and urges accessible affordable books about faith for everyday living.
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Lord Charnwood
Iowa
Lincoln
Money, property value and neighborly protection in housing policy
Robert Quillen argues that government financial help for homebuilding must consider neighborhood quality and future protection of property values. He cites cases of nearby factories, dance halls, and saloons reducing home worth and urges safeguards against ruins to a residence. He notes that people accept limits on freedom for fair protection and questions how far law should go to shield homeowners from detrimental neighbors and developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SA Eye
Sam
Price freezing urged as faster inflation threat looms
Peter Edson argues a universal price freeze would halt inflation more effectively than selective controls. He notes rapid wholesale price gains after Pearl Harbor and warns that delayed action could push wages up, fueling a tax and debt burden, while praising the idea of a fixed-date freeze to avoid widespread opposition to price regulators.
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Leon Henderson
Gauleiters
Office of Price Administration
Life expectancy rises for whites in 1939 report
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reports that the 1939 life expectancy at birth reached 66.4 years for White females and 62.6 years for White males, reflecting a steady decline in the death rate over many years. The article notes ongoing health improvements despite reminders of room for further progress.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance
The Tie That Bounds
A geography classroom joke highlights France bounded by Hitler on all four sides. The quip reflects wartime sentiment as a teacher frames World War II era limits and threats in a simple puzzle.
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France
Hitler
Are Girdles National Necessities Wise to Stretch a Point
Paul Mahon notes government wartime policy on girdles and corsets as national necessities. WPB decisions redefined what qualifies as essential goods, provoking industry reaction and public concern about rubber and sugar supplies amid broader calls for interservice coordination.
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War Production Board
Opinion on German collapse and American resolve in war
The piece warns against counting on Germany breaking under pressure and urges total American readiness. It argues victory will come from American arms and fighting spirit, notจาก rumors of German morale loss or Russian superiority, and calls for preparation for any cost and any outcome.
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Germany
March of Dimes Drive Emphasized by Gen Hugh S Johnson
Gen Hugh S Johnson stresses the March of Dimes appeal as crucial in wartime to combat paralysis. He recalls organizing the effort for New York and urges support for preventive equipment and hospital access, noting tax considerations and public awareness in a war year.
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Hugh S. Johnson
City of
New York
Frostbite and chilblain care from Dr Brady tips
Dr Brady outlines skin frostbite types and prevention focused on lighter foot coverings of wool or natural fibers, avoiding tight or rigid soles, and keeping feet dry. He advises moccasins or soft flexible soles, room to wiggle toes, and suggests calcium intake, exercise, leg elevation, and vitamin B as remedies. notes on gender differences in winter insulation.
Prophetic 1922 London Conference Verse
A dated 1922 verse mocks pacifists and naval policy. It predicts war shocks and Atlantic prayers, likening a navy to a swan boat and calling pacifists fearful, with a quip about dog biscuits when war returns. April 1922.
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Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
Sachet
Workers’ Educational Association
Dr. Newton
Robert Quillen
Meridian
Moscow
George Clark
Peter Edson
Bernard Baruch
Price Administration
Leon Rson
Henderson
Ofis
Evansville
Paul Mahon
Washington
Anenergy
J. S. Knowlson
Priorities Division
WPE
Knowlson
Rubber and Rubber Products Division
WPB
Angriest Sotte Voce
Army
Navy
Brewster
Maine
Trinidad
Porto Rico
Sexys Brewster
Naval
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Daily
Oklahoman
1942
Mr. Roosevelt
Dent
Roosevelt
Russia
Gen. Jonson
Wm. Brady, M.D
M. C
Atlantic
Park Lake
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