War strategy speculation amid global conflict trends
The article weighs Hitler's possible moves as Germany loses ground on the eastern front. It suggests a bold strike against Britain, potential Balkans and Middle East actions, and a possible final desperate push before defeat.
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Far East
Russia
Libya
Middle East
English Channel
Atlantic
North Sea
Pacific
Nazi Germany
Hitler
United States
Luftwaffe
Germany
England
Italy
Japan
Bulgaria
Anatolia
Balkans
Turkey
North
Africa
Philippines
Axis
Let Us Win First War Time Rallying Cry
The piece urges postponing reform until after victory in war. It condemns starry eyed reformers near the White House and stresses taxes, labor, wages, and relief should wait as the nation focuses on winning the war and preserving freedom. It critiques utopian ideals during wartime.
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White House
Relle
Government must curb profiteers during war effort
The writer urges all citizens to focus on defeating the aggressor quickly and pressures Congress and the administration to curb non defense spending. They call for fair price controls and protection of the public from profiteering, noting strong citizen willingness to pay taxes and support war efforts.
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Houses of Congress
Senate
Washington
Red Cross
Congress
Give Them A Chance To Rebuild Morale
Editorial urges ending non essential relief spending and transferring relief clients to county programs or farm work. Advocates redirecting funds to defense, cutting waste, and restoring self respect while mobilizing workers for war production.
Editorial Comment on Roosevelt Censor Appointment
The Morgantown Post notes broad editorial approval of President Roosevelt’s choice Byron Price as chief censor for the new government censorship. The piece cautions on early difficulties but expects cooperation from the press and desire to avoid revealing crucial information to the enemy.
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Roosevelt
Byron Price
Associated Press
Press Association
Price
Morgantown Post
Motor Manners: Six Tips From National Safety Council
The National Safety Council issued six motor courtesy tips as part of its Give Courtesy for Christmas campaign to reduce holiday accidents. Tips urge drivers to stay in line, avoid squeezing in, obey lights, yield to pedestrians, keep crosswalks clear, and signal lane changes before turning.
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National Safety Council
Parkersburg
Untitled Verse Depicts a Widow’s Struggle for Her Children
A narrator speaks of a grieving widow with five hungry mouths to feed. Her husband is dead and she bears the burden alone, ironing late at night to provide bread. Her children wear ragged clothes and sleep under frayed blankets, shivering from cold.
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Ian Net
Ian
Goebbels Reports Hidden Chaos in German War Economy
US commerce department study reveals Germany faces severe labor shortages pressuring factories. German labor office lists 1,500,000 monthly workers needed, with 3.5 million unemployed in 1929 cited. women moved to munitions, foreign and Russian labor drafted. Inflation and material shortages persist amid Allied pressure.
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Vaahnate Vanashington
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin
Reich Labor Office
Ministry of Labor
Derfuehrer
France
Croatia
God
A Christmas Eve Visit From Santa in Wartime Ration Times
A humorous wartime spoof shows Santa delivering a sack of junk to a shopper, noting rationing of tires and wartime shortages. The poem references trembling anxiety about war and daily life interwoven with holiday imagery and a self-deprecating tone. It preserves era voice and sentiment while highlighting material shortages.
Notable Fatalities and Marriages From Local Notices
Forty years ago today two deaths occurred in separate incidents at Lick Branch colliery and Elkhorn due to a state fall and a train strike. Married couples include Ruth Poles and Samuel Goode, Helen Thompson and Beverly Britts, with other local fates listed such as a daughter locked in a closet for years and sentences of two years for Harry N. Riley and a death of Mrs. Harvey Ingles.
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Germany
Alex Smith
Lick Branch
Elkhorn
Ruth Poles
Princeton
Samuel Goode
Athens
Helen Thompson
Beverly Britts
St. Clair’s Crossing
Somay Char
Pingeir
Harry N. Riley
Washington
Harvey Ingles
Boom or Bust by Blair Moody analyzes defense drive impact
Washington staffer Blair Moody argues in Boom or Bust that under consumption drives prosperity, not overproduction. He advocates government guided expansion, anti monopoly action, and brain trust reforms to sustain industry, jobs, and cheap goods while warning against Nazi control of US output through patents.
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Frank Bayne
OPA
Civilian Defense Organization
Malaya
Far East
Blair Moody
Detroit News
Washington
Duell
Sloan & Pearce
Moody
United States
New Brain Trust
Donald M. Nelson
John D. Biggers
Milo Perkins
Henry A. Walace
Wiliam L. Batt
Gardiner C. Means
Raymond Moley
Rex Tugwell
Hugh Johnson
Washington Range
Hitler
America
Tragic Song Master Willy Ortmann Shot In Broadway Drama
William Ortmann a 51 year old New York music industry figure dies from bullet wounds in Roosevelt Hospital after a gunfight across the street. He had sought a hit tune from Sweden’s My Soldier with lyrics by Carroll Lovetti and involvement from Braun Company. Police nab a suspect at Hotel Broadway and Ortmann’s fate ends a tale of ambition in the singing world.
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George Tucker
New York
William Ortmann
Willy Ortman
Jackstraw
Chicago
Eddy Guest
Braun Company
America
Sweden
U. S
Willy Ortmann
Carroll Lovetiay
Broadway
Hotel Victoria
Mae
Lhe Marvenga
Ortmann
Rae
Willy
Roosevelt Hospital
St. Cecilia
New Year Show Holiday Inn Cast From Berlin to Sandrich
Hollywood reports a festive start for the musical Holiday Inn a project by Irving Berlin and Mark Sandrich with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. The plot follows Bing returning to country life then turning his farm into a holiday only venue featuring twelve Berlin tunes and new numbers.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Mark Sandrich
Mark
Washington
Broadway
Sandrich
Fred Astaire
Bing Crosby
Astaire
Bing
Fred
Virginia Dale
Holiday Inn
Sandwich
PSC Extends Harrison REA Time for Territory Action
Charleston WV Dec 22 PSC extended to January 20 the time for Harrison Rural Electrification Association to accept or reject territory allocation for new lines in six central West Virginia counties. Attorney Ronald F Moist of Clarksburg filed an appeal from the order, while HREA was authorized on Nov 19 to proceed with a generating plant and portions of transmission and distribution lines in Doddridge Ritchie Gilmer Upshur Lewis and Pleasants counties. West Penn Public Service Co protest allowed 20 of 26 lines in the area to proceed and partial completion of another.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Harrison Rural Electrification Association
West Virginia
PSC
Supreme Court
Ronald F. Moist
Clarksburg
Olst
HREA
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