Foreign policy debate and Dumbarton Oaks plan reviewed
Washington discusses the Dumbarton Oaks proposal for a postwar world order. Senators Hatch and Ball question the administration as France Britain and Russia forge regional links. The piece analyzes whether the United States will join a strong universal league or accept limited regional understandings amid power politics.
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Washington
Senator Hatch
Senator Ball
White House
Marshal Stalin
Poland
de Gaulle
Stalin
Europe
League of Nations
Russia
France
America
World Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
Pan-American Union
Roosevelt
Forrest Davis
Saturday Evening Post
Universal Society For Nations
Britain
United States
China
Hull
State Department
New League
Geneva League
Assembly of the Old League
Security Council
Greece
International School of Thought
Hatch
Ball
Cordell Hull
Wendell Willkie
Stettinius
Dictatorship fears as wartime price controls extend into peace
A West Coast merchant, forty-five years in business, is suspended ten days for not updating ration tags quickly enough. Officials claim indoctrination with rules justifies the action, warning that postwar continuation of such power would threaten freedom and resemble a dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Citzens
OPA
Coddling German Prisoners in Wartime Policy
A critical column condemns Army handling of German POWs arguing for harsher treatment after escapes in Arizona. It questions the mercy approach, cites casualties and losses, and urges accountability for guards, funding, and news suppression amid war conditions. The piece appeals to stronger actions against Nazi influence.
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Army
Arizona
National fire losses rise in October 1944 report
The National Board of Fire Underwriters notes October 1944 fire losses rose 2 percent from September and 8 percent from October 1943, the highest October loss since 1931. For the year ending Oct 31 1944 losses exceed 420 million dollars, with some insurers reporting losses and expenses around 1.05 dollars per premium dollar.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
Business Week
Philippine Hour host Carmen Ligaya fights Tokyo Rose on KGEL airwaves
Peter Edson describes KGEL San Francisco produced Philippine Hour broadcasts to the Philippines. Carmen Ligaya, star mistress of ceremonies, uses music and language to sustain morale, counter Japanese radio, and relay news of General MacArthur and New Guinea advances to Filipinos under Japanese rule.
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Rena Aou Ne
Fabio
United States
Philippines
KGEL
San Francisco
Carmen 1
Wao
Tokyo Rose
Haseen
Carmen Ligaya
L's
Pacific
Aleutians
New Guinea
Tokyo Mose
Pilipino
Son MacArthur
Marianas
Pei
Fourth annual Ladies Aid Society Christmas drive at Guysville church
At the Fourth annual gathering hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of Guysville Methodist Church, nearly 700 gifts of food clothing bedding and toys were added to the Shared Christmas stock as about 900 people attended the White GI service in Athens. American Legion Posts of Athens and Nelsonville sponsored the Christmas Home Lighting Contest with W A Warren and local committees in charge. Miss Lillian Gist aged 80, aunt of Dorothy Gist, enrolled as a student in the Graduate School of Claremont College.
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Ladies Aid Society
Guysville Methodist Church
Freda M. Bean
Athens
American Legion
Ens
Nelsonville
Ing
W. W. Warren
Sonville
Athens Committee
R. W. Finsterwald
RH. White
D. H. Sams
CC Cornell
Lillian Gist
Dorothy Gist
Sty
Claremont College
Nn A
Corning Social Notes and Christmas Visits
Corning Social Notes recount a weekend of holiday gatherings and furloughs. Names include Mrs. Victor Delme, Mr. and Mrs. C. M Maxwell, Pfc Elmer Boyd, Miss Margaret Deime, Miss Ida Belle Maxwell, and many local families from Columbus Glouster and Steubenville as they hosted relatives and friends during Christmas and a 10 day furlough.
