How to Plan a Better Town for War and Peace
A wartime guide from the Commerce Department urges country towns to survey their trade area and upgrade merchandising to become better cultural and market centers. It suggests teens conduct the survey under a principal and notes the plans require substantial investment but training is valuable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Les
Department of Commerce At
Washington
Darrel L. Wilson
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Nazis Seek Oil In Caucasus Front Battles For Oil Prize
The Kerch peninsula theater sees Nazi and Russian-led forces clash for control of vital Caucasus oil. Soviet reports claim a stubborn defense and heavy toll on attackers, while Kharkov offensives threaten German plans toward the Caucasus. air power and advanced equipment dominate the fighting as war steers toward spring offensives. In domestic news, tax reform moves cut married and single exemptions, expanding the filing pool beyond 8 million, while earned income credits stay intact. Martinique watches immobilized French warships as the US nears total neutralization of French Caribbean holdings, with shipyards projected to produce millions of tons of new vessels yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Kerch
Semeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Axis
United Nations
Soviets Break Nazi Lines at Kharkov and U S Air Lines Taken
Editors note summarizes wartime events with emphasis on Soviet breakthrough at Kharkov relieving pressure on Kerch front. Report notes U S Army assumes control of all air lines and highlights income tax effects on lower wage brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkov
Kerch Front
U.S
AIRLINERS Requisitioned as War Demands Rise
The War Department takes over 55 of the nation’s airliners with 10 more to be converted into cargo craft, halting night flying and altering routes as 2,200 pilots and 16,982 staff face reassignment. Requisitions follow earlier grabs of 83 planes for Near and Far East service, with private lines to be converted under military control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
United Nations
Tne
Roosevelt
Army
Air Corps
Near East
Far East
Petticoat Army Forms to Aid Overseas Service
The Senate approved a bill creating the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps to enlist 150000 American women aged 21 to 44 for non combatant service with the regular army anywhere in the world. The House had approved it earlier. WAAC units will be uniformed with pay starting at four months and then $1 more. Initial tasks include aircraft warning services and clerical, teletype, switchboard, telegraph and messenger duties, with roles for pharmacists, dietitians, hostesses, laboratory assistants, laundry workers and stewardesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petticoat Army
Senate
Women Auxiliary Army Corps
House
WAAC
Ecrys
Uncle Sam seeks scenes from abroad in government survey
New York misc says the Amateux Cinema league announced a government program to collect 60 000 questionnaires through dealers and clubs. Amateurs are asked to submit personally made motion pictures and transparencies for nationwide distribution and potential government use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Uncle Sam
Amateux Cinema League
Peace stance from Axis amid war and sarcasm quotes
A column with spoof items shows Axis peace terms rejected by the Caoramaiderin Chirt. It lists wartime hardline slogans, jokes about Pearl Harbor, British and American foibles, and a barrage of satirical notices reflecting wartime sentiment and cultural curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
America
Pearl Mother
Tokyo
Munich
Europe
Colin Kelly
Shine Cinnamon Loast Recipe From A Noisy Note
A quirky damaged recipe fragment describes a cinnamon loaf mix using honey butter and eggs with baking powder. It offers odd storage tips for butter and eggs and suggests using porch mats as table coverings with daily freshening guidance.
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H. H. Kohlsalt
Chicago
Hell
Eigit
United States
Ways and Means Committee
Martinique
Caribbean
Vichy France
Adm
Georges Robert
French West Indies
Dade Sam
Emory
Land
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Laval
Cathata
Paul Marion
Canada
St. Lawrence River
North America
Atlantic Seaboard
American
Florida
St. Lawrence
Canadian
Communitique
Quebec
Commiunique
Gulf
Feste Jones
Cottetee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Office of Price Administration
REC
Mr. Jones
Tre Pure
Ofice of Emergency Management
U. S
Churchi
Britain
Germany
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Italy
Pope Pas
Pius
Radia
Australia
Amboi- da
Rabaul
New Britain
Coral Sea
Pope
Susl
Krom
Sha' Mulf
Nippon
England
R. A
Chip Robert
Demovcratic Committee
Timmy Cagney
Geo. M. Cohan
Marine Corps
Amarillo
Texas
Ofce Department
Venezuela
Ana Sheridan
Annie
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Louis XIV
France
Gaul
China
Shine
Evry
Maress Tulius Tne
Ronan
Klogi
Standard Brands Inc
Washington &, New York City
Euloitee
Bay U.S. Savings Bonds
HOTEL
Ben Lom
Ogden, Utah
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