Administration backs down as Lewis negotiates new deal
The piece argues the administration yielded to Lewis amid wartime labor tensions. It details internal divisions, the War Labor Board's limits, Ickes' role, and the eventual government request for miners to return to work. Lewis secures a renewed contract with a 25 cent daily raise and potential further gains, while Congress debates a wartime strike ban.
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Lewis
War Labor Board
Ickes
Congress
Wagner
Roosevelt
Don’t Be a Snob Says Dear Louise
A letter from Robert Quillen reflects on snobbery amid war, praising democracy and equality among soldiers, recounting scenes with officers and enlisted men, a diner stance against class bias, and urging humility and unity across ranks. The piece contrasts naval caste notions and wartime integrity with civilian snobbery.
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Allen
Navy
Annapolis
Ivy College
Dad
Out of The Past Maxim on Virtue and Life
A pithy aphorism attributed to Lady Russell urges living virtuously, warning that death comes for all and life should not be squandered by excess. The saying reflects Victorian-era moralizing on mortality and conduct.
A Soft Answer and the War Within
A column on controlling anger with humor and restraint. The piece reflects on polite behavior, empathy for others, and the value of active kindness, citing Beecher and a Florence river quarrel to illustrate how calmness defuses anger. It urges patience during wartime temper.
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Florence
Italy
Arno
South Pacific
Africa
Beecher
What They Say One Fourth for Bonds
By 1943 end the average American family should invest about 25 cents of every dollar in war bonds Morgenthau states. The Rev Matthew J Toohey national chaplain of the Catholic war veterans cites hatred of war yet believes love of man and desire to free the enslaved will win the conflict.
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Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Matthew J. Toohey
Catholic War Veterans
Bethouart in Algiers Eyes Gaullist Giraud Balance
Pertinax Bethouart arrived in Algiers from Washington on an important mission to align General De Gaulle with General Giraud over North Africa. The piece weighs the risk of creating a bifronted authority and the need for Fighting France to stay cohesive amid shifting leadership and loyalties.
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New York
Emile Bethouart
Henri Giraud
Algiers
Washington
California
Bethouart
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
London
Petain
North Africa
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Winston Churchill
Lord Simon
General de Gaulle
General Giraud
Giraud
Laval
OPA Sees Hot Money Challenge to Price Ceilings
The article argues that consumer willingness to pay drives prices beyond ceilings, making enforcement essential. It warns black markets flourish when enforcement is weak and calls for stronger policing, retailer education, consumer groups, and public cooperation to curb inflation and limit hot money.
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OPA
Austerity pants spark thoughts on war time thrift
Henry McLemore recalls a patriotic English tailor who crafts austerity garments. He critiques ultra tight gray flannel slacks and reflects how wartime shortages reshape daily life from hip pockets to rationed goods. Soldiers cheer simple comforts like tomato juice and washcloths as signs values change.
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Aone
Forgotten People Warn of Aged Pneumonia Dangers
Dr. Frederick W. Filsinger cautions physicians to use auscultation rather than pulse when diagnosing pneumonia in the elderly. He warns that uremia and urinary issues can signal danger, and that urine sugar tests may mislead in diabetes. He argues arteriosclerosis is an aging manifestation, not a disease, tied to nutrition rather than shock or age alone.
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Frederick W. Filsinger
Bulletin
The
Erie County Medical Society
Filsinger
Air heating linked to anemia speculation debated
Readers discuss whether overheated indoor air in winter can cause anemia by destroying a vitamin or affecting health. The expert maintains no vitamin is destroyed by heat, rebuts heredity claims, and dismisses biliousness as a real condition, while noting consumer misapprehensions about digestion and appetite.
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G.W.M
Are You Overlooking Your Most Important Asset
A memo to a 38 year old executive after a heart attack urges conserving energy and rethinking work habits. It stresses protecting the body as vital asset, reducing hours, delegating tasks, planning vacations, and valuing rest to extend career longevity and effectiveness.
Vacuum in Vehicular Traffic Spoils My Gag
The piece riffs on traffic and gas shortages with dark satire and jokes about crosswalks and a “born on this side” quip. It mocks scarcity, belts of gasoline, and a black market for stains while delivering a comic aside on passing pedestrians.
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Wellington
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