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News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
OPA Criticisms Acknowledged Yet Price Control Noted
The OPA faces critics for its complex methods, but its price control work is praised for keeping living costs within reasonable bounds. The agency is seen as a nuisance yet essential, preventing inflation seen in wartime and limiting black markets across Europe.
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OPA
France
Italy
Greece
Trials of American soldiers in French black market
The article argues that some U S soldiers and sailors engage in theft and sale of army supplies to the French black market. It notes the army reflects the nation’s cross section and credits military discipline for limiting crimes, with only a few thousand involved, preserving overall war effort support.
Presidential stance on Wallace appointment stays unclear
The article suggests President Roosevelt has offered limited support for Wallace, prompting speculation that Roosevelt may avoid direct confrontation with Congress. It notes possible reasons for the lukewarm backing and the prospect of an alternative nominee if Wallace fails to win confirmation.
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Wallace
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Wallace
Recapture of Clark Field Marks Turning Point in War Effort
The text frames Clark Field as a symbol of Allied resurgence. It notes the 1942 Japanese surprise attack shattered Philippine air power, its later use as a Japanese base, and anticipates the field’s reestablishment as a site of vengeance against Japan with renewed American air forces striking back.
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Clark Field
MacArthur
Japan
Philippines
Clarkfield
United States
New Allied Offensive Aims to End War Soon
The report outlines a major Allied western strike coordinated with Soviet advances to end the war in days or weeks. It predicts possible Berlin fall and Rhine crossing as democracies close in from the west and north and notes Roosevelt’s praise of his son Elliott’s promotion amid controversy over a dog’s priority.
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Europe
Berlin
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Nagi
Roosevelt
Eliott
Elliott
Measured elimination of uncollectible wartime credits and political notes
Congress approved a plan to erase as uncollectible select wartime credits from Treasury Post Office and GAO ledgers by fiscal year end 1945. The items include small sums seized during the Civil War era. A broad set of political and social anecdotes follow, including remarks on Mrs. Roosevelt's dog, a Hatfield feud tale, and postwar veteran activities.
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D. C
Congress
United States
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
General Accounting Office
Savannah
Georgia
Galveston
Texas
Little Rock
Ark
Uncle Sam
Illinois Family Visits Relatives Highlight Local Ties
From Illinois, Laura Robbins of Carbonville visits sister Mays Ray Ingram and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Calbert Markers were in Wiwha -Tttrbday.
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Illinois
Lewis
Laura Robbins
Carbonville, Il
Mays
Ray Ingram
Calbert
General Giles Honeymoon Flight Plans Stir Washington Buzz
In Washington the talk centers on General Giles and his secretary wife who flew Rome and Paris before returning to Cairo. The tale links to a broader pressure on Ed Pauley and Henry Wallace over a potential federal loan administrator appointment and Senate conferral.
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Giles
Paris
Wallace Sparns
Pauley
Washinton
Bridges
Elliott Roosevelt
Rome
Denny Giles
WAC
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Near East
Cairo
Egypt
Joan Crawford
Jean Lutz
Palestie
Mecca
Jerusalem
Sahara
Wallace
Senate
Henry
Ed Pauley
Democratic Fational Committee
Farflung
Bob Hannegan
Jesse Jones
Capitol Hill
Jesse
Commerce
Tennessee
Nashville Tennessean
Henry Wallace
The
Tennessean
Lookin Around ADS Offers Himself for 32nd Degree
A column notes Jack Peacock offers himself as a candidate for the 32nd degree in absent mindedness after he allegedly locked his wife in the basement and left for work. The wife freed herself with help from a passerby. The piece also mentions egg shipments from Elk Horn and a signed egg reaching a troop transport, parishioner fractures, pedestrians risking slips from thaw and freeze, and brief local notices about H M Boorman at a basketball game and Mrs John Walter visiting the News Telegraph composing room.
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Jack Peacock
Elk Horn
Laverne Hansen
Viola
Helen Peterson
Iowa
H. M. Boorman
John Walter
News-Telegraph
Atlantic
Fritz Hansen
Pastor Installed at First Presbyterian Griswold
Rev. William H. Elges was installed as pastor at First Presbyterian Church Griswold during Sunday evening services. Atlantic presbytery moderator Rev. A. Howard Lindquist led the installation. Sermon by Rev. G. I. Zimmerman of Audubon and remarks by Rev. H. C. Rundell of Carson. Devo tions by Rev. W. H. Warrior and Rev. Harold Maffit.
Rasmussen Party Plans Westward Move to Santa Barbara
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Griswold and their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Holtmeyer will depart after a closing out sale to establish residence on the west coast in Santa Barbara California.
Blind massage practitioner overcomes sight loss and jokes
Lawrence H. Dreyer profiles Oram, a Greenville born blind masseur who, despite losing an eye to an arrow and later glaucoma, builds a career at Reilly Health Center in Rockefeller Center. The narrative covers his techniques, tools, independence, and faith as he travels Europe and shares daily life with humor.
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New York
Oram Rochester
Greenville
3. C
James Thurber
New Yorker
Oram Finshed
South Carolina
Reilly Health Center
Rockefeller Center
Oram
Yonkers
No Man's Land Memories From the Ninth Army in Germany
Larry Dreyer recounts a selection of frontline experiences in Germany dated 11 December 1944. He describes crossing into No Man's Land under fire from German machine guns and mortars, dodging snipers, and a tense return under blast and flare. He notes mud, cold, shelling, and Christmas packages arriving from home navigating troop life with humor.
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News-Telegraph
Larry Dreyer
Atlantic Theater
Germany
Ninth Army
Old States
No Man's Land
dJerries
G. I
Mother
Eunice
Donald
Friends are Friends Though Rich Or Poor
A short verse extols true friendship over wealth. The speaker values loyal friends regardless of money, emphasizing that the heart and willingness to help define real friendship.
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Edgar A. Guest
Home Nursing Class Organized for Avoca High Girls
Avoca hosts a junior and senior high school home nursing class organized by the Red Cross with 27 girls meeting weekly under Mrs. Frank Johnson of Council Bluffs. Seniors include Eleanor Thies Phyllis Derby Jane Pflugshaupt Betty Nelsen Ruth Karstens Leota Rold and others. juniors include Anita Bahnsen Betty Ackart Janis Pedersen Shirley Henderson Mary Anderson Arlene Ackart Dorothy Allen and more. War Saving Stamps available at The Atlantic News Telegraph.
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Avoca
Red Cross
Frank Johnson
Council Bluffs
Eleanor Thies
Phyllis Derby
Jane Pflugshaupt
Betty Nelsen
Ruth Karstens
Leota Rold
Anita Bahnsen
Betty Ackart
Janis Pedersen
Shirley Henderson
Mary Anderson
Arlene Ackart
Dorothy Allen
Lorene Krieger
Colleen Larimore
Patricia Wipgand
Lillian Nelsen
Eliane Heesch
Lorna Puttmann
Dorothy Nielsen
Willadean Holden
Wanda Chandler
Norma Rusamann
Bertha Ann Giese
Carol Tinglett
Lois Jacobsen
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