War Price Controls and War Labor Forces Outlook
Henderson says price ceilings could save the war effort $62 billion over 20 months versus postwar price rises. He cites steel savings of over $161 million in 1941 and supports subsidies to sustain ceilings. War Manpower aims 6–7 million in armed forces by 1943 and large labor needs through 1944, with broader enrollment and education impacts noted. Churchill and Roosevelt meet in the United States to discuss war conduct and victory strategies.
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Henderson
Roosevelt
WPA
OPA
War Manpower Commission
Committee On Fair Employment Practice
Selective Service
WPB
Agriculture
Wickard
Congress
Agriculture Department
Belgium
U. S
Senate
House
War Department
United States Army
War Front
Van Heflin confirms Frances Neal bakes burnt toast
Hollywood gossip notes Van Heflin, back from his honeymoon with Frances Neal, says she makes the best burnt toast he has ever tasted, quelling questions about her cooking in a playful exchange.
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Hollywood
Calif
van Heflin
Frances Neal
Van
Carts Horses and Donkeys Remain Callao’s Main Transport
In Callao, South America, clumsy carts and equines still serve as the principal means of transport as streets handle busy everyday movement. The piece notes the persistence of traditional conveyances amid modernity.
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Callao
South America
War on Flies Must Continue
Fighting flies remains vital as they are linked to spreading food poisoning germs. The text notes a typhoid fever epidemic among soldiers underscoring the health threat and ongoing efforts to control house flies.
Wear a target lapel button for ten percent War Bond pledge
The War Bond program urges workers to invest at least ten percent of income to earn a patriotic lapel button. Obtainable through plant management, the local War Bond chairman, or the Payroll Savings Window for payroll deductions. Enlist in the ten percent War Bond army to support the home front.
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America
United Nations
U.S. Treasury Department
Letter From a Sailor Son Brings Joy and Pride
A mother receives a heartfelt letter from her son serving in the Navy. He describes deck chores and crude meals with humor, notes his growing strength, and reassures his mother that duty shapes his manhood. His tone mixes warmth with resolve, revealing pride and love.
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Edgar A. Guest
Insect Control Machine Developed in Italy
Charles McLaughlin, a local farm equipment dealer, has perfected a practical insect control machine. The device is a poison distributor powered by a small battery and can be mounted on a tractor or cultivator. It delivers liquid or powder poison with adjustable quantities and has manufacturing plans and preorders already in place.
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Italy
Charles McLaughlin
McLaughlin
How old would you say she is
A brief dialogue line depicting a playful exchange about age estimation with a coy comment that places her age “somewhere in the middle.”
Flies Tied to Typhoid and Food Poisoning Risks
A public health note links outbreaks in the Boer and Spanish American wars to food contamination by flies. It notes military and civilian protection through inoculations and sanitation, but warns flies still threaten typhoid and food poisoning. New research hints flies might spread infantile paralysis, urging continued fly control measures.
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Morris Ostrolenk
Henry Welch
U. S Food and Drug Administration
American Journal of Public Health
Axis Planes Use Rocket Bomb in Mediterranean Fight
Axis planes in the Mediterranean sea air battle this week reportedly employed a new type rocket bomb, described by technical authorities as highly advanced and more destructive than previous ordnance. The report notes the ongoing engagement and emphasizes the modernization of Axis air power amid the conflict.
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London
Mediterranean
New Rocket Bombs Could Supersede Dive Bombing
The article notes a powerful new rocket bomb with superb penetrating power and accuracy, possibly advancing tactics beyond dive bombing. Axis planes reportedly use self-propelled bombs under wings, aimed by aligning the aircraft nose with the target, echoing Russian aircraft methods against tanks on the eastern front.
Soldier recalls 1917 uniform woes at Camp Wolters
Corp. Edward Baxter, 43, back in the Army at Camp Wolters Texas, contrasts old and new gear. He recalls hobnail boots heavy as scrap metal and dog tags thick as millstones, raincoats doubled as shelter, and tents with holes, from 1917 memories cited from Collier's.
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Camp Wolters
Mineral Wells
Texas
Corp
Edward Baxter
Collier’s
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