Roosevelt orders WPA liquidation and Congress inaction
Our Daily Bread critiques President Roosevelt for ordering the Works Progress Administration liquidation while Congress remains passive. The piece argues the wartime and postwar bureaucratic empire must be reduced and congressional authority restored as veterans return home. It urges holding every congressman to account to reclaim federal matters from New Deal agencies.
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Congress
Roosevelt
WPA
Philip Fleming
Works Projects Administration
Bude
Hee
House of Representatives
House of Bureaocracy
America
Allertigens
U S Planes Attack Jap Ships in Solomons
The Navy said dive bombers and torpedo planes from Guadalcanal attacked a small enemy surface force in the Solomons. Details and results were not immediately known.
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U.S
Solomons
Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons Islands
Pincers Close Around Germans on Stalingrad Front
Moscow dispatches report sharp Russian gains nearly encircling the German forces at Stalingrad. Red Army units moved southwest, crossed the Don, and pressed along the west bank near Kalach, threatening a triangle with rail lines as they cut supply routes and mopped up positions in the Don elbow region.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Don
Kalach
Vertiachy
Dmitrievka
Grmans
Voronezh
Bertiachy
Peskovetka
WAAC Lost Member Amber dGeary Detained and Returned
Amber dGeary a WAAC member missing since a Thanksgiving strip tease at a Casino theater was found AWOL by military police. Fort Des Moines officials said she had sought work in the Follies under a false name claiming Fort Worth origins. The incident will be handled within the WAAC unit.
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Des Moines
Dee
Amber d'Georg
WAAC
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Des Moines
Peta DeCenzie
Amber
Theaer
J. A. Hoag
Adkins Opposes New Tax Legislation in 1943 Session
Little Rock report quotes Governor Adkins saying no current need for increased taxes, urging spending cuts due to revenue declines. He notes state hospital relief requires new funds but suggests reallocations within departments rather than higher overall levy.
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Little Rock
Adkins
Adking
Shakespeare Jitterbugs Hep to Jive in Newark Debate
Newark expects English teachers to embrace slang as a valid form of expression as Max J. Herzberg of Weehawken High School argues that both American jitterbugs and Shakespeare are hep to the jive. He lauds simplification, defends the split infinitive, and notes ain't has a place in grammar.
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Newark
N. J
Max J. Hernberg
Wehawken High School
National Council of Teachers of English
Herzberg
Wit American Marine
Churchill Warns of Long Hard Battle in Tunisian Drive
Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared in Bradford that very hard fighting lies ahead as Allied forces push to cross the final 20 miles to Tunis and Bizerte. He spoke from the Town Hall steps amid cheering crowds, praising British resolve and outlining the difficult North African campaign, with Soviet and American allies carrying heavy burdens elsewhere. He toured woolen mills, waved from an open car, and emphasized courage, unity, and the need for continued effort as the war enters its tensest phase.
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Bradford
Eng
Churchill
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
Yorkshire
Britain
Birtons
Atlantic
Mediterranean
North Africa
Mary
ANS
William A. Hareriman
United States
England
Ernest Bevin
Sly Archibaldn Sinelady Roth Churchill
Old Churchill
Millions Banked By Jap Boat Line Seized by Government
Federal agents report Nippon Yusen Kaisha assets amounting to 3.8 million dollars in cash and securities deposited in San Francisco banks. The government plans seizure of the funds and related securities.
Births in Sweden Reach Peak Since 1922
Sweden registered 90 551 births in the second quarter of 1842 the highest since 1922. The rise over the 1941 figure for the same period was 3 003 with 4 697 more births than the comparable period in 1940.
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Sweden
Asphalt piles cause three vehicle wrecks injuring three
On Hope Proving Ground road Highway 29 a white man and two Negroes were injured when vehicles struck unmarked asphalt piles with no danger flares. George Peek suffered a knee injury, Ed Stuart received eye injuries, Winston Nelson had facial cuts. Howard escaped serious harm. all injuries were treated at Chester hospital. Investigators blamed unmarked piles and noted the road’s joint construction by Don F. Jones Construction, the State Highway Department, and the federal government.
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Hope-Proving Ground Road
Highway 29
George Peek
Winston Nelson
Archer Company
Clarence Baker
Howell and Young
Peek
Howard
Don F. Jones Construction Company of
Little Rock
State Highway Department
Planes Drop Supplies to Trapped Japanese Forces
Allied air power thwarted sea reinforcements as Japanese planes dropped parachute supplies to troops on Papuan beaches in New Guinea. MacArthur's HQ reported nine Japanese planes with 14 Zero fighters delivering over 100 bundles of food and ammunition to Bana Gona. Meanwhile, Allied and Australian troops pressed advances near Gona and Buna, inflicting heavy casualties, while Allied aircraft bombed and strafed positions and sank two barges with 40 Japanese aboard.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
Fluighs
Douglas MacArthur
Bana Gona
Gona
Buna
General Spaatz Arrives in African Theater
Major General Carl Spaatz arrives at Allied headquarters in North Africa and takes command role as chief air advisor to Eisenhower. The article notes Great Salt Lake yet mentions a depth of about 40 feet despite its vast expanse.
