Why Jesse Jones Survived and Then Lost a Cabinet Post
A critical look at Jesse Jones, longtime Reconstruction Finance Corp head and Roosevelt ally, who helped push New Deal policies and win support from business leaders. The piece notes his removal after 13 years of public service and frames it as a warning about political rewards and liberalism in Roosevelt’s era.
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Friendship tests money and loyalty in a moral essay
Robert Quillen compares true friendship and religion, arguing genuine love shows in giving, not taking. He notes the danger of loving money, criticizes shallow friends, and reflects on honesty, generosity, and integrity amid social hypocrisy. The piece closes with a mosaic of maxims and historical asides.
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Meeting on Equal Terms Adopts Friendly Outlook
George Matthew Adams urges equal terms in all encounters. He argues friendliness reveals the best in others and that intolerance and arrogance hinder progress. A luncheon conversation with a New York lawyer shows value in common ground and mutual respect across differences.
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Out of the Past Life Counselors Wisdom Quote
Edith Wharton writes that true counsel comes from lived experience not filtered wisdom. She argues personal experience shapes moral understanding more deeply than detached reflection.
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Edith Wharton
Curfew Sparks Bell Riot Over Midnight Sales Across Cities
The piece recalls New York’s strict 12 o'clock closing law and the scramble to enforce it with bells on doors and cash registers. It notes arrests for hiccups and predicts a surge in Manhattan speakeasies while mocking travel and dining bans across major cities.
There'll Be No Overnight Care For Italy's Fascist Hangover
Marquis W. Childs argues Italy remains politically ruined by fascism with a hopeless outlook. The Bonomi government acts only on paper while Allied commissions push for reforms, and black markets thrive as northern Italy remains under German influence.
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Shakeup of U.S. high command after German defeat debated
The White House and Yalta discuss reorganizing Allied command with Gen. Marshall as Pacific chief and Gen. Bradley in Europe. A clash between MacArthur and Nimitz over Tokyo is expected to influence the final Pacific drive while Eisenhower returns as chief of staff.
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Aachen Revival a Hopeful Sign in Ruined City
Raymond Moley describes Aachen’s German language paper Aachen News under American oversight. The report notes 142 firms registered for reconstruction, 24 active, hospitals functioning, streets renamed, courts applying German law with Nazi influence removed, and housing aid via an Apartment Office. Life returns as Charlemagne’s cathedral hosts services and exiled Germans return.
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Explore Your Mind Dr Wiggam Q and A column snippet
A Wiggam Q and A excerpt discusses murder motives noting most U S killings arise from quarrels and love woes not criminals. It emphasizes executive ability over money for business success and critiques four of five types as useless highlighting scientific liberal as the helpful citizen. It also tells how overprotective parenting can backfire on children later in life.
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Wall Street
Postwar Tax Relief Limited to Small Scale
Treasury and Congress experts forecast gradual postwar tax relief. Individual relief appears modest with unchanged personal exemptions and targeted surtax reductions, while the excess profits tax for corporations likely ends early. Long-term deficits and a higher peacetime budget force taxes higher than prewar levels, delaying broad relief.
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Red Cross Budgets Set for 1945 War Fund Drive
The Red Cross announces a 1945 budget of 135 million for national needs plus 77.4 million for 3 757 chapters, totaling 212.4 million. A $10 gift supports war activities at 7 50, health education at 50 cents, disaster relief, and administration under 10 percent. Linn County aims for 135000 to keep Red Cross with troops until all return home.
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