Real Values of Life from War Reflections
Secretary Clinton Anderson guest column reflects on postwar life after V J Day. The piece recalls family drives, car pools, and neighborly bonds formed during the war, noting restored freedoms, updated values, and lessons from shortages and rationing. It contrasts prewar purchases with wartime practicality and the return to civilian routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Henry Ansley
Amarillo
Texas
Victory Garden
Victory Gardens
Washington
J. Jeplimed
Washington Bureaus See Peace Plans Meet Public Demand
Washington reports foresee a peacetime rush as 7 to 8 million veterans return by next year. Expect unemployment and factory idle, with WPB kept to allocate materials. Truman seeks full employment and emergency unemployment aid, while labor pushes for bills on wages, social security, housing, and highway programs.
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Washington
Truman
Potsdam
Krug
WPB
Murray Missouri Valley Authority
CAA
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Department of Agriculture
Flanagan
Farm Credit
Lucas Rea
Shipstead
REA
Langer
Department
Missouri Valley
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