Leaders urge unity in wartime rationing and sacrifices
K L Shipwash argues rationing boards help people not restrict them, urging cooperation to ensure fair shares. Robert L Thomas backs wartime wage freezes as leaders act for the country. A son in the U S Army underscores home sacrifices. Jim Lyon notes High Point keeps scrap metal salvage alive as Junior Rangers seize sizable finds and adults lag in effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. L. Shipwash
Robert L. Thomas
Washington
United States Army
Fuilly
Jim Lyon
Doubly Shameful on Food War Policy Critique
An editorial notes a food supply crisis looming in wartime, citing Time Magazine and Paul Willis. It argues nine systemic causes from farm labor losses to poor coordination among federal agencies and advocates a wartime Food Director with broad powers to avert shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Washington
Time Magazine
America
United States
Paul Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc
Middle-West
Loose Talk On High Places Harms War Information
In wartime the rush of opinions from top figures fuels confusion rather than facts. Officials and experts from Hershey to Willkie offer conflicting statements on draft, wages, aviation, and policy. We urge responsible speech and fact checking before public declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
War Labor Board
OPA
Wendell Willkie
Wartime Clothing Allowance Rules for RAF and WAAF
The article lists clothing wear limits for RAF and WAAF personnel including shirts, socks, jackets, and other items with durations ranging from weeks to years. It notes the tougher wartime conditions and mentions a scrap metal drive affecting domestic life and budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
WAAF
Walter Winchell On Broadway Plaudits and Patter
A column laced with colorful blurbs on Greta Garbo Paulette Goddard Janet Blair and Clare Boothe Luce among other notables. It mixes gossip about shows radio and film stars at New York hangouts Costelo’s NBC offices and the Savoy Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Oliver St. John Gogarty
New York
Costelo’s
3Rd Avenue
America
Paulette Goddard
Bali
Laurence Steinhardt
Turkey
Savoy Plaza
Janet Blair
NBC News
Stefan Heym
Robert St. John
Dorohhy Thompson
Rex Stout
John Vandercook
Clare Boothe Luce
Vth Avenue
Local church centennial service set for Sunday
Local News reports First Baptist Church will mark its 100th anniversary this Sunday with a centennial program and an 11 o clock service led by former pastor Dr. O L Powers. The Sedalia Singers from Palmer Memorial Institute performed at William Penn High School last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
O. L. Powers
Sedalia
Palmer Memorial Institute
William Penn High School
Fragmented Midnighter Memoir Notes and Showbiz Snippets
A jumble of names and captions from a 1930s scene includes Conover models, Shanghai editor J. B. Powell, Arfange Will vs Bennett, Dot Hilgallen in midtown attire, and references to Now, Voyager film notes. Mentions Marion Hargrove, Alison Pfeiffer, Abbott & Costello wage suit, a club singer’s death premonition, and Florence Lake dating Frick Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conover
J. B. Powell
Shanghai
Arfange
Bennett
Bennett Gales
Dot Hilgallen
Bette Davis
Voyager
Will Wedily Biz
Corp
Marion Hargrove
Alison Pfeiffer
Smith College
Arthur Anderson
Abbott
Abbott & Costello
Florence Lake
Frick Knight
Eric
Brief notes on communication and social aims
A clipped column notes that a cabled message can circle the world quickly while gossip remains cheaper. It hints at people shifting from rower skates to ice skates and losing bearings. It asserts that each man seeks to be as good as the man his wife could have married, and ends with a fragment about lacking Taber and machinery and old times.
Machinery Patched Up Instead of New
Farmers begin the biggest job in their history as patched equipment replaces new machinery. Stanley H. Ker Shaw of the National Safety Council frames the call to repair and upgrade, stressing practical steps toward safer, resilient farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley H. Kershaw
National Safety Council
Land Inheritance by Lot Echoes in Verse
A compact historical note references Numbers 26:55 on tribal inheritance by lot and cites Dryden line about a son chasing a tailless two legged creature, reflecting literary juxtaposition of scripture and verse. The fragmentary OCR text blends biblical instruction with a Dryden quotation.
Scrap drive sparks debate on value of relics and junk
The State Salvage Committee weighs keeping historic metal objects out of the junk pile as old relics retain public morale value. Officials note many old artifacts have limited value in furnaces, while the war drive pushes for metal recovery despite cultural loss. Nearby, fence construction, incendiary bomb guidance changes, Marine Day observance, and state construction figures are noted amid safety and franking policy updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvage Mittee
Raleigh
Co Tee
Office’ Civilian Defense
State
OCD
Ben Las
Northline
Gary Broughton
3 Corps
New River
Ry Point
North Carolina
Abe
Marine Corps
United States
Girls Return From 4 Nion Fail To Call Fellow By Right Name
The report notes girls returning from an event called 4 nion and forgetting to address a fellow by his correct name, reflecting a lapsing courtesy or custom. The piece highlights social behavior and etiquette norms without naming individuals or places.
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Alexander Woocott
Reader’s Digest
John Gunther
Ann Sheridan
G. Washington
Sammy Kaye
Victor Record
Merry Macs
Bob Evans
Paramount
J. B. Priestley
Britain
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Broadway
Carlton Alsop
Martha Scott
H'wood Victory
Renee de Marco
Mitchel
Letsen
Billy Wilkerson
H'wood
Dorothy Kelly
Joan Leslie
Victor Elmahle
East Side
West Side
China Relief
Stth
Sth
Ronnie
Kelly's
Flynn
I. Farmer
Salvation Army
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W. G. Shipman
Marion
Frank H. Wood
Selma Elder
Blanche Beasley
Asheville
Oscar Cherry
Republican National Committee Today
Prince of Wales
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Dryden
Capital Square
Lynn Nisret
Enterprise Bureau
Walter Hetg
North
Forrest Shuford
Chicago
National Congress
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