War time advertising and postwar hopes for business trust
Kenneth B. Elliott of Studebaker speaks to the Chicago Federated Advertising club about whether business has won public confidence during wartime and the potential for postwar economic leadership. He cites a 1942 survey showing public preference for government action, urges visible war-effort achievements by industry, and notes a proposal to charge postage on federal free mail to balance Post Office finances, forecasting revenue gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B. Elliott
Studebaker Corporation
Chicago Federated Advertising Club
Washington
Hope Star
H.R
Congresman
T. G. Burch
Virginia
Virginian
Peter
Paul
Postoffice Department
Record cotton yield seen in 1943 report
The Agriculture department projects a 1943 lint cotton yield of 279.4 pounds per acre on about 21.6 million harvest acres, with production near 12.36 million bales of 500 pounds gross weight. The Census Bureau notes 108,653 running bales ginned by Aug 1, while area planted and state specifics are detailed for Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Coast Guard dogs wear canvas boots on patrol
POOCH BOOTS are issued to dogs accompanying Coast Guardsmen on beach patrol. The boots shield their feet from sea shells where the sand meets the water. Laces of the over shoes are tied around the dog's legs above the boot top.
War Ration Calendar Updates and Stamp Validity
The notice lists ration details for Books 2 blue and red stamps, Book 1 sugar stamps, shoes, coffee, and fuel by category. It specifies expiration dates through August 31 and September 20, with regional variations for gasoline, and outlines coupon values and regional allocations for the fuel and gasoline programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Nine Students Graduate After Summer Session
Eleven weeks of summer school closed Friday August 6 with nine students completing graduation requirements. Some students made up failed work from the regular year while others took classes to graduate next year. Adult students used the commercial department during summer. A fall night school is planned with details to be announced. Graduates include Frances Bruner Neil Crow Robert Conway Martha Jane Eason Pauline Hatcher Russell Porter Boise Sterling F. B. Ward and Kinard Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inclde
Frances Bruner
Neil Crow
Robert Conway
Martha Jane Eason
Pauline Hatcher
Russell Porter
Boise Sterling
F. B. Ward
Kinard Young
Origin of Camouflage and the Concertina Inventions
Camouflage science begins with Abott Hen derson Thayer in 1896 with a treatise on protective coloration. The concept gains traction only years later. The concertina was invented by an Englishman in 1829.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abott Henderson Thayer
Red Artillery Shelling Kharkov Threatens Soviet Break
Soviet forces tight envelopment around Kharkov push toward the steel center as Red Army planes strike rail hubs. Front reports say flanking columns advance 43 miles past Kharkov, isolating the city while Bryansk and Sumy defenses brace for further Soviet pressure. At Bryansk, 5,000 German dead reported in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
Kharkov
Ukraine
Red Army
Steel Center
Bryansk
Belgorod
Sumy
Dnieper
Hitler
Federal Auto Use Stamp Tax Now Due
Federal automobile use stamp tax is due by June 30 without penalty. Deputy revenue collector Sam Couch urged local auto owners to buy promptly and avoid post office windows. Stamps priced at $5 are not sold at postoffice windows. A deputy will staff room 214 in the postoffice building each Monday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Couch
Adkins Ignores Merit Ruling for Vital Statistics Bureau
Governor Adkins plans a conference with four state and federal agencies despite Attorney General Williams ruling that 85 Vital Statistics Bureau employees must come from merit lists. Health Officer Grayson and Adkins spar over Bureau personnel as the governor persists with plans for a Wednesday meeting with Merit System Council and regional Social Security, Public Health Service, and Children’s Bureau representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Vital Statistics Bureau
Adkins
Merit System Council
Social Security Board
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S. Children's Bureau
W. B. Grayson
Guy E. Williams
Dr. Grason
Halt in manufacture of 2200 metal items
A production shutdown halts the manufacture of about 2,200 metal items for the duration. The stoppage affects the firm’s output and may impact orders scheduled for later this season.
