Labor Unions Face Antitrust Bills in 1942 Hearings
In 1942 hearings before House Judiciary Subcommittee No 3 on H.R. 5218 6752 6872 and 7067 labor unions fought anti trust provisions and racketeering controls amid images of citrus losses from strikes. Hobbs introduced a corrective bill on January 6 1943 arguing public safety over unions despite warnings of depredations by organized labor leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of the Judiciary
House of Representatives
Congress
California
Congressman Hobbs
Alabama
Week of the War summary from the Pacific and Tunisia
The Navy reports the week of January 29 to February 4 saw no large fleet battle in the Pacific but frequent Japanese air attacks on U S shipping and heavy U S counterstrikes. Japanese losses include two destroyers sunk and multiple ships damaged, while U S losses totaled several planes and torpedo boats. In Tunisia, German columns pushed from Faid and Sened toward Sidi Bou Zid, forcing Allied retreats and capturing Gafsa and Sbeitla as the push aimed at expanding a corridor to the Tunis-Bizerte area.
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South Pacific
U. S
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Chicago
Sunnk
Munda Bay
Kolumbangara
Shortland Island
Bougainville
Kiska
Aleutians
Pacific
Far East
Tunisia
Faid
Sened
Sheitla
Sidi Bou Zid
Mareth
Gafsa
Sbeitla
Fertana
Horder
Stimeon
North Africa Battle Figures and Axis Push Near Mareth
The article notes mud-bound terrain shaping Axis pressure against American lines in Tunisia as German armored divisions press near the Mareth Line, while the British First Army holds the north. It cites Stimson and reports substantial U S casualties to date, including 442 killed, 6,509 wounded, 25,684 missing, and 6,123 prisoners of war, with total Army losses reaching 41,858.
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Mareth
First Army
Axis
Stimson
North Africa
U. S
Tunisia
Individualism Symbol of Victory in Wartime Ideals
An editorial praising rugged individualism as essential to national victory and progress. It cites Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s views on self-reliance in war and industry, arguing that the United States was built by independent thinkers who take risks and innovate, a spirit needed to sustain the war effort and future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
United States
Cutting Bait On Social Security And Individual Freedom
The piece argues against broad social security as political bait and warns that state planning erodes freedom. It contrasts full stomach security with individual incentive to work and save, noting government taxation redistributes savings and risks creating wards of the state while planners outnumber workers.
Tragic Comedy on Inflation and Labor Demands
A single day’s headlines show rising prices and wide wage demands from railway workers and coal miners. Shipyard workers threaten to break a no strike pledge if a labor decision favors rivals. Labor leaders urge the President to cut living costs while farmers face machinery and labor shortages amid war wages. The piece notes the irony between calls to reduce prices and the economic pressures driving inflation. It ends with a call for collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Inflation Cannot Be Stopped Until The Explosion Comes
A quoted warning argues that inflation cannot be controlled and that focusing on it is wasteful, urging greater patriotism and urgent action as disaster looms.
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Earth
A Mark to Shoot At
The coal industry reports 1942 production at 560 million tons, 13 million under the 1926 peak. For 1943 a target of 600 million is set with longer mine weeks and fewer workers, urging society to accept wartime sacrifice and not shorten days for civilians while front-line troops endure hardship.
Argentina and Washington clash over hemispheric unity
Washington brands Argentina as a troublesome nation in the Americas policy, condemning its minority leadership for Nazi sympathy or isolationist moves. The United States aims to keep Central and South America aligned with the United Nations while Argentina pursues a solitary path in inter-American affairs.
