27 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1942
Page
1
Whitefish Montana plans a Hellroaring mountain ski course that could gain renown if it meets expectations. In 1940 the United States imported about 235 million pounds of wool and mohair. The American Red Cross reports roughly 1000 Berses sons on its payroll.
L Reaves notes land treatments at a rock clinic improved stock and mules while Walter of Friendship reports brood mare gains. Belton’s Dunaway cites higher hay yields and better feed. Martin of Washington plans 500 white Leghorns for quality eggs. Hereford breeders and cotton pricing concerns tie into a county meeting outlining market prospects and 1942 crop outlook.
Washington notes CAP has 24,000 pilots including students and veterans, with 17,500 certified and active in disaster relief and patrol work. A new mechanical “brain” sorts personnel by card index to speed deployments, while a row over women's uniforms—slacks or culottes—sparks internal debate and shifting responsibility.
Labor leaders in Washington claim the Combined Labor War Board, a joint AF of L and CIO group, gives labor direct access to the White House on war work. Murray praises the board as labor’s victory, while industry figures say the labor lobby is too smart to fault. Key aims include union security, living standards, wage increases, and broader labor participation in war production.
The labor movement seeks to push differential pay across industries and win uniform wage scales to reduce inter plant competition. It claims Smith anti strike bill was sidestepped but notes difficulty in removing it if labor missteps. The top goal is higher unemployment compensation for workers displaced by plant conversion to coway production.
A scrambled column mocks wartime rhetoric and fashion as it notes a mock conflict with the Catawaba tribe, jokes about hats and fruit, and cites hens laying 3,971,000,000 eggs in January while tossing in quips about soldiers and psychology.
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