Pacific Warfare Advances as B 29s Hit Tokyo from Marianas
U S forces push on Leyte in heavy rain while 1 500 miles southeast B 29s from new bases hammer the Tokyo industrial district. General Arnold vows relentless air war until land sea invasion, as MacArthur notes stiff Japanese resistance and dispersed counter thrusts to slow the Yank advance.
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U. S
Leyte
Philippines
Tokyo
Pacific Front
Marianas
H. H. Arnold
Japan
MacArthur
Stabilization Efforts to Curb Prices and Wages
As cost of living climbs about 30 percent since January 1941, OPA Chief Bowles moves to curb price hikes in clothing and textiles. The White House signals support for keeping the Little Steel wage formula at 15 percent, while overtime earnings help preserve take home pay. A 40 hour week trim could trigger wage increases to maintain current real income, possibly lifting pay around 30 percent to steady purchasing power and employment. OPA is also set to resist higher prices for manufacturers to sustain the cost level.
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Chester Bowles
National War Labor Board
CIO
AFL
OPA
Allies Break German Defenses Across 460 Mile Front In Europe
Reports describe the French 1st army breaking through the Belfort Gap and advancing toward the Rhine to trap about 70,000 Germans. The U S 7th army pushes via the Saverne pass the Vosges as Patton’s forces press east of Metz. German tactics include crowding troops to the Rhine and counterattacks with King Tiger tanks amid poor visibility. Eastward, weather limits Soviet progress toward Budapest.
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U. S
Reich
Belfort
Rhine
Vosges
U.S
7Th Army
Saverne Pass
Johannes
Blaskowitz
Patton
3Rd
Saar
Metz
Aachen
Holland
Kleve
Ruhr
Hodges
Simpson
Rhineland
Budapest
Austria
Meat prospects for 1945 show beef up and pork down
The War Food Administration reports 1945 will see roughly the same beef amount as 1944 with 31 percent of supply allocated to the armed forces and higher grade beef entering domestic markets. Cattle slaughter hit a record October total of 1,450,572 beef cattle and 919,599 calves, while hog slaughter for the year runs 4,223,255, about one percent below the five year average. Farm income in 1944 is projected at over 20 billion dollars for about 6 million operators, supported by cash marketing and government payments totaling 14.5 billion in the first nine months.
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War Food Administration
U. S
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Army rail units keep world supply lines moving
Brig. Gen. A. McIntyre states army railroad troops are deployed globally from New Guinea to Italy and India. He notes 105 Military Railway service units total about 2,000 officers and 42,000 enlisted men operating and maintaining trains, workshops, hospitals, depots, and transport teams overseas.
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Army
U. S
World
A. ¥. McIntyre
Army Rail Division
New Guinea
Alaska
New Caledonia
England
France
Italy
Iran
India
Africa
McIntyre
Thieving Craze Among Portland Teens Alarms Authorities
Wartime juvenile crime in Portland Oregon centers on shay lifting by teen aged girls in bobby sock era. They steal for personal use not resale. A 12 year old was nabbed with 150 dollars in merchandise while an 11 year old admitted stealing 700 dollars in seven months for her sailor sweetheart. One girl cried and said stealing felt like an adventure.
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Portland
Ore
Japs Close In As Chiang Reshapes China War Effort
Japan tightens control along the eastern coast aiming to destroy bases of the 14th American air force as Chiang Kai-shek reshuffles his government to strengthen the fight with Gen Joe Stilwell’s command under scrutiny. Donald Nelson arrives in Chungking with experts to map war production and postwar industry.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Donald Nelson
Chungking
Chiang
Joe Stilwell
Nelson
Savings Boom Endorses Postwar Stability
The article notes total U S savings estimated at 100 billion dollars with war bonds accounting for 36.883 billion and 81 million people holding them. Bank deposits and postal savings exceed 36 billion, life insurance contributions top 33 billion, reflecting broad public participation in financial instruments.
Cotton Exports Seen Rebound From War Food Subsidy
Cotton exports averaged 1 235 000 bales for the 1941 44 four crop seasons and the trade eyed the War Food administration subsidy program for possible higher shipments. Estimates varied with cargo space and other factors. exports have been the lowest since the Civil War.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Prices and jobs clash in postwar policy debate
The article details a behind the scenes fight among top officials over peacetime price setting for consumer goods and the path to Roosevelt's 60 million jobs pledge. It notes Vinson and Byrnes favor low 1942 price bases, while industry advocates push for above 1942 based on wages and materials. It cites wage and material cost shifts, corporate production by 18 firms, and GE’s stance on prewar prices. It also touches GOP plans after Dewey’s defeat, party leadership tensions, and public messaging efforts.
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Roosevelt
War Production Board
OPA
Judge Vinson
Jimmy Byrnes
Chester Bowles
James Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries
Bowles
Vinson
General Electric
Charley Wilson
Byrnes
Pretty Frock for Gala Occasions Pattern 1252
Sewing circle patterns offer a new party frock for girls in sizes 12 through 20. Pattern 1252 requests 34 yards of 39 inch material and 43 yards of 35 or 39 inch material for contrast yoke. send 25 cents with name address size and pattern number.
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S&s
Insertion Pee Insertion Pee
Practical household tips issued for readers include using milk and minimal soap to wash glass on white paint and blotters with a hot iron to absorb moisture from book pages. It warns against soaking chicken pieces and suggests boiling kerosene lamp wicks in vinegar to prevent smoking.
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Heinrich Himmler
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Stassen
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National Committee
Chesley
Washington
Paul Porter
Carlisle Bargeron
Pennsylvania
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OWI
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Harold Dixon Young
Wallace
White House
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Jesse Jones
Ed Pauley
Murray
Montana
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Princess Frock
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Fede Aarti
Rubin
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