Weekly Fire Bombs Hit Jap Cities and War Labor Outlook
Western Newspaper Union reports Osaka and Yokohama bombed by B 29s with vast destruction and homelessness. Curtis LeMay explains fast bombing strategy while Okinawa battles intensify. War Production Board predicts unemployment rising to 1.9 million as 2.9 million war workers exit. West coast shipyards face labor shortages. deferments and priority hiring planned. Oil politics, Near East tensions, and postwar repatriation compound the era’s unsettled outlook.
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Japan
Osaka
Yokohama
Orient
21St
Curtis le May
Ryukyus
Pacific
Okinawa
U. S
Shuri
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
Krug
West Coast
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Franklin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Fisth Debate Over Expense Account Turns Ugly on House Floor
In a heated session Representatives John Taber and Clarence Cannon clashed over a proposed tax free 2500 dollar annual expense allowance for lawmakers. Taber says Cannon insulted him and he reacted with a brief physical tussle after Cannon accused Taber of leaving the room. Cannon contends Taber struck first and the scuffle began when remarks on the floor provoked Cannon.
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U. S
John Taber
N. Y
Clarence Cannon
John Rankin
Miss
Frank Hook
Hook
Rankin Aar
Husky
Taber
Cannon
Book About the Bible mirrors postwar revival in interest
George Stimson, Washington journalist and author of A Book About the Bible, marks a worldwide revival of interest in scripture as the American Bible Society reports record scripture orders for Europe and Allied forces. The piece profiles Stimson, his quest for biblical answers, and the era's spiritual mood driving renewed faith and study.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
George Stimson
Washington
Middle West
South
Lloyd Douglas
American Bible Society
Dr. Darby
District of Columbia
Samuel Smith
America
God
Europe
Stimson
Iowa
Valparaiso
Ind
Pathfinder
National Press
House of Representatives
Mexico Expands Literacy Drive Under Avila Camacho
Mexico accelerates illiteracy eradication with phase two to educate adults 18 to 60. The department of education monitors each student by age occupation and sex as collective and individual instruction expand nationwide. Twelve million free readers issued so far.
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Mexico
Avila Camacho
Department of Education
Sugar conservation tightened as home canning use curbed
The CPA moves to curb illegal use of home canning sugar and pledges for proper ration handling. OPA officials will suspend allocations when needed and review applications to spread supplies. average table rations and home canning allotments are cut, affecting bakers and industry.
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CPA
OPA
White House staff steady as new faces appear
In the White House many new faces emerge while the familiar Old Gray Squirrel remains in charge of staff. OWI notes surplus property rules and jokes about surplus, while references to wartime supply, German surrender humor, and Russian consumption of delousing powder lead to a string of curious wartime anecdotes.
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White House
Owi
Germany
Guam
Iwo Jima
Fabric Covered Photo Frames for Cheerful Rooms
The article describes fabric covered photo frames used to display loved ones and places. It suggests color options like blue velvet with red ribbon and plaid gingham for casual rooms, or satin pink or blue for dressing up a bedroom. It explains making frames from heavy cardboard and notes the example is from BOOK 6, offered for 15 cents with 32 illustrated pages.
Insects Known in the United States Count Rises
Collier's notes that out of 425000 insect species known worldwide, 81000 are found in the United States. More than 60000 are neutral. About 10000 are injurious by spreading disease or harming crops, while 10000 are beneficial by preying on pests and aiding pollination and production of useful substances.
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United States
Collier's
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Western Newspaper Union
Aweea BU
Near East
Syria
Mosul
Iraq
Britain
Suez Canal
Arabia
Gulf Exploration Company
Russia
Moscow
Yalta
U. S.-British
Luxembourg
Naha
Congress
By Baukhage
WPB
For
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
UNRRA
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
George
Paul
Israel
Bankhage
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Hea
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Fane
E—Moles
Welip Mrc
FEMA
Lydia
Pinkham
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