Senatorial fight over draft exemption sparks rural politics
Aged debates on exemptions for rural workers reveal Congressional fears of a broad mobilization. A bloc led by agricultural interests pushes to shield farm labor from the draft, while industrial areas resist. Roosevelt era politics frame pre election appeals and voter apathy concerns as Hooverites rally. Proxy travel by officials and Mrs Roosevelt draws scrutiny amid transport strains and security measures.
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Tydings
Capitol Hill
Hoover
Roosevelt
Peay Harbor
Woodrow Wilson
Army Air Forces and Transport Command
Washington
London
Hush Watch for a War Production Scandal
An alarming rise in absenteeism in war production prompts warnings of a major scandal. Top Army and Navy officials fear overreach by labor leaders and possible administration overrule. In defense industries up to thirty percent of workers stay home, with tardiness continuing through the week as overtime fattens pay.
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Albert N. Leman
Army
Navy
War era sabotage fears and a public notice in Raleigh
A wartime column discusses German sabotage tactics urging workers to rest and explains how subversive agents seed burnout. It cites New York bankers, Italian exile effects, and RAF raids on Milan. A second item announces a motor vehicle carrier franchise hearing by the North Carolina Utilities Commission for City Transit Company on November 19, 1942 in Raleigh.
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Guadalcanal
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Pearl Harbor
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Biles
City Transit Company
City Limits
Oak View Road
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Antilities Commission
Commission
Raleigh
N. C
N. C. Utilities Commission
R. O. Self
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