Prescription For Americans Of Little Faith
An editorial argues Americans demand performance and will boo failures, praising wartime achievement and public support. It urges recognition of the United States civilian and industrial mobilization, urging skeptics to see vast plants, pilots, soldiers, and production as proof the nation will win the war.
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America
Missouri
Bronx
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
United States
Churchill
Bicycles Seen As Limited Transport Solution In Wartime
Bicycles for two were once thought a ready fix as fuel and tires dwindle. The War Production Board cuts bicycle output by 58 percent by mid May, constraining supply while demand remains high. Motorists await tires and consider bicycles a partial substitute, with some joking about riding as cargo carriers on handlebars.
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War Production Board
American idea of the little guy and freedom
Grand Prize Essays extol American liberty and the small business citizen who starts from modest means. It lauds individual effort, entrepreneurship, and self reliance as core to national strength and democracy, marking freedom as an enduring American ideal.
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America
Freeom
True American pledge in wartime unity and duty
The piece urges all citizens to embrace true Americanism beyond birth certificates and papers. It calls for unity, belief in democracy, willingness to defend the country, and hard work, insisting sacrifice for victory earns honor and unites the nation under Old Glory and the motto One nation indivisible.
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Merica
United States
America
Letter Advocates Unity and Labor Reform in War Effort
A WWI veteran writes from Helena, Arkansas, urging unity between labor and capital for war needs. He questions shipbuilding delays, union barriers to employment, and political will, calling for stronger congressional action and new senators who will compel cooperation in supplying munitions. He signs as John C. Sheffield.
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Congress
John C. Sheffield
Helena, Ark
War production lag blamed on a set of ideas say Harman Arnold
Harman Arnold a renowned Roosevelt era thinker argues the United States underproduced due to a coordinated set of democratic ideas. He describes how fear of future surplus and monopoly control hindered war readiness and argues for a long run economic vision to spur expansion in key sectors like aluminum magnesium rubber and chemicals.
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Harman Arnold
Roosevelt
America
United States
Arnold
Germany
North American
Mr. Arnold
Pearl Harbor
Century-Old Sickness Foils African River Expedition
London and Liverpool papers report widespread illness among members of an English expedition exploring African rivers. If sickness continues, the expedition may be abandoned, signaling a major setback for the exploration effort and raising questions about supply and safety.
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London
Liverpool
London reports Russia revolution and local business news
Twenty five years ago London residents noted a successful revolution in Russia. Kuhns Batchelor Snively Co was incorporated for fifty thousand dollars. Arthur Holmes became president of Holmes Automobile Co. Mrs James Wilson of Canal Fulton fractured her left arm in a fall from a step ladder.
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London
Russia
Kuhns - Batchelor-Snively Co
Arthur Holmes
Holmes Automobile Co
James Wilson
Canal Fulton
Soviet massing forces for major decisive effort
Berlin correspondent reports no doubt the Soviets are concentrating men and materiel for a massive push aimed at a decisive outcome.
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Berlin
Zurich
Hoarding urged by Henderson across wartime goods
Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned that hoarding hurts the war effort whether it concerns sugar shoelaces canned goods or clothing urging the public to avoid stockpiling to keep supplies flowing for all citizens and sectors.
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Hitler
Leon Henderson
Thought For Today Proverb On Patience And Self Control
A compact moral line cites Proverbs 16 32 praising restraint over strength. It says the patient ruler of self is greater than a conqueror who takes a city, offering a timeless reflection on temperance and power.
A Chance To Be Decent War Notice Urges Civic Duty
A 1942 NEA inc war era appeal urges Americans to resist corruption and greed. Citizens, merchants, landlords, manufacturers, and government workers are called to uphold rationing, fair pricing, honest bookkeeping, and responsible wartime conduct to avoid profiteering and preserve national unity. It frames the war as a universal test of character and duty.
Those Blue 1942 License Tags Will Turn Green
A quirky note from Around Our Town hints that blue 1942 license tags change color when looked at closely. The piece playfully suggests a visual trick or prank tied to wartime tag designs, inviting readers to inspect the markings for a hidden hue shift.
Plates burnished in Ohio lure and mock with color blues
A Canton area jumble reports on Ohio license plate colors sparking confusion among drivers. The piece recalls a 1901 fur glove tale, notes a 1942 car key trend, and brushes urban anecdotes from a robin sighting to military promotions and a delayed jury verdict due to a faulty bell.
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Canton
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Ohio
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Associated Presse
Uee
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
Los Angeles
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Canton City Division
America’s Freedom
Jeanne McLaren
McKinley High School
Richard Kinney
East Sparta High School
Memphis
Arkansas
France
United States Marine Corps
California
Pacific
Washington
Philippines
James S.trebig
Wide World News
R. Arnold
New Jersey
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Co. I, L and F
Eighth Regiment
Camp Bushnell
Columbus
Peter S. Loutzenhiser
Bolivar State Bank
William Kline
Cottage of
Helen E. Duncan
Walnut Ave
Army School of Nursing
Walter Reed General Hospital
James H. Coe
Smith Ave
Tokyo
Shanghai
Peter Edson
Red Cross
USO
OCD
NEA Inc
Lee
Erman Klehammer
2Nd St NW
Klehammer
Dueber
Newport
Alaska
West
Detroit
Deer Company
UR City Desk
Don M. Brown
The
Neo-Naturalist Society
Richard Cataldo
U. S. Marines
China
R. John B. Barker
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Good Lady
Army Air Corps
Foster Field
Victoria
Texas
Jack M. Baylor
Meyers Lake Village
Air Corps’ Radio School
Scott Field
Ill
Pvt
Baylor
Helen Baylor
Jack
First National Bank
Naval Ordnance Plant
Common Pleas
George N. Graham
Robert Streb
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