Labor Force Shows Drop In December
The OWI reports December saw a net loss of about 120 000 workers across the nation as war manpower shifts continue. Layoffs rose to the highest December rate since 1942 while quits fell, driven by conditions, homesickness, pay, and fatigue among workers in coastal industrial areas and shipyards.
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Washington, Mar
WUP
America
Office of War Information
OWI
West Coast
San Francisco
OWT
War Manpower Commission
Hold Naturalization Ceremony For Seven
A naturalization ceremony in U S district court featured a patriotic program stressing duties of citizenship. Oath takers included Georgie Mary Robertson former Canada native Gertrude Berg Russia Giacinto Torlaschi Italy Orpha Welch Canada Adela Sierra Gonzalez Ismael Haro Rodriguez Jose Barcelo Vicente Perez Suarez all from Mexico. Representing groups were Camp Ben Daniels auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans Morgan McDermott Post auxiliary American Legion Daughters of the American Revolution and the Heart Camp. Guatemala has about 1,600,000 cinchona trees yielding quinine.
Girl Gives Soldier Brushoff For Several Good Reasons
An Anzio beachhead reader replies to Hal Boyle and the Brushoff club tale with a soldier wife tale. A Philadelphia girl recalls years of gifts followed by a box of old letters and a lack of real consolation. Soldiers Farnham and Gance praise practical help and Hamburg memories shape future visits.
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Edward Kennedy
Hal Boyle
Anzio Beachhead
Anzio
Philadelphia
Brushoff Club
Boyle
Miss X
More Than Two Men Will Be Called For Every One Inducted
United States selective service hearings disclose that during the five month period starting February 1 about 3,000,000 men will be sent to examination stations and roughly 1,200,000 will be inducted. Col Joseph B Mitchell explains the two to one calling ratio results from higher rejections as older men and fathers are called and a five percent loss from reclassification after medical exams. A separate note honors a hero with a medal.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Joseph B. Mitchell
Selective Services Finance and Supply Division
Soldier Coach Serves Fresh Meat to Troops on Front Lines
Mess Sergeant George A. Buttgen of the Third Infantry Division spends as much time on the battlefields as in his kitchen. He markets to feed the men by seeking cows and sheep killed by shell and bomb fragments, serving fresh meat whenever possible.
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George A. Buttgen
Third Infantry Division
Gilbert man trains with big gun and concertina
Pfe Fred A Pire of Gilbert Minnesota handles a large artillery gun that fires shells with a loud bang and, when not firing, practices on the concertina. Other crew members note they prefer the gun but honor acting section chief Cpl William Clarence.
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Pfe
Fred A. Pire
Gilbert, Minn
Cpl
William Clarence
Wife Of Bataan Hero Receives His Medals
Mrs. Marajen Dyess, widow of Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, received his Soldiers Medal in a quiet ceremony in March Field California. Maj. Gen. William Lynd presented the award saying the American dies for the neighbor not the emperor. Dyess died December 22 in a deliberate plane crash to avoid a motorist on a street where an emergency landing was hoped.
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March Field
Cal
Marajen Dyess
William E. Dyess
Bataan
William E. Lyndh
Lynd
Marana Tops Fourth War Loan Drive With Large Increases
Marana Army airfield reported 140474.16 dollars invested in the fourth war loan bond drive, with basic flying school cash sales 63491.50 dollars and payroll deductions 76982.66 dollars. Military personnel contributed 122242.25 cash and payroll 66083.50, civilians 18231.91, and the drive was extended to cover two federal paydays.
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Marana Army Airfield
Charles Backes
Marana
Col. Backes
War Department
Pimples Vanish Overnight With Kleerex Claim
An advertisement touts a medicated liquid Kleerex that supposedly dries pimples overnight. It promises a money back guarantee, claims rapid clear skin, and notes availability at Martin's and drugstores.
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Martin's
NonComs Sold Furloughs to New Draftees at Army Center
New Cumberland Pa March 8 a disclosure reports sergeants at the New Zealand Army reception center sold weekend furloughs to greenhorn inductees. The non-commissioned officers were punished, rank broken, and reassigned. Col Herbert L Grymes said the racket was stamped out and post regulations allowed passes after seven days in service.
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New Cumberland
New Zealand Army
Greenhorn
Herbert L. Grymes
Grymes
Wanted Men and Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
Advertorial notice seeking hard of hearing individuals for a no risk hearing test via an Online Home Method. Claims improved hearing or money back, with Curine Ear Drops advertised at Martin's and drug stores.
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Martin’s
Sailor on Furlough Dies When Truck Overturns
Clarkdale reports Jack A. Gregory 19 of Clemenceau died when the truck he rode in overturned several times on Monday night. Clyde Lemay also of Clemenceau suffered shock and head injuries and is hospitalized in critical condition.
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Clarkdale
Mar
Jack A. Gregory
Clemenceau
State Highway Patrol
Clyde Lemay
Phelps Dodge Hospital
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