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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
4
A rambling column blends pugilism nostalgia with sharp social quips about crime, war rationing, antebellum gossip, and public figures. It notes past boxing rounds, a Boston worker’s lip injury, West Point’s acreage and cadet capacity, and wartime measures. It weaves jokes, anecdotes, and oblique references to Prohibition, prostitution hunts, and Harlem mixed-race life, ending with a jail-bound stabbing case and a high bond.
The War Production Board caps whiskey supplies to secure 63 million gallons of 190 proof alcohol for 1943. Alcohol, normally for spirits, is needed to produce butadiene for synthetic rubber, smokeless powder, explosives, and poison gases, amid wartime shortages. The piece also notes era quotes about social changes, gender roles, sports history, and a Newark dating bureau with many college graduates, plus FBI warnings to curb vice near military personnel.
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