Portrait of a Man With a Hammer and War News Snippets
A sprawling, fragmentary wartime column discusses Nazi and fascist figures, U.S. legal actions, and press coverage. It references G men, Hitler agents, Goering, Franco, Mussolini, and Mussolini’s regime, plus court rulings, stock market hints, and media attention to Allied and Axis topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farst
Goering
Germany
Robin Moor
Britain
Hitler
Warmongers
Bond
WiUer
Mussolini
Benltos
Baruch urged aid for war-displaced girls and workers
Prominent adviser Bernie Baruch warned about postwar readjustment as thousands of displaced girls faced uncertainty after the war. He funded rail tickets home for some and urged federal support, while officials investigated high prices at company stores and labor programs promoted for Victory Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D DC
Baruche Gauntary
Bernie Baruch
Sittirz
Lafaytte Park
Bernie
USA
Baruch
War Industries Board
Victory in the Solomons and New Guinea Campaigns
Allied forces push through jungle toward Munda and Sala while US airmen strike at Japanese supply lines. General MacArthur says margins were close but decisive, noting Japan exhausted in Pacific front and predicting no fixed time for end.
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Solomons and
New Guinea
Salamats
Americas
Lowevel
Southwest
Pacifc
Wouglas MacArthur
Pacific
Japan
Fighting in Sicily Narrows as Allies Press Advance
Amid dwindling resistance Italian forces withdraw from Sicily as Allied air and ground strength tighten. German divisions hold key passes while Rome reports Italian troops pulled from the island and Allied columns push north and south toward Etna in a rugged campaign marked by mountain warfare and heavy bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Rome
Belo
Mt Etna
Germany
Congress May Act On Induction of Fathers
Representative Aldraw announced plans to address the controversial issue of drafting fathers. The move follows regulators reviewing the matter and May's role as chairman of the notary affairs committee. The report notes funding and timing considerations amid ongoing military drafts and legal debates.
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Aldrew
May
Notory Affairs
War Production Board cuts requests for key materials
The War Production Board issued adjustments to reduce requests for carbon steel and other critical materials by significant percentages due to manpower shortages. Copper supplies are flagged as particularly scarce and a government survey will determine salvage needs for essential goods, affecting lend lease and civilian agencies.
Allied Chiles Meet as World Events Stir Turbulent Europe
The article describes Winston Churchill's arrival in North America ahead of a sixth wartime meeting with Franklin D. Roosevelt. It notes tensions with Germany and Japan, Allied strategy across Europe and Asia, and major fronts including Kharkov and Belgorod as Red Army movements influence the global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleeyed
Winston Churchill
Great Britan
Franklin D Raggevelt
Pistopp
Sleily Jay Bedten
Jabas
MacArth
Lis
Faderat
Elastic Pro Motor Teeters On Open Stage Of Sahel
Thousands of artists work on a new elastic motor, with Rosse paying wages to workers. The project aims to create a rapid transport system amid tensions in the Sahel, as officials discuss terms and possible early operation.
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Coffey Daasttc Thusands Artcies
Sahel
Prine Pal Eras
WACs Eligible for Family Allowances Beginning Sept
A wartime notice explains that starting September 1 the Women Army Corps will be part of the army and may apply for family allowances for dependent children mothers fathers brothers and other specified relatives but not for husbands. It notes unemployment among young Texas men and cites changes in military pay and benefits policies.
