Textile profits soar as war drives demand for low-cost clothing
Wartime textile profits jump 503 percent since 1939 amid government moves to push low-cost clothing through WPB Order M-388. Industry opposition warns of plant closures, while women’s groups urge strengthening the program. Matches and stockings face distribution and labor shortages as civilian needs rise.
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Capitol Hill
WPB
OPA
Smith Committee
Washington
Need Homes For Children Urged By Cincinnati Council
The Industrial Public Relations Council urges local unions to place wartime orphans and displaced children in suitable homes. Andre Carson chairs the Foster Home Committee. inquiries go to Parkway 3160 or 312 W Ninth St Cincinnati Ohio 2. Care includes medical dental and a small weekly stipend.
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Cincinnati
Industrial Public Relations Council
Andre Carson
Parkway
Foster Home Committee
Ninth Street
Ohio
Emer gency Child Care urged for working mothers in 2016
Mothers urged to consult Emergency Child Care and Hamilton County Defense Council in 2016 to ensure child care while at work. The MA program appears as a credential or initiative referenced in the context.
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Hamilton County Defense Council
Hearst Beachhead Taken by Marines
About 200 Marines landed in Hearst newspapers offices in San Francisco to demand a retraction of an editorial blaming Marine leadership for Iwo Jima losses. The incident drew support from the San Francisco CIO Council which asked the attorney general to prosecute William Randolph Hearst for alleged unAmerican activities.
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San Francisco
Hearst
San Francisco Cio Council
Francis Biddle
William Randolph Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
U.S
Iwo Jimas
Douglas MacArthur
The Story of Baby Gl Joe Jr and Diaper Care
The Sun reports a Baby The Story of Baby feature from the Public Health Federation about diaper shortages and care. Gl Joe Jr recounts how his mother manages 20 by 40 inch diapers, washing in hot water with mild soap, borax rinses, and sun drying while noting the occasional supply hiccups and a local sarong service anecdote. Next week promises Promoted to Solid Food.
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the Sun
Public Health Federation
The
Community Chest
Gl Joe Jr
OPA
Trousseau
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