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Victor Delme
Charles Dennis
Fultonham
Claude Maxwell
Akron
Margaret Harlan
Columbus
C. SM. Maxwell Pfc
Elmer (Bucky) Boyd
Fletcher Hospital
Im Altman
Charles Graham
Louis Fullerton
New Lexington
Sim Altman
Margaret Deime
Zanesville
Selvin Deime
Ida Belle Maxwell
Com Mombus
Oliver Dew
Danny
Steubenville
Hutson Dew
T Pfe
William Tague
Springfield
C. M Maxwell
Bernard Jones
James Jones
Mae Jones
Olumbus
Mary Baldy
Pfe Elmer Boyd
Dor Edward Baldy
Dorothy Skinner, Glouster
Edward Ferguson
I Zaneneile
Don Neon
Camp Plauche
Roberta Dato
War Today Poet's Corner on Eisenhower battle round
The piece invokes Allied resolve as Eisenhower prepares a major counter attack against Rundstedt’s thrust at the Argonne front. It blends verse forms with front news, predicting a titanic engagement and a broad strategic gamble while noting censorship delays and wartime cadence.
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Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Argonne
Tim
Bessie Bigors
Fralship
Hungary
Austria
Vistula
Eisenhower Orig
Happy House
Bessie M. Gorslene
Virginia Tobacco and a Colonial Inn Menu Tale
Swain and Randall ride to Phillips inn in Virginia where tobacco currency dominates life. Over a lavish meal with a Williamsburg professor and his wife, debate arises about colonial gazettes while guests discuss coffee and tea as social signals. The scene ends with time slipping by and departure pending.
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Virginia
Phillips
Pamunkey
Belmore
Swain
Europe
Randall
Phillips’ Inn
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Potomac
Colonies
Boston
Tay Ferns
Itale
Langsville Community Notes From Ewington Briefs
Local items recount visits and family events in Langsville and nearby areas. Postings mention Roberta and family, Mr and Mrs Clifford Unroe, and church services led by Rev. Dickenson. Farm Council gathering at Harold Miller residence included gift exchange and refreshments. Akron visitors, and notes on melting ground and historic street Brouwerstraat in local lore.
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Ewington Mondiara
Roberta Andi
Apent Chatman Ethey Baking Tier
Hoaasvini
Anna
Galipole
Entsminger
Maynard Davis
China
Clair Nelson
Miss Ostre
Clair Taylor
von” Miler
Dickenson
Rio Grande
Langsville
Farm Council No. 1
Harold Miller
Hulbert Williams
Keith
Akron
JB. Miler
Christmas Program Draws Visitors in New Plymouth
New Plymouth Presbyterian Church held a community Christmas program directed by Rev. J L Evans of Nelsonville. Holiday visitors included Irene Ward Pauline Peters Mildred Harris Sylvia Harris Frances Ann Fuller Helen Fuller Bob Fuller Cathy Cherry and many others from Columbus Zanesville Logan Akron Athens Wellston Bucyrus Dayton and McConnelsville. Local students and staff showcased the program while transportation was limited by poor roads.
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New Plymouth
Presbyterian Church
J. L. Evans
Nelsonville
Irene Ward
Delmar Ward
Pauline Peters
W Ter Peters
Mildred Harris
Raymond Fuller
Bob
Charles Fuller
Catharine Cherry
Minnie Cherry
Columbus
S. W. Murphy
Zanesville
Frank Harden
H. W. Harden
Logan
Kenley Harris
Akron
J.D. Harris
Christmas
Harry Faulkner
Athens
Chas. Fuller
Mary ‘Hixinbaugh
Welleston
Elmer Hixinbaugh
Harden Cremean
Mand
J. C. Cremean
Betty Steele
Roy Sigler
S. W. Hardesty
Bucyrus
Josephine Bay
McConnelsville
Milton Bay
George Smith
Annette Smith
Dayton
Nina Bennett
New Plymouth School
Earl Heinlein
Marguerite Fuller
Earle Heinlein
Lloyd Hopkins
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Chica
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Columbun C. Clevean Cine
Sosevelt
Churchill
Peter Edson
Germany
Horace Palmer
Quantico
James A. Pi
Llis
Constance Leete
Washington,d. C
Charles Grosvenor
Miss Leete
Olidays
Hannah Moore Academy
Baltimore
M.D. Hughes
Corning Social Notes
West
WAR Today
Poet's Corner
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Langsville News
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