They Make America Great by Turning War Wounds to Craft
The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild held a special competition for hospitalized servicemen. Veterans from Corregidor to Italy designed model cars inspired by animal motion and naval experience. Winners earned top honors and $1,000, showcasing resilience and American ingenuity.
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Gilbert Hernandez
Plains of Kansas
Corregidor
Bataan
Japan
Navy
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
Retailers Guard Consumers Against Inflation
The excerpt argues that most retailers, large and small, protect consumers by keeping prices low within economic limits. It praises the retail industry’s history of efficiency and growth, noting many dollars spent yield minimal profit for sellers, which supports a high American standard of living. It admits retailers cannot control prices at the source but strive to offer goods at the lowest feasible figures.
The Road to War Warns of Global Ruin and Hope
A nationwide survey shows 62 percent expect another world war within 25 years, 24 percent foresee lasting peace. The piece warns that failed UN action, balance of power drift, and rising destructive weapons threaten civilization and demand urgent, reconciliatory leadership across nations.
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United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
United States
Steel and You and the steel labor question
A columnist argues that steel shortages from strikes harm every citizen. It links construction, autos, farming, and industry to steel output and calls for labor legislation to curb abusive stoppages while balancing fair treatment for labor and capital.
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Labbor
Retailers Backing Housewife Over Government Says Oregonian
A Portland editorial notes national retailer and real estate groups rally to uphold price controls after the OPA ends July 1. It argues retailers largely support housewives and could be preferable to government actions in preventing inflation.
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Portland Oregonian
OPA
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Anita’s Beauty Salon
Kern Sisters Beauty
Firestone
R. H. Stafford & Son
Burrsville, Maryland
Greensboro
Weeviltox
E. T. Orme & Sons
R. J. Conner
American Ave
Division St
Dover, Delaware
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Denton, Maryland
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