War boom era leaves small Southern firms stranded
A June dispatch notes small Southern plants losing war work and contracts as big firms corner priorities. Many 10 to 200 worker shops shut due to materials shortages and poor access to sub contracts. reports warn of thousands of lost jobs and deserted towns while War Production Board stresses rapid output and future small industry growth.
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William Pinkerton
Washington
Wide World
Birmingham
Atlanta
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National Ledger
War Production Board
Indus
Engagements and questions shadow a morning revelation
Steena reveals a newspaper engagement notice for Steena Winters and Dr. Thomas Dare, stirring Mary Tibby and Tibby as old loyalties and future plans collide. Tibby weighs love and duty while Wayne awaits an urgent office visit before her flight.
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Tibby
Mary
Marg
Tommy
Jerome Davenport
Steena Winters
Thomas Dare
Wayne Courtright
Tommy Dare
Captain Mercer
Hawaii
John
Wayne
Small business urged to sell itself to government in war boom
Trialists doubt promises of aid from advisory committees and the War Production Board as wartime contracting stretches to the War Plants Corporation. Some towns like York Pa show success through pools of small firms. others lack useful tools or skills for war production. Civic and political leaders face a hard sell in a fluctuating defense economy.
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Advisory Committee On National Defense
War Production Board
York
Missouri
Sheriff announces jail for man in fatal shotgun slaying
Tuscaloosa sheriff Foster King reports George Battles, 53, jailed on a charge of killing Claude Eaton, 28, with buckshot loaded shotgun. The slaying occurred Monday night during a gun battle.
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Tuscaloosa
Foster King
George Battles
Claude Eaton
King
Battles home in Cedar Cove
A report notes battles or conflicts near Cedar Cove in Tuscaloosa County, detailing a local incident linked to the area.
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Cedar Cove
Tuscaloosa County
Start of Eastern Regular Gas Rationing Delayed
Washington reports postponement of regular gasoline rationing in Eastern states from July 15 to July 22 to allow extra time for drivers to form car pooling clubs.
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Washington
Sub-Chaser Life Not Dull on Navy Vessel
Navy correspondent J. Norman Lodge recounts life aboard a three foot submarine chaser crewed by 12 sailors. cramped conditions, small galley, electric systems, and payoffs of sea duty contrast with daily meals and a veteran cook who improvises meals during long convoy runs from a Southeastern port northward.
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J. Norman Lodge
U. S. Navy
Johnny Newman
Nevada
FST to Offer Civilian Pilot Training Course
The State Teachers College at Florence will start a civilian pilot training program July 1 under War and Navy Department guidelines. Dr. Floyd Cunningham reports applications are open and describes paths for enlisted reservists, naval air station assignments, CAA advanced courses, and Army use for flying specialists.
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Florence
War and Navy
Floyd F. Cunningham
Cunningham
Atlanta
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Navy
CAA
Naval Air Stations
Army
Daily Crossword Clue Answers and Cryptoquote
A cryptogram quotation and crossword clues list with entries for across and down words, including deduce merganser positive terminals and various definitions. The page presents clues from 33 to 49 with standard crossword style and a quoted cryptoquote attributed to Macaulay, followed by yesterday's solution.
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