Women Secret Keeper Trainers at Consolidated Vultee
Mary Sackson leads over 100 women counselors who train 40 000 female factory workers across nine plants to balance work with home life while maintaining discretion. The program, born from wartime needs, aims to raise productivity by solving intimate personal problems without breaking confidences. Counselors are selected for poise discretion and the ability to keep a secret.
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Mary Sackson
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Louis Shipman
Consolidated Vultee
Treasury Asks Stores To Back Fourth Loan
Secretary Morgenthau urged store owners managers and clerks to back the 14 billion dollar fourth war loan. Speaking on NBC with the retailers war campaigns committee he said sales will reassure the troops that the home front is fighting too and that bond money buys the fighting equipment needed in the coming drive totaling 35.5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Ted Gamble
Treasury
Connecticut Town Duped By Sergeant
Danbury residents traced a false sergeant with a supposed Army convoy planned to pass through Danbury. He slept at the USO center, claimed a 100 paratrooper unit, staged a fake accident, asked for cash, and vanished after authorities debunked the tale and a $20 check bounced.
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USO
Mondey
War Council
Red Cross
Protestant Episcopal Church of St. James
Wiliam J. Henry
Brewster
George Howell
Wet Council
White Plains
N. Y
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White Plainsy
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Army
Helicopters Seen as Next Step in Postwar Travel
Grover Loening of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics says broad helicopter use requires five to ten years of intensive peacetime research. He notes initial postwar applications by professional aviators, including delivery, feeder airlines, mining and oil firm use, and coast guard lifesaving roles.
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New York
Grover Loening
National Advisory Committee For Aeronutics
Loening
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Helcopters
War Production
United States Coast Guard
Wyoming Farms Electrified Sees 34 Percent Connected
The Rural Electrification Administration reports that 34 percent of Wyoming farms are now electrified. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 2h families previously without electricity gained access to rural power lines.
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Wyoming
Rural Electrification Administration
Texas Plans To Celebrate Its Centennial
Texas to mark its centennial of statehood with plans stretching from 1945 into 1946. Observances honor Texas history from the Republic era to statehood and include events under a centennial commission created by the legislature.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
United States
U. S. Congress
Republic of Texas
Pinckney J. Henderson
North American
Jana
Man falls asleep on floor at camp bunk
Camp Van Dorn in Mississippi reports a private, after lights out, undressed in darkness and repeatedly leaped onto his bunk, crashing headfirst onto the floor each time. A fellow soldier urged him to turn on the lights. The man replied, I’m no et.
Parents Officiate at Elizabeth Stewart Wedding
Miss Elizabeth Belle Stewart married Ensign Roy Irving Roberts a Merchant Marine radio operator Tuesday. The ceremony was conducted by her parents both ordained Methodist ministers Rev Alexander Stewart and Rev Annalee Stewart, with the Rev Alexander Stewart serving as associate secretary of the Methodist Church's commission on world peace.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Belle Stewart
Roy Irving Roberts
Alexander Stewart
Methodist Church
Commission On World Peace
Annalee Stewart
Army Nurses Get Warm Clothing For Winter Duty
The War Department announced standardized heavy winter clothing for Army nurses including trousers with wool lining and ankle fit, designed for warmth in cold climates. The gear, originated by the Quartermaster Corps, features water repellent wind resistant olive drab cotton sateen outer cover with instep straps, plus wool waist, knit cap, and field shoes.
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Record
Washington, D. C
New York
Army Ass
War Department
Army
Quartermaster Corps
G E Electrical Union Seeks Wage Increase
The United Electrical workers union seeks a one dollar-an-hour raise for 160000 members in 45 General Electric plants, plus a monthly adjustable cost of living bonus. Edward Wallingford, president of local 301, said the requests were part of annual wage negotiations spanning several weeks. GE spokesmen acknowledged receipt but declined to comment. Wages vary by job.
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Schenectady UP
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
General Electric Company
Governor Proclaims Emancipation Day in New York State
Governor Dewey issued a proclamation designating Sunday January 2 as Emancipation Day statewide. The observance honors Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, described as a pivotal document in the struggle for human liberty and the freeing of enslaved people during the Civil War.
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Dewey
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
New Tuberculosis Vaccine Promises Control Progress
University of Chicago researchers report a novel asphyxiated bacterial vaccine that induced immunity in rabbits against human type tuberculosis. Dr. Truman Squire Potter led the study, noting reduced lesions and deaths among immunized rabbits, with potential for human use alongside sanitation.
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University of Chicago
iTruman Squire Potter
University
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Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine
Extend Benefits For Unemployed Veterans
The state labor department announced that partially disabled veterans may qualify for unemployment benefits under conditions. Multon Loysen, executive director of the division of placement and unemployment insurance, said disabilities must not be permanent nor entirely prevent work. Claimants must have had an earning record prior to induction.
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State Labor Department
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Department
China May Buy Surplus Shipping After War
Dr Lin Lin, an economist on the Chinese news service staff, says China may buy up to 500 surplus American ships after the war. He notes all ships under Japanese ownership in Chinese domestic trade will be replaced by Chinese owned merchant ships.
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New York
Lin Lin
Chinese News Service
China
Dr. Lin
Lin
Turtles Helped by SPARS Seafaring Woman Leader
Anne L. Peacock and her Coast Guard contact with turtles shape a wartime effort to study and trap shellbacks across the United States. Her father Relph A. Peacock works for the government at Fort Wayne Indiana while Anne travels through Missouri and South America to procure marsh turtles for scientific study and future work after the war.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Relph A. Peacock
Ft Wayne Ind
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South America
Amazon
Interios
Brazil
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Ter
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Michiigan State College
Missouri
Streto
War Food Administration Seizes Cold Storage Chickens
The War Food Administration ordered all frozen chicken cold storage stocks set aside for the government to meet armed forces and war agency needs. Removal or sale is prohibited until further notice, and holders must report stocks within ten days. Fresh killed poultry and post action storage are exempt. Civilians may access remaining supplies, with about 170 million pounds in cold storage currently on hand.
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Washington
War Food Administration
War Shipping Administration
Army
WFA
Roosevelt Takes Rest With Head Cold at White House
Washington The White House reports President Roosevelt is down with a head cold and will remain in his residential quarters. Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire said there is no fever, but the President will stay away from offices today with no engagements scheduled.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
Flasks Appear With Tote Your Own Rule New York
New York marks New Year’s Eve 1943 into 1944 with gaiety despite liquor shortages. Prohibition-era flasks emerge for self-serve celebrations as hotels and restaurants brace for crowds and limited stock. Some venues limit hours and close early to conserve supplies. OPA price rules push costs higher with check sizes driven by thirst and capacity.
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New York
America
Society of Restaurants
OPA
Clothes Bail Incident Stuns Silverton
In Silverton for the first time a man was arrested on charges of improper clothing and posted bail with clothes. He telephoned his wife to bring two sets of garments to the station. one set was left for bail.
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