Production rolls in U S as war effort expands
In May 1942 the United States surpassed axis production in every category with war output rising after Pearl Harbor. The piece notes four urgent tasks: deploying forces, securing raw materials, adjusting financial policies and rationing, and managing manpower as the war economy scales up. It discusses price controls, wage debates, and mounting living costs amid a tightening economy.
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New York
United Nations
Axis
Egypt
Suez
Hitler
United States
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Nelson
United Nation
Henderson
Congress
War Manpower Commission
War Tabor Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Not Fault of Congress Says Van Nuys at Convention
Sen. Frederick Van Nuys declares at the Democratic state convention that Congress cannot be blamed for today’s shortages in rubber and other strategic materials. He notes a 3-year-old law authorized stockpiles of rubber tin zinc copper and lead to meet future shortages.
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Indianapolis
Congress
Frederick van Nuys
Open on the Fourth at Baldwin Post Office
The Baldwin Post Office will stay open all day Saturday for Fourth of July service with rural mail delivery suspended. Rural route patrons may pick up mail at the post office. Jackie Coogan, famed as The Kid, appears in Texas on June 30 and discusses training for army service.
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Baldwin
Jackie Coogan
Tex
the Kid
Peterdey
Army
Roosevelt orders all agencies to scrap rubber for drive
President Roosevelt via budget director Harold Smith orders every Washington department and nationwide agency to turn in every ounce of rubber for the scrap collection campaign. The drive extends to July 10 after only 219000 tons collected. FBI reports 177 sabotage convictions and 5246 complaints investigated in ten months.
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Harold Smith
Roosevelt
Washington
F.B.I
Clyde A. Tolson
House
Rockets aid Nazi advances with 88 millimeter gun
New York reports point to the 88 millimeter rocket cannon as a key factor in Rommel's Libyan and Egyptian battles. AP dispatches describe shells with rocket-assisted range that outgun British 75 millimeter tanks and destroy frontline armor. A June 25 photo from Portugal shows the gun's slender, long barrel, reinforcing assessments of its impact.
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New York
Rommel
Libya
Egypt
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Cairo
U. S
London
Kennedy
Mediterranean
Portugal
Landlord Wins Eviction in Rent Freeze Case
City Court Judge Clair E. Robb ruled landlord Lillian Franz may regain possession of her Wichita property for her own use after conforming to the rent freezing act rules effective June 1. Tenants Harold and Mrs Hughey argued they could stay while complying with rent laws.
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Wichita
Kan
Clair E. Robb
Lillian Franz
Harold H. Hughey
Haugheys
Entries Open for Summer Handball Tourney at Robinson Gym
The plan for the summer handball tournament underway this week invites entries in the physical education office at Robinson Gym. Professor F C Allen announced the drawings are posted on the department bulletin board with play dates. Sixteen students have already signed up.
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Robinson Gymnasium
F. C. Allen
Fear for Soldier Resumes Search for Missing Sgt Claxton
Leavenworth officers resumed daylight search for Technical Sgt Bollian Claxton of Willard Missouri who vanished while aiding two Dutch fliers after a crash. The plane was found in flood swollen swamp near Weston Missouri. The Dutch airmen Sgt William Koster and Pvt L J Carterbach were hospitalised in critical condition. Maj James A Elliott said the search continues and Claxton may have fallen into deep water. he or his widow will receive the Soldiers Medal for service beyond the line of duty.
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Leavenworth
Bollian Claxton
Willard
Fort Leavenworth
William Koster
L. J. Carterbach
James A. Elliott
Weston
Elliott
Claxton
Record Pig Crop Rise From Kansas In 1984
Kansas spring pig crop totals 1 679 000 head, 65 percent above last year, per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the State Board of Agriculture. The tally marks the largest since 1983 when 2 333 000 pigs were saved.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
State Board of Agriculture
CABS TO LIMIT CALLS AS TIRE SHORTAGE HITS CITY
Tulsa cab firms announce a curb on rides to beer emporiums due to tire shortages and conservation. Operators say patrons in distant sections summon cabs and then cancel after delays or decide to stay and drink further at the destination.
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Tulsa
Okla
Irving Hill Named Douglas County Victory Fund Chairman
Irving Hill president of Lawrence National Bank was appointed chairman of the Douglas county Victory fund committee by the U S treasury in Washington through H G Leedy president of the Federal Reserve bank Kansas City. The Douglas county unit joins other Victory fund groups aiding treasury in future financing. Hill accepted the appointment.
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Irving Hill
Lawrence National Bank
Douglas County Victory Fund
United States Treasury
Washington, D.C
H. G. Leedy
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Douglas County
J. E. Merriam
Topeka
Bankers Association
Kansas
Hill
CAA Opens CPT Applications for Glider Pilots Instructors and Servicemen
Kenneth Razak, head of the summer CPT, announced that Civil Pilots Training applications are still being received for glider pilots instructors and service men. Men aged 26 to 87 are especially needed.
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CAA
Kenneth Razak
CPT
WPB Chief Nelson optimistic on war output demand
Donald M. Nelson told a House appropriations subcommittee that war production will meet ship, plane, and tank goals with 18,000,000 tons of shipping in sight and plans to reach 125,000 aircraft next year. He warned consumer outlook remains very bad and emphasized material shortages and distribution challenges across the supply chain. He noted Britain’s rationing while stressing need to move essentials, including clothing and auto fuel, to maintain workers’ mobility. Shipping is tight but progress continues to cross essential goods.
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Washington
Congress
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
WPB
House Appropriations
Nelson
Roosevelt
England
Germany
Great Britain
Cannon
D-Mo
Sixteen Initiated Into Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society
Sixteen men were initiated into Phi Delta Kappa at the Memorial Union Pine-room yesterday afternoon. Dr. D. A. Hirschler of the College of Emporia gave the main address at 6:30 pm, with Orville Eaton serving as toast master and John L. Becker leading singing. Initiates named include Ed Ash Homer Bigham Carl Cline Smith Dale Creitz Vincent Dussair Warren Edmundson.
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Phi Delta Kappa
Memorial Union
D. A. Hirschler
College of Emporia
Orville Eaton
Kappa Chapter
John L. Becker
EB. Thayer Gaston
Dr. Hirschler
Ed Ash
Homer Bigham
Carl Cline Smith
Dale Creitz
Vincent Dussair
Warren Edmundson
Local figures listed for community board draft
William Fisher, D. E. Harp, Wal ter Hunt, Harlan Isaac, Clayton Krehbiel, John Lonborg, Ralph Miller, Harold Mould, Don Pence and Ernest Vanek are named among participants in the community project meeting. Their roles are not specified in the fragment.
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William Fisher
D. E. Harp
Walter Hunt
Harlan Isaac
Clayton Krehbiel
John Lonborg
Ralph Miller
Harold Mould
Don Pence
Ernest Vanek
Vacation news from the Journal-World offer
A brief subscription notice promotes a vacation edition of the Journal-World from the old hometown, priced at 40 cents per month and contactable by phone 22 for details.
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The
Journal-World
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