War Aims and Economic Defense Plan Outlined
President Roosevelt and Churchill issued a joint declaration on no territorial aggrandizement and peoples' right to choose their government. Berle and Knudsen stressed mobilizing economic strength for relief and defense production, while Wickard reported no food rationing yet and more feed grains. The report covers defense output, labor, wartime regulation, and price controls aimed at sustaining arms, food, and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Berle
Washington
OPM
Knudsen
New York
America
William Batt
Wickard
CCC
Congress
Governors regulate down payments and loan terms on durables
The Governors announced curbs on installment buying for autos and appliances while charge accounts at stores remain unchanged. Oil Coordinator Ickes reported strong cooperation during the first week of the T-to-7 curfew for 100,000 East Coast stations with sales 13 percent higher than a year ago and warned stricter gasoline limits may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Defense Petroleum
Ickes
State motor officials urged surrender of 1941 plates for 1942 tags
The OPACS asked officials to require motorists to hand in 1941 license plates when obtaining 1942 tags. They arranged metal for the new tags due to time constraints and stated no sheet steel would be available for 1943 tags. This Week in Defense notes summarize developments from official sources through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPACS
William Jennings Bryan on immortality and faith
The piece quotes Bryan defending the Christian belief in life after death with analogies from wheat grains and nature. It contrasts his religious fervor with Ingersoll's agnosticism and notes Texas headlines about a Dallas garage re washing during rain, plus legislative tax bills widening the deficit from 30 million to 52 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Bob Ingersoll
Christ
Cairo
Bank of
The
Nile
Texas
Dallas
Lonesome Bill Fights Army Worm In Cotton Field
A letter from Lonesome Bill describes a large army worm invasion threatening his cotton crop. He plans to eradicate the pests before picking time and jokes about revival fatigue and weathered hunting for relief. He warns if absent by Saturday, to send help to his field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deport Times
Lonesome Bill
Europe
Texas
Pappy
Washington
Hitler
Stalin
Echoes of a rural voting trip and family meals remembered
A reflective piece recalls 1943 era debates over racing taxes and state revenue. The narrator revisits childhood visits to Grandma and Uncle Grover, enjoying ham and chow chow at Mrs. Mack's, then travels by rail to Piggott via Greenway, with hometown loyalties shaping the county seat choice and a drowned hog on Greenway's street sparking the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Grover
Grover
Mrs. Mack
Piggott
Greenway
So She Throwed Down the Washin and Got Whipped
In St Louis a Black woman testifies in Court of Criminal Correction about a neighbor who threatened to whip her child over laundry. She recalls climbing stairs when the other woman descended with clothes and began a fight after a laundry dispute. The exchange includes a loaded warning and a clash over a wash basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
War
Patterson
Army
Brett
National Guards
Senate
Economic Defense Board
Wallace
National Resources Planning Board
WPA
Bureau of Employiment Security
de Bureau
Committee On Fair Employment Practice
U. S. Conciliation Service
Navy
Bard
Federal Shipbuilding Company
Kearny
N. J
War Department
Bayon
Federal Reserve System
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
S.H. Montgomery Agency
Gist Cipiigs
Cotton Joe Joe
Boyce House
Sonny
Mr Lee
LN Ee
Yoave
V Defense
Community Public Service Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!