Forecasting 1946 Economics and Government Control
David Lawrence argues that 1946 will bring more government control over the economy, with wartime powers extended or repurposed, inflation risks rising, and political crises possible as demobilization and postwar adjustments unfold. He predicts unrest and demands for bold leadership in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary-Haugen
ASA
Warren Harding
Truman
Congress
Britain
America
United States
Postal Subscription Rates and Foreign Office Fees
Rates for Servier subscriptions vary by duration and location with prices for Ohio mail service, carrier delivery, and overseas orders. It notes a 1920s style filing, requests letters of request for overseas subscriptions, and lists representative offices in Columbus and Cleveland with nominal charges for obituary cards and acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servier
Ohio
Rew Tork
Columbus
Cleveline
Massinal
Dinner at John Clay's House In Orchard Hill
Pike Calvin arrives at THE SADDLEBACK and receives a telegram urging immediate return to New York. A note from John Clay invites dinner at Clay's home at eight, set near Orchard Hill. Pike weighs motives with Mr Hitt while Lois relays Sam's absence and Roger Bland offers wary, knowing counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Mosher
Pike Calvin
Meutitala
Debe Clay
Macnat
Bateman
Pike
Mr. Hitt
Calvin
Mr. Calvin
Sam
New York
Sam Pike
John Clay
Orchard Hill
Saddleback
Ale
Mr. Clay
Hitt
Roger Bland
Bland
Clay
One Little Thing Linked to Murder in Chinatown
In a tense exchange, Bland hints the missing murder clue lies with Pike. They discuss mutual information in a climate of danger as Mary Bauer’s fate looms, and Bland dares to suggest pooled knowledge might reveal the killer. The scene ends with a menace and a To Be Continued tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service, Inc
Luigi
Pike
Bland
Buland
Mary Bauer
Ming
Truman Labor War Draws Fire From Petengill
Samuel B. Petengill charges the White House shared blame for postwar inflation and wage controls. He argues Truman released wage controls while keeping price limits, pushed profit sharing, and allowed labor to demand higher pay, worsening inflation and signaling a political economy clash rather than a simple labor versus industry dispute. He cites executive orders Aug 18 and Oct 20 and urges probes into profits and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Truman
War Labor Board
Little Steel
Rosenman
Hannegan
French Front Populaire
Attliee- Laski
America
Samuel B. Petengill
Let Down by War Still Has American Resolve
The piece argues that the so called let down after the war is not a failure of the people but a misnomer. It credits millions of Americans including railroad workers farmers ex soldiers and shoppers for keeping production and distribution functioning despite strikes and wage hardships. It notes soldiers and families waiting for civil life and frames renewed work as a national privilege.
Living Hall of Washington shows transitory fame in politics
Peter Edson notes that Kiplinger’s Living Hall of Washington captured 50 top leaders, but more than half are no longer in power a year later as wartime roles fade, deaths occur, and reinventions reshape influence. He lists survivors, missing figures, and urges gratitude and commitment to public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willard M. Kiplinger
Business Letter Organization
Smithsonian Institution
Max Kalish
Kiplinger
Living Hall
Roosevelt
Wallace
Ickes
Forrestal
Patterson
Stone
Supreme Court
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Missouri
Truman
Leahy
Marshall
King
Eisenhower
Nimitz
Arnold
MacArthur
Halsey
Lewis
Green and Murray
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Eric Johnston
Jimmy Byrnes
Chester Bowles
Vannevar Bush
Barney Baruch
J. Edgar Hoover
Emory S. Land
Walter Lippman
Bob Hope
Huil
Stimson
Morgenthau
Biddle
Walker
Wickard
Jones
Perkins
Stettinius
Harry Hopkins
Don Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
Marin Jones
Paul BicNutt
Bill Jeffers
Henry Kaiser
Elmer Davis
Byron Price
Nelson Rockefeller
Dewey
Bricker
President Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Wendell Willkie
Raymond Clapper
Ernie Pyle
Corregidor shrine draws service men to tomb of heroes
Boyle notes Corregidor known as Is land Alamo becomes a military shrine in the Philippines. Visitors land on The Rock at Manila Harbor and see a skull and crossbones sign warning souvenir hunters about quick death from ammo on site. Thousands of service men have visited this two square mile fortress, one of the strongest military points built at great cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
America
Alamo
Philippines
Manila
Jonathan Wainwright
Red Cross
Jacqueline Greffits
Northampton
Mass
Louisa Russell
New York
Pfc
Paul Jshirley
Levey
Ark
86Th Infantry Division
Jaban
Malinta
Island
Rnts
Pacific
Bataan
Watervliet
Macs Arrive in Paris for Study Amid War Echoes
In a televised travelogue style piece, the author and Mrs. Mack journey from London to Paris via Newhaven Dieppe, recalling Allied battles at Dieppe, wartime scars on France, and the enduring French resolve. The narrative notes Free French crosses, farmland recovery, and remnants of war including Malinta Tunnel ruins and old 12 inch guns.
