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Government price powers under wartime policy debated
The passage alleges OPA added 700 to 800 price-enforcing officials to restrain food prices while the War Food Administration spends millions to push prices up. It claims the WFA, RFC, and Commodity Credit Corp. channel over a billion dollars annually to prop up prices and $155 million to hold them down.
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War Food Administration
WFA
RFC
Commodity Credit Corp
Mitsuru Toyama Death Ends Evil Dictator Streak
The obituary recalls Mitsuru Toyama as a notorious assassin and founder of the Black Dragon Society who shaped Japanese aggression. It credits him with orchestrating wars, controlling courts and press, and aligning with Germany, warning that his influence lingered after his death in his 90s.
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Toyama
Black Dragon Society
Germany
Greater East Asia
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Himmler
Aachen at the Crossroads War Talk and German Duty
The article argues for hard choices in Aachen as American forces press German defenses and civilians face retribution. It questions German willingness to resist Nazi coercion and notes Himmler’s troops quickly suppress surrendering civilians while Gestapo influence looms.
Two Pants for All: Scrivner Calls for Return of Two-Pant Suit
Kansas Republican Rep. E P Scrivner leads a lighthearted appeal to the OPA for restoring two pants suits, arguing wool and cotton surpluses justify the change. The piece likens him to a crusading knight and riffs on historical slogans.
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E. P. Scrivner
Kansas
Knights of Old
Scrivner
OPA
Chester Bowles
Mr. Serigner
Fime
Tom Marshall
Landlady Convicted Over Room Charge Fine Prompts Revenge Note
A landlady was convicted for overcharging a room rental, facing a stiff fine that may force her to surrender the rooming house if the appeal fails. The piece notes a wave of landlord complaints and wryly calls the punishment a fitting Donne era revenge.
Misleading claims about new World League compared to the League of Nations
David Lawrence's National Dispatch discusses government misinfo on the proposed international organization. It argues the new charter largely mirrors the 1919 League, with similar powers and limitations, including Article Ten and Article 16 provisions, and warns against overemphasizing differences to appease anti-League factions.
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League of Nations
League
Assembly
Council
Security Council
Old League
New League
United States
Washington Peter Edson on Roosevelt radio speech lighting
The Oct. 5 Roosevelt radio address photos looked fine due to extra Kleig lights and a staged East Wing setting. Secret Service restricted shots of lights and crew. stills praised as strong campaign publicity offsetting earlier San Diego base imagery.
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Washington
Hollywood
White House
Easil
Secret Service
San Diego Naval Base
Allies press toward V E Day amid new victory uniforms
The report notes Allied advances toward V E Day as Britain begins producing V U uniforms for a global symbolic war effort. Washington's alphabetic symbols grow into a worldwide element of the conflict.
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Berlin
Washington
Shortage of space limits Public Forum letters
The Public Forum advertises a special notice urging contributors to shorten letters to fit space under rationing and unusual conditions. It warns that only letters meeting these constraints will be published, with a note from the editor or a placeholder signature.
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From Honover Editor And Dewey Speech Commentary
An unsigned note from Cleveland dated Oct 9 presents critique of Roosevelt and Dewey. It argues voters should seek informed views beyond quilting circles, cites Dewey's Albany speech promising tax cuts excluding alcohol tobacco and gasoline, and notes friction with Bricker and Willkie over the sales tax. It recalls Sidney Illigan interview excerpts and Hoover era contrasts. Frank Donavan.
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Aachen Battle Signals Nazi Will to Fight to a Bloody Finish
War Today analyzes the German defense of Aachen as a key Siegfried Line position. The piece notes Hitler’s plan to prolong the war, the fortified hollow and surrounding heights, and the defensive ruthlessness with which officers prevented civilian and soldier surrender. Prisoners report officers shot deserters attempting to cross American lines.
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Aachen
Siegfried
Twe
Hitler
Europe
Cologne
Ruhr
Western
Attila
Rutland Area Notes and Local Family News Highlights
A collage of Rutland items includes homecomings, births, and visits. Cpl. and Mrs. Carl Miller announce a daughter at Holzer Hospital on Oct 10. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kennedy celebrate Lew being in France. Gladys Lock suffers a stroke and dies, with family left behind. Visitors and letters from Cardiff Wales touch Friday and weekend gatherings. The 4-H Club launches winter activities at Whitney Ingraham’s home with cider and doughnuts. A mix of school, church, and family notes fill the page with community life.
