First Things First LYSSESS Tax Proposals Stir Public
The piece argues taxpayers must press Congress to scrutinize how wartime funds are spent. It notes Treasury proposals depend on Congress, with voters angling for priority on defense versus nonessential spending. It urges a watchdog role to prevent waste and supports a director of priorities to align spending with wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses Taxpayer
United States
Reader
Marmaduke Junction
America
New Jersey Taxpayers Association
Congress
Association
Washington, D. C
Public Policy On France After German Bombings
The piece argues that German use of France has failed wisely and that Britain may seek to strike into Vichy France. It notes U S betting odds favoring appeasement fading after Pearl Harbor and questions puppet government dynamics. It suggests drastic action to place French possessions under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vichy
France
Britain
United States
State Department
Japan
War Time Unions Press Their Claims Across Varying Strikes
A historical survey details multiple wartime labor actions at Curtiss-Wright in New Jersey and Ohio, Monarch Aluminum in Cleveland, Reynolds Metal in Louisville, Foster-Wheeler in Carteret, Marvel Schebler in Flint, Armstrong Brothers Tool in Chicago, Addressograph Multigraph in Ohio, and other plants. It argues workers overstate their rights, linking slowdowns and strikes to broader war needs and urging labor leaders to consider wartime consequences and national duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Curtiss-Wright
New Jersey
National Labor Relations Board
Propeller Craft
Ohio
NLRB
Monarch Aluminum Co
Cleveland
CIO
Reynolds Metal Co
Louisville
Foster-Wheeler Corp
Carteret
N. J
AFL
Marvel Schebler’ Carburetor Co
Flint
Armstrong Brothers Tool Co
Chicago
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Productions Board
Addressograph Multigraph Corp
Emancipation By Truman Twill
The piece scolds fashion trends that loosen men's clothing while praising youth outfits for kids and summer wear for all, arguing designers liberate women and children but constrict men. It urges men to seize wartime change to gain comfortable outfits.
Century of news and anniversaries in brief
A Century Ago notes cotton orders dispatched to the East Indies from Boston and Salem while ice laden ships return to carry cotton, upsetting the South. Forty Years Ago health and weather items include Dr. Marchand urging cleaner streets, a heavy Ohio snowstorm, and a Bessemer Limestone deal expanding paving brick production. Twenty Five Years Ago Wilson’s oath and ideal of peace and equality are noted. Ten Years Ago tragedies include a fatal home explosion, a buggy collision near Hartville, and milestone church anniversaries in Canton and North Canton.
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Charleston
Boston
East Indies
Salem
South
J. F. Marchand
Ohio
Ironton
Beach City
13Th St
Elmer Byler
Hartville
Uniontown
C. D. Besch
Zion Lutheran Church
Canton
E. P. Wise
Community Christian Church
North Canton
Thought For Today Doubtful throne on summer seas quote
A brief quotation from Tennyson notes a paradox of power and uncertainty. The line reflects a cautious mood, invoking imagery of unstable authority melting like ice on warm seas.
Cabinet Needs Younger Leaders for War Effort
The 1942 editorial argues President Roosevelt should rejuvenate his administration as war demands require energetic leadership. It contrasts the elderly wartime cabinet with a younger, more dynamic group in their 30s and 40s, urging a transfer of power to capable reformers to sustain national resolve and action.
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Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Washington
Jefferson
Republic
Charles Warren
Madison
Randolph
James Wilson
Gouverneur Morris
King
Rutledge
Pinckney
Ellsworth
Roger Sherman
Franklin
Mr. Hull
Mr. Stimson
Council
Mr. Roosevelt
War
Wool rationing in prospect as wartime demand rises
The article notes looming wool rationing in the United States before 1942 ends. U.S. annual production covers about 75 percent of domestic consumption with the rest import sourced from Australia New Zealand South Africa Argentina and Uruguay. In 1941 imports rose and 45 percent of wool goes to men garments 25 percent to women coats and suits 10 percent other wearing apparel and 20 percent to blankets and auto upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Argentina
Uruguay
Great Britain
Russia
China
Pledge of Allegiance Recited Across Nation
Citizens recited the pledge to the Flag of the United States of America proclaiming allegiance to the Republic and to the principle of liberty and justice for all as a unifying act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Break It Gently It Would Not Do To Bust Out With Bad News
A restrained editorial urges tact in discussing Hawaii and aging war leaders, suggesting careful framing to avoid alarm. It emphasizes avoidance of sensational language while addressing sensitive regional and national concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
War diary warns Hawaii defense must be strengthened
Damon Runyon argues the war demands patience and cautious leadership. He warns against overreaction and hothead tactics, urging improved Hawaii defenses with more planes and personnel to deter possible Japanese invasion. He notes prisoners in Japan and the risk of invasion jeopardizing the Pacific coast, urging readiness and steady policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Pacific
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Singapore
Washington
Japan
Daffy
King Features, Inc
No Fashion Follies by Ruth Millett in Podunk
Ruth Millett argues that Mrs America, facing rising living costs, now buys for value and practicality. Fashion leaders like Vogue editor Edna Woolman Chase are urged to remove folly from fashion to align with depleted incomes and morale. If not, chic trends risk losing appeal as practical attire dominates.
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Podunk
America
New York
Edna Woolman Chase
Vogue Magazine
Red Cross
Mrs. Chase
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Fifthtreet South
Postoffice
Ohio Repository
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Canton Dailyepository
Evening Repository
Canton Re
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia
Nichigan Ave
Hucle Ave
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Lyssess
Treasury Morgenthau
Mr. Morgenthau
Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Truman Twill
Smithers
Bessemer Limestone Co
Youngstown
Metropolitan Brick Co
I. E. Christopher
Smith Ave
Wilson
Cabinet
Walter Lippmann
New Yorkribune, Inc
By Galbraith
Pledge OF
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Caribbean
M. Petain
Ruth Millett
NEA Inc
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