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Paris
Dewtit
London
Europe
Harriers
England
France
Dieppe
Old Athens County Boy Wishes Happy New Year
The Public Forum notes a Marion correspondent fondly recalling Athens County ties. He mentions surviving seven falls, receiving 388 Christmas cards from school children, expectations of testifying for a lumber company in Athens City, and pride in rural life with hogs and crops. He recalls five wars avoided, and fondly hopes for a traditional New Year with pop-corn and cider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Athens County
Marion
Daddy Goodspeed
Athens City
Langsville Social News Update on Local Discharges and Visits
Bernard Ledlie has been discharged from the U S Navy and returned home with his wife and daughter who had stayed with her brother in Mason City. Robert V Miller reports his father has been discharged from the Army on December 26 and is in Circleville. Lieut Bernice Ledlie RN spent last week with her parents and brother before returning to California. Clair Nelson and family celebrated Christmas Eve at his parents home with a large family gathering. Maggie Combs of Zanesville spent last week with her sister Anna Miller. L E Entsminger visited with his daughter Maynard Davis in Charleston during Christmas. Langsville Ladies Aid met with Anna Miller on Thursday. Max Ward of the U S Navy has returned home.
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Langsville
Bernard Ledlie
U. S. Navy
Mason City
Hom
von Miller
Robert V. Miller
ArmyeDec
Circleville
Bernice Ledlie
J. T. Ledlie
Bernard
California
Clair Nelson
Frank Nelson
Star Hall
Nelsons
Alli
Maggie Combs
Zanesville
Anna Iiller
L. E. Entsminger
Maynard Davis
Charleston
Anna Miller
Thursiday
Social News Of Corning Dinner Guests and Local Events
Corning social notes list dinner guests including Captain Owen Duffy and Alicia Kocks. Corning High hosts a basketball game versus Somerset on Friday night. Service member John A. Boothe returns to Newport after a 30 day leave and awaits commissioning of the U S S Oregon City. Junior Intermediate Girl Scouts held a Christmas party with attendees named. Other sightings include visits by Alicia Rocks, William Rocks, and a variety of relatives in Columbus Logan and Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
John Kocks
Owen Duffy
Alicia Kocks
Columbus
John Cook
Fami
Corning High School
Somerset
John A. Boothe
P. C. 3c
John W. Boothe
Newport
R. 1
Oregon City
Febel
Bertha Ferguson
Donna
Welson
Virginia Roberts
Janet Cales
Betty Woodruff
Elaine Ferguson
Bernice Eickel
Rosalie Fuccie
Delores Frasure
Beth Ferguson
Phyllis Kirkbride
Ferguson
Charles Dew
Fultonham
George Phillis
Alicia Rocks
William Rocks
John Rocks
George Hardy
Gabe
Dayton
Clyde Dundap
Syracuse Social and Personal News items
Syracuse notices recount visits and family events. Rev D Mills of Columbus and Paul Miller return from Germany and convalesce in Cambridge. Robert Wood and Judy visit from Rio Grande. Sir Robert Grimm on furlough. a daughter born to Lawrence Diddle. Melvin Grimm travels to Zanesville for work. Capehart re-enlists, awaiting payday furlough. PTA plans Jan 9 meeting. Eva Vargas at Orville Slack’s. several ill or traveling residents and school term notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
D. 5
Mills of
McBride
Wood
Robert Grimm
Japan
Melvin Grimm
Lawrence Diddle
Diddle
Alpha Cotterrill
Zanesville
Ohio
Wiliam Capehart
Pacific
Cleveland
Frank Capehart
Dan Rizer
St .Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Syracuse Pta
Hiram Fisher
Fred Mescher
Rirs
Ronald Grindley
I Asa Custer
Eva Vargas
Orville Slack
Mayme Holmes
Holmes
Miriam Dean
Robert Harden
Ison Robert Aaron
Lronton
Harden
Roscoe Harden
Harry Jones
Baxter
A& Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Dana Hysell
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National Dispatch
Atlil
Lois
Is Arms
Peter Edson
Boyle
Manila, Bay
the Public Forum
Dad
BE. Goodspeed
Dee
Langsville Social News
Max Ward
U.S. Navy
Rosemary Rocks
Glouster
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