War Prices and hoarding threaten national economy
The piece argues that fear of shortages fuels aggressive inventory buildup by firms and arsenals, inflating prices and risking economic collapse. It urges Congress to grant direct emergency powers to control price, priority, and inventories and critiques wartime pundits and leaders across Britain, France, Germany, and Russia for flawed military judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Congress
Women in War Roles Through Centuries Highlighted
Historian Roger Shaw traces women in warfare from ancient Amazons to Joan of Arc, then to moderns in World War I and II. He notes female factory work in Britain, Europe, and the United States, plus Canada’s feminized industries and the rising role of nurses, secretaries, and support staff in military effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Shaw
Union
New York
Venus
Mars
Kipling
Whistler
Greece
Walter Scott
Lorraine
Joan of Arc
Dunkirk
Joan
Death
U. S
Kerensky
France
United States
England
Philadelphia
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Halifax
Toronto
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Private Purkey Writes Home From Army Camp
A soldier letters his mother about army life with jokes on hostesses mail, rations, and morale. He mentions not receiving newspapers, amusement, and the idea of lend-lease while noting a new coworker and his ambition to become sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom
Billy Rose
Washington
China
Greece
United States
Navy
Otto Bixby
Birth rate in U S during 1940 highest in ten years
The 1940 births reached about 2 350 000, the highest since 1930, per census acting director Vergil Reed. The rate rose to 24 0 per 1 000 from 16 5 in 1933, reflecting increased marriages after World War I and a long term downward trend despite the short term rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
United States
Vergil D. Reed
Census Bureau
Uae
Household Questions from a Practical Guide
Practical tips on preserving condiments by coating bottles with paraffin, arranging dining spaces with 24 to 30 inches per person, avoiding rust on gas ovens by leaving the door open briefly, ironing damp book pages between blotters, pruning shrubs in late winter, removing old stems to near the bottom, stewing prunes in soaking water, and keeping small objects off floors to guard children.
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Hugh S Johnson
United Features
WRU Service
Kibitzer
Hitler
Maginot Line
Poland
Europe
Norwegian
British Isles
Channel
Mussolini
North Africa
Japan
Russia
Finland
Joe Stalin
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Maid of
Orleans
Maedchen
W. B
la Passionaria
Hades
America
King
Kaiser
Dominion
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Three Rivers
Guelph
South
U. S. Army
Army
Bates Fippy
Britain
Purkey
Bixby
Love
Oscar
J. H. Niles
Miami
Sally Rand
Seymour
Italy
Sherman
Hell
Montana
Leggat Hotel
Bones
Welsh Mineral
Montana Ave
Billings
Man & Wife & Daughter
Wort
Snc
Act Quick
Early
Sheridan
Ore
Acme Trading CO
Powell, Wyoming
Bureau OF
Bureau of Standards
Hasing
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