Canada’s Rising Cost Of Living Levels Out Under Ceiling Plan
Ottawa reports progress in an unprecedented wartime inflation siege. A national ceiling on all prices, wages, rents, and services was enacted through the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Volunteers from major industries assist in policing prices with subsidies used to stabilize wages rather than feed inflation.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Efort
Prices and Trade Board
Donald Gordon
Bank of Canada
Cost of Living Controls in Wartime Canada Explained
An explanation of wartime price and wage controls in Canada covers subsidies, profits tax, and the basic period from Sept 15 to Oct 11. It explains ceilings on rents utilities and services, exemptions for professionals, and how pricing differs among merchants and foods. It notes stabilization after controls and contrasts with the UK and US price trends.
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Canada
U. S
Autry and Burnette tale rise to Hollywood fame
Harrison in Hollywood recalls Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette telling stories on an outdoor set for Stardust on the Sage. Autry explains his move to movies after a talk with Burnette, details about their early touring, a border incident over instrument values, and how one picture began their film careers. Autry today runs a vast show with nearly 200 cast and 300 stock animals, plus famed horses Champ and Champ Jr., preparing for an eastern tour aboard a specially painted train.
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Holly WY
Cal
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Smiley
Autry
Burnette
Gene
Rutry
Canada
Hollywood
Mascot
Old Sante Fe
Ken Maynard
Louisville
Ohio
Champ
Champ, Jr
Woman Sues for Divorce Over Crowded Indianapolis Home
In Indianapolis a wife files for divorce citing an intolerable home caused by her husband’s hobbies. She described the living space as filled with 30 pistols rifles and shotguns and even an 1 foot fishing boat in the room, leaving no living room.
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Indianapolis
Dilling Divorce Case Sparks Courtroom Chaos in Chicago
In Chicago on April 11 the Dilling divorce hearing erupted as Elizabeth Dilling was held in contempt twice within 30 seconds. Her son Kirkpatric, 22, wrestled with a lawyer and two bailiffs, while daughter Elizabeth Jane, 16, cried after being struck by a person in the melee. Albert W. Dilling stood stunned as his daughter cried out for shame. Mrs. Dilling, author of The Red Network, claimed $1,000,000 against her husband, his attorney, and columnist Walter Winchell for defamation. She had been held in contempt earlier for remarks against Jews.
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Chicago
Dilling
Elizabeth Dilling
Kirkpatric
Elizabeth Jane
Albert W. Dilling
Red Network
Dillings
Walter Winchett
Randleman Couple Wed In New Salem Church Ceremony
A wedding at Salem Methodist Church united Miss Irene Trogdon of New Salem and Tom Henry Daniels of Randleman and Norfolk. The service included nuptial music by the bride’s aunts, a ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Y Y D Poole, and Springtime decor with palms and candelabra. The couple, whose future home is undetermined, come from active local families and professional backgrounds.
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Randleman
Irene Trogdon
New Salem
Tom Henry Daniels
Norfolk
Salem Methodist Church
Cale Hussey
Asheboro
Tabor Wood
Snow Camp
Ralph Trogdon
Ervin Daniel
J. Robert Trogdon
Daniel
Talmadge Daniel
Providence High School
Muirhead Construction Company
Forrest Matthews
Forrest
Raleigh
W. F. Matthews
L. L. Roberts
St. Paul and Naomi
Louise
Sarah Matthews
Lexington and High Point
Maude
Claude
Mabel Fox
Greensboro
John
Fox
Charles Fox
June Fox
E. N. Wall
Highways In Arkansas Under Water Amid Flooding
Thirteen Arkansas highways were under water as the Arkansas White Black and Ouachita rivers and their tributaries rose toward flood stages. The Arkansas River reached a crest forecast of 27 feet five inches above flood stage near Fort Smith. Smaller streams flooded lowlands at many points with some damage expected along lowland areas. Little Rock weather bureau predicted a crest on the Ouachita at Camden about 14 feet above flood stage by tomorrow with no major flood in sight.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Quachita
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Ouachita
Camden
Mexican Masquerade Opens With a Highwayman Attack
Allan Steele arrives in the Mexican port town San Saba seeking a quiet lead on a secret matter. At the Inn of One Thousand Delights a Rurales officer is ambushed by three horseback attackers, triggering a fevered gunplay and sword duel scene as Allan watches the confrontation unfold.
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Allan Steele
San Saba
Sun Su
Alan
Allan
Rurales
Brest Told To Prepare For State Of Siege
German authorities warned Brest on the English Channel to be ready for a state of siege without notice. The proclamation would aim to curb subversive activities by French residents and could last indefinitely if declared.
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Vichy
Brest
English Channel
Depeche de Brest
Firefighters patrol Caswell forest after third blaze
Roxboro camp firefighters continued patrolling the Locust Hill forest area in Caswell County to prevent further fires after a third blaze in as many days. A 24 hour shift kept crews on duty as about 1,000 acres burned in Caswell and 800 plus in Person, with Camp Butner area not included in early reports.
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Roxboro
Locust Hill
Caswell County
H. J. Thiel
Person County
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NEA Service
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New Zealand
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Trogdon
Hilda Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Betty Jo Runsey
Dennis L. Fox
Dennis B. Fox
Johnson City
Tenn
Fayetteville
John Ferguson, Jr
High Point Street
Essie York
A. B. Beasley
York
High Point
C. D. Ristler
Phyllis
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Asa Crawford
Williams~ton
Watson
Millikan
Dot Talley
Ruth
Frances Talley
Woman's College
Frank Talley
Frances
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Cor. Nea
Kay
Asia
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Escobar
Pearl Harbor
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Mexico
Lown
E. H. Gunder
Asia Minor
Kay Sargent
Caswell Forest
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