Labor Market Strains Rise Across Industries Amid War Inductions
A July report by Editorial Research Notes widespread labor shortages and high turnover as military inductions, job shopping, and skill shortages disrupt factories and shipyards. It cites 2,225,409 unemployed nationwide, 36.4 million in nonagricultural work, 12 million in agriculture, and notable shortages in bridges to Detroit, Baltimore, and shipyards.
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Bureau of Employment Security
Bridgeport
Ohio
United States
California
Detroit
Baltimore
Higgins
New Orleans
New York
New Jersey
New York- New Jersey
Pacific Coast
Florida
Michigan
Texas
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Navy
Alabama Shipbuilding Company
Wichita
Buffalo
Tulsa
San Diego
Seattle
Mutts in Uniform Barred by Army Yet Praised by Many
A Quillen column argues against mutt discrimination in selecting dogs for sentry work, recounting Brownie the mongrel cop dog and Shep the farm mutt. It contrasts loyalty and intelligence of mixed breeds with bias toward purebreds and reflects on war effort, leadership, and skepticism of elite circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shep
Brownie
Main
Out of The Past Sneer as a Weapon of the Weak
A reflective quip suggests sneer is a weapon of the weak and a tempting, poisonous tool. The quote highlights sneer as a craftily ready instrument associated with the devil’s tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Hop Skip Jump Everyday Living
By Joseph Fort Newton the piece reflects on human folly resilience and personal growth. It offers aphorisms about bitterness fate responsibility and the limits of public policy without delving into specific events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Voices From 1939 Echo War and Food Fears
A collection of wartime reflections from Walter Nash Claude Wickard Carl Vinson and Ben Lear. They discuss the old order passing with Hitler’s rise farm labor and food concerns and the navy building surge as the United States eyed victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Walter Nash
New Zealand
United States
Claude Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Army Size Debate and Logistics for 10 Million Strong
Col Frederick Palmer argues against plans for ten million soldiers by end of 1943 citing transport, ammunition, and production limits. He warns of idle trained troops, insufficient materiel, and vast overseas needs as Allied fronts expand across Europe and the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Call for a balancing board to set army size against production
A proposal urges a formal board led by Bernard Baruch to determine how large a fighting force the U S can sustain without starving industry. The plan would include military, industrial and labor leaders to prevent overextension overseas and ensure adequate materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard M. Baruch
Army
Navy
Industrial
Selective Service
Fairly Nice People in Gasoline Rationed Weekends
In a gasoline rationing area families spend weekends together to become acquainted and find one another likable, forming friendly gatherings amid restrictions.
McNutt Labor Draft Faces Congressional Resistance
McNutt pushes for a draft plan to mobilize manpower as Congress and White House watch. Critics fear a totalitarian approach akin to Hitler and favor democratic industry led management with a board of industrialists, labor leaders, and farmers to handle the labor problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Sseng
Paul McNutt
Congress
White House
Lister Hill
Mgr. Hill
Mr. McNutt
McNutt
Forgotten man in war economy the country banker faces new odds
A. V. Wilcox argues the country banker, once a pillar of postwar growth, now loses ground as the government competes with private banks. He notes government loan offices near banks, aggressive farm credit lending, and meetings urging sign on lines that threaten private bank livelihoods. He questions policy during war and calls for taxpayer support of private bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
No Toothpaste Tubes Drive McLemore to Tears at Grand Central
Henry McLemore writes of losing a treasured leather suitcase and the last tubes of toothpaste and shaving cream. He imagines a future shared by his whole family to conserve essentials, poking fun at wartime shortages with humorous self mockery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Joseph
Davey
Henry the Goniff
McLemeres
Toenails and vitamins from a medical column note
Dr. Brady discusses toenails as vestigial and removable for relief from ingrown nails. He warns on thick nails and suggests potassium hydroxide treatment, then promotes vitamin D and B complex to prevent atrophy. He clarifies quinine use for vertigo and explains skin absorption myths with pore debate.
New Style War Reporters Roam Med Battlefronts
Arthur Boer notes reporters ashore with Commandos at Dieppe and Tobruk. Larry Meier survives multiple Mediterranean battles while Jack Singer rode a torpedo plane and later went missing in action. He deems modern war reporting perilous and beyond Broadway eye-witness norms.
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Dieppe
Tobruk
Larry Meier
Larry-Allen
Mediterranean
Jack Singer
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Burt P. Garnett
Robert Quillen
Brass
iRagland
Joseph Fort Newton
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Ben Lear
Second Army
George Clark
Col
Frederick Palmer
WPB
Selective Service Organization
War Department
Germany
Europe
Pacific
Atlantic
United Nations
Col Palmer
St. Louis Star-Times
Thomas
Idaho
Bankhead
Anderson
Clayton
General Hershey
MecNutt
Mallen
A. V. Wilcox
Grand Central Station
Pennsylvania Station
Greyhound
Grand Central
Wm. Brady
C. M
J.T
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Bugs" Boer
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