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War Department
Office of Dependency Benefits
Cies
India
Kent
Army
Wacs
Normandie salvage reaches new stage as hull rises
Reports detail the great hull of the Normandie lifting to a 49 degree angle in New York after capsizing 18 months earlier. Salvage pumps remove millions of gallons of water while President Roosevelt and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia receive credit for coordination of the effort. The vessel, now a possible troopship, faces reconstruction costs estimated at millions, with salvage bills running into multi millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandie
New York
Roosevelt
Fiorello EaGuardia
MEAT INDUSTRY OUTLOOK PROMISES MORE SUPPLIES
Meat production is expected to rise in the latter half of 1943 with beef up about 20 percent and pork up around 9 percent. Wesley Mardenbergh of the American Meat Institute projects a 17 percent boost in overall meat supply, aiming for total consumption near 34.7 billion pounds in the fiscal year started last July. Early 1943 shows slaughter totals: 35,324,748 hogs, 5,827,659 cattle, and 11,379,504 sheep and lambs killed, compared to the previous year’s figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Mardenbergh
American Meat Institute
Asio
Mardeibergh
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Income Sears Farm Income Surges in First Half 1943
Agriculture reports show cash receipts from crops in the first half of 1943 totaling 8.202 billion dollars, up 45 percent from the prior year, aided by record crop marketing and higher livestock and livestock products earnings. Government payment programs and farm policy are cited as factors, with efforts to revitalize farm incomes through 1944 and broader price supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricuture
Tax Reports Undergo Federal Study and Revenue Outlook
A federal review examines tax law effects and the potential revenue impact of simplified filings. Officials warn realigned paper use could lower costs while delaying immediate changes for taxpayers. The report notes shifts in incidence and regional considerations amid ongoing budget discussions.
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Treasy Hss
Meals
Senter
Life of Mussolini Told in Willful Nonsense Verse
A rambling, humorous verse collage recounts Benito Mussolini from tramp days to WWI veteran and Dubious radio impresario. It mixes wild anecdotes about a blacksmith father, a talkative youth, and misread fame, ending with light satire and odd poems from Barbara Dre.
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Mussolini
Switzerland
Benito
Papa Mussolio
Pop
Allesandre Aiso
Benita
Horges
Italy
Radio
Ariist
King Emmanuel
Benito Headman
Jiitier
Gong
Self Creation Day by Day in Mental Health
A reflective piece arguing the self is formed daily through persistent habits and choices. It contrasts constructive self discipline with dwelling on grudges and despair, urging steady, intentional self development for a wholesome life.
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Winfred Itliades
Pressure Saucepan Cooking Guide
A pressure saucepan saves cooking value and palatability. It suits many vegetables, including stringy greens, but not asparagus. it fails for strong juiced vegetables such as broccoli Brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower and onions.
Proper Pillow Storage Guidance
The text advises how to store extra pillows without crowding an email container or bundle. It stresses that the feather’s stiffness maintains fluffiness and warns that breaking it harms the pillow. Pillows should be wrapped to protect from moths and then stored in a cool airy place.
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G Men
Ace Psives
FBI
Nist
Virginio Gayda
Dept At Justice
Congress
Cong
Dadogilo
America
de Gaulle
Allan Chase
Franco
Spain
Smedley Buller
Mussolin
Gen. Butler
Indaptech
Philly Muscolino
Agademit
Navy
Macbattan
Fifth Avenue
Mendicant
Lockheed
Oth Avemia
Tion
Hartle
Harry
Victory Garden
Dave
Laval
France
Colyamlet Sam Cretian
Saya
Reyat
TCL
Eval Minera
OPA
Pennsylvania
John A Fath
Universal
Nate—Fath
Millville
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Office of War Information
Maj Paul Hines
Fourth Service Command
Atlanta
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
MacArthur Eisenhower
Dolittle
Admitsis King
Halsey
Joseph Stain
Chang Kulab
Avilx Camache
Mexico
Europe
Mike Morner
Oklahoma
Washington House
Philadelphia
John Carlson
Southwest Pacific
Allied Chiefs Center
Opin
Geoffrey Keyes
Bernard L Montgomery
George S Pallon
Bicily
Royal Paince
Palermo
Antropolis
Tyrrhenian Sea
American Doughboya
Gen Macarthur
Chiles
Kharkov
Ocard Belgorad
Tevat
Putsburgh
Russia
Staligrad
Jay
Celal
Red Arry
Rede
Msc
Belgorod
Rosen OT
Dree
Trey
Ameren
de Prudi
Grary
Marvin Jones
Deuce
Moe
Anne
Uus
Messim
Mt Aetna Caterson
Sam
Oscar
Eet
Ubat
U.S
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