National Whirligig News Behind the News
A深 length of the Senate war era press notes recounts Standard Oil of New Jersey ties with IG Farben and a chaotic hearing scene as executives resist press intrusion. It notes congressional calls to regulate international pacts and patent control, with critics urging stronger State and Justice action. The piece also touches on rubber and oil concentrations, wartime irony, and policy debates over public funds and efficiency. Thomas Stokes and William Farish figure in the exchange, while demographic and political tensions surface around Belgian connections and the Flynn affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
White House
Henry
Pennsylvania Avenue
Truman Committee
Standard ‘Oil
New Jersey
LG. Farbenindustrie
Amercan Corporation
Hugh A. Fulton
Standard
William S. Farish
Fulton
Newshawks
Farish
Tom Stokes
John W. Davis
J. P. Morgan
State Department
Department of Justice
Congressional Record
O'Mahoney
Flynn
Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
War Quiz Questions On Planes And Places Of War
A wartime quiz asks which plane could have thwarted a Japanese attack on Luzon and Manila. It also asks what is named after Curacao and what its delectable association is. Roosevelt hints at a Cliveden set, asking which country originally had one and what they did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Luzon
Manila
MacArthur
Panama Canal
Dutch West Indies
Curacao
Roosevelt
America
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Voice instructor praises L K for splendid relief
Dr Foster's L K has become a family standby in hundreds of homes after a distressed member found relief and others in the household began using it. Mr E B Montgomery, a High Point voice instructor, and his wife report restored appetite, improved digestion, and better sleep after using L K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L-K
T-K
Parris and Mrs Skeffington discuss Drake McHugh and Drake’s wife Randy
Mrs Skeffington questions Parris about Drake McHugh and a real estate scheme tied to a newspaper scare. Parris defends Drake as a close friend and lover, asks about Randy, and agrees to arrange a meeting, then tells Parris to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parris
Europe
Drake
Randy
Persnick
Kings Row
Kings Row turns tougher for Parris in spring
Parris grapples with town respect and personal duty as spring widens the rift between his work at the hospital and Kings Row’s gaze. He recalls family ties, Drake McHugh’s renewed standing, and the pull of home as memories surge during a sunlit walk back to his grandmother’s house.
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Herr Berdorff
Aberdeen
Parris
Colonel Skeffington
Bayt
Kings Row
Renee
Anna
Moyse Leads with Trump Exit in Eastern States Bridge
In the Eastern States Championships Moyse Jr and Moyse III won the open pair, with Richard L Frey of New York runner up. Moyse, editor of The Bridge World, argued against opening away from the ace and chose a trump exit to seek ten tricks, illustrating precise hand evaluation. A separate note from New York recalls Josie Steinbugler, honored for 30 years of service, waiting on her hosts at a Brooklyn table. A wartime casualty report follows, Wilmington air raid warden J William Futch Jr, 40, dies after a Saturday auto crash while on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumy
New York
A.sonny Moyse, Jr
Richard L. Frey
Moyse
Courntesy
Culbertson
Bridge World
Todaas
Mooyse
North
Worth
Milleee Eberli
Josie
Steinbugler
Brooklyn
Ars
AER
Wilmington
J. William Futehs
Carolina Beach
Army Officers Debate Gas Attack Humanity at Stanford
Army officers from the chemical warfare service told the War Department civilian defense school at Stanford University that gas is more humane than other warfare. They said coastal Americans have little to fear from a gas attack and that casualties would be negligible if one occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard G. Milliman
Palo Alto
Calif
Chemical Warfare Service
War Department
Civilian Defense School
Stanford University
T. J. Thompson
Thompson
Arthur G. Rogers
Anis Bowers
Rogers
Amendment to Yarn Freezing Order Is Received in City
The city received the amendment to the temporary order freezing stocks of rubber yarns and elastic threads with allowances for knitting, weaving and use under defined conditions before March 29 1942. The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers explains that knitters may use yarn already on machines, yarn removed from vendors and coned for machine use, yarn treated with oil, or rewound, but cannot use yarn still in vendor put-up after the cutoff. The notice notes affected hosiery workers and outlines permissible and prohibited uses amid wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Radio Schedule Notes Partnerships and Programs for Tuesday
A scanned radio guide lists programs and changes forTuesday including network driven alterations and a mix of music, drama, and news segments. Notable items feature The Three Suns, Dorothy Kitgullen, Ted Steela, Armstro ng’s Sketch, Fulton Lewis Jr, World News, Gern Sparpet, and Johnny Presents. late evening listings include Lilauna Revue, Are You Missing Heir, and News. The schedule highlights hour blocks with titles and performers and signals shifting times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AcSubi
Phain Midnight
Denver
Viner Ebuat
Che-Harity
Dorothy Kitgullen
Ted
Enesi
Gaanmane
Helen Menken
Cbs
Arthur Hale
Jack Stevens
Baste
Johnny
Nayler Cugal
Gul
Shaw
Holtfoye
Neal Morgan
Sieavy
Spea
Wartig
Rene Nene
Dane
Varvetz
News
Abered
Tomlinson Workers Give For Red Cross War Fund
H N Williard announces receipt of an eleven hundred dollar check from P J Neal secretary of Tomlinson of High Point representing contributions from employees in several craft shops. By a vote last month workers decided to donate earned income from a day’s labor converted to cash for the local Red Cross chapter. Tomlinson Company provided time and one half for donated work. Red Cross day was set for Saturday March 14 and the total reflects participating employees. Office staff and executives had already contributed when the drive began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Williard
American Red Cross War Fund
P. J. Neal
Tomlinson
High Point
Cthapter
Tomlinson Company
Red Cross
Forest Fires Burn In W N C
Forest fires swept Transylvania and nearby counties in North Carolina threatening timber lands. At least 10 fires burned across Buck Forest South Mills River Frozen Lake Hogback Gloucester Lake Toxaway and Diamond Creek with 3500 acres of timberland reportedly under threat. Recruited crews faced CCC bar shortages from Pisgah Forest and hot dry winds hampered containment. Ranger J B Fortin urged citizens not to burn brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brevard
UPI
Transylvania
Yesterdaay
CCC
Pisgah Forest
Buck Forest
South Mills River
Frozen Lake
Hogback
Gloucester, Lake
Toxaway
Diamond Creek
J. B. Fortin
Pisgahi Forest
Stokes County
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Ed Flynn
Lake Mahopac
New York City
Capitol Hill
Bronx
Domo
Senate
Albert XN
Leman
Singapore
Nips
Tojo
Stalin
High Command
Nose
Tobruks
U. SS. R
Wehrmacht
la Guardia
Robert Moses
Washington
NYA Activit Regislators
Big Brother
Menxeltar
Central America
Far East
WAR Quiz
Kansas City
Indiana Presbyterian Church
Paul C. Morton
N. C. State College
Raleigh
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
India
Indies
Brazil
Gulf
Texas
Louisiana
el Salevado
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Uncle Sam
Mr. Montgomery
MR. and
Mrs
FE B. Montgomery
Drake and
Drake McHush
Livingstone
King’s Row
Paris
McKenney
KISS
N.T
Arthur &. Riddle
Marion
Ernest
James
Thomas
Lydia E. Pinkham
W.N.C
Duke Power CO
South Main Street
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