War year two begins as U S faces greater civilian sacrifices
A Time Magazine excerpt from December 7 1942 frames the first year after Pearl Harbor as a defensive, then increasingly warlike period. It notes slow offensives, shifts in civilian life, and stark contrasts with Russian wartime conditions, urging resolve as the United States and Allies press toward decisive victory. The piece highlights rationing taxes lixe and hardship, drawing on Russian wartime realities to contextualize American expectations. It references boots worn by red army soldiers and the dire need for food housing and fuel in Moscow amid ongoing conflict.
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War Production Chief Calls for Longer Week to Boost Output
Donald Nelson, head of the War Production Board, argues that the United States must conserve manpower by lengthening the work week and improving management to win the war. He cites Europe’s oppressed peoples as inspiration and notes arms production for victory continues.
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Editorial on 1943 farm program and food quotas
An Evening Herald editorial surveys U S agriculture policy for 1943. It notes Secretary Wickard’s goals for higher production of meat, poultry, milk, eggs, beans, peas, and corn, and outlines a six point plan to shift labor, protect essential workers, and expand transportation and training to meet war time food needs.
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Roosevelt Order On War Manpower And Selective Service
The executive order transfers the selective service system to the War Manpower Commission to promote efficient mobilization of national manpower. It outlines commission composition, transfer of functions, local boards, and enforcement measures to ensure hiring and recruitment align with war needs, plus supervision by the chairman and cooperation with defense agencies.
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Raymond Clapper On Government Controls And Industry
Detroit dispatch quotes Raymond Clapper arguing that government controls have helped meet wartime production quotas. He notes the need for an efficient government to coordinate material flows, cites WW2 automakers shifting to war production, and criticizes bureaucratic excess in WPB and private firms while defending the essential role of government in sustaining defense industry.
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War Powers Act Title I Termination Clause
This order amends all prior executive orders conflicting with it and keeps existing selective service rules unless opposed by this order or future directives from the chairman. It takes effect immediately and remains in force until the termination of title I of the first war powers act in 1941.
Fuller Visits From Canal Zone on First Furlough
Staff Sgt James BE Fuller, stationed in the Canal Zone 27 months, and his wife and 20 month old son James Thomas visited his parents in New York City last week. This furlough is his first in nearly three years and the first time he has seen his son.
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New York City
Family News From Alexandria and Aberdeen Visit
Mrs. Michels and Mr. Michels of Alexandria D. D. hosted relatives for a few days. Mr. Fuller planned a trip to Monroe Virginia to begin officers training school. Sister Dr. Vincent of the Presentation Hospital Aberdeen visited her parents and brother, Sgt. Fuller, for several days last week.
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Mumps Sweeps Gettysburg Area
An epidemic of mumps has spread through Gettysburg area schools and community. Attendance is disrupted as both students and teachers suffer, with many adults also affected. Public health officials monitor the outbreak and urge precautions.
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Victory Corps to be introduced in Potter County schools
Superintendent Oscar W. Tollefson of Gettysburg schools returns from a Pierre meeting on establishing a Victory Corps in Potter County schools. Accompanying officials from Onida Agar and Lebanon discussed upcoming program steps and implementation in Fotter County schools.
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Puzzling List of Terms Baffles U S Official Du Horizontal
A cluttered OCR fragment lists scattered terms and abbreviations across many topics including U S Attorney General references, biblical pronouns, metals, chemical symbols, and random clues. It reads like a mixed glossary with numbers and partial phrases, lacking coherent narrative or clear news content.
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