Agitation for Peace In Open Italy Sparks Debate
Italian press reports Premier Badoglio studying how to conduct the war to an honorable conclusion amid Allied advances in Sicily and heavy air raids. Underground parties push for open peace agitation despite a ban, with socialist calls for general strike to end Italy’s participation and abolish the monarchy. International dispatches note Rome turmoil, mutinies, and new appointments at Vatican and in the Italian workers movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Tribune de Geneve
Sicily
Italy
Volksrecht
Italian Socialist Party
Badoglio
Mussolini
Madrid
Bari
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Richman Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Corriere Della Sera
Babuscio Rizzi
Chigi Palace
Vatican
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Holy See
Bruno Rossi
Out-Steels Steel
Metallurgists create a tougher alloy by adding three parts of the little used element columbium to 97 parts iron. The resulting steel remains strong at temperatures up to 1100 degrees Fahrenheit, where ordinary steel would fail.
Temperature 106 Degrees Sets Seasonal Record
The Experiment Station's weather department announced a new seasonal high of 106 degrees yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 105 degrees set in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experiment Station
His Number Wasn't Up Says Private
Allied Headquarters, South Pacific, Aug. 9 (UP) Pfc. M. D. Turrentine of San Bernardino, Cal., survived a bombing mission between Madang and Bena Bena after his Liberator was attacked by nine Zeros. With the bomb bay on fire and parachute lines tangled, he escaped through a partially opened door as the plane exploded, drifting to jungle below while others perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Headquarters
South Pacific
Pfc. M. D. Turrentine
San Bernadino
Calif
Madang
Bena Bena
Eugene Turner
Toledo
Ohio
Turrentine
Tuesday Last Day to Get Rationing Book
Washington Aug 9 The Office of Price Administration announced that tomorrow is the last day to apply in person for the new ration book. The note also covers people who have mailed applications but not yet received their books and mentions the book will go into use around mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Pigeon Band Found by Farmer Near Rocky Mound
A banded pigeon was observed on a farm five miles east of Rocky Mound last Thursday August 5 by E. M. Boyett. The band number reported is AU43 PA9156.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Boyett
Rocky Mound
Three Italian Cities Reported Laid in Ruins
London reports three northern Italian cities Milan Turin and Genoa were reported in ruins after a large RAF night raid. The attack focused on war factories in Milan and Turin and on Genoa shipping facilities with considerable damage reported by Italian authorities amid continued Allied air pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Milan
Turin
Genoa
Italy
RAF
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pietro Badoglio
Air Ministry
Rome
Fiat
Chiasso
Rhineland
France
Rennes
Britain
Accused Spy Admits Writing Letters
Robert Lanas Vallecilla, a former Office of Inter American Affairs employee, was arraigned on espionage charges. The FBI says he admitted writing three invisible ink letters to the Nazis about national defense and confessed to receiving large sums of money via Lisbon, Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Robert Lanas Vallecilla
Office of Inter- American Affairs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Vallecilla
Lisbon
Portugal
Allies break German lines as Sicily bridgehead tightens
Allied forces push 42 miles from Messina with U S Seventh Army seizing San Fratello San Agata and Cesaro while British Eighth Army advances from Catania toward Taormina. Amphibious landings at Torrenova aid the drive as raids disrupt railways roads and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Messina
U. S. Seventh Army
Sicily
San Fratello
San Agata
Cesaro
Troina
Eighth Army
Acireale
Catania
San Maria de Licadia
Mount Etna
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Torrenova
Italy
Randazzo
Messina Strait
Bronte
Adrano
San Maria di Licodia
San Stefano
Capo D’orlando
Taormina
United States
Lucian Truscott
San Agat - San Fratelln
Pacific Picture Painted Bright by MacArthur
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific quoted General MacArthur saying Japan has exhausted its resources and is now on the defensive. He warned that while victories may seem modest in glamour, they are decisive for final victory in the Pacific. He cited several Allied successes from Papua to the Solomons and noted a significant naval action at Vella Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Boni
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Pacific
South
MacArthur
Sanananda
Bismarck Sea
Huon Gulf
Solomons
Vellagulf
Guadalcanal
Port Moresby
Munda
Salamaua
Kolombangara Island
New Georgia
Vila
Kape Harbor
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Vella Gulf
Kolombangara
United States
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Alex. H. Washburn
Postal ‘Deadheads
Leontorte
Miles
Frotello
Bronte Trowne
Gerbini
Sen Terese
Nicotere
En Mileto
San Giovanni
Reggio
Celebria
Fcotensi
Vibo
Valentia
de Spartivento
Lonian
NEA
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