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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
6
The notice states second class mail matter under the act of March 8 1578 and credits The Associated Press and United Press Association for publication of all news in the paper and local news. The AP has exclusive rights for publication whether credited or not.
An editorial condemns John L. Lewis for ordering a midnight coal strike, claiming it tests constitutional limits and undermines national welfare. It laments the weak presidential response and asks who leads the nation under crisis, Lewis the rebel or Roosevelt the president.
The obituary notes Edsel Ford, heir to the Ford empire, has died leaving Henry Ford with renewed responsibility. Only C. E. Sorensen among Ford’s key aides remains, Edsel’s three sons serve in the armed forces, and Henry Ford, now 80, contemplates succession amid family and company pressures.
The President commends Governor Osborn for a pledge of state help to OPA officials to hold the line against cost of living increases. The article notes inflation rises faster than the monthly average since OP Administrator Brown took over, while words replace action. Forty-eight governors in chorus fail to curb inflation with pledges.
Col umbus Giragi of the Coconino Sun and Holbrook News promotes his popular column featuring the Smith brothers and Isaac Barth as his chief rivals. He jokes that radar could trigger trouble for wives if it falls into women’s hands, poking fun at domestic mischief.
David Lawrence argues Franklin D. Roosevelt’s choice of Jimmy Byrnes to head war mobilization reflects the need for a leader who understands the science of government rather than business or engineering. He notes Byrnes’ ties to Bernard Baruch and his experience in Congress and the Supreme Court era, cautioning about balancing competing agencies and pressure groups during wartime.
The Master Barbers Association of Elizabeth New Jersey orders dollar hair cuts as part of a spoof on Davies Mission to Moscow. Rep Hamilton Fish warns that nominating Wendell Willkie in 1944 could spell party death by action. A critic notes pleasure driving limits lengthen anticipation more than realization.
In San Francisco June 2 a column attacks Harry Bridges and Joe Curran amid wartime shipping tension. The piece portrays Bridges as a deportation target and Curran as pro Communist, detailing rival unions on both coasts and alleging graft in the longshoremen ranks.
Arthur Baer explains poison ivy sumac and oak common dangers in home gardens. He notes detection by itch and scratch, mentions immunity cases and odd anecdotes, and laments dangers shown by plants on walls and trees amid a 1943 King Features Syndicate lecture.
Roosevelt taps James Byrnes to head a six member domestic war front board with Vinson Jones Stimson Knox and Hopkins. The plan centralizes power under Byrnes but real authority remains with Roosevelt and Hopkins. Critics warn of potential authority clashes and uncertain fate of the OPA under its radical New Deal elements.
A 1943 column recalls Yamamoto's early American ties and a Tokyo Mapleleaf Club intrigue, then shifts to wartime portraits including Malcolm C. Dobbs denied aviation cadet status for liberal ties, and brief notes on the President’s Texas visit, WAAC uniform cleaning woes, and Alben Barkley workload warnings.
A brief devotional note quotes III Sam 23 3 emphasizing that leaders must rule with justice and reverence for God. It links leadership to accountability before the sacred and offers a concise moral reflection.
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