Oversubscribed Second War Loan Drive Shows Faith in Victory
The United States asks for 13 billion dollars in a single month, with oversubscription already surpassing 17 billion. Investors back the bonds for security and national resolve, believing the U S will not be defeated, and Americans unite to fund the war effort through patriotic home support.
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United States
Hitler
Germany
Japan
Washington
United Nations
Postwar economic prospects in Atlantic Charter era
The text stresses the need to rebuild international trade and inter national commercial ties after the war. It argues that unmet postwar consumer demand alone won’t ensure production and distribution at affordable prices. It notes that favorable capital investment and low production costs could help reconstruction, while unfavorable conditions could lead to postwar deflation and reduced public spending.
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Department of Commerce
One Way to Remove the Kinks
A New Jersey draft board posts a list of 123 men deferred from 1-A for war marriage or occupational reasons at the Elizabeth post office. It includes name address age occupation marital status and employer, but omits confidential details. Chairman Vincent De Paul Slavin advocates transparency to expose selective service inequalities and motivate change.
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Iit
Vincent de Paul Slavin
Congress
Not Quite So Simple Postwar Prosperity Warns of Real Dangers
The Department of Commerce predicts unprecedented prosperity after victory with full employment and vast savings, but editors warn that war destruction, reconversion costs, and possible unemployment will temper growth. They caution against relying on wartime price controls and suggest careful appraisal of postwar demand and investment shifts.
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Department of Commerce
Department
Commerce Department
Tunisia Ridge War Drags On as Allied Push Hints Breakthrough
The piece analyzes the Tunisia front from two angles. It notes early gains but persistent German resistance in rugged, hilllined terrain. It asserts eventual Allied breakthroughs as Americans and allies slowly grind forward, despite high costs and tough delays.
Allied armies on plains threaten decisive end in Europe
The report states Rommel is under heavy pressure as Allied forces close in. Each day of delay aids the Axis in preparations for the invasion, but both sides recognize doom is near. Rommel will fight to the end, yet the inevitable defeat looms.
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Rommel
Axis
Europe
Essen
Krupp Steel and Munitions
Seavoie
Dardanelles
Hellespont
Turkey
Galla
Dardan
Strait
Bahr- Safed - Boghazi
Canak Kale
Break with Martinique and Guadeloupe to curb Axis ties
The United States ends relations with the French Caribbean colonies as a step to remove Axis influence. Admiral Robert is described as an Axis tool, with Martinique and Guadeloupe seen as potential bases that could threaten the Panama Canal. Secretary Hull advocates decisive action to seize or secure the islands.
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Martinique
Guadeloupe
Robert
United Nations
Vichy
Axis
State Department
Caribbean
France
Admiral Robert
Hitler
Axia
Antilles
Panama Canal
French Guiana
de Gaulle
Giraud
Hull
French West Indies
Food Conference Aims Shape Hope for World Hunger
Milwaukee Journal notes press access limits shadowing the United Nations food conference. It outlines agenda items on consumption, production and distribution, and malnutrition. The piece stresses the need to fix misallocated production, costly distribution, and markets for needy nations, warning that hunger threatens global peace and that spending on war could feed millions.
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Milwaukee Journal
May Mayhem Seen In War News From Berlin To Tunis
Berlin radio reports large Allied transports and ships concentrated at Gibraltar and moving toward the Mediterranean. Berlin notes a predicted Allied blow in North Africa with Giraud forecasting complete defeat of the Axis in Tunisia this month. Churchill and Stalin hint a major European invasion may be near, despite weather and terrain hindering early Tunisian advances.
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Berlin
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
North Africa
Stalin
Henri Giraud
Washington
London
West
Red Army
Stalingrad
Giraud
United Nations
Tunisia
Churchill
Axis Struggle in North Africa Signals Temporary Hold Pattern
Allied air raids hit Grosseto and Bari as Axis efforts to reinforce Tunisia appear desperate. German priorities shift to moving reinforcements and supplies to the broader Mediterranean while British ships intensify blockades of the Tunisian bridgehead. Weather hampers large Luftwaffe transports, but Axis aims seem to press for a temporary hold rather than a decisive victory.
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Tunisia
Mediterranean
Grosseto
Rome
Bari
Adriatic
Junkers
Weathher
North Africa
Political Stage Today on Lewis and the Hold the Line clash
Washington notes a mounting conflict between John L. Lewis and the Roosevelt administration over wage policy and the War Labor Board. Observers see a power struggle, with possible changes to the hold the line order and wage increases, including portal to portal and living cost considerations. Inflation, black markets, and OPA price checks loom as the dispute shapes labor tactics and potential concessions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Lewis
C.so
A. F. of L
OPA
Workers Protest Voices Against Union Authority
A letter from Troy New York workers published in The Record argues union leaders lack authority to direct member finances and strikes. The writers urge workers to govern themselves, call for greater patriotism, and propose using dues for government needs instead of union activities. The protest questions Europe policy and urges prioritizing national effort.
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A. F. of L
Troy
Europe
U. Ig.2
B. B. Kelly
Worker Speaks on Union Racket and Lend Lease Issue
A worker at The Record voices concern over March 19 meeting at Music Hall to ratify a union charter with Cluett Peabody & Co. He alleges lack of notice and improper assessments, urging unions focus on working conditions while leaving international matters to government authorities. He condemns union executives and supports government handling of foreign affairs and the Lend-Lease program.
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Amalgamated
Music Hall
Cluett, Peabody & Co
U. S
Inflation and wage surge blamed for ongoing cost increases
The article argues living costs rise with wage levels and price adjustments. It contends inflation fight was lost in June 1940 when wage and price spirals began, faulting the administration for delaying action and predicting further inflation before any real curb can occur.
Pronouncing test prompts readers to refine speech
A wartime pronouncing guide lists tricky terms from Essen to Dardanelles and Haute-Savoie. It urges readers to request the 1943 Pronouncing Test by mail, offering phonetic notes on place names and a challenge for households.
Officer Transferred from Schenectady Depot to Seattle
Col I D VanMeter long serving quartermaster at the Schenectady Army Depot since 1935 is transferred to Seattle Washington. He will depart soon and held the rank of captain when assigned to Schenectady.
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I. D. VanMeter
Schenectady
Seattle
Wash
Sachenectady
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