Cooperation Urged On Servicemen's Vote
In Washington the Senate backs state control of absentee ballots for servicemen in primaries and general elections. Senator George argues governors should call special sessions to print ballots and waive voting registration for service personnel. Concerns about potential fraud and time constraints remain.
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Washington
Congress
George
Senate
Federal Agen
Gov
Arnall
Georgia
Legis
VAC Recruit Fund Slain
Camden New Jersey reports the death of 33 year old Mrs Alice Rodin who had been awaiting induction into the VAC and was slain on a Delaware road. Her husband Edward a Philadelphia taxi driver is charged with the slashing. Police say she had accepted enlistment in the WAC and was reconciled with her mother prior to the incident.
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Camden
N. J
Alice Rodin
Delaware
Camden County
Anthony Mitchell
Edward
Philadelphia
Lawrence Doran
WAC
Norris Fischer
Rodia
Japan
America
Congress Faces Inflation Clash In Wartime Policy Debate
Washington observers note confusion as Congress resists more subsidies and tax hikes while the War Labor Board and administration pressure move to curb rising living costs. Frank P. Graham says Congress has run out on prices and wages as wage demands mount and renegotiation policies face repeal.
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J. Marlowe
G. Zielke
Washington
Congress
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
War Labor Board
WLB
OPA
John L. Lewis
Labor
Dr. Graham
William H.vis
Home Front Man Of The Year 1943 Bewildered Little Guy
A humorous look at the average U S civilian in 1943 as he struggles to grasp wartime news. The piece follows a man stuck on headlines and phrases from budgets to shortages, labor strife, and Congress, ending with a New Year’s Eve quip about a whiskey shortage.
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Washington
Picayune
Coffe
Bureau of Fisheries
Labor
Congress
Treasury-Congress
Catal
Bub
Sources Planning Board
House
Senate
White House
U. S
MacArthur lock praised for aiding wartime steel output
The MacArthur lock on the Soo Canal earns official praise for boosting iron ore shipments to Pittsburgh steel mills. Army engineers report 85 million tons moved in 1943, nine percent less than 1942 due to weather, with higher wheat and coal throughput and overall season described as miraculous and history making.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
MacArthur Lock
America
Great Lakes
United States Army Engineers Office
Detroit
Soo
Col
Allison
Pittsburgh Steel Mills
Millerer
Ito
Watch Night Services And Community Year In Review
Watch Night services announced at Church of God led by Rev A M Melvin and V L B under Mrs Pearl Mack. Mt Vernon Baptist pastor Rev F Bass to preach at 9 pm watch service. Youth Recreation Center opening New Year with social. ages 13 to 19 may register. details at center. Community Sympathy Club to meet Monday Jan 3 1944. Baptist Missionary Union meets Sunday at 3 15 Calvary Church. Mr. and Mrs J Doster host brother and friends from B T C 10 Greensboro. Christmas Seal Bonds purchased by Ministerial Alliance and First Baptist Church. Local personals list ill Mrs Maggie Myers and visitors Miss Lucille Leach, John McCorkle Jr, Paul Baldwin, Jessie Baldwin, Willie Ree Crowder.
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Church of God
A. M. Melvin
Pearl Mack
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
F. ©. Bass
Henry Building
Paulline Doster
Evans Street
Missionary Union
Baptist Missionary Union
Calvary Baptist Church
J. Doster
Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
Seal Sale
Maggie Myers
Leonard Street
Lucille Leach
New York
Henry Leach
Hoover Street
John McCorkle
Great Lakes
Gordy Street
Paul Baldwin
Keesleville Biloxi
Jessie Baldwin
O. W. Baldwin
Wade Street
Willie Ree Crowder
Film Magnate Hobart Bosworth Dies at 76 in Glendale
Bosworth, pioneer of Hollywood cinema and writer director producer of nearly 600 films, died after a brief illness at 76 in Glendale. Born 1867 in Marietta Ohio he rose from stage actor to matinee idol and became a central figure in early Los Angeles motion picture history. He left an enduring legacy as the dean of the motion picture colony.
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Glendale
Calif
Hobart
Los Angeles
Bosworth
George Hobart Bosworth
Cecile
Washington, D. C
Marietta
Ohio
Miles Standish
San Francisco
New Y
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Julia Marlowe
Canada
Colorado
Tempe
Ariz
Ins Angeles
Intercollegiate Athletics Move Questions Residency Rule
NCAA urges Army and Navy to allow men assigned to colleges to compete in intercollegiate sports, ending a one year residence requirement. Also notes past tennis and football coaching changes and a national junior title by Jim Avert of Chicago.
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N.C.A.A
Army
Navy
Jim Avert
Chicago
Dick Bender
Princeton
Wallace Butts
Georgia
Joel Hunt
Fights Last Night Roundup From Various Cities
Whitey Shaw outpointed Oscar Suggs in Taunton while Nick Fiorentino defeated Eddie Wilson in Philadelphia. The text notes Wheat as a staple Brazil does not produce much and mentions holiday time spent with relatives in Monroe Ohio.