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Holzer Hospital
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Wilson Thomas
Grace Gardner
Floyd
Lloyd Thomas
Will Haley
Cardiff
Wales
Lawrence
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Danny
Crooksville
William Singer
Toledo
C. R. Jordon
Artie Singer
Fred Reiver
Jordon
Charles Harmon
Almas Rawlings
Victory
Whitney Tingraham
Tom Porter
Ruth
Roger
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Eastside School Wins Touch Football Game
Eastside School defeated Mechanicsburg in a touch football game. Eastside players included Williams Risley Meagle Pendry Grover Garrett Hayes Brown Chapman Welch Peckham Hall. Mechanicsburg team members listed: Gold Mann Douglas Collins Gall Coen G Ross B Ross Smith Spalding. The report also notes Pi Beta Phi sorority president elect at Ohio University and a wedding between Phyllis Pettit and Marold Ross in Athens.
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Eastside
Mechanicsburg
Germany Will Try It Again by Sigrid Schultz
A condensed, period-tinged critique of German character from World War I to the eve of World War II. The author contrasts old German immigrants with the modern regime, recounts Berlin 1914 and 1939 observations, and notes Nazi terror and obedience among Germans, warning of a renewed try at conflict.
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Sigrid Schultz Jarents
Sterla Noxan
Europe
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Himmier
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Gemany
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Gemaetlich Deutschland
Representa- Q
Metenga Oy Seca
Belgium
Berlin University
von Martitz
Tekel in the Balance Verse Reflects on Final Judgments
A short poet's corner piece adapts a biblical scene from Daniel about Tekel weighing the king's deeds. It cautions modern readers that self righteousness may fail when judgment comes, noting that a divine message on the wall remains relevant to those convinced of their own correctness.
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Terkel
Babylon
Tekel
We should not, like Belshazzer, ignore God, but Daniel
Henry Leach of Logan Ohio writes to urge faithful worship and praise of God, warning against moral laxity and the need to honor divine name rather than heed the world.
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God
Daniel
Tekel
Henry Leach
Seven Wonders of the Modern World Listed
The list includes Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico Mission Northwest, Crater Lake in Oregon, Grand Canyon as Arizona landmark, Victoria Falls in Rhodesia, Rainbow Natural Bridge in Utah, Redwood trees in California, and Yellowstone National Park spanning Wyoming.
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N. Mut
Crater Lake
Ore
Grand Canyon
Aviz
Rainbow Natural Bridge
Utah
Redwood Trees
Calif
Victoria Falls
Rhodesia
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Union Furnace Social Notes
Union Furnace social notes record family visits and travel across nearby towns. Messages show Mvt James Calvin stationed at Fort Leonard Wood with construction engineers, and many residents visiting relatives in Newark Logan Elyria Columbus and Athens.
Bashan Brief Social Notes
Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. George Fredrick Sr for Mrs. Fredrick’s birthday included Herman Frank and family, Willis Frost and family, George Fredrick Jr, Willie White and Coolville friends. Visitors from Syracuse and Parkersburg joined local relatives. Robert Bailey, wounded in France, has been released from a hospital there.
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Harold
East Liverpool
Lee
Ora White
Charleston
Richard Harris
Syracuse
J. C. McKay
Grover White
Annabel White
Glen Ash
Parkersburg
Paul Orr
Roamie White
Guss Stout
Rethia Fredrick
Walter Harris
Jimmy
Thomas Bailey
Robert
France
Broadwell News Notes Highlights Sunday Visits
Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Young included Roy Lee and daughter Mabel of Athens, Lloyd Miller and son Harold of Cutler, George Smith and daughter Caro lyn of Broadwell, and Lewis Parsons with daughter Aileene of Waterford. Pvt Wilfred White of Fort Benning, Ga. spent a few days with his parents. Ray Priest of Columbus visited over the weekend, and Mrs. Edward Westbrook and three children returned home after visiting relatives near Schley, Ohio. Hazel Burke and Mrs. Amos Priest visited Mrs. John Smith of Lathrop. Frank McDonald of Duquesne, Pa. and Mrs. Cook Vandyke of Broadwell hosted visitors recently.
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Athens
Broadwell
William Young
Roy Lee
Mabel
Lloyd Miller
Harold
Cutler
George Smith
Carolyn, Broadwell
Lewis Parsons
Aileene
Waterford
Frank Parsons
Wilfred White
Fort Benning
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Rufus White
Ray Priest
Columbus
Amos Priest
Edward Westbrook
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John Smith
Lathrop
Frank McDonald
Duquesne
Cook Vandyke
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