Hershey Says 446 000 Dads Needed To Fill Quotas
Washington August 24 Selective Service Director Hershey outlined the draft demands for the last quarter of 1943. He said 907000 men must be inducted in the final three months and 446000 physically fit fathers would be needed to meet army and navy quotas by January 1. The plan faces possible congressional action to delay inductions of pre Pearl Harbor fathers until after January 1.
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Hershey
Washington
Selective Service
Lewis FE. Hershey
Congress
Senate
Three-Way Tug Over Irrigation To Grow War Food
Washington reports a three-agency tug of war over irrigation projects for war food. The Reclamation Bureau sought about 50 projects to the War Food Administration, with five approved by the War Production Board committee, three rejected, and two pending. Officials say WFA stalled irrigation to protect steel allocations for machinery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
D. C
Reclamation Bureau of the Interior Department
War Food Administration
Speaker
WFA
Many Newsmen Cover Historic Quebec Parley in Secrecy
QUEBEC August 24 reporters describe the Quebec conference as a closed, news-starved event at the Clarendon hotel. Censorship and secrecy curtail weather notes and interviews while telegraph operators churn 200,000 words of nonnews as press rooms bustle with evasive briefings.
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Quebec
Clarendon
Chateau
Roosevelt
Press Rooms
Office of Censorship
Dana Doten
U.S. Office of War Information
M. R. K. Burge
Ministry of Information
Clarendon Hotel
Chateau Frontenac
OWL
Canada
U.S
Doten
Rown
Fox Hole
Solomon Islands
Goe
Tass
Hot Springs
Women workers in war effort face comforts and conflicts
Washington report by James Marlow and George Zielke argues for targeting women where war needs are greatest, cites miseries of absenteeism, management failures, and inadequate city services. It notes 17.1 million women in civilian jobs in July and a projected 16.8 million needed by December, with many workers temporary.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Axis Prisoners Busy On Farms
Four thousand Axis prisoners of war in five southwest states are aiding farm labor this season. Officials say prisoners are less efficient than free workers yet their labor justifies use. They receive adjusted pay and work in Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas and New Mexico under housing sanitation and water provisions.
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Detroit
New York
Dallas
Texas
INS
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Ration Roundup: stamps and quotas through 1944 start
The notice lists ration categories for Meats and cheese with Book 2 red stamps B through W valid until August 31 and X until October 2. Blue stamps R Ss and T valid to September 20. sugar Book 1 stamp 14 for five pounds to October with stamps 15 and 16 for home canning. Shoes stamp 18 valid to October 31. Stoves rationing begins with certificates obtainable from local boards. Gasoline allocations vary by region, with No 6 A and No 7 A values and regional gallon limits. Fuel oil coupons: last year period through September 30 and new period through January 3, 1944, worth 10 gallons per unit.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Midwest
Southwest
Women Dominate Half of Communications Equipment Workforce
Nearly half of those producing communications equipment are women, highlighting substantial female participation in the sector.
Strongest man at Fort Devens lifts jeep during tire change
IRON MAN FORT DEVENS Mass flat tires mean nothing to Corp Johnny Palaima 22 of Maynard who many say is the strongest man at this post When Pfc Leslie Corsey s jeep had a flat he held the jeep up while Dorsey changed the tire Also home economists urge boosting vitamin A this fall for winter body reserves without mentioning buttermilk
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Anthony Eden
Hamburg
Canadian Wartime Information Board
War Department
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Old Citadel
Ant
United Nations
Mr. Big
Party
J. R. Dean
Army
General Staff Board
Council
Quebec City
Navy
Casablanca
Air Force
Pacific
Stilwell
C B-1
Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Paul McNutt
New York City
P.S
Bortche
America
Mrs. Traveler
National
IT Railways
Uncle Sum
Hitler
Hirohito
Carolina Trailways
Iron Man
Dorsey
Asheville
Wachovia
Charlotte
Raleigh
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Winston-Salem High Point
Salisburs
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