War Economy Forces American Family to Rediscover Home Life
A 1941 era column argues rationing and wartime shifts pull families inward. It cites Pearl Harbor as a trigger, noting homes replace travel for dating and social life, while parents gain peace with fewer car trips. Sociologists predict changing courtship, more home crafts, and renewed appreciation for domestic life.
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Dorothy Dougherty
Pearl Harbor
Love
Mary
Johnny
Mother
Dad
C. T. Hickok
Coe
Dr. Hickok
Java
Quisling Orders Seizure of Exiled Norwegian Leaders
New York based CBS report says Vidkun Quisling has ordered confiscation of property belonging to 50 prominent Norwegians in exile, including London government members, and stripped them of citizenship.
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New York
INS
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
London
CBS
Demand House Pass Up Easter Layoff
Washington report on the 40 hour week debate with reps Beckworth and Hoffman urging the House to forgo Easter recess and press labor policy. Hoffman questions the point of remaining in session if leaders and the administration block controversial measures.
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House
Washington
Chamber
Congress
Beckworth
Texas
Hoffman
Mich
Coast Guard Seeks Cooks and Diesel Experts in Omaha
The Omaha recruiting office of the United States Coast Guard announced a need for experienced cooks fuel gas and diesel engine experts and aviation mechanics. Qualified men will be eligible for petty officer ratings and pay. A separate note mentions New Mexico Navajo medicine men in a local context.
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Omaha
Ins
United States Coast Guard
Election Boards Asked to Serve In Bond Campaign
B D Silliman county chairman asks city election officials to volunteer as precinct leaders for a bond drive to sell United States savings bonds. Election judges and clerks are seen as natural leaders for the 23 Cedar Rapids precincts and meeting is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room to outline plans for the week of April 15 22.
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United States Savings
B. D. Silliman
Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Ickes urges coal buying to avert coming shortage
Secretary Harold L. Ickes warned that further drops in soft coal stocks could trigger a possible acute shortage next fall. He urged consumers and dealers to fill bins now as storage fell from 58.68 million to 56.72 million tons, noting slower production with warm weather and prewar buying patterns.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Pearl Harbor
Omash Ring Blamed for Ship Sinkings
Police in Rio de Janeiro said the arrest of Niels Christensen, former head of the German admiralty communications, and 200 aides broke a spy ring active across the North and South Atlantic. Authorities claimed he operated from Brazil to monitor shipping and had hundreds of spies in the US, UK, Brazil, Argentina, and beyond. They seized the admiralty code and a copy of instructions on reporting UN shipping movements.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Niels Christensen
Admiralty Communications Department
Atlantic
Christiensen
Brazil
United States
England
Argentina
Uruguay
Admiralty
Berlin
Hermes
Bordeaux
France
United Nations
Intruders Attack Workers at Topeka Airport Project
In Topeka Kansas intruders attacked and tied up workers delaying a 110 000 city airport improvement Saturday. Foreman S W Poor filed a complaint charging assault against C G Hamilton an organizer for a hoisting engineers union in Kansas City.
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Topeka
Kan
S. W
Russell Ralph
Kaw Paving Company
Roosevelt Signs 48 Hour Post Office Week Bill
President Roosevelt signed a law allowing a 48 hour work week for post office employees in places where the post master general deems it necessary. The change removes compulsory compensatory time after 40 hours and lets overtime be paid at the regular rate. The longer week will not automatically apply nationwide due to the discretionary provision.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rifle Shot May Have Caused Quarry Blast
Authorities probed a theory that a rifle shot triggered a 21 ton dynamite blast at a Lehigh Portland Cement quarry in Easton Pennsylvania. 31 workers were killed and FBI agents Norman King and E H Felegg said a distant bullet could have exploded the dynamite.
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Easton
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Norman King
E. H. Felegg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McAlester Man Fends Off Robbers After Arm Shot
In McAlester Oklahoma two men attempted to stop Bob Storry's car to rob him. He accelerated and was shot in the left arm but the injury did not affect him as the arm is artificial.
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McAlester
Okla
Bob Storry
Story
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