PRICE FIXING RUNS WILD IN WAR TIME CONTROLS
An analysis explains how OPA price directives clash with large store practices raising concerns about price lines for women's wear and children's outerwear. It notes Woolworth J C Penney and others facing scrutiny while Congress pushes wartime controls to curb costs and ensure value.
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OPA
Certsin
Mpr-Ad
Gellinun
Beck
PW. Woolworth Co
McGravy Stores
Newbery Co
Murphy Go
HL Green Co
Nelsoner Bros
W. T. Grant Co
Ad J ©. Penney Co
Wonen
Ater
Eom Indus Wintel Myiy
Iits
Bitaitess
Uusitiens Tiseld
Local man killed at city rail yard accident
Twenty years ago Charles J. Hyland of City, Pennsylvania, was fatally injured when caught between couplings in the local yards near Washington Street. The incident occurred about one hundred feet south of the crossing as he prepared to leave the city after a shaft delay.
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Wes
City
Charles J. Hyland
Yell
Pennsylvania
Washington Street
Harriman Named Ambassador to Russia in Roosevelt Era
Washington reports William Averell Harriman to Russia as ambassador, reflecting administration trust in business leaders to shape Soviet policy. Harriman's background spans Union Pacific leadership, Wall Street, polo, racing, and farming, with a Republican heritage later backing Roosevelt.
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Jack 8Tinnett
Washington
William
Averell Harriman
Russia
Gary Cooperich Harriman
Rossia
Josef
Stalin
United States
Realists de clare threaten private industry and liberty
A wall of rhetoric argues government dominance harms individual security and opportunity. The piece condemns realists in industry labor and government who favor state ownership as eroding economic freedom and representative government, urging citizens and soldiers to resist.
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Sdany
I Industein
Oui Republi
25 Years Ago Dads Fought Their Greatest Battle
In a late 1920s reflection, veterans and families recall the Argonne siege 25 years ago, highlighting American courage under heavy fire. The piece notes General Marshall’s leadership and the pivotal push at the Argonne with roughly 800,000 American troops in preparation for a crucial offensive, aligning with Wilson’s stance on unconditional surrender amid German fatigue.
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Marshall
Stall Td
Bth
Rymbow
Argonne
Youn
Douglas Macar
Mishel
Ludendortz
Piet Marshal von Hindenburg
Hindenbug
Prink Max
Baden
Wilson
Willy W
England Health Signals Decline in Mortality Rates
The report notes lower death rates across major diseases in the prior year, with the birth rate at a high since 1880 and meningitis, diphtheria, and tuberculosis showing declines. No epidemics of rotating diseases occurred, and fatal road accidents fell 24 percent as society adjusts to wartime conditions.
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England
Oil decline in Western Hemisphere prompts record US exports
The report notes Ventzuela as a leading oil producer in the Western Hemisphere and records the United States exporting about 4,100,000 barrels to Canada for touring. It cites the largest auto traffic volume at an international border before the war. A Hollywood veterinary surgeon becomes a WAC veterinary ign. Final drive launched on November 1, with strong momentum as the Armistice arrived at 11 am on November 11.
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Ventzuela
United States
Ganada
Edger
How's Your I Q Quiz From Classified Page
A reader asks seven trivia questions from a classifieds page quiz. Topics cover the Italian fleet fate, Alice Long Worth’s father, yellow seal survey uses, Donets Basin outputs, Hitler’s U S visit, piano key count, Atlantic Charter signatories, UN membership, Grunewald Forest city, and cabbage soaking rationale.
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Alice Long
Worth
Soviet Russia
Adolf Hitler
United States
United Nations
Grunewald Forest
Lander Home Damaged by Fire
Fire heavily damaged the Paul Lindell residence in Lander, gutting the lower portion of the building. Kitchen, bathroom, and living room were ruined. refrigerator and electric equipment destroyed. Loss reportedly insured. Fire departments Russell and Sugar Grove responded, using water from booster tanks after being alerted by a tank-delivery driver and Mrs. Fred Ludwick.
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Lander
Paul Lindell
Oller
Iass
Fred Ludwick
Russell
Sugar Grove Tre
Erie Ration Board Head Quits Post
Edward K. Heal, chairman of the Erie war price and ration board since its inception, resigns in protest to the dismissal of Robert R. Crotty as chief clerk. Heal accuses inefficient operation. Crotty was removed by District OPA Director Charles H. Leslie on September 23. Heal signed the ouster order reluctantly to speed board reconstruction, amid claims of insubordination and multiple failures in office.
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Erie
Edward K. Heal
Heal
Leslie
Crotty
Charles H. English
Aring
Trim
Two Cities Title From Budapest Echoes Across Ages
The text contrasts Pest and Buda split by the Danube, noting castles and homes in Buda while Pest modernizes. It also cites ancient adornments, war loan figures, stockings sale, and early food preservation methods attributed to Peru, weaving assorted historical curiosities into a single brief item.
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Budapest
Capa
Hungary
Pest
Danube
Buda
Relative of Corryites Dies in Philadelphia
A report from Philadelphia notes the death of Churde Johnson, well known in the community. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. C. B. Portec and W. P. Moster of this city. Details were scarce and arrangements were not yet finalized. the body is expected to be brought home for burial.
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Churde
Johnson
Philadelphia
Me Johipson
Mrg. C
Hull's whereabouts not disclosed by State Department
Washington Oct 14 The State Department said reports that Secretary Hull had boarded a Naval Breall ship en route to a possible coercive in Moscow were incorrect. No details were provided. Hull's whereabouts were not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Swite Department
Hull
Naval
Breall
Moscow
Skin Irritations Treated With San Cura Ointment
An advertisement touts San Cura Ointment and San Cura Soap as a treatment for skin irritations and itching. It claims the antiseptic ointment cools comforts and helps clear unsightly irritations and recommends washing with the soap before applying the ointment. It lists prices for the products and mentions use after washing to relieve itching.
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Ube
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