Senatorial courtesy blamed for crime and corruption in Congress
The article denounces senatorial and legislative courtesy as enabling corruption in Washington and beyond. It cites cases involving Representative Eugene Coxe of Georgia and Congressman August Anderson, arguing official inaction protects guilty lawmakers. It condemns political protectionism over accountability and warns of public distrust toward Congress and other bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
North Carolina General Assembly
Eugene Coxe
Georgia
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Coxe
Whiteside leads field surveys to ease home front war strain
Arthur D. Whiteside coordinates investigations to uncover consumer complaints and forecast shortages. OCR agents will liaise with wholesalers, regional surveys guide policy, and hunting rifle ammunition rules adapt to utilitarian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Whiteside
Passing The Chop Publicity Flags Food Overcharges
A Buffalo man sends a two ounce pork chop to the OPA after paying 80 cents for a chop with half a small potato. The OPA forwards the chop to its Buffalo regional office and asks restaurant patrons not to mail食 specimens to Washington. The Office of Defense Transportation supports the request to curb such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
OPA
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Citizens weigh crimes and culture in High Point commentary
A mosaic of quotes covers licensing penalties, wartime views, church music, and public figures. Attorne y John Caffee urges 90 day license suspensions for violations. Mrs. Floyd Clark praises High Point’s climate and warns of a nearby army camp. Other voices discuss a neighbor dispute, an old five dollar bill exhibit, speeding penalties, Republican faults, Italy’s peace, boy choirs, and wartime industry chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Floyd Clark
Durham
Nancy K. Poston
Ralph Edwards
J. Elwood Cox
W. A. J. Idol
Food shortages, price controls, and gummed risks haunt wartime economy
Washington commentary notes Congressmen say public support for Roosevelt war policy remains strong while domestic policy falters. Prices for cabbage collapse under price ceilings, potatoes spoil due to rail and storage issues, and cherry crops rot from lack of transport and gas. Canning is uneven, meat futures loom, and experts warn a coming midwinter meat famine amid a strained, regulated economy and uncertain farmer incentives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CPA
Denver
OPA
North Carolina
Carolinas
ODT
Marvin Jones
Mr. Jones
Jones
Nature
Maryland
Virginia
Alleghenies
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Manlike to Punish, Godlike to Forgive Quote
A religious quotation notes Jesus forgiving the sins of a paralytic and comments on mercy versus punishment, with an attributed line by P. von Winter. The text reflects Christian moral themes and reverence for forgiveness.
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P. von Winter
Ocean Life Facts From The Sea
The text notes that a mate may refuse to leave a marlin hooked by a fisherman. It also states a single female mackerel can carry up to half a million eggs.
Winchell On Broadway
Dr. Fritz Reimer narrates a travel piece about Winchell during a European tour. The account blends backstage insights with Sicily travel anecdotes including Palermo Taormina Catania and Agrigentum observations and car trouble.
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Fritz Reimer
Pittsburgh Symphony
Palermo
Mondello
Tyrrhenian Sea
Venice
George Gershwin
George
Giuseppino
Taormina
Catania
Bellini
Mussolini
Syracuse
Sicily
Diogenes
Carabinieri
Agrigentum
Vizzini
Callagirone
Concordia
Goebo
Porto Empedocle
Selinunte
Castelvetrano
Segesta
Biagio B
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
Ana Gy
N. Y
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
August Andreson
Minnesota
Senate
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
FBI
Department
House
OCR
S.B.H
N. S. Association of Wine Control
John Caffee
Greensboro
A. H.) Whitley
T. M. Stanton
D.C. MacRae
Republican Party
J. M. Thomas
Herbert Lehman
Italy
Anthony Eden
G. M. Nichols
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Virginia Frank
Europe
Tap
Hideki Tojo
Mitsubishi Aircraft
Stalin
Mr. Churchill
Winston
Uncle Joe
George Bernard Shaw
Maj
Bernard T. Kelly, Jr
Helena
Lifeguard
Paul Mallion
Naional
Jesus
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