War-Time Measures Cut WPA Request and Expand Labor Planning
Roosevelt trimmed the 1943 WPA request from 465 million to 283 million, citing war needs and possible worker migration. McNutt directed manpower inventories, selective referrals, and plant classifications to ease shortages, with women handling four-fifths of vital war jobs.
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Congress
WPA
McNutt
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
WPB
Selective Service
McNut
Henderson
OPA
Motorist Shown to be His Own Worst Enemy
Juries blamed drivers for accidents from glaring headlights and other defects though brakes steering tail lights and tires contributed little. Analyzed data show such causes account for under seven percent of 1,589,000 cases.
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Federal Security Agency
Office of Civilian Defense
Red Cross
OCD
War Department
Army
Navy
Federal Power Commission
Charlie Jones Announces State Senate Campaign
Charlie R. Jones of Bonham declares candidacy for the ninth senatorial district seat in the state senate.
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Charlie Jones
Sherman
Charlie R. Jones
Bonham
State Senate
Poultry Prices Reach High Point in Chicago Market
Poultry market experts say the current high live prices signal a strong production push to hit the wartime goal of 644,000,000 birds slaughtered in 1942, a 10 percent rise. Despite ample supplies, wholesale Chicago markets report peak prices with spring chickens up over a cent to 30 cents per pound for large Plymouth Rock and White Rock birds.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Draft Board Question Sparks Family List Mystery
Atlanta draft board No 1 grapples with a questionnaire from a hopeful draftee. The form asks for a complete family group list and the respondent cites two dogs one goat seven and one orphan, ending with an isolated question mark.
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Atlanta
Draft Board No. 1
Political Announcements for July 1942 Democratic primary
List of authorized candidates for positions including Public Weigher, County Clerk, Sheriff, County Judge, Commissioner Prect. 2, Tax Assessor-Collector, District Clerk, County School Superintendent. Also a local berry note from J L Denton offering picking and orders, and an advertisement for low cost loans from STAR CREDIT COMPANY at Over Grayson County State Bank.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
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Batiste
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Finis) Alverson
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Vernie) Henderson
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Ben) Vaughan J.S. Taylor
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Robert Dean
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Haile
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Rj, Whitewright
Sherman Soap Works
Whitewright Hatchery
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