Twenty Five Years On Armistice Reflections on Lasting Peace
A reflection on the 25th anniversary of Armistice Day argues that the 1918 ceasefire did not end conflict. It notes enduring global tensions, failed League of Nations hopes, and a harder, more realistic approach to building enduring peace beyond sentiment.
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League of Nations
League
Uncle Shylock
League For Enduring Peace
France
England
Germany
Ethiopia
Spain
Ecvans
Giving Doughboys Their Due
The infantryman, though overlooked, endures dust mud and rain while advancing in combat. Secretary of War Stimson authorizes two badges the Expert Infantryman and Combat Infantryman to honor the case hardened foot fighter and his crucial role in future street to street fighting in Berlin and Tokyo.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Stimson
Democracy at Home Struggles Amid War Effort and Labor Pressure
Allied armies win victories abroad while Congress stalls taxes and price controls at home. Labor unions push for wage hikes, risking inflation and war production, with John Lewis leading coal miners and CIO and steel factions pressing for higher pay. Congress, pressured by Republicans and industry, hesitates to tax and curb prices, hurting democracy and leaving soldiers returning to an unsettled economy.
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Washington
Congress
O Bor
Corarmon
John Lewis
Lewis
John L. Lewis
CIO
SFE
Steel
Philip Murray
Jonn Lewis
Vvyv
House Ways and Means
Nonchalant about money marks changing wartime mood
Ruth Millett notes a shift in attitudes toward money in a wartime economy. Housewives fear wage increases beyond limits, shoppers seek ration points over prices, and jobs offer perks rather than pay. Personal finance concerns overshadow family assets and income as pride shifts to scarce goods and even stockpiled items.
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Ruth Millett
Victory Garden
Morgenthau Urges Immediate War Funding Share
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr says national income over 150 million dollars requires paying at least half of wartime costs now. Soldiers fear they must both fight and finance the war, he notes after talks with troops.
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Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Gasoline from coal urged to guard fuel future
Wyoming Senator O Mahoney presses for Congressional authority to build coal distillation plants to produce synthetic gasoline. The argument centers on ensuring fuel for future internal combustion engines and long range bombers, with plans to power planes from Kiska Attu bases and target Japan while warning of dwindling petroleum reserves.
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Sioux City Journal
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
America
Japan
Kiska
Attu
Pap Tish Men Don’t Want To Return To Front After Furlough
ERNIE PYLE reflects on reluctance among returning soldiers to rejoin combat, noting homesickness, guilt toward comrades still overseas, and mixed feelings about the war at home. He describes personal conflict, social questions from civilians, and the sense of safety contrasting with distant battles.
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Ernie Pyle
Nutt
Colums
Aise
Seventh Army
War Department
Gas from coal and shale in postwar policy
The piece argues coal and shale oil reserves, including American and Alaskan deposits, should be exploited to produce gasoline. It asserts gasol ine is vital for a strong future air force and economy, urges prompt consideration of the O Mahoney proposal in Congress, and stresses air power as essential to postwar peace.
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United States
Alaska
Germany
O'Mahoney
Washington
Tulare Juniors Win The Chief Subscription Contest
Tulare high school paper The Chief held its annual subscription contest and the junior class won with 188 paid subscriptions, 61 more than last year. A victory party will be held at the school on November 12. A school event also reports a dance raising funds for the National War Fund clearing eighty three dollars.
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Tulare
the Chief
Algiessoa
Rail of Cosmetics
Doris Duke
Jimmy Cromwell
Vieture
Anne Shirley Iy
Vaugn Monroe
Caan
Bette Davis
New York
Ultimate
Arena
Lonergan
al Smith
Tammy
Barbara Smith
Gothar
Sisd
California
Mary Jane Yeo
Tony Martin
Filmland
Charles Chaplin
Tulare WSCS Set Annual Bazaar and Supper
The Tulare Methodist Church WSCS will hold its annual bazaar and supper on Saturday evening. Bazaar begins at 5 30 and supper follows at 6. The event is announced for community attendance in Tulare.
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Tulare
WSCS
Tulare Methodist Church
Rationing Rounds Up Stamp Use and Dates for Goods
Office of Price Administration warns purchasers to keep stamps on books when buying commodities and notes expiration dates for meats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, fuel oil and tires. The notices list stamp types, book numbers, and through dates such as December 4 1943 and January 15 1944 for sugar, with shoe stamps valid indefinitely and tire inspections extending into 1944.
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Office of Price Administration
Midniov
Broadway News and Rumors Roundup of 1940s Stars
The item compiles whispers about Deanna Durbin's divorce, Fred Astaire's Broadway return in The Gay Divorce, and other Hollywood buzz. It mentions Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Leo Durocher's remarriage talk, the Duke of Windsor, and various film and stage plans, with notes on political and public events impacting show business.
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Broadway Bulletin Board
Hollywood
Deanna Durbin
Fred Astaire
Broadway
Leo Durochers
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Moscow
Fdr
Capitol Hull
Duke of Windsor
Frank
Jack Cole
Constance
Century-Fox Bennett
Hays Office
Naked Genius
Mickey, Alpert
Boston Fire
Catherine Rand
Milton
Joyce Berle
Monty Woolsey
Sammy
Melike
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore
Jean Murphy Jaburg
Nn Bistro
Ela Logan
Eisenhower
Victory Gardens Backed by Roosevelt Call to Grow More
President Roosevelt praised patriotic citizens who planted 20 million victory gardens aiding food supply. War Food Administration urges a 22 million garden goal for 1944, advising larger plots where possible and prioritizing tomatoes, greens, carrots, onions, and other compact vegetables.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Victory
Agricultural Department
Victory Garden
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
War Food Administration
Victory Gardens
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WFA
Food Shortage and Resistance in Northern Italy
Report from northern Italy describes food abundance in cities like Reggio Emilia and Milan contrasted with heavy German occupation. Civilians resist with posters and slogans while sabotage disrupts telephone lines and frontier access as Allies seek escape routes to Switzerland.
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Floerce
Apennines
Futa Pass
Italy
Reggio Emilia
Milan
Rome
Turin
Switzerland
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