War talk and party faction fights headline Washington
General George C. Marshall warns against complacency as American war aims press Sicily and Hamburg while stressing relentless power. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau battles White House inflation plans against Vinson Byrnes allies, clashing with fiscal policy and party politics as Willkie’s leadership is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Tucker
George C. Marshall
Red Army
Hamburg
Tunisia
von Arnim
Berlin
Rommel
Wilhelmstrasse
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Reich
Sicily
SMB
Henry Wr. Morgenthau Jr
White House
Fred M. Vinson
James F. Byrnes
Secretary of the Treasury
Vinson-Byrnes
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
Henry
Fred
Capitol Hill
Morgenthau
Doughton
Springfield Memorial Association to hold 26th annual meet
Local notice shows the Springfield Memorial Association scheduling its 26th annual meeting for tomorrow at 10 45 in Springfield Church. Other items include Mrs Julia Fuller of Randolph County dying at 93, a local rum runner sunk off Delaware, and various local social notices with names like William London and For rest Gurledge. Twenty years ago markers recount High Point area outings and a tornado in Hongkong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Memorial Association
Springfield Church
Julia Fuller
Randolph County
Thomasville
Alson Fuller
Andrew Lindsay
John A. Lindsay
Andrew A. Lindsay
Bruce H. Carraway
W. C. Beavans
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Oak Ridge
Civitans
Tri-Cities
Dunlap Springs
English
College Streets
Charlotte
Carolinas
Ladies Aid Society
Wesley Memorial
Roosevelt imposes penalties for WLB noncompliance
President Roosevelt enacts drastic policy under the Connally Smith anti strike act to compel unions and employers to follow War Labor Board rulings. Sanctions include government seizure of plants, withholding contracts and dues escrow, and modifying draft deferments or employment rights for offenders. The White House releases an executive order empowering Fred Vinson to act on board findings.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Roosevelt
Connally- Smith
White House
William H. Davis
Fred M. Vinson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States Gypsum Co
Davis
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Willkie’s swift political pronouns draw comment
In Rushville Indiana the Hoosier delivered a porch speech to the state committee and used the phrase we republicans for the first time in public. Washington noted Willkie learns fast, remarking it took him three years to revise his pronouns. Albert Leman is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Philadelphia
Taft
Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklyn T. Waltman, Jr
Mr. Willkie
State Committee
Rushville
Ind
Washington
Willkie
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Promises Relief with Ointment
Many shattered romances may be traced to scratching skin blemishes. Peterson's Ointment offers quick relief for pimples eczema and blotches at 35 cents with money back if not delighted. It also soothes irritated feet and cracks between toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Yugoslav Peasants Executed in Croatia Reprisal
The Yugoslav government in exile said sixty peasants were executed by German forces at Kragujevac in Croatia as reprisal for a bridge bombing, and twelve boys from the same town were later executed for illegal resistance.
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London
Kraljevo
Croatia
Radio Schedule Highlights August 18 Corrections
Radio timetable for Eastern War Time lists program changes due to late network corrections. Features include Jack Armstrong serials, Archie Andrews, The Golden Gate Quartet, Fred Waring, Capital and Dixie bands, Lone Ranger, Five Minute News, and War Commentary with John B. Hug amid a dense lineup of dramas, quizzes, and dance orchestras.
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Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Cbs
Chick Carter
Farrell
Archie Andrews
Navy Band
Nbeildren
Quincy Howe
Cbds
Golden Gate
Dbs
Tim Healy
Biu
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbe
Jash Armstrong
Jers Sullavan
Che
Bill Stern
Nbc
Lowell Thomason News
Basic World News
Dhs
Fred Waring
Blu
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry James
The
Cbs T
Kaltenborn
Keen
Tracer
Cbs-Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
cbs-Dixie
Mia
Nbe News
Sammy Kaye
Red Barber
Sam Bakter
Blu Leo Cherne
Tommy Dorsey
Manhattan
Jim Ameche
Blu Jean Hersholt
Christian
Cba
Judy
Nhe
Joan Freedom
Blu Lionel Barrymore
Ocos Gabriel Heatter
Dancing Music
Iuest Order
Jack Carson
Soldiers With Wings
Harry Wismner
Kay Kyser
Raymond Gram Swing
John B. Hug
Lulu
Johnny
Blu Dance Orchestra
Morton Gould
Alec Templeton
Radio Forum
Paul Schubert
Obe
The Crippled Child and Society in War Time Health
A discussion on the disabled child’s prospects after wartime sickness and injury. It covers medical advances, education access, and social integration, noting physiotherapy, surgery, braces, and psychological approaches as keys to letting crippled youths lead productive lives. It also urges public support and family health guidance.