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Washington
Americas
Argentina
Central
South America
United Nations
United States
Western Hemisphere
Income Tax Rules for Farmers in 1912 Returns
Farmers, including livestock raisers and fruit growers, must file returns if required by income level. Cash or accrual accounting methods are allowed, with specific form requirements. Inventory rules apply to accrual basis and include all livestock and produce in year end values. Family consumption is not taxable. Loans from CCC may be income. Several acts make certain payments taxable. Election is binding.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Card of Thanks Expressing gratitude for support after bereavement
Card of thanks from Mrs. Elias Hinderer and son Everett expresses sincere thanks to friends for assistance kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
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Elias Hinderer
San
Everett
Orphans Court reviews multiple estates and sales orders
The Orphans Court met with Judges Handy Dennis and Fooks to approve inventories, appraisements, and sales orders for estates including Ernest F. Towers Maggie R. Merrick Belle V. Dennis and others. Administrators and guardians filed accounts releases and petitioned for investment and transfer of property with real estate appraisements and notices to creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Handy, Dennis and
Fooks
Laura L. Towers
Ernest F. Towers
Ernest F. Merrick
J. Fletcher Merrick
Maggie R. Merrick
Grace D. Clement
Belle V. Dennis
George Ford
Sherman L. Tribbitt
Arthur J. Rochester
Bessie A. Sparks
Edgar A. Rochester
Wm. J. Rickards
Wm. H. Rathell
Cecelia Boyer
Alfred Pratt
Katie R. Kindec
Elizabeth H. Kinder
Harold E. Kinder
Victor Toulson
Ernest Pratt
Sallie M. Lord
Edgell Coates
Della Russell
Dorsey Coates
Clarence L. Coates
Ida Collison
Horace Edgell
William A. Nichols
William Mathias Pratt
Armstead E. Williams
A. Edward Williams
C. Fred Robinson
C. Virginia Robinson
Alice Hubbard
Cora V. Parker
W. Earl Robinson
W. J. Robinson
Agnes Breeding
Nellie L. Robinson
F. Ebner Robinson
Mary Elizabeth Beer
J. Harvey Heer
J. Redden
J. Harvey Beer
Grace Hendrick
Helen Beer
Wilbur P. Beer
Ella M. Merriken
Harry R. Merriken
Bond
George Clendaniel
Theodore Orme
F. Elmer Robinson
George W. Beck
Martha B. Short
Josiah A. Beck
Lewis Trice
Ella F. Saunders
Gilbert Saunders
Clara M. Anderson
Henry S. Saunders
Eunice E. Saunders
Roberta Saunders
Edith Trout
Lilly White's Hominy Croquettes
A humorous recipe letter from Lilly White to Miss Wilma detailing how to make croquettes from hominy. She describes ingredients and steps for a cheese sauce and fried croquette rolls, ending with a playful sign-off and a Seneca quote.
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Lilly White
Food shortage warning from wartime agriculture chief
W W Wyser Richmond Va general manager of Southern States Cooperative warned that a food shortage in 1943 could be inevitable without rapid changes to manpower and farm policies. He warned that labor shortages threaten fertilizer plants and farm production, risking the nation’s war effort and urging prompt government action.
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WW. G. Wyser
Richmond
Southern States Cooperative
Norfolk
Baltimore
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic Seaboard
Wyser
Selective Service Boards
Selective Service Board
Roanoke
Virginia
Nill
Mr. Wysor
Local Social Roundup From Goldsboro and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs W J Murphy visited Georgetown Maryland on Tuesday afternoon. Roy Griffin and friend from Baltimore and Mrs Chas Bickling were guests of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Griffin last Sunday. N C Ross recently discharged from Kent General Hospital Dover is much improved. Mrs Elbert Saunders and daughter Mrs Wm Marvel of Ridgely spent Tuesday at her home. Mrs Virgie Cartwright visiting son Dallas Cartwright near Preston. Bradford Turner operated on for ulcers at Easton Hospital. Trinity M E Church laymen led services last Sunday night. Laura Isaacs of Greensboro visited her sister Mrs Sue Smith this week. Mollie Shockley visiting daughter Mrs Leland Price Chestertown. Evelyn Griffin of Dover spent weekend with Mrs Roland Cartwright. Miss Marie Cahall was guest of Mrs Bertie Schaube near town last Sunday. Marjorie Williams spent Sunday with Mrs John Milby near town.
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W. J. Murphy
Norman Riggins
Georgetown
Roy Griffin
Baltimore
Chas. Bickling
Wilbur Griffin
N. C. Ross
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Elbert Saunders
Wm. Marvel
Ridgely
Mollie Shockley
Leland Price
Chestertown
Evelyn Griffin
Roland Cartwright
Marie Cahall
Bertie Schaube
Marjorie Williams
John Milby
B. C. Beckham
Joe Simpson
New Castle
Del
Charles McKnitt
Michael Ash
Wilmington
Lima Douglass
Kenneth Bostic
Noble Sipple Jr
Chester
Noble Sipple
Mamie Sipple
Beverly Goldsborough
Beacom’s Business College
B. L. Goldsborough
Nelson Wyatt
Linwood
Nancy Lee
Wyatt
Greensboro
T. C. Curry
John Hood
Pegey Hood
Bridgeville
James Curry
Phyllis Pinder
Marley Pinder
Oscar Kinnamon
Charles Kastlebaum
Marcus Hook
Whital Laramore
Charlotte Mae Thornton
Seaford
W. Thomas Thornton
William Bailey
Karen Sue
Marion Bailey
Quantico
L. W. Taylor Jr
Mo M.ihs Qje
Clifford George
Cordova
Doris Ann Wyatt
Henderson
Connie Taylor
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
Katie Emerson
Willie Wyatt
Naomi Cartwright
Goldsboro
Carrie Dobson
Fred Welch
Greensborg Residents Share Weekend News and Visits
Mr. B C Beckham improves from injuries after car strike and walks with crutches. Numerous relatives and friends travel to visits in Wilmington Baltimore Dover and Bridgeville while others report birthdays births and local gatherings. Several servicemen and students guest at homes near Greensboro and Seaford during weekend and holiday leisure activities.
