War measures and rationing amid wartime labor strains
U S wartime news notes labor pool strain as plants suspend operations and manpower limits curb hiring. OPA rationing expands to beef veal pork bacon and canned vegetables while sugar allowances extend to three months and butter point values rise. In the Pacific, Leyte and Samar losses loom as Philippine battles intensify with Mindoro campaign ongoing and heavy Allied air strikes on Tokyo targets.
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Jamie
S. 8
Smakins
Manpower Commission
OPA
Pacific
Philippine
Leyte
Samar Iland
U. S
Mindoro
Pharaod
Sugiyama
Philippines
Tokyo
Heid
CT. S
Churchill and Winnie impacts on Greek crisis amid Athens tensions
The report notes Winnie the Pooh in Greece affecting politics as Britain’s Churchill faced threats and explosives near his Athens visit. A mixed council forms amid Greek political strife with the monarchy involved, as Allied observers miss key redeployments and a larger Patton era disruption looms.
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Winnie
Greece
Britain
Winston
Churchill
Athens
Brizzin
Meat Production Record Set Amid Wartime Readiness
Henry Foster of the American Meat Enam notes U S Department of Agriculture estimates record year outputs. Total crossed animals for the year include 96,600,000 hogs, 24,300,000 sheep and lambs, 19,706,000 cattle, and 14,200,609 calves, reflecting wartime production boosts despite obstacles.
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Henry Foster
Meet Enam
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Foster
Radio industry eyes postwar gains in workers
Mixed forecast shows demand for new radio tubes sets and frequency modulation receivers boosting employment to at least 145,000, up from 86,173 before the war. It is estimated that virtually no women would be among the workers.
Montgomery Ward Seizure Battle Reaches Settlement Court
The government moves to seize Montgomery Ward again, arguing its defiance of War Labor Board orders jeopardizes war production. Ward counters that its farm machinery sales and core operations do not directly affect the war and that seizing the company would be unconstitutional.
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Montgomery Ward
U.S
War Labor Board
WLB
Labor: union strength aids better working conditions
The piece notes union organization as crucial to improving labor conditions amid large membership. It cites 75,000 women members and a BLS finding that only 395 workers, less than 1 percent, withdrew during the brief window before membership contracts took effect. Industries include shipbuilding, radio, autos, steel products, transportation equipment, and tobacco.
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Io Feau
Labor Stati
Wimea
BLS
Postwar Projects and UNRRA Clothing Purchase Rise
Postwar projects continue with wartime income, though manpower shortages delay some. States report large surpluses for postwar construction, while UNRRA plans a $15 million clothing purchase from old stocks to speed relief. US steel output sets records in 1944, with earnings tbd. Army personnel discharge trends show many planning small businesses or farms after service.
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Oklahoma
California
New York
Pennivania
Rend Minnis
United Nations
U S. Treasury
Aia
Treasury
UNRRA
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Washing
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Montgomery
WARD
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Owensboro, Ky
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Washington, D. C
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Sioux
Bishop's
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India
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Thas
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