New central mobilization agency eyed for future war
Washington author discusses past wartime agency struggles from OPM to SPAB and WPB, praising a proposed central mobilization office led by Charles E. Wilson of General Electric. The piece reviews inflation control, price and wage powers, and the tangled federal apparatus facing prewar and wartime production and defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truran
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
General Electric Company
Office of Production Management
OPM
SPAB
War Production Board
WPB
OPACS
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congress
Roosevelt
Economic Stabilization Board
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Economic Stabilization Agency
Wage Stabilization Board
National Production Administration
Defense Production
Commerce Department
Office of Defense Manpower
Department of Labor
Defense Transportation Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interior Department
Federal Reserve Board
Housing and Home Finance Agency
War Mobilization Board
Byrnes
Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed in Ardmore
Mr and Mrs George W Thornton celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Saturday December 2 with a dinner at their Highway 31 home. They have four great grandchildren. Attending were Joe D Thornton and family of Jackson Tennessee George T Hammond and son of Decatur J T Thornton and Jerry of Huntsville and daughter Floy. The Golden Circle class of the Baptist Sunday school held a business meeting last Tuesday night at the home of Mrs J B White. Refreshments were served to Mrs Sammie Johnson teacher Mrs Georgia Broadwater Mrs Ola Glass Mrs Frances Coffman Mrs Carolyn Magnusson Mrs Bessie White and Mrs Josephine Lawson. The class will have a Christmas party and tree with supper Friday night in the church basement.
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George W. Thornton
Highway
Joe D. Thornton
Jackson
Tennessee
George T. Hammond
Decatur
J. T. Thornton
Jerry
Huntsville
Floy
Golden Circle
The
Baptist Sunday School
J. B. White
Sammie Johnson
Georgia Broadwater
Ola Glass
Frances Coffman
Carolyn Magnusson
Bessie White
Josephine Lawson
Week of Prayer Observed by Woman's Missionary Union
The Woman's Missionary Union held a week of prayer with afternoon gatherings in various homes. On Friday an all day meeting took place at Mrs Leonard Shannon's home with each attendee bringing a covered dish. Personal notes list relatives and local visits including Kenneth White at Florence State Teachers College and Miss Loriie Letson recovering from illness.
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Woman's Missionary Union
Leonard Shannon
Kenneth White
Florence State Teachers College
H. B. White
Sherry Bryan
Athens
Eddie Ashford
Ann
Loriie Letson
Ester Lene Hodges
Birmingham
The
Sunbeams
T. C. McDonald
Hershel Jones
J. B. Puckett
Newton
Mississippi
G. W. Hank
Bill Cook
Nashville
T. Jones
Maddox
Whitaker
Huntsville
Marshal
Knoxville
Bud Tillery
Vinnie Fowley
W. L. Currin Jr
Cleveland Whitt
Cullman
Will Whitt
Shoppers visit Fayetteville and Nashville areas. health updates note
Gene Ahern reports Selvin Smith and others shopped in Fayette ville on Tuesday while Frances Carter and family shopped in Nashville on Thursday. Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Sims had operations last week at South Highland Infirmary in Birmingham. The forest resource differs from coal by its capacity to regrow new timber as older stands are harvested.
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Selvin Smith
Ralph, Artenia
Imogene
Fayetteville
Frances Carter
Frances Delap
Billy White
Tony
Nashville
John Reynolds
Garner Sims
South Highland Infirmary
Birmingham
Lignite Moisture Levels Hit Forty Percent
A report notes lignite fuel contains moisture up to forty percent, affecting handling and energy content.
Labrador Retriever Origin Traced to Newfoundland Trade
The Labrador retriever, not native to Labrador, was introduced to Newfoundland by early British traders, shaping its dog breed history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Newfoundland
General John C. Persons outlines bank functions in Decatur talk
Birmingham banker General John C. Persons, president of First National Bank, explained commercial banking functions to the Decatur Kiwanis and guests. He traced banking history in the Southeast, noted bank safety deposits, loan ranges, and periodic examinations, and warned that stricter federal controls and higher taxes may be needed to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Persons
First
National Bank
Birmingham
Decatur Kiwanis Club
United States
General Persons
Sam Nettles
Kiwanis Committee
Dixie Division
Gen. Persons
Nettles
Calumet & Hecla
Calumet
Mich
H. Y. Bassett
Wolverine Tube
Detroit
D. D. Decker
Wolverine
Don W. Blend
Decatur
R. S. Dickinson
Nebraska Consolidated Mills Co
Omaha
James L. Rankin
James H. Johnson
William D. Sims
P. W
Southeast
South Carolina
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OT Ces
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Serge
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