13 Points of Roosevelt Manpower Order Outlined
President Roosevelt issued an executive order detailing 13 points for manpower. Key provisions assign War Manpower Commission authority, transfer selective service functions, halt voluntary enlistments for ages 18 to 38, mandate Employment Service staffing, and require McNutt to issue implementing steps and handle appeals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Manpower Commission
Manpower Commission
Secretaries of War and Navy
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
United States Employment Service
Army and Navy
WAACS
McNutt Named Advisor on Economic Stabilization Board
The text designates McNutt as a member of the board advising James F. Byrnes on economic stabilization. It orders conformity with the new directives and preserves prior selective service rulings unless they conflict with the order or are later changed by McNutt. The order takes effect immediately.
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McNutt
James F. Byrnes
Marines conduct live target skeet on Guadalcanal
American Marines on Guadalcanal describe a new skeet shooting method using live Japanese snipers in coconut trees as targets. Col Leonard H Rodieck says tanks rush to the scene, bump the tree, and hurl the snipers through the air, praising the practice as popular among troops.
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New York
Guadalcanal
Leonard H. Rodieck
Army Hour
French fleet at Toulon largely captured by Germans
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said about 25 percent of the French ships at Toulon came under German control intact. He noted at least 15 warships and five tankers unharmed, with two battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg damaged but salvageable.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Toulon
Knox
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
F D R Explains U S Government Employees Roles
President Roosevelt rebutted claims that 2,500,000 federal workers hold desk jobs. He detailed that about 60 percent are in war production in arsenals yards and factories and cited figures for rifles ships and postal staff. He noted civilian Army Navy and Air Force employment and said most workers are in production rather than administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy Services of Supply
Army Air Force
Navy
Find It Shortage Question Sparks Quiet Debate
A humorous exchange questions the meat shortage while defending the workers who prepare drugstore sandwiches, suggesting the shortage cannot be blamed on them. The quote captures a light moment amid broader supply concerns.
Wickard Sees Big Job Ahead in 1943 Food Drive
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard told farm war board representatives in Memphis that the Roosevelt order naming him national food administrator signals a nationwide push to start the 1943 production program. He urged farm leaders to mobilize labor and materials and view draft deferment for essential farm workers as a measure to maximize farm output.
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Memphis
Tenn
Claude Wickard
Roosevelt
Wickard
Washington
U. S. Moves to Crack Down on Loan Sharks
A Justice Department official said anti-trust economists are studying loan shark practices in defense areas charging as high as 240 percent interest. Most complaints come from cities with air craft factories and defense plants, mainly in the Far West and Southwest, with Texas reporting 240 percent interest.
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Washington
A_ Justice Department
Far West
Southwest
Texas
Conversation Punchline About Daily Word Count
A wife cites a claim that the average person speaks 10 000 words daily and a husband notes she is well above average. The brief exchange highlights humorous misalignment in daily speech expectations.
Bathtub Gasoline Warned as Illegal and Detectable
California rationing director Paul Barksdale D Orr warns that people mix kerosene naptha and distillates with gasoline in bathtubs to bypass fuel rules. He says bathtub gasoline is illegal and easy to detect by its strong odor.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Papa
Paul Barksdale
D’orr
Oklahoma City's Day Sundays Rule Out 3.2 Beer
State Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a city ordinance banning Sunday sales of Oklahoma 3.2 beer cannot prohibit a drink legally sold all week. The court did not rule on the 1933 act's constitutionality.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
Texas Newsman Sam Hall Dies Suddenly
Bonham report says Sam Hall a veteran Texas newspaper man died suddenly Tuesday morning just after breakfast before a doctor could be summoned. He had worked on several Texas newspapers and was to start his day at the Daily Favorite advertising department.
Last Man Goes to War in D Lo Community Challenge
D Lo Mississippi wards off decline by rallying men into service with Dalton Hall the 90th enlistee and last able bodied man in a 400 population town. Officials aim to surpass 100 percent with WAACs WAVES and broader mobilization. A Japan flag image is noted with dimensions 65 by 80 feet.
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D'Lo
Miss
Dalton Hall
D’lo
Hall
Nintieth
Potter County denies preferred gas credits to some agencies
State Director Mark McGee backed the Potter County rationing board in denying certain government agencies preferred gasoline rations while approving others. He said federal, county, or city officials do not automatically qualify for mileage on their applications, and that the state and local boards are in full agreement.
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Amarillo
Mark McGee
Office of Price Administration
Potter County Rationing Board
McGee
Potter Board
How I Took Hollywood by Storm
Boyce House of Fort Worth writes a humorous pocket book based on observations from helping make the film Boom Town. The Southwestern bestseller mirrors Irvin Cobb and Ellis Parker Butler styles and is pitched as a Christmas gift with light humor for all ages.
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Irvin Cobb
Ellis Parker Butler
Boyce House
Hollywood By Storm
House
Fort Worth
Texas
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