Taxpayer Relief Amid Calls for Tax Bill Reforms
The piece argues that clever tax slogans do not ease payments. Real relief lies in cutting government waste and pruning bureaucracy. A proposed tax bill would allow easier installment payments from current income for current taxes, while officials should not dismiss taxpayer aid ideas.
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Treasury
Fooks and Saulsbury News From Choptank Area
Mr and Mrs E L Fooks visited Choptank on Wednesday. Miss Helen Saulsbury returned home from Washington College. Mr William Ewing spent Saturday visiting in town. Mrs Martin Sutton spent the weekend in Baltimore.
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E. L. Fooks
Helen Saulsbury
Washington College
William Ewing
Martin Sutton
Baltimore
Card of Tilanes and Family Gratitude Note
A brief acknowledgment from Mr. George Bradley and family expressing heartfelt thanks for expressions of sympathy and offerings. The note notes sincere appreciation for the support received during a time of loss.
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George Bradley
Chillren
Twenty Five Years Ago in Caroline County News
Highlights include Wesley Voshell winning a state corn club prize with over 80 bushels per acre and a $98.06 net profit, a barn collapse near Williston, and property transfers in Denton. Obituaries note John Henry Nichols’s death in Easton at 85, with services at Union Grove Methodist Protestant Church. The month’s weather shows January temperatures from 24 to 40 degrees. A youth party at Tuckahoe Neck honors Ralph and Ethel birthdays, with local license notices and plans for two canning factories in Marydel.
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Wesley Voshell
Caroline County
Voshell
R. C. Rice
Williston
Hickman
H. C. Hobbs
Franklin Street
Blackiston
John Henry Nichols
Benjamin Ayers
Easton
Nichols
Federalsburg
Union Grove
Scarborough
Concord
John Gravatt
Gravatt
Ralph
Ethel
Canning Club
Thawley’s
Thomas H. Wheeler
Mary Foster
Greensboro
August Frederick Zimmerman
Baltimore
Helen Elizabeth Brown
Benjamin J. Lantz
Greenwood
Nancy Christine King
Farmington
T. Olin Ford
Marydel
Ford
Harry A. Porter
Porter
New York
New York City
Waddell Family Host Evening Meeting Social
Taylor Mr and Mrs Scott Waddell and children with Mrs Mary Hall hosted a post meeting social. After refreshments were served the evening continued with games and light recreation.
Plays for church groups offered by Woman's Society
The article promotes staging plays to illustrate stewardship missions and race relations. It highlights titles like Mothers of the World, Hands That Give, This Thine House, We Call It Freedom, Empty Hands, and The Standing Cane, with details on casts and runtimes. It notes availability through the Methodist Woman and NY office at 150 Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ginling College
Mary
Jesus
Joseph
India
United States
New York
Fifth Avenue
Slats Diary Highlights Small Town Quirks
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary fragment recounting weeklong misadventures and mispronounced lessons. Entries cover church sermons school lessons with a humorous tone, remarks from Aunt Emmy Unkel Hen and Elsy, editor talk, and family banter about learning and truth.
Adams Cross Roads Social Visit Sketches
Mrs Randall Dustworth and daughter Nancy from New Jersey visited Wednesday with her parents. Her husband joined Saturday and returned Monday. Blanche Adams and others spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Walter Adams. The Adams family and relatives from Cambridge called on Sunday. Harmon family and Ralph visited John Adams families Sunday evening. Thurman Adams and Beatrice visited D F Johnson. Fred Fountain entertained friends and relatives at dinner Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
John Adams
Do not wait for extraordinary cir cumstances to do good actions
Quote by Richter stressing the value of performing good deeds in ordinary moments, encouraging proactive kindness rather than waiting for dramatic events.
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Richter
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Miss Wilma
Worstershire
Seneca
Greensborg
Oliver N. Warren
Emmy
Otto
Elsy
Napoleon
P. m
Editur
Checaggo
Jake
Brekfest
Adams Cross Roads
Pepe SP
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