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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
6
Rates show Home Deliveree in Tucson at 200 per week outside, 300 per week by mail, 9.75 per year, and 85c per month payable in advance. Telephone numbers listed for all departments. Names Thomas Jefferson referenced in the advertisement.
The piece contrasts ancient Roman military service with Roosevelt's proposed compulsory noncombat service as an alternative to labor disputes. It warns of stigma, political weaponization, and potential use to force labor into hazardous pits, while noting possible rewards for conscripts and risks to democratic norms.
A sharp column argues against appeasement and urges the United Nations to demand unconditional surrender. It notes Romania’s penitence, Mussolini’s weakened hold on the Mediterranean, and references to Chaplin as a blunt observer of relationships and power.
Paul Mallon reports a senate military affairs subcommittee cites rising prices and service cuts across transport, hotels, and shops. It urges Byrnes board control and new requirements committees to coordinate manpower, food, fuel, and defense services to prevent civilian morale collapse.
The article critiques wartime mobilization citing 3,000,000 civilian workers and the equivalent of 300 army divisions as insufficient to hold the line. It also mocks Tin Pan Alley for lacking a fresh helicopter romance song, signaling cultural stagnation.
Westbroot Pegler reports Washington and western critics accuse U S internment policy of pampering internees at Sacaton Arizona while noting ration realities. He urges tighter control and possible release for trustworthy individuals under military guard. He cites camp issues and FBI release data discrepancies.
A 1943 King Features column humorously laments wartime labor shortages as a New Jersey woman tests hiring a cook by letting candidates pick her shift on a calendar. She receives many applicants but none suit, as wives and maids demand glamour and mobility rather than kitchen duty, implying men can survive without music or books but not without Coupon Twenty Six.
A Senate Military Affairs subcommittee report underscores a split in America over airing criticisms of the home front. It cautions that without unified, planned mobilization including manpower and stabilization, war production lags and morale declines. It praises the Office of War Mobilization but urges decisive, integrated action to fix the economy and sustain Allied war effort.
Side reports indicate Nazi propaganda shifts to shock the public into enduring hardship and fighting for survival. Goebbels and Hamburg gauleiter speeches reflect military influence over party leaders, signaling a rift between the armed forces and the Nazi party. The piece also humorously notes Henry Wallace amid a compost pile and a 1943 conference linking Lincoln and Grant on emergency vehicle regulations.
An elder recalls a neighbor known for a signature Sunday shirt and suit. He remembers seasonal footwear choices with low shoes in summer and high ones in winter, reflecting a bygone style.
A London periodical notes a Yorkshire village baby named Timoshenko Stalin grad, with the remark that he may soon be called Tim. The item reflects playful nickname use and a future shorthand.
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