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Allied Headquarters
North Afrea
VPI
Carl Spaatz
United States Air Force
Dwight Eischower
Great Sil Lake
Parity Measure to Include Labor Costs in Farm Prices
Washington December five UP The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously approved a House bill to raise parity prices by including farm labor costs. Senator Thomas Oklahoma said there was no objection and the measure was reported to the Senate. Officials predicted farm bloc backing could push swift approval with minimal amendments next week.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Thomas
Okla
Senate
Accounting Is Sought in RFC Expenditures
Washington reports a revived Republican minority won a behind the scenes Senate battle to force an accounting of Reconstruc tion Finance Corporation funds spent by the Board of Economic Warfare under Roosevelt executive orders. An amended House bill would authorize a 5 billion dollar RFC borrowing boost but deny funds to BEW and other RFC agencies. Senator Danaher said he would offer the amendment as a compromise when Senator Brown resumes action next week. Brown was said ready to accept it to pass the bill. Danaher argues for curbing what he calls untrammeled executive power on BEW and related agencies.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Board of Economic Warfare
Roosevelt
House
RFC
BEW
RFC Board
Danaher
R-Conn
Brown
Mich
Associate of Flynn Free to Join Service
Los Angeles reports that Morris Black, 22, an associate of actor Errol Flynn, who faced a statutory rape charge involving a Nebraska schoolgirl, was found guilty with a one year suspended jail sentence and two years probation. He sought settlement to join the Navy and begin war duties. co-defendant Joseph Geraldi faced a similar trial.
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Los Angeles
Morris Black
Errol Flynn
Nebraska
Black
William R. McKay
Bernard Brennan
Tel Black
Danty
Betty Hansen
India
Joseph Geraldi
Life Signals Crossed and Other Local Notes
A Camden lamp defect caused a store blackout after a street light failure, later halted by a railroad signal install. A New Jersey couple’s Easter wedding ended at the sister’s home with a disputed statement. Aspirin the rat dies after ninth car accident reported by its owner. A hairless calf finds a home after auction as cold weather arrives.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Joseph Marghinn
Ave
Juagunn Beach
Calif
Aspirin
K Carpenter
Jugal
Americans Score Hits on Three Italian Warships
In a dusk raid, four motored Liberators bombed Naples damaging a battleship and two cruisers, with heavy blasts in rail yards and along the waterfront. All aircraft returned safely as RAF reports confirm the forceful attack on the Axis port.
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Lewis Hawkins Jondon
Tunisia
Naples
Rome
North
Africa
Mediterranean
Sicily
Laly Proper
Cairo
United States
Italian
Porto -Dianus Quy
Vittorio Emanuele Mole
Tripoli
Tripolie
Syracuse
el Agheila
Rommel
Eighth Army
Marble Arch
Libya
Midway Oil Activity at a Low Ebb
Oil activity in the new Midway field in Lafayette county is sparse with only one test drilling. Southwood Oil Company's Hodnett No 10 moved to CSW quarter BW quarter 7-15-23 at 1700 feet last week. Southwood also shifted Hadnett No 7 to CSW NE of 16-15-23 and plans six more wells on Hodnett land in 18-15-23 and 17-15-23. A wildcat, Stamps Land No 1 Inc, in Nevada County near Lafayette line, is drilling below 2800 feet amid reported difficulties and a fish job.
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CSW
Southwood
W. EB
Hunt OF Company & Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
City Bakery Fire Causes Fifty Dollar Loss
City Bakery sustained about $30 damage yesterday when a fire broke out in a storage room. Proprietor Roy Jones reported the flames were believed started by a dropped cigarette and were put out without calling the fire department.
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Roy Jones
Education board predicts per pupil cannon fund increase
Education Department officials predicted today that the quarterly apportionment of cannon school funds by the state board of education on December 14 would exceed 3 per enumerated pupil due to substantial increases in sales in its sections.
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Life Book
Education Department
Cannon
Bulletin items from wartime notices and visits
Summary of brief dispatches: Laurence A. Steinhardt arrives in Cairo en route to Ankara. Norwegian corvette Montbret sunk. Capt Jack Blamey awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. Mexico to import 100000 tons of U S wheat. Swedish leader resigns to oppose German Jewish refugee extraditions. Ecuador president concludes U S visit and heads to Cuba. Germans plan immediate transfer of French refinery machinery to the Crimean front.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Jack Blamey
Sir Thomas Blamey
FDR Eyes Centralized Manpower Overhaul In 1940s Plan
President Roosevelt works on an executive order to tighten manpower controls. Wickard likely to head food administration and McNutt to oversee selective service and employment services. Officials expect a nightfall announcement, with possible ban on voluntary enlistment to streamline civilian and military staffing. Rhode Island is noted for low road mileage in a stray line.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Early
Agriculture
Wickard
Paul
McNutt
Selective Service
Federal Employment Service
Manpower Commission
Presidnt
MecNult
Ntaion
Allies Seize Key Town as Battle Rages in North Africa
Allied forces in central Tunisia reported routing a German armored column, seizing 100 prisoners and capturing Tebourba and Mateur areas. Fierce fighting continued around Tebourba and Djedeida as Allied counters aimed to hold and expand the Tunisian bridgehead. German claims of gains clashed with Allied air and ground reports, while Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz arrived to plan a major counteroffensive.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Bizerte
Tebourba
Mateur
Diedeida
Tunis
Spok
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Tunisia
Tunis-Bizerte
Reuters
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Rien
K.A.N. Anderson
Aal-Pontile
Paris Howater
Battla
Berlin
Tbourba
Djedeida
Yunis
Bizerte Na
Tebourb
Anderson
Dwight BD
Hisenhower
North
Africa
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Army Air Forces
London
1St Army
Tebessa
Gulf of Gabes
Mediterranean
Hitler
RAF
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