Wartime Living 36 Dollar French Meal Stirs Price Control Debate
Cpl. William A. Fagan writes an OPA official from France urging postwar price controls after paying 36 for liverwurst and potatoes and a dollar for soap. He argues inflation and black markets threaten victory and asks Americans to support price limits. Christmas shopping soars with record sales and potential shortages next year.
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Betty Goldstein
Federated Press
Cpl
William A. Fagan
France
OPA
NAM
Congress
America
U.S.A
Uncle Sam
Labor History 15 Hour Workday Fueled Early Unions
Dr. Foner outlines how a 15 hour summer workday spurred 18th and 19th century unions from Philadelphia to Boston to Charleston. Early craft groups sought higher wages and shorter hours, facing courts that labeled unions conspiracies. Jeffersonian support aided legal recognition by 1842, with the first city labor federation forming in 1827.
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Federated Press and
the Sun
Foner
Jefferson School of Social Science
New York
Federal Society of Journeyment Cordwainers of
Philadelphia
Boston
Charleston
S. C
Thomas Jefferson
Jefersonian
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Labor Federation
BLS Figures Under Fire As Labor Seeks Accurate Cost of Living
Organized labor label s BLS cost of living data as unreliable until recent releases. Frances Perkins notes small price shifts from October to November while stressing the index omits wartime impacts and total living costs. The piece links the effort to Philadelphia labor history and the 1828 Workingmen's Party formation.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Dept. of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistic
Sec. of Labor
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Smile Awhile on Baby Civilisation and War
An essayist reflects on infancy as the Second World War era begins and warns grownups to choose a lasting path for civilization. The piece argues that future peace depends on how today’s adults shape the world for new generations.
A Useless Burden the World Only to Become Cannon Fodder
The fragment notes a grim view of the world turning people into expendable force. It hints at a bleak cycle where individuals feel misused before facing destruction, with a sense of looming inevitability about violence.
Democracy and intrigue mix in wartime chatter and stock intrigue
Prime Minister Churchill rebukes democracy as not a street harlot. In Washington U S officials debate democracy and elites. Norden Co subject to grand jury charges over bombsight sabotage. Cartoon dialogue features Little Luther and Mr Dilworth on free speech and politics.
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John Paine
Federated Press
Greece
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
U.S
State Dept
Norden Co
Nordic Co
Pop
Luther
Mr. Dilworth
Little Luther
Miss Cheerful
Cheerful
McCormick and
Hearst
Nam
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Wall Street Journal
Macy’s Department Store
Consumers Union
Labor History
Philip Foner
Eng
Public Health Federation
The
Community Chest
Joe I Jr
Bud AM
Mr. AlWorth
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