Italians Feel UN Power As Sicily Falls and Rome Bombed
Editor notes that opinion columns reflect the Western Newspaper Union analysts. The piece reports on Sicily’s toppling, Rome bombing, Navy actions against Japan, and U S civilian rationing forecasts as part of weekly news analysis released by the union.
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United Nations
Sicily
Rome
Munda
U. S
Lef
Western” Newspaper Union
Western Newspaper Union
War Food Admin plans meat ration and foods across civilians
The War Food Administration outlined the 12 month allocation for meat and dairy supplies. Civilians would receive about 63 of every 100 pounds of meat while services and Allies receive shares. Butter and cheese totals for civilians amount to about 400 million pounds, with cheddar and other cheeses specified. Plans also include seven million extra cases of baby foods and milk products amid potential fruit crop shortages. Eggs available to civilians rise to 388 per person, up from 1942.
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War Food Administration
Red Cross
Lend-Lease
WEA
WFA
Office of Price Administration
Box Cars Build With Plywood Cuts Steel Use
Canadian Pacific plans 750 box cars using plywood to save 850 tons of steel. A federal court in Washington convicts George Viereck on six counts under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Tokyo reports Lieut Gen Prince Gin Li appointed commander of the Japanese air force. Chicago youths head to Wisconsin to help harvest the cherry crop.
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Munda
Navy
Pacific
Vella Gulf
Munda Airfield
New Georgia Island
U. S
Canadian Pacific Railway
George Viereck Nwais
Nly
Washington
Dmc
Tokyo Radio
Prince Gin Li
Trent
Teramoto
Labor Seeks Lower Food Prices Amid War Strain
AFL President William Green denounced profiteers and speculators for inflating food costs and warned of wage hikes if prices aren’t driven to a reasonable level. CIO chief William Murray echoed threats of higher wages unless food prices are rolled back as government plans a floor and ceiling for hog prices and expands inspection to ensure fair meat distribution. Parallel to labor pressure, Soviet forces attack German positions along a 1200 mile front, focusing on Orel with multiple thrusts near Leningrad Smolensk and Novorossiysk.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
AFL
Office of Price, Administration and
War Food’ Administration
CIO
William Murray
Organized Labor
Red Army
Orel
Bryansk
Leningrad
Smolensk
Novorossisk
Unfreeze policy allows workers to switch jobs for pay rise
The War Manpower Commission outlined in an April 17 order that workers frozen in essential industries may move to higher paying positions in other plants. Transfers previously required seven days’ layoff or discharge, or proof that their skills could be better utilized elsewhere.
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War ‘Manpower Commission
Ship Shortage Pinches Japan
The article details Japan's response to shipping shortages across occupied territories, including Korea, Canton, Hong Kong, and Burma. It notes plans to establish railway corridors, develop industrial capacity in Shanghai, Peiping, and Burma, and shift Burma’s agriculture toward cotton. It also discusses Japan’s strategic pivot to industrialize Korea and bolster continental resources amid constrained transports.
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Chungking
China
Japan
Korea
Canton
Hong Kong
Canton-Hankow
Peiping-Hankow
Shanghai
Wusih
Lungyen
Chahar
Peiping
Manchuria
Burma
Bomber Misses Range Near Ninaview Colorado
An army plane stray from a practice bombing range bombed and machine-gunned land near Ninaview Colorado. A horse bolted, cattle stampeded three miles, fires were started and residents watched from the Ninaview store as Judge Herman Bailey and others rushed to safety. Army authorities offered no details on the aircraft’s origin.
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Colorado
LA Junta
Colo
Ninaview
John Hindman
Wee John
Herman Bailey
Las Animas
Claude Williams
Share Ride Sparks Alarm Over Missing Spouses
Medina county Sheriff Oliver Barry voiced concern that the share-the-ride plan has become a share-the-wife problem. He said nearly every week the office tracks missing women or mothers who vanish after riding to work with another man’s husband.
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Medina
Ohio
Oliver Barry
Medina County
Barry
Revival Meeting at Wabash Bethel This Week
The Church of God announces ongoing revival meetings at Wabash Bethel through the week. Beginning Thursday night evangelist A. E. Mowery, a former pastor, will lead the services. Jesus proclaimed the way to the Father through him.
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Wabash Bethel
A. E. Mowery
Jesus
Tax purchaser notice for Clark County Illinois case lot sale
Mae York bought Lots 2 and 3 on North Jasper Avenue Place Casey Clark County Illinois at a October 16 1941 tax sale for delinquent 1940 taxes in Guy Estes name. Redemption period ends October 16 1943. MAE YORK Tax Certificate Holder Advertisement 29 3
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Clark County
Illinois
Mae York
Towit
Jasper Avenue Place
Casey
Ilinois
Guy Estes
Black Market in Meat Sabotage Warns Nation
A wartime alert condemns the black market in meat as a grave threat to food supplies for armed forces and civilians. It explains penalties up to 10000 dollars or ten years in prison, cites declines in hog and cattle slaughter, and urges use of government permits on all meat to prevent shortages and support the war effort.
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Rome
Italy
Mee Seas
United States
Bataan
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Solomons
Frederick J. Horne
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Los Angeles Examiner
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