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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
4
Surplus War Property Disposal Concerns Government
The nation faces a delicate path in disposing of surplus war goods after the war. Speculators and lobbyists pressure Congress to buy vast quantities at low valuations, risking graft and market disruption. Officials warn gradual, controlled disposal is essential to protect producers, retailers, and foreign sale prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lkely
Europe
Japan
United States
Still A Duty to Help Philippines Through Liberal Policy
The author argues the U S obligation to the Philippines remains vital after war. From acquisition during the Spanish conflict to modern nation building, schools and sanitation were promoted, money spent, and freedom pledged. Abandonment would be dishonorable. the Filipinos and Americans are now fighting for mutual liberty and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Litte Brown Brothers
I Rather Be Right by Samuel Grafton in The American Public
The piece analyzes a threefold anti Britain current in America driven by liberals isolationists and the international aviation conference stance. It argues the coalition lacks unity while noting Britain seeks postwar guarantees and trade access amid tensions over Belgium Greece and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Grafton
Lberals
Belgium
Greece
Great Briain
Britain
Great Britain
Italy
Ernest
The Brighter Side By Damon Runyon
The Brighter Side by Damon Runyon recalls Jimmy Durante’s rise from poverty to wealth amid ironies. He jokes about diet and illness while detailing Durante’s early club and Hollywood connections, loyalty, and the key figures who shaped his career in New York and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Durante
Bociet
Jimmy
James
Eddie Sackser
Eddie
Jackson
Durante
Jerry Gessler
Clayton
Jackerson
Durante Club
Eddie Jackson
Alamo
Harlem
Dot Taylor
Sime
Edde
Marty Narrie
West 58Th Street
Frankie Nolan
Spiece
Harris
Detroit
Lou Clayton
New York
Hollywood
Pete Reilly
Fox
Jimmy Dunn and Julius Holmes Shape Wartime Diplomacy
Washington political profile tracks James Clement Dunn and Julius Holmes from White House protocol to key European affairs under Cordell Hull. Their Kansas roots, marriages, and clout in the State Department helped steer diplomatic strategy from London to North Africa, aligning with Eisenhower era shifts and wartime planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyasuixeron
Dee
Tate
Haying
Andrew Jackson
James Clement Dunn
State Department
White House
Jimmy Dunn
Jody
Kansas
Charlie Curtis
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Callcan
Carlos Dayila
Jimmy
Washington
Cordell Hull
State Department Bureau of International Conferences
Tennessee
London
Hull
Raymond Motley
Alig Hull
Dell Hull
Mary Armour
Armour
Montvideo
Mull
Europe
White Spots
Julius Holmes
Julius
S Bieter
Holmes
Enry Allen
Rumania
Iron Board
Hitler
Waa Dong
Munich
Franco
Hale Jeane Ings
Eisenhower
Judas
Eisenhin
North Africa
Jfar Adin
Dartan
Robert Murphy
Faselay
Marcel Peyroutan
Vichy
Sumner Welles
Peyrouton
Argentina
Aldlers
Murphy
Jullis
Intercepter Message Reflects Military Adornment Comment
A December 18 note to Chapple jokes about generals adding more sare to their attire and suggests using one adornment as a back collar button, reflecting a lighthearted military snark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapple
George Sen Nevercome from Washington DC
A fragmentary note mentions Senator George Nevercome from Washington DC with unclear context. No dates or actions are provided to establish a full news item.
Trans Ocean Crossroads A U S Air Transport Base In Scotland
A sprawling U S air transport base sits in Scotland where giant trans-Atlantic flights operate with precision. Hundreds of planes, from Jlide 4-20s to C-54s, land weekly as U S personnel ferry thousands of tactical aircraft across the North Atlantic amid wartime routines and postwar plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Scotland
Atlantic
New York
Britain
America
Dallas
Grand Central Station
United States
Air Transport Command
Asterica
European air travel hub mixes soldiers leaders and diplomacy
In a bustling terminal scene Henry B. Jameson notes a cross section of wartime visitors including Averell Harriman Lord Halifax Secretary Stimson Queen Wilhelmina and Dwight Eisenhower. Brig Gen Fat S Hoag says air travel speeds war efforts and will bring America closer to the world in peacetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tf One
Averill Harriman
Lord Halifax
Stimson
America
London
Park
United States
Question and Answer Column From The Gazette
A reader asks varied factual questions answered by the Haskin Service. Topics include infant paralysis year highs, cloud altitudes, NAFD overseas addresses, Canadian teacher salaries, Marine Corps divisions, mule use in warfare, USS Harris, Rhodes manuscripts, Merchant of Venice, deep sea soundings, divorce rates, Javelle water, and Flying Dutchman rescue terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskin
Charleston Gazette Informaton Bureau
Eye St
Canada
Marine Corps
N. A
Sicily
Maly
Burma
USS
Harris
J. L
Martins
U.S.S
Grant Q
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Shakespear
T. W
England
V. I
United States
Haa
Japan
R.A. S
Javelle
Faris
S. D
What has happened to the Four Freedoms and peace
Reader letters urge spiritual leadership for a just world order. lament lack of a unifying peace agenda after wars and conferences. The piece cites Lidice and Lublin victims, critiques Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks, and calls for peace based on righteousness and common consent of the governed. It includes a reader's homework on war costs and wartime bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Woodrow Wilson
Lidice
Lublin
Philippines
Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
Saipan
Belgium
Italy
Greece
French Communists in Wartime Politics and Exile Reflections
The piece reviews reactions to French Communists amid war, notes Shirer’s controversial writings and diaries on Stalin Nazi alignments, and profiles De Chambrun and Thorez. It traces leadership, loyalty shifts, and moral judgments within wartime politics, including Moscow’s influence on French party actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Russia
France
Belgium
Maly
Greece
Union Movér
Foltlcat Action Committee
Sane
Berlin
William Shirer
Europe
Propaganda-Front
Shirer
Stalin
Germany
Poland
Arep
Moscow
KIM World - Com Oerno
Shire
Sobiley
Hitler
Shirar
Perty
Revere Chambrun
Lafayette
Pierre Lavat
Mra
Alice’ Roosevelt Longworth
Franklip D. Roosevelt
de Chambrun
Rene
Popular Front
Maurice Thorez
Thorez
Sumner Weiles
Ours
Communist Party
Muscovy
Misread Notes From A Restless Butcher Shop
Fragmented text describes a butcher performing odd actions and misheard phrases about Spam and a cat. The chaotic passage mentions old habits, holidays, and scattered references to New York batchers and a hedge of unclear events. The piece reads like garbled diary entries with no clear narrative arc.
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