Allied Push Drives German Forces Toward Rhine
Relentless Allied pressure, despite mud and snow, drives German troops back along a front from the Vosges to Holland while the Roer line falls and Cologne looms. In the south, Axis resistance wanes as the Saar basin is approached. Russian advances toward Budapest slow under heavy snowfall as Soviets strike into Slovakia. Stettinius named Hull successor with aims of continued postwar unity and peace efforts. Air raids by B 29s hammer Tokyo fronts and Bangkok yards as Luzon losses rise. Leyte ops stall under rain. Hope rises with Hurley set to lead U S policy in China.
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Berlin
Rhine
Vosges
Alsace
Holland
William H. Simpson
U. S. Ninth Army
Roer
Cologne
George H. Patton
Third Army
Saar Basin
Ruhr
Germany
Saarbrucken
Rhone-Rhine Canal
Dannemarie
U. S
Strasbourg
Eisen
Stettinius
Hull
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius
Cordell Hull
State Department
Tokyo
Bangkok
Nippon
Marianas Islands
India
Luzon
Philippines
Leyte
Southwest Pacific
Cebu
Negros
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Patrick J. Hurley
Hurley
Donald M. Nelson
AFL Urges 30-Hour Week in Postwar Jobs Plan
The American Federation of Labor at its 64th annual New Orleans convention calls Congress to enact a nationwide 30 hour workweek to prevent worker burnout, spread employment, and adapt to postwar production speeds. It also backs reforms to ensure free speech on airwaves, a uniform federal unemployment compensation law, repeal of the Smith Connolly anti strike law, and wage and hour improvements for postal and other government workers.
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American Federation of Labor
Congress
Federation
New Orleans
Smith-Connolly
Canada Teeters Over Draft as Troops Rally
Canadian parliament nears a decision on a previous government order to conscript home. Pacific Coast troops clashed over overseas duty, halting a regiment from boarding a train to a new post. The incident prompted further demonstrations by troops against the ruling.
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Pacific Coast
Farm machinery highlights across four Serato areas in France
A condensed weekly roundup shows farm equipment activity in four Serato regions of France. Notable movements include purchases of tractors and harvesters, with local dealers reporting steady demand and delivery schedules for agricultural operations.
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France
Land and Sea Press Toward War Time Conservation
American farming faces soil erosion risk as wartime demand for corn wheat oats and timber drives intensive production. Chester C Davis urges contour plowing terracing fertilization and reforestation. A British report notes Allied shipping losses drop as U S shipbuilding soars from 1942 to 1943, with 1943 construction outweighing sinkings.
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Big Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Friends of the Land
Chicago
Davis
United States
Office of War Information
Cigarette Shortage Deepens as Probes Begin
National Retail Tobacco Merchants Association head predicts the cigarette shortage will worsen over six months even as House and Senate committees open investigations. Chairman Flanagan calls leaf-tobacco shortage claims untrue propaganda while Senator Ferguson notes multiple possible causes and the need to identify them. Matches makers warn of a severe shortage due to reduced raw materials in the past two years.
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Eric Calamia
National Retail Tobacco Merchants Association
House
Senate
Flanagan
House Agriculture Committee
Ferguson
Senate Committee
War Workers Face Job Problem After Germany Collapse
William Muirhead, president of the Associated General Contractors of America, warns that after Germany falls war workers will face a labor surplus. He cites a possible 2,500,000 veterans released in a year and a 30 to 50 percent drop in war production. Between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 war workers may enter the civilian labor market during the interval before Japan's defeat.
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America
Germany
William Muirhead
Associated General Contractors of America
Chicago
Muirhead
Japan
Britons Lose Third Home in Five Years of War Damage
A wartime survey shows one out of every three houses in Britain has been destroyed or damaged over five years of World War II, highlighting widespread housing losses and reconstruction needs across the country.
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Britain
Waite Ve Tale
Airforce Operates Long Route To China With No Fatal Accident
The Central African division of the USAAF air transport command marks a year of operation without a fatal accident. Despite jungle deserts and treacherous coasts, it runs more planes than many domestic lines on a 24 hour schedule. From Accra to Karachi the journey takes about 83 hours with extreme heat and sparse weather data. Crews rely on skill to navigate windstorms along the route.
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Airforce
ATC
China
USAAF
Air Transport Command
War Department
Accra
African Gold Coast
Karachi
India
United States
Maiduguri
New York
Chicago
New Wood Could Rival Lightweight Balsa for Models
The United States department of agriculture notes quipo wood, also called bongo, may match balsa in lightness and usefulness. Quipo, Cavanillesia plantifolia, grows in Central America and matures around 30 years, slower than balsa which reaches usable size in 4 to 6 years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ecuador
Central America
Nine Generals Diamond at West Point Squad Meets War
West Point 1915 baseball stars highlighted by Lieut. Gen. Omar N Bradley lead doughboys in France. Teammates from that season include Jakie Divers, Leland Hobbs, Hugh Mitchell, Charles Gerhart, Vernon Prichard, William McMahon, J F Miller, and Charles Milliken, all now high ranking generals or senior officers.
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Generals
West Point
France
Bradley
Jacob L
Jakie
Devers
U. S. Army
Leland S. Hobbs
30Th Infantry Division
Hugh Mitchell
Army Air Forces
Charles Gerhart
Sacker
91St
Vernon E. Prichard
14Th Armored Division
William C. McMahon
J. F. Miller
Pitcher
Air Service Command
Charles Milliken
Signal Corps
Fixing House After a Good Inspection and Consideration
The article advises thorough house upkeep after inspection noting storm windows and doors require fresh paint before installation and edges especially bottom edges must be painted to stop moisture. It recommends painting window trim first before new storm windows and emphasizes window sills need painting two to three times per full house paint job.
Wood of Life Key Tropical Wood in War Industry
Wood of Life or lignum vitae tops tropical timber list for bearings and propeller shaft stern tubes due to its strength and almost waterproof resin. Middle American timbers like mahogany for hulls of sub chasers and balsa for aircraft construction also aid the United States war effort.
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United States
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