Inflation and wage policy confront wartime economy
A historical newspaper excerpt argues that government wage policy for war production boosts civilian demand, risking inflation as shortages arise from prioritized materials. It details alternatives like rationing, price fixing, and reduced wages, and critiques the debt burden on citizens. It also touches labor capital partnership, bootlegging fears under rationing, and fears of totalitarian trends in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prioritice Board
England
New Phase of War Opens as Consulates Fall and Kearney Torpedoed
The article notes a new war phase linked to the Moscow consulate removal and the torpedoing of USS Kearney off Iceland, influencing U S neutrality law debates and aid to Russia. It cites Roosevelt statements, Japanese cabinet fall, and far eastern tensions as part of a broader wartime shift. It also covers German Russian fronts, Allied morale, and domestic labor strifes tied to war production and lend-lease debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kearney
Iceland
U.S
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
Tont
Navy relaxes access to British warships in drydock
A shift by the Navy allows press crews to board British warships in drydock, ending secretive coverage. Reports describe ships such as Warspite at Bremeden and a 24,000 ton carrier in Philadelphia. Senator Norris weighs in on Russia, Germany, and Japan risks, while the Duke and Duchess of Windsor draw vast crowds in Baltimore with a grand reception and golf outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
United States
P.L
Cleveland
Jeep
Hodson
Buick
Mississippi
Bremeden
Wash
Philadelphia
Norris
Benatar Norris
Senate
Russia
Germany
Japan
Nippon
Duke
Weekly News Analysis on Moscow Consulates and U.S. Destroyer Crisis
The report marks a new wartime phase as consulates are removed from Moscow and a U.S. destroyer is torpedoed. Analysts see this crisis unfolding with Japan's cabinet facing collapse, signaling intensified diplomatic and military pressure.
Mixed World brief notes on labor, war losses, and defense shifts
Nicholas Schenck testified that a labor leader demanded a two million dollar shakedown to wreck the movie industry. BBC reported German losses of 160000 killed and 450060 wounded since Moscow offensive began. An Eagle Squadron of American fliers joined convoys in London. Kansas City police received pay raises as defense jobs lure officers away. Twelve more Czechs were executed in Bohemia Moravia for economic sabotage or weapon possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicholas Schenck
Bioff
B.B.C
Moscow
London
Kansas City
Settin
Bohemia-Moravia
Anecdotes and Whims from a Wartime New Yorker
A collage of light vignettes from the era features Mrs Jimmy Young the newspaper gal recounting an 80 year old American woman in London during an air raid, vaudeville nostalgia, misfiled war desk coverage, and celebrity banter. It sketches Franz Werfel, Baris Karlod, the Andrews Sisters earnings, and a flood of social notes from 1941 style entertainment and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Young
Americin
London
Mel
Hearst
China
New Yorker
New York
City Desk
South Carolina
North Carolina
Fifth Avende
Baris Karlod
Hollywood
Elizabeth Arden
Andrews Sisters
Petarmount Theater
America Firsters
Invented Halfton and Horgan’s Early Experiments
The fragment notes Halfton claimed by Horgan faced delayed acceptance after his 1940s work at the New York Herald. It mentions halftone use between photographic elements and plates, and hints at early experiments in transmitting photographs, including a 1679 reference, with unclear attributions to Fisher James and Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horgan
New York Herald
Halfton
Fisher James
Bennett
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