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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
2
A row of dramatic war notes mock peace bids from Axis diplomats. U S rhetoric singles out victory, deterrence, and Pearl Harbor memory as the core of a final, non negotiable stance.
Washington reports a feud between War Production Board chief Donald Nelson and Transportation Czar Joe Eastman over freezing steel for railroad car construction. Eastman says the steel was already bought or allocated and locking it up idle harms rail traffic as coastwise shipping declines and ore and oil bottlenecks rise.
War strategists view labor as a key in Europe with Roosevelt long allied to labor groups and radio capable workers. Old Social Democrats remain active from Germany to the US, aiding Allied aims while labor sustains morale and production.
Executive Secretary of the National Education Association notes that over one million high school graduates will enter service or war industries in 1942. The article urges graduates to find roles in the armed forces, navy programs, defense industries, and civilian defense while highlighting vocational training in schools and the broad national effort to support the war.
The text contrasts a youth’s fast driving and bus or walking plans with a 1942 graduate facing luxuries such as permanents and nylon hosiery. It notes sacrifices of refinements during the struggle and hints at older siblings’ different privileges and wartime constraints.
At the American Council of Education meeting in Chicago Roscoe L. West president of State Teachers College Trenton Neb argued education must prepare people to live better in their community and world. William J Hamilton Oak Park Ala superintendent warned postwar public school funding may not improve as social security reforms loom and likely override education amid new legislation.
A brief advisory item on wartime conditions affecting local communities. The notice summarizes civil defense measures and civic responsibilities for residents amid wartime constraints and resource shortages.
The piece urges using wartime conditions to revitalize country towns through a Commerce Department booklet called How to Plan a Better Future for Your Home Town and Yourself in War for Peace. It promotes surveys led by students to improve trade, culture, and social life with practical, low-cost plans. It also reflects on speed limits during war, a historic auto race, and notes growing government employment and a German yard worker’s view on war.
A description highlights Pattern No 1560 B offering a smooth fitted top and waist shaping with feminine contour lines. Barbara Bell Pattern No 1560 5 covers sizes 10 through 20 with corresponding busts, fabric yardages, and trim details. Send your order to the address provided.
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