Price to Curb Airwaves Censors Warns Stations
Western Union report profiles Byron Price as director of the Office of Censorship under wartime policy. He notes that some announcers test the code, with staff monitoring around the clock. Biographies describe Price’s rise from AP reporter to wartime chief censor and his demanding workload. Other profiles touch on Julius Krug and Stilwell, highlighting their roles and reputations in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stew
York
Byron Price
Price
Wabash College
Indiana
Iptain Price
Ynce
Julius A. Krug
Milwaukee
Federal Communitions Commission
War Products Board
Charles E. Winn
Nelson
Krug
David Kenthal
Lilienthal
Sconsin Telephone Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
WPB
Wisconsin
Bismarck
Germany
Auighter
Union
Coast guard pharmacist mates trained for emergency surgery
Navy and coast guard use pharmacist mates trained in pharmacy physiology and minor surgery to serve on vessels without medical officers. Selected enlisted men attend programs such as Columbia University's pharmacy college to gain skills for emergency procedures aboard ships and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Coast Guard
Coast Guard trainees train as pharmacists' mates at Columbia
Delicate Staff with coast guard medical officers follows navy manuals to teach anatomy physiology chemistry minor surgery nursing and pharmacy. Trainees complete the course and earn pharmacist's mate third class rating becoming medical aides for emergency treatment until a medical officer arrives. The photos show two Coast Guardsmen in a Columbia class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Coast
Fun For Your Family National Recreation Association Games
Opening game uses ten beans per guest to force social chat and bean forfeits for saying yes or no. Four bridge tables host quick rotation games with tallies by player, no partners, and a high score wins. Tables run 5 to 10 minutes, with prizes optional.
Labor Needs Rise for Liberty Ships in War Effort
Article outlines shortages of experienced merchant seamen for new Liberty ships, calls on on-shore workers with licenses to return to sea, and details training programs at two basic schools, the US Merchant Marine Academy, five state maritime academies, and seven coastal training stations to prepare officers, engineers, and deckhands for intensive wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.b.’S
War Shipping Administration
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Merchant Marine
Shortage of Doctors Strains Navy and Coast Guard
The text notes a shortage of doctors for armed forces and naval shore stations, arguing there are not enough physicians to staff ships and shore facilities for the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. The discussion frames doctors as essential yet scarce across military and naval services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Coast Guard
Army
What to Do ny Phyllis Belmont
Do not neglect the home during wartime. Maintain cleaning and polishing to keep morale high and preserve household articles for when the husband or son returns from war. The home should remain attractive and in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Interior Dept. faces wartime personnel shortages amid 33 percent loss
Secretary Harold L. Ickes states the interior department has been crippled by 33 percent of male employees aged 18 to 37 entering military service. He cites recruiting efforts to replace them with women, older workers, and crippled veterans, emphasizing redeployment to front-line war needs and recalls of older staff to keep vital behind the lines work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Ickes
Department of the Interior
House
Interior
Interior Department
Ickes
Media
Minute beauty tips and odd health advice noted
A quirky fragment lists daily water for skin, cream use to combat wrinkles, foundation tricks for a receding chin, and toe marbles as a foot strain relief. It reads like a glossy minute a day column with various home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Group farming wins NSW approval amid wartime shortages
Sydney reports chronic shortages of oranges and other staples as war demands strain labor. New South Wales adopts group farming through 31 District War Agricultural committees to coordinate labor, machinery, and harvests, pooling resources to harvest entire districts in days rather than weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Nsw
Australia
California
United Nations
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Department of Agriculture
Dwacs
Guyra
Victory Gardens Farm Opens in Marshall Field Chicago Store
In Marshall Field and Co in Chicago's Loop a Victory garden display opens with vegetables bees and a chick brooder to promote home gardening. The project runs ten weeks with cooperation from Civilian Defense the park district and the University of Illinois to show urban growers the value of Victory gardens. J S Russell deputy director of the Food Distribution Administration opens the display and urges every citizen to plant a garden for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loop
Middle West
Marshall Field & Co
Office of Civilian Defense
Chicago Park District
University of Illinois
J. S. Russell
The
Food Distri
Bution Administration
Mr. Russell
Baseball's Dark Clouds Lifted by Racing Thrill and Star Power
The piece contrasts wartime star power in boxing, football, and racing with baseball's absence of big names in 1943. It notes Count Fleet and Man O' War as sparks, cites Feller and DiMaggio as examples, and argues racing provides action while baseball faces a talent crunch and scheduling challenges amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Fleet
Frecend Rice
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Red Ruffing
Johnny Beazley
Terry Moore
Home storage project by Ruth Wyeth Thoms
Amateur crafts sketch shows two people building a storage unit with end racks and inner shelves. Plan on paper with dimensions, using grooves or metal angles for support. Bedding compartment shown with cotton batting padding and lath-strip cover. note on sewing book for slipcover directions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western Newspaper Union
Hires
Vinegar Joe
Oper
Caesar
Crecy
Pick
Shank
Joseph Stilwell
India
Burma
Washington
G.I
China
Polizer
2 Spade
Spade
Uncle Joe
Grant
West Point
College of Pharmacy
Columbia University
Miss Abbie Condit
National Recreation Association
America IN Action
Phyllis Belmont
Department of Interior
Geological Survey
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
Gabrielle
Big Aid
Babe Ruth
John L. Sullivan
Jack Dempsey
Bobby
Baseball
Yankees
Cardinals
Dodgers
Johnny Vander Meer
Reds
Cubs
Spring Gardens
Dempsey
Ruth Wyeth
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Subway
London
Goyion
Ye Ee
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