Fire To Firefighters Ties To WV Town Reflects War Times
The June 22 1943 Charleston Gazette issue presents wartime town pride and citizen resilience. It notes the local fire department efforts in West Virginia, with a daily newspaper tone stressing duty, solidarity, and practical wartime routines amid shortages and service pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Gazette
Independent Democratis
Osly Caress Company
Cartier
Stata
Ee Cesemers
Seleatmz AM Dial
Payatie
Advan
Asmelsied
Reflections On War Time Living And Public Honor
A reminiscence contrasts World War I civilian life with modern times, noting bread and sugar shortages, poor quality food, limited gasoline, and meatless days. It recalls doctors' cars marked with signs, ostracism of noncooperators, and social pressure to cooperate, ending with a claim that public honor remains a powerful enforcement force in America.
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America
All God's children got too many shoes
A humorous look at wartime shoe rationing showing crowds rushing to spend shoe stamps and keep them valid. Families, especially women and children, accumulate extra pairs while men and grandparents limit needs. Manufacturers welcome demand but fear rationing ending.
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Little Johnny
Little Annie
Granddad
Grandma
Subsidies and Prices in Food Policy Debate
The piece argues subsidies are not un-American and explains government aid like the Commodity Credit Corp. payments on wartime coffee freight and five cent butter subsidies as stabilizing tools. It contrasts targeted subsidies with broad price hikes, urging a measured approach that helps producers without harming workers, likening general price rises to widespread cannibalism. The author suggests subsidies apply medicine where needed, unlike blanket price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corp
Belt Luegoi
Hoovercraft Pha Fa
Tandler
Mr. Hoover
Retribution on the German Home Front and War Nerves
A Swiss report describes German cities evacuating as Allied air power grows and invasion looms. Nazi outlets claim heavy Allied damage while German civilians face harsher conditions and a feared return to rural life. The piece warns that voluntary participation in Europe’s enslavement collapses under mounting hardship.
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Germany
Switzerland
Alcd
Europe
Leat
Navy debate over women in service draws sharp remarks
The letter criticizes Senator Walsh for calling the navy a male organization and argues that women belong in all naval roles. It asserts Navy service is for all the people, praises female nurses and clerks, and urges recognition of women’s service auxiliaries. The writer condemns masculine domination and cites past fights for equal rights, urging support for the Waves and related groups.
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Sen. Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Naval Committee
Mildred J. McAfee
Waves
Navy
Army
Walsh
Indies
Sen. Watkh
Service Corps
White House talk on food mobilization and labor
Washington diary notes President Roosevelt briefed congressional visitors on Britain’s food mobilization, urging total labor mobilization and price controls. He favored continuing War Mobilization Office action, while critics urged wage and price measures. McNary pressed for higher cannery prices as Byrnes and War Labor Board discussed wage increases for cannery workers. The piece also covers Ebberstadt’s failed Army service bid and editorials on wartime policies.
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Drew Pearson Ashington
White House
Great Britain
United States
Senator McNary
Oregon
House
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Walter George
Georgia
Finance Committee
GOP
James Wadsworth
New York
New Deal
Joeph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Office of War
Justice Byrnes
Hoe
Ceveral
McNary
Charley McNary
Murray
Greenan
Byrnes
Winston
Tiyrnes
Joint British American citizenship proposal deemed impractical
A writer argues that proposals for joint British American citizenship are wishful and harmful. He notes strong cooperation between British and American forces and cautions against forcing a universal test of citizenship while praising existing allied collaboration in air and ground operations across theaters from Africa to Asia.
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ONDON
Shine
Ender O
England
Bay Bens
Debts to RAF and Allied Co-operation Examined
Raymond Clapper discusses American debt to the RAF for radio equipment in North Africa and the joint war effort. He notes close U S and British ties, skepticism of British withholding gear, and the shared aim of winning the war quickly. He argues Britain will seek favorable terms yet cannot be safe without the United States and emphasizes strategic bases in the Atlantic and Pacific. The piece reflects on cooperation with Russia and China and the need for multi-nation unity without joint citizenship.
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Africa
India
China
England
RAF
Awit
Ue Eerie
Air Force
North Africa
Baker
Hatels
Army Air Forces
Army Service Forces
Wcith
United States
America
Tintania
Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Russia
Ual
Wavell as Viceroy Forewarns Hard India Policy
The arrival of General Archibald Wavell as viceroy signals Britain’s choice of force over negotiation in India. Wavell, famed for Palestine suppression and Allied command, is expected to curb subversive moves and deter Hindu Muslim tensions, with Auchinleck backing a tough approach as Japanese threats loom. History alone will judge if the gamble pays.
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Archibald P. Wavell
India
Lord Lintithan
Wavell
Claude Auchinleck
Auchinleck
Palestine
Time Magazine
Asia
Iadin
Trans-Jordan
Sir Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Indian independence stance in wartime context
The piece quotes Leslie Bain on recognizing India’s path to independence amid World War II. It argues the United Nations must support India while noting British missteps and Gandhi’s warning that an unfree India could hinder Allied war aims in the Pacific. It stresses American sympathy and a need to balance self-defense with aid to India.
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India
United Nations
Burma
Malaya
Reader Forum Voices War Era Grievances and Prohibition Debate
Letters to the editor express concern over elderly workers kept at war production, miners’ strikes during a critical war period, and temperance versus prohibition. Readers call for fair welfare enforcement, unity in war effort, and resistance to antigovernment sentiment while urging action on labor, earnings, and law enforcement.
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Arizona
Solent
Lewis
Jona L. Lewis
Cctors
Westbrook Pegler Links Roosevelt Democrats to Union Racketeers
In a June column from New York, Westbrook Pegler alleges a direct political tie between the governing party and criminal elements within the CIO and labor unions. He accuses Charles Poletli of releasing a convicted criminal, Hoffman, with ties to Hillman and Roosevelt allies, while noting investigations and pending trials involving La Guardia and past racketeering cases in New York labor circles.
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Westbrook Pegler
York
United States
New York
Charles Poletli
Lehman
Jonge
Alexander Holtman
Hoffman
New Deal
Poletti
Polett
Antena
American Labor Party
Poletthan
Roosevelt Party
Fiorello la Guardia
LaGuardia
Hillman
Martin
Rocket Fire Brigades and Union Pressure Rivalry
Poletti accuses Hoffman of a false reputation as a firebug linked to threats to burn plants unless workers join a union and pay tribute to Roosevelt ally Sidney Hullman. The episode is set against wartime national government and criminal conspiracies, but leaves little lasting impact on workers’ rights or public opinion.
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Poletti
Hoffman
Roosevelt
Sidney Hullman
Poletti's rise seen as White House favor to Hillman circle
The piece accuses Poletti of using White House influence to secure a War Department post and a rapid army rank, portraying him as a discredited New Deal politician tied to Sidney Hillman and European influence. It questions who truly backed his appointment and why, alleging manipulation by powerful allies.
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Poletti
New Deal
Washington
Henry le Shirgean
Sidney Hillman
War Department
Secretary of War
White House
Polette
Baering Down By Arthur Baer
An alter ego narrator vents rage against a German spy linked to Pearl Harbor. He muses on treating the captured operative with extreme punishment and torture as a grim fantasy of retribution, referencing hot sun and pepper and graphic mutilation imagery.
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Wendell Wilkie
Paul McNutt
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McNutt
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