Predictions on OPA demise from 1946 business leaders
Washington round up reports quotes from Wesley Hardenberg of the American Meat Institute and other executives predicting the end of price controls. They argue Congress should end OPA meat and livestock regulation and expect price stability or shifts in automobiles rents and food prices once controls lapse.
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OPA
Wesley Hardenberg
The
American Meat Institute
Congress
John E. Jaeger
Ece
Signal . Assonigion
Tor Selatan ‘Plesale Grocers Association
Retail Grocers
Arthur Bruce
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Office of Price Administration
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
al Guckenberger
New York State Food Merchants’ Association
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Voters urged to register and rally for Southern unity
Decatur voters are urged to go to the polls next month to register a verdict in the municipal election and persuade friends to vote. The piece notes shifting political ideas, railings against parties, and calls for a durable States Rights stance across the South, led by Alabama and Mississippi in support of Senator Russell and a unified regional minority.
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Dewey
Truman
States Rights Organization
South
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Russell
Georgia
White House
Washington
Democratic Party
Senator Russell
Rural housing study sparks hope for affordable homes
The Southern Research Institute has developed healthful, comfortable, low cost rural housing after months of work. The study argues there is a large market in the South and predicts many poorer whites and negroes will seek better housing once affordability is proven.
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The
Southern Research Institute
Institute
South
Dewey Blackballed by Chi Phi as UM Student Then Rising Politician
The article recalls Tom Dewey as a Michigan student who was briefly blackballed for Chi Phi fraternity membership with one member doubting his future. It notes Dewey borrowed a dinner jacket from Ed Engel and later became a prominent political figure, while naming the unlikely source of the veto.
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Tom Dewey
University of Michigan
Chi Phi Men’s Fraternity
Martin Codel
Television Digest
Ed Engel
Republican National Committee
Dewey
Codel
Engel
Michigan Glee Club
Chi Phi
Florida
United States
Bradley's Real Statement Reassessed By President
The President learned the true facts about General Bradley's statement and felt better. The Chief of Staff left for Bert Knox Kentucky before Truman's segregation order appeared in the afternoon papers. The next day Bradley rose early and attended the morning conference.
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Bradley
General Bradley
Bert Knox
Truman
Fragmentary political remark hints at minority position
A partial quote refers to occupying a position claimed by the strongest minority. Details are sparse, with no clear event, date, or context provided. The fragment indicates tension over leadership or authority within a political group.
Army conference lauds black and white troops cooperation
Texas born Maj. Gen. Roderick Allen praised harmony in his 3rd armored division. He credited his black chaplain Capt. Osborne E. Scott and black hostess Margaret Collier, daughter of a sergeant in the famed 24th Infantry, for fostering good relations among white and negro soldiers.
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Segregation
Bradley
Texas
Roderick Allen
3Rd Armored
Allen
Osborne E. Scott
Margaret Collier
24Th Infantry
Hershey Outlines Draft Plans and Age Breakdowns
Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey briefed Senate and House Armed Services committees on draft plans. He said first batch could be processed by October 15 with a second call after January 1, and that 19 year olds might be drafted first though the 24 and 25 year olds were also prioritized. He estimated 9 million youths as available but only 1 386 000 would be eligible under the plan. The draft age breakdown shows 25 year olds at 8 000, 24 year olds 15 000, 23 year olds 19 000, 22 year olds 22 000, 21 year olds 222 000, 20 year olds 475 000, and 19 year olds 625 000.
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Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
Seston
Senate-House Armed Services Committees
Selective“Service
Hershey
Army Services
Armed Services Committees
Barkley Receives First Campaign Contribution
Senator Barkley recalls his first political donation from John Stigall a Kansas City law graduate who gave 15 dollars as he left Barkley’s office. The future vice president praised the gesture saying it would be deeply appreciated though small in amount.
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Sen
Alben Barkley
John Stigall
Kansas City
Barkley
Kentucky
Young Stigall
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Vacation School In Good Beginning At Austinville Church
The Bible school at the Austinville Methodist church started well Monday. Teachers urge Austinville parents to join Igol classes for spiritual development of children and youths up to age 20.
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Austinville Methodist Church
Austinville
Education bill would fund poorer states to raise school spend
Senator Lis ter Hill argues education in America is a lottery where birth in a richer state gives better schooling. The Senate approved a bill to distribute 300 million dollars yearly to states to ensure at least 50 dollars per child spent on education, with poorer states receiving more to reach minimum levels. The House did not pass it, killing the measure for this year.
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James Marlow
Washington
Lister Hill
Alabama
America
Senate
Hill
House
Pfwer
Congress
South
United States
Ellender
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
Supreme Court
Japs Competition In Textiles Feared
Alabama textile leader Donald M. Comer Sr. asserts the American textile industry cannot compete with Japan due to wage gaps. Comer, chairman of Avondale Mills, after visiting Japan, notes Japanese workers earn 50 cents a day versus 88 cents an hour for Americans and proposes selling Japanese mill output to Orient markets rather than importing to the United States.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Donald M. Comer
Avondale Mills
Atlanta Textile Club
Comer
Japan
Orient
United States
Influence of Felix Frankfurter on Roosevelt era policy
West Coast columnist: Frankfurter used supreme court status to place allies in War and State departments and to shape radio policy. Roosevelts allies—Stimson Ickes Murphy and Laski—are cited as targets of his influence, with Niles Neihaus and Winant connections noted and debated.
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Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Washington
Frankfurter
War Department
Henry. L. Stimson
Harold Ickes
Frank Murphy
Stimson
State Department
Roosevelt
Harold Laski
Harvard
Laski
David K. Niles
Neihaus
White House
Niles
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