War Production Chief Presses Civilian Goods Help
Washington editor Raymond Clapper argues civilian goods are essential for sustained war output. He cites refrigerators and electric irons as daily necessities that support workers and aircraft production, warning against postwar market exploitation and urging steady civilian supply alongside war needs.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Army
Navy
War ‘Production Board
Vuvwv
Federal Housing Administration
War Production Board
Baruch
Germany
Vvv
WPB
Broadway gossip and romance swirl around Judy Garland and peers
A Broadway bulletin roams gossip in 1940s Hollywood with Judy Garland’s illness and return, Victor Mature and Paulette Goddard as a new duo, hosepipe of affairs and marriages, industry feuds between Hughes and Kaiser, Veloz and Yolanda split, Lang’s Eng land mail for Martha Raye and Nick Condon, and a stream of named stars and flings across studios and stages.
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Broadway Bulletin Board
Judy Garland
Coast
OWI Information Program Drives Home Front Campaigns
The Office of War Information coordinates civilian support across agencies and media. Advertisers, publishers, and magazines provide free space and columns totaling millions in value, while 428 magazines pledge monthly free pages. OWI’s program unites planning, publicity, and public response for the war effort.
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Office of War Information
OWI
Office of Program
Owl
OPA
WPB
OWL Program
War Advertising Council
We The Women Pen In Hand Miss Millett Jobs Landlords
Ruth Millett discusses landlords attitudes toward families with children, claiming their snootiness harms the American home. She critiques ads seeking childless couples and argues military families and those with children deserve pride for supporting the war effort and America's future.
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Miss Millett
Huth Millett
Navy
America
Heavy bomber strength build up in British Isles
Gen Henry H Arnold states the U S Army Air Forces will expand heavy bomber power in the British Isles to reach maximum capacity soon. He warns the toughest battles lie ahead as Allied forces push through Axis outer defenses toward main bastions with Rear Adm. C H Woodward referenced.
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British Isles
Hitler
Army Air Forces
Adml. C
Woodward
War Bond framing in wartime citizen duty voice
Editorial urges every citizen to fund the war effort through War Bonds to prevent inflation and protect savings. It warns that idle dollars tempt wasteful purchases and that a new dollar would be needed if funds aren’t redirected to bonds, citing Germany’s postwar experience. It stresses personal sacrifice and backing servicemen.
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Asia
Europe
Germany
Prt Pa Bank
Leaving Desert Ranch Ernie Pyle Sees Memory In Farewell
Washington dispatch recalls Ernie Pyle's desert retreat near Antelope Peak as a couple sells out after seven years. The note traces quiet Arizona nights, packed belongings, and a life of cattle work and solitude, ending with a moving homage to the desert.
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Desert Ranch
Ernie Pyle
Washington
Tucson
Arizona
Antelope Peak
Re Jong
Critle
Crawford Appointed WAC Recruiter in Huron
Crawford, former commander of the William Reaves post of the American Legion, is named representative in Huron to lead the all states Women’s Army Corps recruiting drive. Gov. Sharpe says 243 women must be recruited by December 7 and sworn in at Pierre.
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Crawford
William Reaves
American Legion
Huron
Allstates Women’s Army Corps
Sharpe
South Dakota
War Department
WAC
Rationing Roundup Guides Stamp Validity and Dates
Officials warn stamps must stay attached at purchase. Sugar Stamp 14 covers five pounds valid until October 31 at midnight. Stamps 15 and 16 designate auger canning through October 21. Blue stamps U V W valid through October 20. Red stamps X Y Z valid through October 2. Various Book 3 stamps span September 19 to October 30 and October 8 to October 30. No registration needed unless more than 10 pounds is requested.
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OPA
Behind the Steel Wall and the German View of America
Swedish journalist Arvid Fredborg, after two years in Germany, argues in Behind the Steel Wall that America is Nazi Germany's biggest nightmare. He notes Germans see Britain as the primary foe, with Russia as a potential partner, while U.S. power and Roosevelt are viewed with guarded respect amid propaganda misfires and wartime shifts.
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Arvid Fredborg
Germany
Edwin Shanke
Stockholm
America
Britain
Russia
Syguska Dagbladet
Fredborg
Heich
Fredberg
United States
Berlin
Roosevelt
Goebbels
Schmidt
Hans Thomsen
Washington
Thomsen
Africa
Roosevelt Schmidt
From where I sit. A farmer reads community life and beer
In a nostalgic column a farmer, Bert Childers, hosts neighbors during harvest time. He serves a bucket of cold beer in the field, highlighting neighborly help and shared labor. The piece praises communal work and simple conviviality as a healthy American ideal.
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Bert Childers
Bert
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