Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Governor Schricker and State Legislature study Lessons learned from fire at State Hospital Evansville. Stalingrad and Guadalcanal are being filed for the time being. Workers in many cities are ordered to work 48 hours per week; Evansville is not yet on the list. Public looks over a long list of rules for wartime and agrees to them all, but Racetracks and Gamblers are angered by the request to close racetracks. Schricker, Henry F. (Henry Fredrick), 1883-1966 Image Access WideTEK 25 Lessons learned from fire at State Hospital Evansville. Governor Schricker. State Legislature. Former spot news. Stalingrad. Guadalcanal. Pacific Islands. Singapore. Hong Kong. Batan. Order: 48 hours week in 32 area--mandatory. Applies to all workers Bath (illegible) Baltimore, Akron, Dayton, Detroit, Chicago. Evansville--not yet. Those entitled to overtime by fair labor practice standard acts. he goes with me. Time and a half. The others wholl work 48 hours. Ration #4. No pleasure driving. Cut here cut there. Home front musts. 48 hour order. No increase wage rate. Keep prices in line. Incentive payment farmers. Service by all where most need. More taxes. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. You would kick. They cant do this to us! Racetracks and gamblers. Belligerent attitude. Request to close racetracks for duration.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1606
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	Home Front WWII Disasters Labor Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945

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