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War industry grit and gasoline raids fuel home front
In a war era column, factory chiefs threaten to ignore red tape as trucks keep delivering for Army and Navy. The piece notes eight U S theaters of operations, from Europe to the Pacific, and praises the vast mobilization while warning of long term shifts toward rationing and retooled American life. It highlights gasoline shortages, supply hurdles, and a rising trend of home improvised construction and rummage living as wartime habits shape a postwar economy.
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