What Are Those Bombers Up To
The piece questions Allied air activity over Sardinia Sicily and Pantelleria arguing three main explanations. It speculates on softening Italy for invasion or guarding routes from Africa while offering a third theory that the bombardment is a red herring to mislead Axis powers about invasion plans. The commentary notes uncertainty about Allied aims and possible responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Sicily
Pantelleria
Churchill
Italy
Ialy
Africa
United Nations
Europe
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Germany
Plea for nationwide end to pleasure driving faces wary politics
A Petroleum Administration spokesman hints at extending the pleasure driving ban nationwide amid Washington gridlock and regional resentments. The article argues restrictions would aid the war effort yet notes secrecy and East-West grievances. The public accepts limits if they aid victory, while officials’ motives remain debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Petroleum Administration
Washington
Fer
Ry Ickes
Tornace
Pouffeto
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Berg
Iekes
Shiva
Adinistration
Wester Commonwealths
United States
Discrimination in War Effort Sparks Debate on Fuel Policy
A voice urges nationwide gasoline and fuel oil rules and sane use of transport facilities while stressing the need to assess whether local rules reflect national interests or prejudice and ignorance. The speaker calls for practical experience to measure the value of various so called imaginary policies against the nation’s needs.
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Washington
War time anti strike bill urged to curb Lewis power
The piece urges prompt enactment of Connally Smith anti strike legislation to curb John L Lewis and his union. It argues the bill would impose fines for coercion and give War Labor Board subpoena power, with a cooling off period and applicability to all war essential industries. It stresses Congress must act to protect the nation from labor saboteurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Congress
Boss Lewis
House
Senate
War Labor Board
Connailly- Smith
War Planta
WLS
Hossea
Political Termites Should Be Exposed
The resignation of Russell H. Potter as acting district director of the Office of Price Administration in New York City reveals alleged political influence in wartime agency actions. The letter names Ed Flynn of Brooklyn and figures like Frank Kelly Michael Kennedy and Senator Mead, alleging favoritism in OPA appointments and political pressure influencing appropriations and staffing across Pennsylvania and Delaware. The piece warns that such inside politics threaten rationing and wartime policy nationwide.
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Russell H. Potter
Office of Price Administration
New York City
Ed Flynn
Brown
Frank Vs Kelly
New Deal
Brooklyn
Michael J. Kennedy
Tammany Hall
James M. Mead
Potter
Kelly
OPA
Mead
John J. Bennett
New York
Congress
Mr. Potter
Pennsylvania
Joe Guffey
Delaware
Prentiss
Glamour Goes To War As Secretaries Help Win Victory
In wartime Washington the so called G G or glamour girls from small towns are enlisted to boost morale. Navy and government programs promote glamour training to keep office staff productive and integrated into the war effort. The piece notes a transfer from peasant styling to utilitarian efficiency and reflects on morale, domestic war effort, and broad national sense of purpose.
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Washington
G. G
Navy Department
G.gs
Atlantic
Africa
Pacific
Washington Zoo
William M. Mann
A Clear Case of FSA's Value in Disaster Aid
The Farm Security Administration proves its worth by aiding flood-stricken small farmers across nearby states with facilities counsel and small loans to restart after crops were ruined. The piece argues no other agency could match FSA's experience and readiness.
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Farm Security Administration
FSA
Cuffs on Trousers Spark Peek at Physical and Psychic Fact
The Baltimore Sun notes a WPB order allowing cuffs on trousers, but the physical lengths fit standard stock, wasting excess for short legged buyers. It argues the real effect is a stigma on shorter legged men who may avoid cuffs to avoid drawing attention to their build.
Postwar planning and world unity debate in readers’ letters
A reader letter from Sixth Avenue North urges thoughtful postwar planning and weighing world unity, referencing Chiang Kai-shek, Wilson, Fosdick, and Moses. It questions partisan motives in Congress, cites a New York Times supplement, and advocates civic opinion shaping toward peace.
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Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
House of Representatives
Wilson
League of Nations
Europe
Congress
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Globalong
Robert Moses
Readers
America
New York Times
Christ
Sixth Avenue
North
The War Strategy and Prospects in 1943
A columnist argues the United States misunderstands Pacific warfare and insists on coordinated Allied efforts with Russia and China. It critiques British leadership, lampoons missteps in 1942, and warns of lengthy battles ahead as Japan and Germany press, urging decisive action and accurate war appraisal.
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Pacific
Washington
Japan
United Nations
Russia
China
United States
Britain
Mediterranean
Europe
Hitler
Burma
General Wavell
Rangoon
Bay of Bengal
North Sea
von Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
English Channel
Norway
Mr. Churchill
Germany
Murmansk
Hirohito
Coal talks on brink as Ickes faces War Labor Board
The Washington Merry-Go-Round recounts the May 2 meeting when Ickes took control of mines, Lewis demanded portal-to-portal pay, and the War Labor Board resisted. Negotiations failed May 31, strike looming, with Ickes pressing for a three person commission while OO’Neill and Lewis held firm. The piece also notes zoo news and a wartime shelter anecdote.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Ickes
Lewis
White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelt-bakting Imine
Ed Burke
Nebraska
Senate
Burke
Charles J A. O'Neill
Northern
O'Neill
Coast shipping row sparks War Shipping talk
The piece notes Admiral Emory S. Land criticized Pacific Coast ship owners for resisting postwar reforms and clinging to prerogatives while endorsing some union proposals as costly and inefficient. It frames a political clash over war logistics and labor relations without stating guilt.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Union
Pacific Coast
Emory S. Land
War Shipping Administration
Land
Pacific Coast Maritime Industry Board
West Coast
Aleudang
Southwest Pacific
MOMENTO VERSUS MOMENTO AND BC ABRÉVIATIONS IN LATIN
A reader asks why English BC stands for Before Christ while Latin forms like Ante Dominum or Ante Christum exist. Readers propose Ante Domini and Ante Christum variants. Meriam-Webster notes A.C. as possible though BC is used. The writer invites scholarly input and offers a writing hints pamphlet.
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Christ
Merriam-Webster’s
Frank Colby
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Attu
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Kai Ho
Merry
Drew Pearson
Secretary of the Interior
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WLB
Justice Byrnes
Wayne Morse
University of Oregon
Davis
WLBP
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Barclay
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Gumdrop
North Afrca
Heine
Lion House
Daniel
West Coast Shipping Issue
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