Time Now Past For Indecision And Inaction
An urgent wartime editorial urges Congress to end indecision over production bottlenecks and labor disputes. It cites Oklahoma and South Carolina citizens demanding abolition of strikes in defense industries and the 40 hour week, and calls for Congress to act in line with public demand to win the war. It warns that delays and partisanship risk defeat.
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Oklahoma
Congress
Marion
South Carolina
America
Armed Services
Bataan
General MacArthur
Australia
Wake
Guam
Navy
mid-Pacific
Far Pacific
Washington
Roosevelt
Unlons Ly Congress
Roosevelt Lastill
Sean Henderson
War Labor Board
Henederann
March of Events and Jobs in Wartime Speech
A wartime column laments U S leadership slow to adapt to total effort praising industry shifts led by Donald Nelson. It calls for a purge of incompetents and dreamers in government, urges aggressive anti-Reds, and insists on immediate tough measures to sustain the republic amid global conflict.
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Greattleneck
Washington
Donald Nelson
Dernia
Weh
Ufe
Congress
Republic
Los Angeles
The Notion of Rulers and Common Men
An excerpt by Benjamin DeCasseres discusses how rulers differ from ordinary people. It argues that only great geniuses are truly different, yet rulers are rarely haloed or exceptional, which may be beneficial for them.
Regular bomb shelter built on Melrose avenue Hollywood
A single steel mound like shelter on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood is promoted as a commercial sample and may be rented by householders with premises. It can serve as a rumpus room when not used for bomb defense. Civilians in Los Angeles receive broad instruction for air raid readiness, with about 15,000 citizens training as wardens and 10, 9u9 more sought, trained by Red Cross, fire departments and the army to manage gas, fire defense, first aid, and organization while maintaining calm to prevent hysteria.
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Los Angeles
Melrose Avenue
Hollywood
Eyeland
Kansas
Los Annles
United States
USA
Red Cross
Fire Department
Army
Irash
Gas attack timing and sheltering tips quoted by Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon discusses best timing for a gas attack and how to shelter. He notes gas rises little above ground level and advises moving to higher floors or outdoors to avoid exposure. If indoors, close windows and retreat to upper parts of the building or house to reduce risk.
Buckley City Employee Buried. Town Chamber Plans Meeting
Richard Wallace Buckley, a city employee since 1923, was buried yesterday as fraters attended. He authored The Last of the Houghtons, a Souls volume that drew strong reaction after its 1908 publication. Mayor Black and three councilmen joined San Antonio Chamber directors in Medina for the chamber’s monthly meeting plan.
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Richard Wallace Buckley
Buckley
Tkway
O. B. Black
Conuisetowers
San Antonia Charber of Commerce
Medina Inkshla
Chamber Directorate
Marry Go Round: Fashion, Rations, and Stockings Parody
In a wartime reminiscence, the piece recalls rationing and gendered fashion, detailing the use of long underwear and male thread stockings. It notes department store displays, the care in folding fabric, and a satirical street verse about a woman’s stock fashion as a national joke.
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Helen Tan
Wits National Bank
King Seas
Washington Critics Sour on Smith Bill and Labor Policy
Washington observers note private White House briefings shaped public critique of the Smith bill and labor measures. Roosevelt and aides pressed for wage restraint, overtime limits, and broader anti strike aims while lawmakers and officials urged caution to avoid delaying defense production amid skilled labor shortages.
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Washington
White House
House
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Patterson
Navy
Ralph Bard
Admiral Land
Maritime Commission
Senate Appropriations
Land
Connally
DIA
Vitamin K and its clinical use by Dr. Bundesen
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen discusses vitamin K forms and administration. It covers dietary sources, oral and injectable delivery, and the role of bile in absorption. The article notes liver damage affects uptake, and outlines when fresh blood transfusion is preferred to correct clotting. It also stresses nutrition and protein intake to support prothrombin production.
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Blew
Injece Dion
Those Texans By Jame Immortals Of Texan History Signers
A readable historical digest analyzes the composition of the signers of the Texan declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. It details origins by state and country, ages, and wages, noting the predominance of Virginians, North Carolinians, and Tennesseans, with Texans natives rare.
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Jame
Mexico
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Avevar
Zenin
Hitler
Hirotito
By Benjamin DeCasseres
By Damon Runyon
L. A. Light Files
Rowland
War Production Board
Nelson
Herman N. Bundesen
John D. Stewart
Harvard Munical School
Mita
Farber- Tyo
Bexar
Ireland
Tao
Peninsylvania
Michusetts
New Jersey
England
Scovtland
Canada
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