Roosevelt Announces Curbs on Installment Buying and Advertising
The president moves to curb installment plans and restrict advertising for durable goods to aid defense production. The expectation is that auto and gasoline sales will be limited, with broader impact on merchandising and consumer behavior. Critics warn of overreach and warn of a possible expansion of federal power beyond defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lack of Harmony in Defense Policy Shocks Washington Partners
The New Deal career group at Washington clashes with dollars a year businessmen guiding defense. Lucy Henderson urges a fifty percent auto output cut, while William Knudsen and Alfred P. Sloan warn such a cut harms defense production and jobs. Sloan notes GM plants under construction will absorb materials and workers, with most defense contracts outside GM’s usual activities and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg Telegram
New Deal
Washington
Lucy Henderson
Office of Supply
William Knudsen
Defense Production
Mr. Knudsen
Henderson
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
National Defense
Sloan
General Motors
Taylor county census notes and memorial service reflections
The 1920 census credits Taylor county with 18,742 residents and 1110 watches or clocks valued at 15,290. A 1858 Virginia report lists 5367 people with 747 timepieces valued at 2612 and one in seventy owning a watch or clock. The piece recalls earlier censuses, the Camden fire relief appeals, and honors veterans from Grafton and Taylor counties with a memorial sermon stressing duty to the living and the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bennett
Taylor County
J. M. Bennett
Virginia
John Burdett
Taylor
Thomas G. McLeod
South Carolina
Grafton
Cleveland
Camden
Grafton Sentinel
Grand Army
the Republic
Charles A. Huhn
P. Theodore Cricienberger
Israel
Jehovah
House of Israel
Norway's Quiet Power and Odd Wartime Quips
A collage of satirical notes and curious observations on Norway's energy use, Adolf Hitler, television's arrival, and odd cultural quirks. The piece riffs on science, politics, language, and future trends with a reporterly brisk, tongue in cheek tone.
Government to Takeover Industry Sparks Public Debate
The piece argues against government seizure of industrial plants, citing labor capital tensions in Washington and at Kearny shipyards. It warns that public mood favors government control could erode freedom, urging a pragmatic middle ground and condemning excessive power for the state. Charles Edison’s warning is highlighted as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edison
New Jersey
America
Hitler and Junkers Tangle Amid Diplomatic Rumors
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart surveys whispered Washington theories that high German military leaders sidelined Hitler and pressed plans that could align with Japan or topple the Nazi dictator. The piece traces vague circumstantial evidence about Matsuoka, the Russo-Japanese pact, Goering’s fate, Hess, and Junker cliques amid censoring and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Herr Hitler
Washington
Jop
Matsuoka
Rome
Berlin
Duce Mussolini
Fuehrer
Hiter
Nippon
Adolf
Germany
Soviet Union
Jappans
Konoye
Tokio
Marriage Aid or Trick Talk? Russian Scientist’s Quip
A fragment cites Dr. Boris Sokoloff claiming any girl can marry any man by repeatedly telling him, You are so wonderful. The line is presented as a humorous remark rather than a serious guide, reflecting midcentury social wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris Sokoloff
Contentment in Vienna’s showroom house drama unfolds
In the morning Diane joins Tate as he visits Ylena with plans to see Francie. Francie, a capable helper, faces Tate’s jealousy over past loves while Viena schemes and Diane navigates the tense social web. A hidden reveal hints Francie’s future role and Tate’s stubborn demand for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane
Roy Reeves
Tate
Ylena
Francie
Pardner
Viena
Davy
Yiena
Chain Room
Mrs. O'Neil
Yilena
Darling
Culetas
Shaw Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
Jie
Main Boulevard
Traf
Scott
Rue
Pirt
Defense Testifies In Tobacco Trust Hearing
Lexington news discusses testimony that major tobacco manufacturers met with Denver merchants while prices were set under Colorado unfair trade law. The article also notes a reception for Miss Richards and her 19 yeomanettes, a banquet for West Virginia businessmen, and upcoming pistol matches with White House police and Treasury experts. It mentions Lumberjacks Day events led by Paul Criss and an expected 25,000 attendees over a three day festival, amid a fiscal year defense spending outlook of about 22 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane
Francie
Tam
Davy
Harply
Diane O'Neil
Viena
Dane
Ancie
Tate
Lexington
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Spud Splinter Continues Rompave and Summersville Queen
Miss Anna Lee Richards of Richwood to present official festival flag to Commander C. E. Bennett as part of pre installation ceremonies for squeen and king amid Summersville festivity involving SPUD SPLINTER and local Navy lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville
Squeen
King
Anna Lee ‘Richards
Richwood
Navy
C. E. Bennett
Gladiolus Thrips Damage and Control Guidance
Thrips are minute pests harming gladiolus blooms and foliage by sucking sap, causing silvery flecking, browning, and deformed flowers. Control methods include spraying every ten days with tartback and brown sugar or Paris green with brown sugar. Cannont destroy thrips by sealing corms in paper bags with naphthalene flakes for a month. Horned toad derbies are noted as a new sporting event at a California county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Califfornia
County Faire
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the War and American Business
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Harry Bridges
Pacific Coast
aNea
Labor Department
Bridges
Perkins
Hoover
Justice Department
List Watches Owned
American Legion
Capitol
Bicentral Press
Norway
Land of the
Zadok Dumbkopf
Billerah
Grandma
Africa
Clarksburg
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
Stewart
President von Hindenburg
Von
Junkers
Rudolf Hess
Britain
Goering
Marshal Goering
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Les of
Contentment
Lorena Carletow
United States
Spud
Splinter
Rompave
Dean Halliday
Central Press Association
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