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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1942
Page
4
The piece argues that debt is a problem of carrying charge rather than debt repayment. It cites Roosevelt’s budget claim of 2% billion dollars in 1943 interest on a 110 billion debt, notes rate changes from 4.178% in 1919 to about 2.5% in 1941, and asserts interest rate, not principal, drives the debt burden. It concludes experts can teach the concept in time.
A nostalgic column notes the shift from postwar malaise to concern over the federal budget and taxes. It contrasts American resilience with harsher fates abroad, urging reflection on global suffering and warning against self pity.
The piece argues LaGuardia failed as civilian defense director and suggests James M. Landis will be given control, freeing the mayor to focus on policy. It criticizes the Roosevelt-Landis dynamic and claims Landis starts with a clean slate and full-time commitment.
A government report warns a revolutionary labor draft will be needed to support Roosevelt’s production push. Idle women, WPA CCC workers, retirees, subsistence farmers, and vast unemployed pools would shift to defense work or military service. output laws would be loosened to free labor, with a projected 9 million new workers short before the draft.
A winter meditation contrasts frigid scenes with brisk plans for spring. The piece muses on seed catalogs arriving amid wartime gloom, urging gardening as a hopeful act while warning that true renewal awaits the end of conflict and a return to civilian life.
This item recaps historical notes across eras. It cites Massachusetts population 737,699 with 111 navy officers versus Ohio population 1,519,467 with 16. Mentions a water works purchase, Union dam property, and well drilling costs. Includes Arthur Vicary elected senior class president, sale of Princess Plow Co plant to Miller and partners for 11,000. References Clyde Frey in France and Hitler warning on Rhineland. Charles G Dawes denied presidential speculation.
The article argues the wartime system is poorly organized with unprepared procurement agencies and no clear plan for automobile conversion. It singles out Knudsen and Hillman, cites authority gaps, and urges Wendell Willkie to be appointed to lead production efforts to unify industry, labor, and government toward victory.
This Is Ohio notes Fox as the US Navy’s first architect who drafted early Yankee frigates including the Constitution and United States. John Smith, Ohio senator and shipyard owner, asked Fox by letter dated March 12, 1801, to hire a capable ship carpenter to oversee the building of two gunboats, wages not to exceed 700 dollars a year with board. The Washington naval library houses this letter, filling a gap in Navy history from 1794 to 1810.
A collection of postwar quotes from Manuel Quezon La Guardia Ford Bondfield McMurray and Vickery addressing liberty prosperity national trust and war effort. The remarks frame ongoing values of individual freedom, realistic valuation, and industry duty during national conflict.
Mrs. Irwin Bussing of Brooklyn civilian defense urges attention to everyday savings to curb waste and free production for the war. P. W. Litchfield, Goodyear Rubber Co chairman, notes rubber supply threats yet says America has a partial solution despite the grim outlook.
Soldiers favor traditional pastimes including dice games. The item notes that despite new entertainments, a fascination with dice based play endures among troops, highlighting a quiet hobby amid military life.
The article surveys soldiers' pastimes, finding craps remains the No 1 amusement. It recounts how cavalry used blankets for dice, the spread of the habit in World War I, and sailors favoring cards aboard ships. It notes paydays trigger gambling, mentions big money in France, and recalls a southern lieutenant colonel who allegedly whispered to the dice.
Ruth Millett argues companionable marriages hinge on a man shaping shared hobbies while a woman adapts. The Joneses exemplify this dynamic with hunting for him and tennis for her, noting music and color films as areas of divergence. Also includes quotes from Madame Litvinov and Donald M. Nelson.
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