Liquor Crisis S under WPB Fails to End War Needs
The piece argues alcohol shortages and rationing cripple production for rubber and explosives, blaming wartime politics and industry insiders. It cites WPB decisions, farm opposition, and mounting legal evasion as spirits demand worsens while stores run dry by mid 1945.
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Washington
Tucker
U.S.A
National Defense Advisory Commission
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Marvin Jones
War Production Board
Texan
White House
Veterans Of Attu Want More Action
Fort Lewis soldiers of the Aleutians campaign work in western Washington fields and canneries, totaling 3,500 men and over 100000 labor hours. Many are awaiting discharge or reassignment. Capt. H. W. Rimer says most were injured in service and want to return to fighting or support the war effort in civilian roles.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Aleutians
Washington
H. W. Rimer
Grants Pass
Ore
Rimer
Winning the War by Albert Leman
A wartime column reviews tobacco supply forecasts and sugar imports, noting factory output and leaf harvests. It also analyzes labor union politics at the A F L convention, potential postwar policy influence, and censorship issues affecting military information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Leman
Ontario
Canada
Radio Schedule Highlights War Time Adjustments
Station listings show updated wartime program changes across networks with hourly shifts and serials from Captain Midnight to Charlotte Deeble at the organ. Notable segments include news broadcasts, musical varieties, and children's drama through late evening.
Veterans Return to Cannery Work to Aid War Effort
Pvt Eugene Brown of Denison Texas an Attu veteran recalls fighting in the Pacific and says cannery work feels like a picnic. Corp Roscoe Barker of Reno Oklahoma carries shrapnel in his neck from Attu and adds that helping in the cannery is something he can do to help end the war.
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Eugene Brown
Denison
Tex
Attu
Brown
Puyallup Valley
Corp
Roscoe Barker
1 Reno, Okla
Attu Knoll
Meningitis death rate drops due to chemotherapy progress
Army medical officer reports a dramatic decline in meningitis mortality from 39 percent in World War I to under 3.55 percent today due to sulfa drugs and other chemotherapy. In a study of 1,518 cases, early mortality fell from 88 percent in 317 cases to 2.1 percent in 861 cases, with over 95 percent of patients benefiting from drug therapy.
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Chicago
Henry M. Thomas, Jr
Fourth Service Command
Journal of the American Medical Association
Col. Thomas
Measure Favored By Army Navy Officials
Dependents of pre war fathers may become eligible for increased benefits under legislation before the house military committee. The Senate approved bill would raise child payments and liberalize aid to totally dependent parents siblings while keeping wife payments and service deductions. Maj. Gen. Benedict warned against signaling morale issues by allowing allotment termination.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Senate
Army and Navy
White House
May
Jay L. Benedict
Army-Navy
Congress
Specially Constructed Tents House Liberator Repair Crews
Because Liberator bombers are large hangar space is unavailable for repair. Engineers work on platforms built into tents that shield them from the weather and provide protection during maintenance.
Engine maker claims P-51 boost raises air war distance
Makers of the engine used in the North American P 51 Mustang fighter say a new design raises air war effectiveness beyond two miles. Officials cite horsepower records and note dive bombing was first used by the Marines in Haiti.
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Haiti
Coast Guard Lifeboat Stations Guard Carolinas Shore
North Carolina coast guard life boat stations keep a constant watch for danger and distress. Rides include horseback patrols and breeches buoy rescues using modern gear like amphibious tanks and hawser lines. Chief Boatswain's Mate Connie Daniels praises the service's long lifesaving record and evolving equipment.
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Coast Guard
North Carolina
Carolina
USO
Red Cross
Connie Daniels
Carolina Seashore
Daniels
Cedar Island
Stacy
Q and A in the era trivia roundup from the period
The letter questions cover military schooling in Florida the correct forms of addressing an emperor and the Rhodes origin of Rhode Island along with passport fees and a 1938 Indianapolis 500 speed record. Answers list AAFSAT meaning Your Imperial Majesty nine dollars for passports and Floyd Roberts 117.2 mph in 1938.
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Aafsat
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
Florida
Floyd Roberts
Woman fortune teller fined for prediction in tea room
Mrs. Rose Stein faced a court after predicting a policewoman would receive a pay raise. The customer, Moira P. McDermott, paid $1 for the reading while Stein was fined $10 for fortune telling.
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New York
Rose Stein
Moira P. McDermott
Coast Guardsman Quote On Exit Not Guidance For Return
Daniels cited an older coast guardsman saying coast guard orders tell how to leave but offer no guidance on how to return. The remark highlights limits of official guidance in perilous sea exits.
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Daniels
Coast
Radio Schedule Highlights From Carolina Circuit
Tonight and tomorrow morning list shows for Carolina Cavaliers The Esso Reporter Mirth and Madness Air Forces Bane The Guiding Light Lon ely Women Light of the World A Woman of America Ma Perkins Fight to Happiness Newe-w Watt's Funny Money When A Girl Marries Portia Faces Life Call to Worship 6:00 The Esso Reporter Tunes and Tips Sports and News Fred Wariee's Orchestra News of the Werte Your Health Soldiers of the Pres Coffee Time with Baby Sweets The Aldrich Family The Swancers Dimes for Iovnsion Joan Davie and Jack Haley Cary Moore and Jimmy Durante The Symphonette The Emo Reporter Tomorrow morning Piedmont Farm Program The Eye Opener The Esso Reporter Reveille Roundup News of the World Do You Remember Carolina Reveille Everything Goes Daytime Classics News-Robert St. John Ten OClock Tunes The Open Door Helpmate Betty Brown Road of Life Isabel Shafter Organtet Course of Human Events Luneneen Dance Music
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Jack Armstrong
Cbs
Chick Carter
Farrell
Nbe
Blu
Mbs
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Cba
Tim Healy
The
Three Sisters
Charlotte Deeble
Indiana Indigo
Orches
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Dack Armstrong
Jeri Sullavan
Cbs War Overseas
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Lowell Thomas
Fred Waring
Fulton Lewis, Jr
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Harry James
Johnson Family
Fred Brady
Nbc-Bas
Jayne Cozzens
Nbc-West Coast Guard
Easy Aces
Wiva
Kaltenborn
Nbec-West
Keen
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
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Arthur Hale
Fannie Brice
F. Morgan
Nbe News
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Cbe
Lum
Abner
Henry Aldrich
America’s Town Meeting Forum
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Dixie
Joan Davis
Dinah Shore
Tom Slater
Harry Wiemer
Garry Moore
Jim Durante
Raymond Gram Swing
U. S. Navy
Raymond Clapper
Lulu
Biu Dale Carnegie
Nbevertrude
Lawrence War
Cea
Paul Schubert
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbe-West
Blun
Carolina Cavaliers
Esso
Air Forces Bane
Carey Longmire
the Guiding Light
Lonely Women
Ma Perkins
Newe
W. Ww
Watt
Fred Wariee
Aldrich
Piedmont Farm
Carolina Reveille
Robert St. John
Betty Brown
Isabel Shafter
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