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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
2
State officials suspend automatic flashing signals at railroad grade crossings on the highway network except where military or defense needs dictate. Orders require federal priority approval for materials, delaying 13 planned installations and deferring 14 others until after the war or materials arrive.
San Diego Gas and Electric Co expands self reading after war shortage forced customers to read their own meters and bill themselves. The plan has worked well and will extend to additional zones.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to purchase war bonds to fund national efforts and boost morale. The campaign emphasizes patriotism and collective sacrifice, calling on individuals to invest in the country's security and postwar recovery.
In Doylestown Pennsylvania a group of former Kentucky and West Virginia farmers trains at the National Farm School to be reassigned to farms in the northeast. They adapt to modern methods and equipment, including a tractor pulling a potato planter, and praise their new wages and conditions. The school acts as a clearing house for Farm Security Administration workers and has placed about 300 men on Pennsylvania and New Jersey farms.
The new plan adds a postal unit number to city addresses to speed mail delivery in large cities. Postmasters and the public embrace the system, with widespread notices, radio talks, and demonstrations showing faster distribution and reduced clerical strain.
S Burton Heath argues that Allied advances in North Africa sparked civilian joy while Nazi abuses contrasted with democratic aid efforts. He cites Britain’s aid, U S food and medical shipments, and warns against ad hoc drafts that drain civilian health care, urging a planned approach over voluntary enlistment.
In San Diego the city is training many women for forest fire fighting. Each station in forest and mountain zones fields four women, paired with a man from the armed forces and a fire engine. They sleep in barracks with scant feminine amenities beyond uncovered bunks.
A short circuit set off an air raid siren warning of an unidentified aircraft in Gremlins Pass Ai Inia Cal. Sixty four residents violated air raid regulations by calling the police dispatcher to ask what was happening. The dispatcher calmed them, then the siren sounded again and he attributed the second spree to gremlins.
Office of War Information reports that physician and surgeon recruitment for the armed forces was chaotic and poorly aligned with civilian welfare. It notes eight conclusions, with one stressing insufficient regard for civilian welfare, as the total reached about 45,000 recruits.
A column from the Office of Gerald Landis covers labor legislation including a strike bill with cooling off rules a secret ballot and War Labor Board powers. It also reports on canners seeking approval from the OPA warning of possible shortages in 1944 and discusses oil shortages taxes and the new tax bill with exemptions and farmer declarations.
The California Shipbuilding Co. in Los Angeles christened its 200th Liberty ship named Billy Mitchell. Airplanes flew overhead releasing leaflets announcing the ship's name during the ceremonies.
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