Jeffers Denies Pursuit of Politics While Backing Rubber Program
United Press reports William M. Jeffers dismisses rumors of presidential ambitions, insisting his focus is on implementing the synthetic rubber program and expanding Union Pacific ties. He criticizes inefficiencies and notes Nelson’s efforts under wartime constraints, urging full plant capacity use.
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Joseph Lastin
United Press
Washington
William M. Jeffers
United States
Union Pacific Railroad
Jeffers
War Production “Board
Donald M. Nelson
Baruch
Nelson
Neilson
Roosevelt
Mayor Becker says 45000 farmers needed in St Louis area
St Louis mayor William Dee Becker estimated 45000 people in the St Louis region could be redirected to farming to ease the national labor shortage in food production. He noted that among 125000 defense job seekers in the city, about 80 percent hail from rural areas and urged sending them back to the land to bolster agriculture and reduce unemployment.
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ST. Louis
Wiliam Dee Becker
Producers’ Livestock Commission
Candy Bar Case to Federal Court
An OPA injunction suit seeks to stop Mars Inc from selling candy bars lighter than those made last March. District Judge Merrill E. Ouislin set the hearing for Friday Peb 15 after no temporary injunction filing. OPA contends reduced weight on six bar types violated price controls while Mars says it only conserved ingredients.
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Kansas City
OPA
Mars, Inc
Chicago
Merrill E. Ouislin
Sverdrup Tells of Adventure in New Guinea
Col L J Sverdrup, former state highway engineer and Hampton Park resident, writes from New Guinea about a 260 mile journey by foot through rain soaked jungles with native carriers. He recounts encounters with villages, meals of beef broth and cassowary, and laments losing his camera while recalling St Louis and home.
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New Guinea
L. J. Sverdrup
State Highway Department
Ivten
Sverdrup
St. Louis
Col. Sverdrup
Mays
Australia
Hampton Park
President Roosevelt World Traveler in Ten-Year Presidency
The article chronicles Franklin D Roosevelt's international travel since 1933 including a 1941 Atlantic Charter meeting with Winston Churchill off Iceland and a 1943 war front visit in the North Sea. It notes a 8,754 mile tour of U.S. war plants in 1942 and numerous domestic city visits across the country.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
North Africa
United Nations
Bahamas
Nassau
Hawaii
Lower
California
Mexican
Quebec
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
South Atlantic
Caribbean
Canal Zone
Halifax
Winston Churchill
Iceland
War Front
North Sea
United States
The
Ecountry
Fragmentary Letters From Early Explorers Mention Shoes And Notes
The excerpt recounts letters dated Sept and Oct from explorers including Byron A. Gray of International Shoe Co and Col. Sverdrup. It notes wear from crossing streams, shoe deterioration, and observations of local settlements described as having white men, a real house, and a hot shower.
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International Shoe Co
Col. Sverdrup
Pfouy
Outburst of Labor Criticism Puts WLB on the Hot Seat
War Labor Board faces mounting pressure as critics from labor and industry challenge the Little Steel wage formula. Chairman Davis defends policy amid accusations of wage freezing and inflationary risk. Board members clash over revisions while some insist on preserving the current ceiling and its stabilization goals.
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WLB
United Press
Washington
War Labor Board
WLE
Act Lion
WLS
William
Davis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Scripps -Howard
Lewis
Roosevelt
Congress
Harry L. Derby
R. J
Ray Thomas
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Derby
Prison Guards Kill One Wound Two In Breakout At Wanpun
Four convicts made a rough escape from the Wisconsin state prison at Waupun prompting guards to fire. One convict was killed and two wounded. the fourth escaped but was tracked to a nearby garage and captured. Names and offenses of Koplar Bennett Fowler Ramazini are noted with prior incarcerations. The breakout followed an attempted dawn move to the shop area as darkness fell when an electric switch cut power to the buildings.
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Waupun
Wis
Wisconsin
Wan‘pun
Foo West
Frank
Bigfoot) Koplar
Milwaukee
Charles Bennett
Marinette
Wendell Fowler
Los Angeles
Fowler
Nebraska
State Reformatory
Wyoming
Raymond Ramazini
W. J. Hinkamp
Wartime Budget Allocates 96 Percent to War Costs
The 1943-42 government budget allocates four cents of every dollar to non war purposes while 96 cents are directed to war costs and interest on the public debt, outlining the wartime financial emphasis and strain on federal expenditures.
Alcohol taxes factored in judge’s lodge room chat
The old judge cites a discussion among lodge members before officer elections. He asserts the alcoholic beverage industry accounts for nearly 1.5 billion dollars in taxes yearly, noting the size of revenue and the nation’s tax structure.
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Herb
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