Allied raid damages Balikpapan oil refineries in Borneo
A military spokesman stated that Liberator bombers caused widespread damage to major Japanese-held oil refinery complexes at Balikpapan in Borneo during raids on Friday August 13. The confirmation came from Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific on Wednesday August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Balikpapan
Borneo
WSJS Radio Program Schedule and Guests
A dense list of WSJS radio items for a day including Luncheon Dance Music and News segments. Mentions performers and programs such as The Beso Reporter Mirth and Madness Sketches in Melody The Guiding Light Lonely Women The Light of the World Watt's Funny Ma Perkins Right to Happiness Art Diason's Gang News WW Chaplin Hotel Statler Orchestra When A Girl Marries Sundown Varieties Call to Worship The Esso Reporter Tunes and Tips Sports and News Pred Waring Orchestra News of the World Caribbean Nights Mr and Mrs North Kay Kyser Orchestra The Base Reporter Piedmont Farm Program The Open Door Road of Life Isabel Shaffer Organist Luncheon Dance Muse
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the Beso Reporter
Carey Longmire
Guiding Ligh
Lonely Women
Watt's Funny
Ma Perkins
Art Diason
Esso
Mrs. North
Tommy Dorsey
Judy
Kay Kyser
Piedmont
Baneh
Carolina Heveille
Robert St. John
Hetty Brown
Isabel Shaffer
Reich Shocked By Failure To Hold Sicily
Stockholm August 18 German fears rise as Nazi forces quit Sicily with withdraw across the Strait of Messina described as a strategic move by Berlin commentators. Reports say 35,000 troops and 4,500 wounded evacuated. 17,000 tons munition 9,600 cars 100 field guns 47 tanks salvaged. Swedish correspondents note clashes and pending political moves in Italy.
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Stockholm
Sicily
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Strait of Messina
Italy
Rome
SSS Tonic Promises Aid for Digestion and Blood Strength
A vintage health ad claims SSS Tonic can boost stomach digestive juices and red blood, easing sour stomach, nerves, loss of appetite, and weakness. It argues many people have only partial blood and digestive capacity and offers the tonic to improve physical fitness and mental alertness by increasing vital dig juices and blood strength.
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Wendell Willkie
William London
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Forrest Gurledge
Georgia
Margaret Lassi
Ter
Farmer
Margaret Kearns
Woodrow
Delaware
Legionnaires
Wilmington
A. H. Graham
Mary Ring
Elkin
D. A. Stanton
Atlanta
Burnett
Howard Hicks
Demarest
N. J
P. H. Dillon
Genereal
Hongkong
China
High Point College
Highland Park Mill
Mann's Cur Hate
Walgreen
State Theatre
Salem Street
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Marjorie Reynolds
Lynn Overman
Eddie Foy, JR
Sanwank Nob Hill
Francisco's
the Amazing Clare Ond O'Brien
Barry Fitzgerald
Arthur7s
HERRY
Ates
Mer A
Elisabeth AT
March OF
Bill Jack
Adolph Hitler
Fdr
WormsLey
Wormie
Thanx
Harry T. Lathy
Leveland, Ohio
Jimmy Hatlo
D. Harold Oliver
Albert Leman
Mickey Rooney
Frank Morgan
Fay Bainter
J. Edgar Hoover
Teresa Wright
Joseph Cotten
the Batman
Thomas D. Masters
WSJS
America
Amuling
Vlad
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