OPA price orders aim to revive postwar apparel output
JX grants price rises for men’s suits shirts shorts and pajamas to stimulate retail flow. OPA appears to yield to protests against wartime control, allowing costs-based pricing and a return to prewar profit margins, though max average price rules and cost absorption limits restrain full production recovery. The Senate small business committee condemns these policies as hindering consumer goods production.
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OPA
Small Business Committee
Senate
Senator Wilson presses war assets ruling on Truman powers
Washington report notes Sen. Wilson of Iowa asked Attorney General Tom Clark to decide if President Truman overstepped authority under the war powers act in creating the War Assets corporation to dispose of surplus war property. The move arose from a secret Senate Military Affairs Committee session, sparking unspecified fireworks.
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Washington
Sen. Wilson
Iowa
Tom Clark
Truman
New War Assets Corporation
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
State Senate
Senator Wilson Examines Flaws in Proposed Legislation
The text notes Sen. Wilson's long history in state and U S Senate, highlighting his mastery of bill subjects and his ability to find flaws in proposed legislation during three years in the Senate.
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State Senate
Sen. Wilson
United States Senate
Transplanted Iowan criticizes Britain loan opinion
A California letter writer attacks U S Britain loan policy and urges ending help to Britain. He claims Britain did not repay previous debts and mocks U S butter shortages in California. He proposes Americans act independently and asks for butter from Iowa. The piece ends with a playful comparison of California and Iowa.
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California
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Toway
National Dunking Association Promotes Peace Time Donut Week
A humorous, lightly critical note from a newspaper page reflects on a National Dunking association campaign with the slogan Dont Quarrel Dunk and a Donut Week slated for March 24 30 The writer treats the campaign as reassurance that normalcy may return through lighthearted celebratory acts like bunion derbies flagpole sitting and doughnut dunking.
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National
Dunking Association
America
Bill Jones and the search for twelve perfect men
In a satirical tale, Bill Jones inherits five million and plans a new religion demanding a standard of perfection. He envisions members who never lie or sin, but struggles to find twelve perfect men, ultimately admitting he may only perfect himself. Scarcity, ambition, and irony underline the piece.
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Bill Jones
Uncle Bill
Bill
Doc
Out of the Past on Colton Quote About Praise
A columnist vignette notes Colton’s maxim that praise from others inspires greater effort than self-promoted virtue, urging modest recognition to encourage genuine character. The piece reflects on public encouragement shaping personal conduct.
Bad Timing for Harold Stassen in 1948 Race
Opinion piece questions Harold Stassen as Republican nominee with a mix of praise and caution. It cites his Minnesota governorship, Navy record, and timely missteps suggesting a late bid could stumble in Washington. It weighs distance judgment, timing, and the long campaign ahead toward November 1948.
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Harold
The Rosenman technique blamed for heavy bills on Congress
George E. Sokols ky argues that the president and his aides flood Congress with bills and speeches to overload the legislature. He describes a systemic tactic blamed on Sam Rosenman, alleging it keeps Congress bogged down and fuels national inflation and policy confusion.
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Congress
Truman Advised To Take On A Bigger Worry
In Esquire March 1943, Leonard Lyons cites a page 96 ad urging readers to confront fear by embracing a larger worry. The article panel portrays President Harry S. Truman as the author of the note, depicted as presently plagued by concerns.
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Leonard Lyons
Esquire Magazine
Harry S. Truman
Goldsmith Nostalgia and European History Quote
The Washington Star notes Oliver Goldsmith from the eighteenth century possessed the sense to see history as a tissue of crimes follies and misfortunes across Europe. It reflects on his enduring literary insight across time.
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Washington Star
Oliver Goldsmith
Europe
Atom scientists laud navy in atomic test coordination
DREW PEARSON reports atomic scientists praise the navy, led by Adm. Blandy, for testing the bomb’s effect on ships while criticizing the army led by Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves. They warn delays could push tests to next year due to weather and delicate machinery, while Los Alamos water shortages irritate scientists.
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Ashington
Navy
Army
William Blandy
Adm. Blandy
Pearson
Congress
Leslie P. Groves
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Rio Grande River
U. S
New Mexican
Gen. Groves
Looks Like Jig's Up for OPA
Marquis Childs outlines the looming struggle in Congress as Republicans and southern Democrats unify to cripple price control through numerous amendments while stopping short of outright repeal. The OPA faces an endurance test despite broad public support for maintaining price controls.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
Republican-Southern Coalition
Truman
Russia denounces Churchill as Moscow presses propaganda
The Moscow Pravda attacks Churchill in sharp terms while denouncing Sen. Arthur Vandenberg and scolding American readers. The column warns Moscow to temper its rhetoric or risk alienating allies and undermining postwar diplomacy as price controls and labor demands rise amid a broader battle for U.S. policy.
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Moscow
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Friends of
Russia
United States
Bulgaria
Bursitis and My Shoulder Pain Experience by Dr Brady
Dr Brady explains bursitis, its relation to shoulder pain, and the role of anti friction bursae. He recounts his own episode with right shoulder pain after driving in a storm, misdiagnoses, and eventual discovery of calcified bursa on X ray. He advises seeing a physician and shares a dry note about exercise and aging.
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