FBI Birthday Tribute Praises Hoover Era At 35
On the FBI’s 35th birthday a reflection praises J. Edgar Hoover’s leadership and the agency’s wartime success. It notes arrests rising to 13,000 since December 1941, crediting the G men with thwarting Axis plans without civil rights violations while acknowledging past PR flaws.
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Pearl Harbor
G-men
Hitler
Tojo
John Edgar Hoover
Exeet
FBI
Hoover Taok
Hoover
The
United States
End of Coffee Rationing Predicted as Supplies Normal
The piece notes coffee rationing may end soon as supplies normalize and credits anti submarine methods and shipbuilders for turning the tide. It also suggests sugar could be the next luxury to return to normal, boosting economies in the Caribbean.
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Predit
Tt UN
Rome bombing hardens resolve as Vatican spared
Allied bomber crew recounts the Rome raid avoiding the Vatican by order, noting heavy waves of bombers, P-38 escort, and minimal opposition. The mission, aimed at Brenner rail bottleneck traffic, proceeded on schedule with no losses or injuries.
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Raymond Clapper
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Roma
Rome
Vatican
Tider
Coliseum
Forum
Axis
Mussolini
Toste
Rehter
Charles P. Gough
Denver
Italy
Air Force Command
Germany
Brenner Pass
Sicily
Vow Wy
Grand Strategy of Congress in Wartime Policy
Commentary traces how Congress shifted toward protecting special interests through postwar planning since the thirties. It argues the 1944 election will decide if lawmakers remain public servants or become exploiters of government for corporate profit, outlining how agencies like TVA SEC and WPA faced targeted weakening or abolition.
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Congress Spade Magazine
Congress
Britain
America
Inter- Indang
Igtler
GOP
Kean
TVA
Securities and Exchange Commission
NYA
Soldiers On Front Made Greatest Sacrifices, Sailors Agree
Ernie Pyle reports aboard an invasion fleet that sailors and frontline soldiers share a deep respect for each other. Soldiers endure harsher conditions, but sailors admire their grit, while both groups long for home and a safe return. The piece notes mutual admiration, shared dangers, and a shift in sailors’ view of warfare after meeting the troops.
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Ernie Pyle
U. S. Navy
Navy
War separates couples urge simpler life after conflict
A wartime wife argues that separated couples may be ahead when peace returns by slowing their pace, prioritizing family, and trimming pursuits. She notes many have decided to reduce material aims and time-wasting activities to enjoy life and children more, a lesson not always learned by those untouched by war.
Celebrity Gossip and Personal Setbacks This Week
A jumble of show biz items reports Gypsy Markoff seeking seas again after Lisbon crash recovery, Ethel Merman battling laryngitis to keep her record, Ruth Brady and Jean Nesulesco limo rumors, Elaine Barrie threatening libel action, and Vin cent Youmans restricted by laryngitis. Facial scars for Jane Dorman from the clipper crash noted along with other industry whispers.
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Gypsy Markoff
Harkness Pavilion
Lisbon
Jack Benny
Hig
Ethel Merman
Gene Krupa
duPonts
War Department
Ruth Brady
Jean Nesulesco
Jose
Iturbi
Dorothy Lamour
William Howard
Elaine Barrie
Gene Fowler
John Barrymore
Dave Rose
June Allysor
A& Visitors
Steve Brody
Hollywood
Martha Stevenson
Gazelles
Dr. Bednick
Poland
Meni~co
N. J
Fred Vlen
Vincent Youmans
Bert Lytel
Jane Droman
Postwar plans hinge on who governs and how industry is treated
The piece argues postwar production depends on government leadership. It cites ALCOA as a case showing clashes between free enterprise and public ownership. It imagines leases of people’s plants to enterprisers at low costs, and frames such policy as central to 1944 election strategy and New Deal influence.
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Day
Harding
Syay
eGovernment
Jesse Jones
Defense Plants’ Corporation
RFC
Shootin
Aluminum Company of Americas
Uncle Sam
ALCOA
Sam
Aiie
Entertains Union Aid At Wessington
Wellington July 22 Special to Mrs Ora Parker and Mrs Paul Olson hosted the Union Aid Society division at the Parker home. Guests included Mrs Anna Barnes of Omaha and Rev and Mrs Davis. An ice cream social was planned for Saturday August 7 with Mrs Clyde Willard leading the business session and couples sharing devotions.
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Wellington
Ora Parker
Paul ‘Olson
Union Aid Society
Parker
Anna Barnes
Omaha
Harriet Parker
Joseph Davis
Percy Roach
Eva DeHaven
Clyde Willard
Clarence Coop
Davis
Roach
Extension Club Elects Officers for Busy Bee Chapter
On July 22 special extension club meeting Mrs Orville Tollefson hosted the Busy Bee Club electing officers President Mabel Bustell Vice President Delpha Phillips Secretary Marjorie Chaplain Treasurer The next gathering with Mabel Russell is planned for August 11 at Tollefson schoolhouse and plans for the annual pink August endare.
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Orville Tollefson
Busy Bee Club
Mabel Bustell
Delpha Phillips
Marjorie Chaplain
Mabel ‘Russell
Tollefson
Rationing Roundup and Stamp Validity Notices
Rationing Roundup lists key dates for OPA stamps and book validity. It warns stamps must remain attached and expired stamps be destroyed, with August and July deadlines for applications, sugar, coffee, meat, blue stamps, gas, and tire inspections, plus specific book and coupon expiration details for ration books one and three.
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OPA
Gen Chennault Sea Survivor of Helena
WALERPOOF July 22. D. W. Chennault fifth son of Major General Claire L. Chennault is reported among survivors rescued from a Japanese held island by the light cruiser Helena in the South Pacific. Chennault, 20, enlisted in 1941. his family includes three other sons in the army and two in government work. Mrs Chennault expressed joy at his safety.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Barley
Clapper
Fay R
687
BR. H. Smith
Nashville
Commant
Exchange
Huronite
South Dakota
Metropolitae
National Educational Association
National Association of Manufacturers
FSA
FCI
By Galbraith
Freccht
WEA Service, Inc
RESUS
Ruth Millett
Dorothy Kilgallen
Voice of
Broadway
Wessington
Extension Club
Gen. Chennault
Helena
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