War Production Board chief hails Allied munitions lead
Donald Nelson, chairing the War Production Board, says U S and Canadian plants will outproduce the Axis in weapons this year by nearly two to one. He notes a plane every 4.6 minutes by year’s end and claims threefold Allied output next year. He warns the Axis will hear a voice of doom.
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Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Toronto
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Axis
Canada
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Arma
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Canal Zone
Gulf
Gardner Cowles
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Willkie
Minnesota
Wendel Wilkie
Cowles
Wilkie
Let There Be Light Jesus Speaks to Disciples
A brief biblical line from Matthew 16:27 quotes Jesus telling his followers to be of good cheer and not to fear, offering reassurance in troubled times. The passage emphasizes faith and courage through divine guidance.
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Jesus
Liquor Rationing Moves Toward Alabama Stores
Alabama ABC officials indicate rationing of hard liquor will begin soon with registrations likely in early August. Liquor stocks have dwindled since 1942 and national purchases remain high, prompting the proposed controls to curb moonshine and revive enforcement against illegal distilling.
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Alebeme
ABC
Alabama
Mer
Watt
HITTING OUR STRIDE IN WORLD WAR II AID TO WAR EFFORT
The piece reflects on early U S war mobilization after Pearl Harbor, noting vast appropriations for ships planes tanks and weapons and the shift from peacetime to wartime economy. It emphasizes initial optimism and later realizations of production pace and challenges in the Pacific theater.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
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Tojo
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Alabama adopts compulsory venereal disease blood testing
The Alabama Legislature enacts a statewide program requiring blood tests for citizens aged 14 to 50, funded at 75 000 annually, to combat syphilis rates reported by the U S Public Health Service. The measure empowers county health boards to carry out testing and treatment, signaling a determined public health response.
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United States Public Health Service
Alabama
Roosevelt confronts State Department over Cyanamid policy
A Texas-born aide, Creetmore Fath, reports to President Roosevelt that the State Department distorted policy on American Cyanamid to influence Mexican drug and chemical monopolies. Roosevelt rebukes officials, vows direct Mexico contact for free and fair competition, and signals a shift to prioritize domestic front battles. Hoovers on Stalin, and congressional dynamics with Diea are noted.
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Biddle
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Fath
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Riddle
Avila Camacho
Creettjeore Fath
Chester Davis
George Henry Payne
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Payne
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Watson
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Stalin
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Roosevelt
Joe Davies
Moscow
Davies
Teheran
Ers
Marshall Ustbierar
Martin Nites
Martin Diea
Texas
Community Credit Bi
Vols
Dias
Earth
Fair Enough Small Independent Grocers
A portrait of Joe and Abe, small grocers in New York, who built a modest shop two decades ago and now shoulder heavy bookkeeping and regulatory burdens. The piece contrasts their independence with escalating forms, social security quirks, and war-time paperwork that dominate long nights, leaving little time for social life or rest.
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Jon Tze
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Hie Ever-Loving
Health Department
Old Sam
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State Treasury
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Soulless Corporation
Treasury
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Jon
Food supply strains and potato market as war profits rise
War time food production may reach a fifth of the nation total while distribution strains persist. Army demand first drained the old potato crop, delaying new harvests and triggering priority buying. Dehydrated potatoes shipped under lend lease reached millions of pounds, with FDA purchases and warehousing shaping the Carolina market.
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Southeast
FDA
Maine
Wisconsin
Idaho
Florida
Alabama
North
Africa
Carolina
Caroline
Hitler’s Drive Aims at Reds To Survive War
Analysis suggests Hitler’s Kursk push is a defensive move to survive two-front pressure. He seeks to avoid encirclement by Red forces while aiming for oil fields in the Caucasus and hoping to deter Allied invasion. The strategy hinges on delaying or reshaping a Western assault while sustaining the Eastern front.
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Caucasus
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Moscow
France
Russia
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John Bull
Fuehrer
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Red
Balkans
Turkey
Market Warnings On Garden Crops Amid Scarcity Talks
The text notes potential future shortages and advises victory gardeners to buy potatoes now and store them. Cabbage, beans, peppers, and eggplants suffer from bad weather and labor shortages. The FDA distributed 138 carloads, with shipments to Great Lakes, Northeast, and the South, while tomatoes remain a highly perishable, strongly traded crop.
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FDA
Great Lakes
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