Federal hiring curbs amid wartime debate draw mixed support
Washington reports a noisy debate over drastic federal hiring cuts driven by a new economy bloc in Congress. Officials note much of the talk reflects politics rather than planned reductions as the war effort sustains about 1.6 million workers directly in war production and administration. The Civil Service Commission cites around 1.0 million annual job moves in six‑month periods, signaling replacement rather than new hires amid a high turnover era.
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Washington
Congress
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Harry B. Mitchell
Civil Service Commission
War and Navy Departments
James B. Burns
American Federation of Government
David Loth
Loth
Civil Service
UNC and Duke Economists Back Doughton Stand
Economists from the University of North Carolina and Duke sign an open letter endorsing Rep. R L Doughton on the pay as you go tax plan while opposing forgiveness of 1942 income taxes. Signers include Richsra A Lester Ralph C Hon M L Black Jr B A Ratchford Clarence Heer D D Carroll Harry D Wolf Milton S Heath R S Winslow John B Woosley.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Duke
Rep. R. L. Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Richsra A. Lester
Ralph C. Hon
M. L. Black, Jr
B. A. Ratchford
Clarence Heer
D. D
Pronunciation guide and wartime Q and A relics
This fragment lists Q and A items on figures like Chiang Kai-shek and Mussert, plus notes on Senegalese troops and Andaman Islands. It contrasts World War I and World War II atrocity stories and describes occupation details and a Dutch Quisling.
Mrs Cox resigns as Pisgah postmistress after 49 years
Mrs Lula M. Cox resigned as postmistress at Pisgah near Asheboro after 49 years in the role. The retirement marks the end of a long tenure serving the local community and the Pisgah office.
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Asheboro
Lula M. Cox
Pisgah
Here
Democratic Harmony Seen Unlikely In This Congress
Veteran observers warn that intramural fights over Ed Flynn's Australia posting and the 1938 purge memories tilt toward discord. Southern Democrats press for concessions while Republicans stay organized under McNary. Byrnes could steer moderates toward wartime focus, else cross-aisle defections threaten New Deal advocates.
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Democratic Party
Ed Flynn
Australia
Senate
Flynn
Congress
Capitol Hill
S Crump
Memphis
Tenn
House
Vito Marcantonio
Al-N. Y
Judiciary Committee
Crump
Charles McNary
Oregon
Donnybrook
Capitol Hill Mail
Trump
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
General Motors Mass Production Drives War Output
The company highlights how its engineers and workers transformed plants for war production from 1940 to 1943. It credits retooling, new machines, skilled training, and a vast supplier network for delivering vast war materials and enabling price reductions. The piece asserts production as the core American effort.
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America
Pearl Harbor
General Motors
Income Tax Instruction on Compensation for Personal Services
Summary of how to report salaries and other compensation on Form 1040 Item 1. Includes wages, bonuses, marketplace goods, clergy fees, parsonage value, subsistence allowances, military travel, pensions, and deductions. Notes exemptions for parsonage, certain military amounts, and self employed earnings treated under Item 9 or 25.
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United States
Fire destroys Evansville State Hospital for the Insane
In Evansville Indiana a morning fire destroyed the Evansville State Hospital for the Insane. About 1200 inmates escaped and were held in an outdoor stockade as hundreds of guards policed the grounds. No deaths were reported. Fire origin undetermined. damage estimated in the thousands.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville State Hospital
American Legion
American Legions
Republicans Rally to Fight Newsprint Cuts in Congress
About 50 representatives formed a committee to protest planned newsprint reductions and demand full explanations from federal rationing authorities. A 20 member GOP panel, chaired by Rep. Bradley, will press Chairman Lea of the Interstate Commerce Committee for answers. The group warned a 15 to 50 percent cut could shutter smaller papers nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Lea
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rep. Shafer
R-Mich
Donald Sterling
WPB
Office of Civilian Supply
Shafer
Rep
Bradley
Poulson
Calif
Knutson
Minn
Maas
Gross
Fellows
Maine
Rodgers
Norman
Wash
Judd
Ellsworth
Ore
Rowe
Ohio
Brown
Taxi Fleet Operator Held On Bond For Gas Coupon Trading
Branch Fordham, operator of a taxi fleet in Wilson, was placed under $1500 bond on charges of buying and selling gasoline coupons. The warrant was sworn by James C. Green, special investigator for the Office of Price Administration after an OPA hearing. The case will be tried at the next term of Federal Court.
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Guy Shek
Senegal
W. Africa
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