Nelson backs labor draft plan as wartime manpower fix
Donald M. Nelson, head of war production, told the House military committee he favors a limited national service act over broad drafts. He said the time has passed for general national service and endorsed in principle Rep. Luce’s bill to conscript 4 Fs and men aged 38 to 45 for non combat duty, aiming to ease manpower shortages.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
House Military Committee
Nelson
Rep
Luce
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Montgomery Negro Executed at Kilby Prison
Lewis Mitchell, 28, a Montgomery Negro, was electrocuted early today at Kilby Prison for the 1936 knife slay of a fellow convict. He was serving a life term for another murder charge at the time of the slaying.
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Montgomery
Lewis Mitchell
Montgomery Nero
A! Kilby
Mitchell
Milkmaid for a Day At Supplee Plant During War
Vivian Brown reports at the Supplee milk plant in Philadelphia where twelve women join 525 male drivers on a Grade A assignment. The trainees learn through a three week course to go from cow to doorstep, earning 45 to 50 dollars weekly on 6 to 9 hour shifts. Many are mothers with husbands in the service. reactions range from amused to practical as they deliver and face doorfront surprises.
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Philadelphia
WAAC
Sarah Thompson
Dudley Carr
Indian revolt tale stirs hopes as Bose leads axis plan
War Daily reports Tokyo and Berlin loud with anti British propaganda aimed at igniting India. Tojo claims Bose leads an Indian national army marching toward home, seeking support in Manipur Assam and Bengal. Analysts doubt plans succeed against American British and Indian forces in place.
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Tokyo
Berlin
India
Subhas Chandra Bose
Tojo
Indian National Army
Burma
Bose
Manipur
Assam
Bengal
Lipstick Stain Removal Instructions for Fabrics
Directions for removing lipstick stains on handkerchiefs and clothing. Sponge with non inflammable cleaning fluid, wash in hot suds. If stain persists, apply chlorine bleach or hydrogen peroxide after testing colorfastness in a hidden spot.
Moth Worms Survive Up To 67 Days At 20 F
Entomologists report moth worm individuals exhibit lifespans reaching 67 days when kept near 20 degrees Fahrenheit. This finding highlights insect cold tolerance and potential implications for storage and pest management in cooler climates.
Mystery of Lake Michigan Smelt Disappearance 1943
The smelt, a fish common to Lake Michigan, vanished from the waters during the winter of 1943 in a mystery that puzzled fishermen and researchers.
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Lake Michigan
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Comfort
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil sold at Goldel's Drug Store for relieving tender aching burning feet. It claims one bottle provides relief, with several treatments showing lasting comfort, and promises a full refund if not satisfactory.
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Goldel
Moone
Officials Quit Posts Amid Roosevelt Resignations
Washington March 24 President Roosevelt announced the resignations of Leo T Crowley as alien property custodian and Lowell Mellett as a presidential assistant Crowley will keep foreign economics duties until a successor is named Mellett leaves to return to newspaper work with The Washington Evening Star. The president noted Crowley’s letter touching farm machinery exports under lend lease, citing less than 2 percent of US farm machinery exported since the program began and shipments mainly to Australia New Zealand and the United Kingdom to aid food production for the war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leo T Crowley
Lowell Mellett
Crowley
Mellett
Washington Evening Star
Congress
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Captain Kahrs Commands Dangerous Pier Landing At Anzio
The narrator recalls a tense approach into Anzio harbor under artillery fire as Captain Joseph Kahrs, a Newark lawyer in peacetime, steers the ship with precision from a deck platform. Shells thunder overhead, crew duck, and the captain jokes about knee bending while achieving a perilous, narrow mooring.
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Anzio
Nettuno
Captain Kahrs
Newark
Negro tenor to be heard here this Sunday
John H. Redding, a Georgia born Negro tenor and Paine College graduate, will sing at Central Methodist church Sunday at 7 30 PM with his own accompaniment. He also appears at First Methodist church Sunday school at 9 45 AM and will perform for clubs during the week. He plans to present 100 Negro characters and choruses at the Allied victory wedding on April 3 at Negro First Baptist church with King's Memorial Methodist church. Reserved seats for white attendees will be provided.
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John H. Redding
Georgia
Paine College of
Augusta
Central Methodist Church
Redding
First Methodist Church
Paine College
Methodist Church
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Surplus UN Food Supplies Estimated At 62 Million Tons
In 1943 the United Nations faced surplus food stocks estimated around 62 million tons. The figure reflects wartime civilian and military supply levels and adjustments in distribution for allied nations and occupied regions.
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United Nations
Lipology craze and its lip imprint swami in New York
New York socialites explore lipography in Nicky Quattrociocchi’s El Borracho Club. A kiss room boasts over 4,000 lip imprints from Gloria Vanderbilt, Carole Landis, Gloria Baker Topping, Gracie Fields, Alice Faye and others. Nicky claims lips reveal character and fate.
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New York
Nicky Quattrociocchi
Nicky
el Borracho
Gloria Vanderbilt de Cicco
Carole Landis
Gloria Baker
Gracie Field
Alice Faye
Former Tuscaloosa Resident Beauchamp Dies after Illness
Thomas L Beauchamp longtime Alabama Power manager died at his Tuscaloosa home after a prolonged illness He previously led Decatur operations and later managed the Tuscaloosa district He leaves a wife four sons Don Charles Tom Lee and Wilson and two daughters Mrs J T Simmons and Annette Beauchamp Services and burial will be in Tuscaloosa.
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Thomas L. Beauchamp
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Beauchamp
Alabama Power Company
Don
Charles
Navy
Tom Lee
Army
Wilson
Birmingham
J. T. Simmons
Gulfport
Annette Beauchamp
US food exports in interwar era reached four percent
During the 20 years before World War II, the United States exported about four per cent of the food it produced.
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United States
Group is off for the Navy induction
A morning departure sent twenty one men to the U S Naval Recruiting Station in Birmingham for Navy induction. Names listed include Charles Osborn Samuel Hendon Haney John Dillard Northey Cox Andrew Rowe Lonnie Hendon Willie Holland John McCant Clifton Hughes William Smith Curtis Kelley Jasper Lowery Harvey Elkins Raymond Elkins Virgil Monroe George Little Jerry Gerstman Rudolph Phillips James Starr and J E Russell.
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U.S. Naval
Birmingham
Navy
Charles Bob Osborn
Samuel Carlyle Hendon
Charles Bates Haney
John Tilden Dillard
Northey Cox
Andrew Jackson Rowe
Lonnie Dennis Hendon
Willie Lee Holland
John William McCant
James Clifton Hughes
William Neal Smith
Curtis Willam Kelley
Jasper Emmet Lowery
Harvey Sherman
Ray
Mond Wear Elkins
Herbert Virgil Monroe
George Edwin Little
Jerry William Gerstman
Henry Rudolph Phillips
James Lowell Starr
J. E. Russell
Early refrigeration concept in food preservation emerged
The idea of using refrigeration to preserve food was first articulated in the mid eighteenth century, marking a foundational moment in preserving perishables.
Penetro Nose Drops Offer Quick Breathing Relief
An old advertisement promises two drops in each nostril to ease head cold congestion and improve breathing. It notes pricing of 25c, with 50c for twice as much, and warns to use only as directed and to always get Penetro Nose Drops.
England's death rate at record low in 1943 nine months
The report notes that England experienced its lowest death rate in history during the first nine months of 1943. It highlights a collapse in fatalities amid wartime conditions and discusses regional variations, noting notable declines in certain age groups and causes.
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England
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