War Labor Board leaders criticized for wage stabilization stance
Washington reports march 22 that WLB members and Roger D. Lapham condemn labor leaders for ignoring the wage stabilization act signed october 2, 1942. They warn voluntary raises undermine the program and stress team effort to meet manpower and rationing controls to avoid undermining war needs.
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Washington
War ‘Labor Board
Congress
Roger D. Lapham
Employers’ Group
WLB
War Labor Board
Planting Depth Guidelines From Seed Type and Soil
Depth depends on seed type soil and season large seeds like peas corn 2 to 3 inches beans squash pumpkins 1 to 2 inches small seeds such as lettuce carrots onions 1 to 4 tenths inch deeper in sandy soils early season shallower bury more moisture reduces needed depth wait until seedlings mark row cultivate to break crust suppress weeds and reduce moisture loss wet soil favors shallower planting weed control best at seedling stage once plants emerge maintain proper spacing and depth.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Leader Puzzle Clue Grid
The clue list lists horizontal and vertical entries for a crossword style puzzle. It includes word lengths and partial answers such as Power, Edge, Spent, and others, with multiple intersecting definitions across the two orientations.
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U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary
Modern Greek states and Crete born figures
The prompt lists questions and answers on topics from Greek states to grains and silk, war savings stamps and coin composition. It mentions Eleftherios Venizelos as a Greek PM born on Crete, grain benefits, silk patterning, war savings stamps totals, soil cultivation, and nickel content of the five-cent piece.
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Island
Crete
Eleutherios Venizelos
Greece
Skill in sowing seeds to reduce waste during wartime gardening
Advice on hand sowing for victory gardens emphasizes careful spacing by hand, with small seeds thinned to fifteen per inch, mixing with dry sand for very tiny seeds, and placing larger seeds individually. It warns against crowding, stresses proper covering and firming of soil, and cautions not to overcompact moist soil.
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Knowledge Victory
J. C. Smith
Victory Gardens
Tar Heels May Get Diet Of Shark Meat
North Carolina eyes shark meat as a new food source amid wartime shortages. Capt. John A. Nelson notes interest from fishermen and the Office of War Information predicts potential market growth including liver oil and meat, with experiments to determine species value and broader regional potential. Virginia mentions a town named Ante.
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Raleigh
Office of War Information
John A. Nelson
Department of Conservation and Development
Carolina
Nelson
Northwest
Seattle
Northwestern
Morehead City
Victory gardens and quail plans across regional areas
Gardens sprout around Capitol Square as residents plant onions and learn the work behind fresh produce. North Carolina counties discuss quail stock expansion and bantam hatchings, while rayon stockings gain price capped listing. Democratic fund efforts and praise for the North Carolina Manual are noted alongside beef cattle show plans and regional livestock trends.
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Carolina
Kinston
Halifax- Wake-Scotland
Emnis
Hearing Postponed For Gastonia Man On Sabotage Count
Preliminary hearing for William Luther Hansel former day superintendent of the Clara Mill in Gastonia on sabotage charges was postponed to next Monday afternoon at the request of District Attorney W M Nicholson U S Commissioner Bismark Capps will conduct the hearing Hansel was arrested and released on 2000 bond pending today s hearing according to the Charlotte office of the FBI The notice also notes wartime and prewar steel production figures with 1940 peaking at 66 993 000 tons
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Gastonia
William Luther Hansel
Clara Mill
W. M. Nicholson
U.S
Bismark Capps
Charlotte
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hansel
Rapidly Worn Bertha Gun Forces Larger Shells
The barrel of Big Bertha, the German World War I long range gun, wore down so quickly that each successive shell had to be larger than the one before it, illustrating the intense strain of prolonged firing.
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Victory
the Earth
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Nation of War Saving
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Redwine Hdw. CO
Nora Main Street
Beeson
Hardware Company
Main St
S. E. Hauser & CO
North Wenn Street
Virginia
Ante
Signal Corps
NEA
Aneuvers
Alabema
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
State College
North Carolina
OPA
Washington Day Democratic Campaign Fund Committee
Frank Hancock
HOLC
General Assembly
Joe Blythe
Democratic Party
Best Thad Eure
Kansas
Kansan
Eure
N.C
Nicholson
Red Cross
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Dad
Red Cross War Fund
High Point
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