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Pall River
Mass
Whitey Shaw
Taunton
Oscar Suggs
Newport
R. I
Philadelphia
Nick Fiorentino
Eddie Wilson
Brazil
Ration Roundup of Stamp Validity Through January and February
The notice lists ration details for meats fats and processed foods with stamps L M N P Q valid through January 11, book four stamps through January 20, and various others through January 1, January 15, February 70, and February 8. It covers air and sea fuel, sugar, and fuel oil with geographic variations and multi month expiry dates. All coupons denote ten gallons per unit and multiple units per coupon.
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Rocky Mountains
Par West
Midwestern
Middle West
South
East
Far West
MacArthur Visits War Wounded At New Britain Hospital
General Douglas MacArthur surprised wounded sailors and soldiers at Yates McDaniel Advanced Station Hospital in New Guinea on a hidden tour of wards. He chatted with Lt Col Charles Castlin and Maj Roy Arn and spoke of Manila memories with Warner W. Croxton, while nurses and other patients recalled recent action at Arawe and elsewhere.
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Yates McDaniel
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Charles R. Castlin
Roy D. Arn
Coral Sea
Warner W. Croxton
Washington, D.C
Army Air Corps
Manila
MacArthur
Philippines
Escolta
Pfe
Ralph M. Holladbeck
Franklin
Ind
Ara
What the World Does on New Year’s in Aulam
W A Bivins delivers excerpts from The Luther League Review article What the World Does on New Year’s summarizing customs across China Olden nations and Romans Japanese and Druids. He notes debt repayment in China Druid ceremonies in ancient Europe Shinto rites in Japan and modern Japanese New Year celebrations with lanterns flowers and gifts. Youth centers discussion follows praising youth recreation spaces amid urban work life and parental absence.
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New
The
Luther League Review
America
Nutrition in Wartime Diet Emphasizes Protein Roots
The article explains how civilians can maintain balanced diets during shortages, stressing protein from meat eggs and milk, and criticizing protein underconsumption. It lists seven basic food groups and two sample daily menus, noting varying protein needs for different groups and the goal of accessible, nutritious choices nationwide.
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Department of Agriculture
Chemist Appointed State Chemist in North Carolina
Raleigh December 30 state commissioner of agriculture W Kerr Scott named Dr Ernest W Constable as state chemist to replace the late Dr Benjamin W Kilgore who died Monday night Constable has served as senior food chemist in the department since 1936 and will assume the post immediately.
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Raleigh
W. Kerr Scott
Ernest W. Constable
Benjamin W. Kilgore
Constable
Agriculture Department
Scott
War‑era figures linked to Meir and MacArthur
Partial OCR reads Meir of Two Rivers Wisconsin and Nel lie with Mankus of New Britain Connecticut. MacArthur is mentioned alongside accompanying figures in the fragmentary passage. The exact context is unclear but connects individuals Meir Nel Mankus and MacArthur.
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Meir
Two Rivers, Wis
Nellie
Mankus
New Britain
Conn
MacArthur
Military cadets and graduates story from wartime service
Charles C Upshaw second lieutenant after graduating as aviation cadet at Victorville Army Air Field in California. Ralph Thurman Albertson naval aviation machinist’s mate school graduate with 90.68 average promoted to third class petty officer after joining service March 4 1943. Ellis transferred from CAA war training at St Petersburg Florida to here. William E King aviation cadet spent Christmas with Nashville relatives before returning there.
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Charles C. Upshaw
A.M. Upshaw
Forrest Avenue
Victorville Army Air Field
Victorville
Cali
Albertson
Ralph Thurman Albertson
W.F. Albertson
Flint Street
Jacksonville
U.S. Navy
Bainbridge
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Ellis
C. H. Ellis
Brentley Circle
CAA War Training Service School
St. Petersburg
Fila
Roberts Awarded Medal for Good Conduct in Wartime Service
Pvt. George L. Roberts, son of Marie J. Roberts of 1025 Barbee Street, receives the good conduct medal for exemplary behavior efficiency and fidelity while serving one year of active federal duty during the war. He is assigned to the base squadron at Fairfield Field Ohio.
Ellis Completes Training at U S Navy Pre-Flight School
Naval Aviation Cadet James S. Ellis finished three months of physical conditioning and ground school at the U S Navy pre flight school in Athens Georgia. He is ordered to the naval air station in St Louis Missouri to begin progressive flight training ahead of assignment to active duty.
Sabotage Hits French Atlantic Rail Line Near Pons
Reports from Barcelona say French saboteurs disrupted the main German Atlantic railway line near Pons north of Bordeaux. The Dec 27 incident halted the Bordeaux Paris Express after a crash with a derailed freight train. One person was killed and 12 injured in the mishap.
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Barceloa
Eden
Pons
Bordeaux
Barcelona
Retired LA Firehouses Lose Gleam From Health Advisers
Firefighters in Los Angeles have stored or removed brass fixtures and other gleaming elements as advised by the health department to curb flu-related concerns. The move reflects precautionary measures amid ongoing public health guidance.
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Los Angeles
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