Price ceilings and civilian production urged by Henderson and Nelson
Stewart surveys wartime economics noting Director Leon Henderson’s Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply seeks to curb price spirals on consumer goods while boosting civilian production led by Bill Knudson. He warns of shortages, inflation, and potential deflation harming fixed incomes, as efforts to grade quality and stamp goods aim to educate shoppers and counter cheapening tactics.
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Hehderson
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Van
Cn-Mallon
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Tory
Hitler Seeks To Conquer East In Atlantic War Outlook
The article argues Nazi expansion could threaten multiple regions from the Near East to India and Arabia, but asserts the British Empire and the Atlantic battle will determine civilization’s fate. It portrays Hitler’s campaign as a test of sea power and warns of potential swift conquests if unchecked.
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Alexander
Adoly
Atworld
Hitler
Puehrer
Alexander the Great
Larry
Britain
America
Helpless About Weeds And City Efforts In The District
A piece discusses weeds and ragweed in big cities, noting that ordinances often require property owners to cut weeds or pay fines. Inspectors fail to compel full clearance on vacant lots, cities send mower crews who cut only along walls, leaving remote weed-filled areas. The piece argues democracy is slow to resolve such issues and suggests drastic measures as possible cures.
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Proverty
Twenty Years Ago News From Small Town Headlines
A local item notes infant surgery for a Hodges child, a high school play rehearsal by the shorthand class, a 13th birthday party with games and a theater visit, and several visitors including Lee Posket of El Paso. It mentions travel to Erie for the Epworth League, a Washington visitor, a junior senior reception at Mayville, traffic warnings in Jamestown, a local police reckless driving offender, and the formal organization of the Corry Rotary Club with M. S. Ashton as president. Family guests in Bradford and Columbus areas are also listed.
Young New Yorker with Handy Camera Captures Kreisler Accident
Melvin Spitalnick, an 18 year old Postal Telegraph messenger from New York, carried a camera and photographed violinist Fritz Kreisler after a street crash at Madison Avenue and 57th Street. His images were sold to the Associated Press, boosting his earnings. He hoped to prove to his mother that cameras are worthwhile luxuries. He also correctly picked Horse Market Wise from a racing sheet, which paid him $18 to 2.
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New York
Melvin Spitalnick
Postal Telegraph
Spitalnick
Melvin Spitalnielk
1St Avenue
adison_avenue
Aget Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreister
Melvin Spitalnic
Associated Press
Imore
Continent Shipping Factographs Describe Great Lakes Trade
A fragmented report notes Great Lakes shipping and iron ore and coal hauls, plus plans to deepen routes through St Lawrence Canals. It cites banding data from US Interior Service on 9.7 million birds since 1920 and mentions Seaway expansion pressures and river traffic implications.
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Continent
Great Lakes
Mawarl Payson
Weston
Portland
Chica
Lakes
Eni Bakes
Mississippi
Herale
Erie
St Lawrence
United
U.S. Fiste and Wildlife: Service of the Department
Interior
Spring Arrives in Occupied Paris Amid Struggle for Living
Paris in early May under German occupation shows crowds in Champs Elyses and boulevards as warm weather returns. Food shortages persist, bars and tea rooms face fines, unemployment in the Paris region is rising, and transportation limits hinder evac plan preparations. Traffic accidents and long odds on horse racing at Longchamp draw crowds, while lively street life continues despite restrictions.
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Xuy Porter
Paris
Champs Wlyeses
Auttoriger Jources
Massachusetts Etro Hesesinsntty with the Avgabit BLESS Union to outlaw slavery
A Massachusetts group calling itself the Avgabit BLESS Union advances a push to outlaw slavery in the state. The faction advocates immediate emancipation and alignment with broader abolitionist currents, signaling rising anti slavery sentiment in the region.
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Massachusetts
Daily Quiz: How Many Gan ii Stewart
A fragmented quiz page asks 10 questions on Mother’s Day, May Day, cave locations, college terms, planetary size, pronunciation, wood merit awards, postage stamps, nursery rhymes, and composers. Readers are directed to the classified page for answers.
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Maryland
Mammoth Cave
Luftwatte
Penzerschift
Sturt
Jupiter
Ra Hovse
N.Y. Im
United States
Batsenold
Diddie
Diddle
Adele
Mushrooms and Toadstools Warn Readers in Medical Bulletin
In a Daily Dozen note from the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania a discussion warns the public about edible versus poisonous mushrooms. It notes toadstools are deadly, outlines distinguishing features such as white spores, and describes severe symptoms from poisoning with rapid progression to death.
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Fragmentary historical notes on early grape seedless varieties
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a frat Producto of seedless grapes and traces grape cultivation back 800 years in Fersin and 2,600 years in Ohto. It mentions the Matterhorn in Switzerland being conquered by Whigin ber's party on July 4, 1665, with vague references to colonists loyal to England during the Revolution era and mixed, unclear details about other figures and events.
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Fersin
Ohto
Matterhorn
Switzerland
Whiginber
Washington Day Book on Investigations and Government Jobs
Washington readers are warned about the heavy scrutiny during government job applications. Prospective hires face multiple agency checks, with referrals to the FBI or Justice Department if concerns arise. While aimed at rooting out subversion, officials fear a creeping witch hunt and stress keeping Democracy at Work free from smear while maintaining security.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Treasury
Produ
Sal
St Opm
Jetters Pickty
Civil Service
FBI
Olaven
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Justice
J. Edgar Hoover
Tead
Rogue Male in Wartime Hollywood
Hollywood writer Geoffrey Household, aging at military service, seeks refuge in wartime London and the Balkans. His novel Rogue Male attracts attention after a dramatic escape aboard an overcrowded refuge ship. His wife explains his life split between writing and war, while a real life hunter figure inspires the plot as a dangerous mirror of dictatorship.
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Balkans
Africa
Hollywood
Geoffrey
London
Mantha
Household
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