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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1942
Page
6
San Antonio reader Wilsen sparks a turnout at the local event amid heated debate over California’s significance, with supporters voicing strong opinions while organizers seek to maintain order and momentum for the ribbon records drive.
A fragmented school essay links rain to collective strength and the fight against dictatorship. It argues that many small drops united form a powerful force, urging citizens to join, work together, and pray for victory. It contrasts war’s destruction with cooperative effort and cites France as a warning.
Fragmented wartime clippings report curtailment of gasoline use and the 617,006,000 expansion at Kelly Field to fund new training shifts from single to twin engine planes. It notes a reception center expansion, the largest pension program, and training context for WWII pilots. Also mentions Texas farmers, coast canal proposal, WPA recreation cuts, Texas fishing opening, rent controls, and a wartime encouragement quote.
President outlines wartime measures including price controls wage stabilization and increased war bond purchases. WPB aims to boost shipbuilding textile output and auto production while rationing sugar fuel and consumer goods. alien patents to be seized for national use. Military and aviation expansions accompany plans for broader economic mobilization.
Government actions tighten selective service rules as men with dependents face exclusion, while fit unmarried men are labeled 4-4 or 1-A pending corrections. Navy enlistment for high school graduates ages 18 to 27 rises, and civilian supply cuts limit batteries, telephone service, and farming equipment. Transportation and utility measures adjust deliveries and hours to ease wartime strain.
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