War Manpower Commission tightens job referrals war effort
War Manpower Commission tightens controls to route 300000 new workers into essential war industries. The plan, supported by Gen Marshall and Admiral King, aims to prevent job hopping and ensure workers remain in war plants. Tests in Kansas City and New York show mixed responses among workers and employers, with concerns over forced retraining and referrals. Pin up photos aid recovery in Australian hospitals, used to motivate patients to exercise limbs.
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Neb
Congress
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City Commission Postpones Meeting
The City Commission postponed its regular Tuesday session to Wednesday due to Independence Day as a legal holiday. Officials said postponement follows the usual practice when holidays conflict with regular sessions, and no major business was planned for the Wednesday meeting.
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Bombs and Rockets Cause Widespread Civilian Damage in Europe
Reports describe indiscriminate bombings across England and France with casualties in nurseries hospitals and homes. Berlin claims rocket weapons with 2240 pounds of explosive and underground launch sites. Allied civilians face rising fear and displacement as raids continue into daylight.
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Souther Ereland
Gasoline Dealers Face Volume Cuts Under PDA Order
Gasoline wholesalers and retailers must limit purchases of Premium gasoline to 47 percent of prior supplies under a Petroleum Distribution Administration order issued yesterday. Regular house brands remain unrestricted and coupons for rationing continue for those products.
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Petroleum Distribution Administration
Dothan
Houston Price Boards To Meet Wednesday
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board meetings, normally held Tuesday, will convene Wednesday July 5 at the regular hours. Chairman A D Wilkerson said the shift, due to July 4 closures in Do than and other communities, applies only to this week’s meetings.
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Houston County War Price and Rationing Board
A. D. Wilkerson
Dothan
Wilkerton
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