Canadian Aluminum Foil Orders Stir War Efforts
A fragment discusses Canadian government support for continued aluminum foil supplies to American buyers, emphasizing the American Exchange’s role in the war effort. It notes assurances from a Canadian company president and mentions local substitutes and prior approvals amid aluminum shortages. Also references Col William Donovan’s pessimism about British victory and German tactics, plus an FBI note on espionage and sabotage.
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United States
Washington
William J. Donovan
White House
Africa
Turkey
Balkans
Herr Hitler
Wild Bill
Mussolini
Libya
der Fuehrer
Poland
Norway
France
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Greece
Gmen Surge Amid War Pressure and Public Fascination
The piece notes Washington DC expansion as officials move, the FBI expanding from 300 to nearly 2000 agents due to war and sabotage fears, plus rising appeal of FBI roles as political prize. It contrasts Hollywood publicity and military image management with FBI prominence and public fascination.
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District of Columbia
Department of Justice
Congress
West Point
Annapolis
Hollywood
Army
Navy
F.B.I
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promise Health Boost
Vintage ad copy touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to “wake up your liver bile” by stimulating two pints of bile flow daily. Claims include relief from constipation and flatulence, with a period sales pitch urging readers to “get a package today” and “take as directed” priced at 10¢ and 25¢.
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Carter
Leon Henderson price czar marks new wartime price policy
New York writer notes Henderson named price czar signaling end of moral suasion in price control. It surveys rising consumer costs since 1941, including meats up 10–30 percent, butter 5 percent, salt pork surging, rents edging higher, and coal and sundries up. Warns inflation signals loom though some prices lag.
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New York
Burton Heath
Leon Henderson
Labor Department
Washington
Harriet Ellott
Miss Elliott
Henderson
War-time Economic Critique of Price Inflation and Plant Expansion
The piece argues that price spirals cause inflation harming all, urging government action to prevent a crash. It notes Henderson may use war powers to hold prices, while Morgenthau relies on taxes and bond sales. It contrasts a wartime plant boom with 1929 overexpansion, warning most growth targets munitions and aircraft, with little for consumer goods and uncertain peacetime demand.
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O. P. M. Purchase
Donald Nelson
Henderson
Treasury
Morgenthau
National Industrial Conference Board
Hairpin Invention credited to Sol A Gold Berg
Chicago inventor Sol A Gold Berg is credited with creating the crimped hairpin and the bobbie pin now in common use, though the original inventor remains unknown.
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Sol A. Goldberg
Chicago
Coal stove history note during Franklin era
The record notes no revolutionary changes to coal burning stoves since a few years after Benjamin Franklin invented the first one, indicating long standing design stability and historical context.
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Benjamin Franklin
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford County transfers list property trades in High Point Morehead Bruce and Gilmer townships. Marietta Mungan sells lot on Montieu Avenue to J A Mizell and wife. Daisy L Womble sells property on McIver Street to J Harvey Dick and wife. William A Higsby and wife sell property in West Avondale to Thomas H Hagan and wife. P P Mounce et al sell property adjoining Green Pass and W J Hoskins to John Williams on and wife. Durham Life Insurance Company sells property on Chestnut Street to F G Brady and wife.
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High Point
Marietta
Forest Fires Bring Loss Across Randolph County
Ashboro and Ramseur areas faced major blazes as forests burned over several days. A Monday fire between Asheboro and Ramseur destroyed timber and forced landowners to protect homes. A larger Tuesday blaze near Science Hills Church-devastated timber and left several vacant houses burned.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Ramseur
Science Hills Church
Randolph
Uncle Rays Corner Bagdad Travel Note
A travel sketch about Bagdad in Irak, describing its location on the Tigris, old and new districts, the Palace of the Green Dome, bazaars with nuts figs dates gold and silk, camels and racing camels, storks nesting in March, and a letter writer service for the illiterate, ending with a note to request a magazine offer.
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Bagdad
Irak
Tigris
Mansur
Old Bagdad
Census records show nearly three million as-paragus canned
Census data indicate close to three million cases of asparagus are processed annually in the United States. The statistic highlights the scale of fruit and vegetable canning, reflecting industry output and agricultural supply chains.
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U. S
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