War boards reckon civilian needs outpace supplies
The Office of Civilian Supply under the War Production Board faces shortages as essentials like pots bobby pins and buggy parts run tight while manufacturers resume wartime production. Whiteside, WPB vice chairman, notes civilian demands outstrip stock, field surveys probe needs, and home front morale hinges on access to basic goods amid evolving production.
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Ents
War Pro Board
Whiteside
J and
Bradstreet
WPB
Nelson
Hiteside
NRA
OPM
Iron and Steel
Washington
Dun Wnd Street
Kington
Iba
Han Requiramente
Waitesida
Wishful thinking as women’s blessing and curse
Dorothy Dix argues women's wishful thinking both sustains and harms them. It fuels escapes from reality, fuels beauty industry profits, and sustains hopes of romance, while squandering opportunities and delaying acceptance of practical choices.
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Johnny
United States
Susie
Toms
Harrye
Metropolitan
Volea
Hollywood
Burns Gets Death Sentence In Staying
A circuit court jury in Birmingham Alabama found Burns guilty of first degree murder in the January slaying of Jake Prescott a reclusive timber land owner. The panel fixed the death penalty and Judge Morrow scheduled formal sentencing for August 7. Defense plans an appeal as testimony described a brutal killing and body disposal near Short Creek.
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Birmingham
Ala
Burns
Jake Prescott
John C Morrow
Horace C Alford
Prescott
Jefferson County
Democratic Executive Committee
Maxine
Here
Short Creek
Burgin Hawking
Charles K. Odiorne
Alford
Group Seeks Men For Shipyard Jobs At Charleston Navy Yard
A mobilization to fill at least 2,000 shipyard positions targets unassigned workers in Wiregrass and nearby areas. A U S S and Civil Service tour will interview applicants in Dothan and at the United States Employment Service office for three days. The Charleston Navy Yard offers free vocational training to improve skills and wages, with urgent need for mechanics and electrical and metal trades helpers.
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Charlester
C. Navy Yard
UD S&s and Service Commission
Im Dothan
Civil Service Commission
United States Employment Service
Aafurdar
Charleston
Charleston Navy Yard
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Pile Relief
Act now for fast relief from piles with Peterson's Ointment. The cooling astringent formula has brought relief to thousands for 30 years, easing itching promptly. Available at all druggists 38¢ a box or 60¢ with applicator tube. Money refunded if not delighted.
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Peterson
Enterprise Red Cross Court Dates Set and Awards
An official certificate signed by the national Red Cross leaders was awarded to the East Coffee County Alabama Red Cross chapter in Enterprise for wartime fund achievement. A remodel of the Red Cross rooms includes storage cabinets a ladies pressing room and a new cutting table.
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Enterprise
Red Cross
Norman H Travia
Alabama
Red Crone
National Headquarters Ag
Wartime advertising claims cited as effective by studies
A reader notes that both news and ads in today’s papers repeatedly reference “scientific studies” to claim newspapers are an effective wartime information medium. The remark highlights how advertisers leverage claimed research to legitimize messages amid ongoing conflict.
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WAC
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Philadelphia
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Twelfth Judicial Circuit
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Houston Marble Works
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Houston
Dothan Roofing & Heating Co
Wree Foumaias
TWE Bureau OF Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
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