Propagandists' claim on public war knowledge questioned
The piece brands J Parnell Thomas and Roosevelt administration as deceiving the public to sustain war effort. It argues misinformation fuels shortages and bond drives while urging full disclosure. It attacks Treasury propaganda and calls for treating citizens as adults who can handle bad news and facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Western Front
Pearl Harbor
Europe
Treasury
White House
Morgenthau
Army
Navy
America
China War Strategy Behind Japan Aims Unfold
The analysis notes Japan’s push along a central China Indo China route to establish a land supply line from the Russian border to Singapore. It argues Japan seeks a beaten Allied force, forcing reliance on Burma Road logistics, and hopes a bargaining peace. It warns the Western response may shift to Asia’s mainland theater. The piece suggests beating Japan may occur outside the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Indo-China
Singapore
Free China
China Coast
Pacific
Burma Road
Japan
Burma
Far East
Christian Science Monitor
British Navy Faces Pacific Role Split in Washington Debates
Washington discusses future British fleet involvement in the Pacific. Roosevelt overrules admirals who want U.S. sole charge of the Tokyo assignment. Churchill argues British participation could help Britain save face in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
Tokyo
His
Insular
Mediterranean
Hirohito
F.D.R
Churchill
Asia
Aviation Taxation and State Control Look to Postwar Period
The article notes most states including North Carolina form committees on air ports airlines and air rights. It discusses aviation taxation parallels with rail and auto eras, three tax areas ad valorem hangars airports and gasoline, and CAB as federal referee. Questions cover whether airlines taxed like businesses or carriers and how to allocate state taxes among jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
N. C
National Association of Tax Administrators
Ars
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Washington
Congress
Centenarian Footnote and Publicity Oddities Across States
Lynn Nisbet notes shifting conflicts among local state and national taxing authorities. Bill Sharpe of the State News Bureau cites broad publicity diversity from North Carolina to nationwide outlets. A Santa Rosa actress Ella Raines sends her 100 year old grandmother in Lake Toxaway a birthday parcel, but Mrs. Raines prioritizes the Phantom Lady hat over long underwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sharpe
North Carolina
When does a bureaucrat become American in crisis
The piece questions Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell’s resignation from Roosevelt’s administration. It weighs loyalty to a chief against conscience and duty to the people, asking whether Littell sought truth or exposed possible corruption in high places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Norman M. Littell
Littell
Biddle
Mr. Littell
Calls for complete investigation into war profiteers and Corcoran ties
The piece urges the American public to demand a full inquiry into war profiteering and the alleged Corcoran connections. It argues the investigation should include income tax returns and be conducted by trusted Republicans to avoid whitewashing. It notes Meade’s suitability and contrasts New Deal bureaucracy with corporate critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Corcoran
Tommy the Cork
Littell
WMCA
Tommy
Mead
New York
Taft
Vandenberg
Byrd
George
Ameri
Wartime America’s 79th Congress Faces New Political Figures
Washington previews rising names likely to shape the 79th Congress. John Moses of North Dakota, Gerald Nye’s successor, and Indiana’s Capehart emerge as vocal anti administration voices. Emily Taft Douglas wins Illinois at large race, wife of Paul Douglas, and Helen Gahagan Douglas gains notice as a prominent Democratic figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Moses
North Dakota
Big
Bluff
Shaggy
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
Omer E. Capehart
Music Box
Indiana
Capehart
Senate
Stephen A. Day
Illinois
Douglas
Roosevelt
House
Paul Douglas
University of Chicago
Marines
Lorado Taft
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Los Angeles
Helen Gahagan
Melvyn Douglas
Stalstonstall and Saltonstall Rise in Postwar Political Scene
By Jack Stinnett describes Levett Saltonstall's decisive Massachusetts victory and Stalstonstall emerging as a GOP potential for 1948. It notes Brien McMahon's rise in Democratic ranks after defeating Danaher, who loses influence as McMahon joins the administration inner circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Stalstonstall
Gangling
Boston
United States
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
John A. Danaher
Michigan
U. S
Danaher
Broadways byline humor and wartime gossip collage
A brisk collage of Hollywood anecdotes and wartime celebrity quips. Included are overseas stories from New Guinea, jokes about officers and nurses, and sharp quips about Vivien Kellems and Lucy stories. Names such as Hugh Sohnso, Will Oursler, Joy Hodges, Rufus Le Maire, Zanuck, and Harry Cohn appear amid light social satire.
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
High Point
W C
National Native DD Ca
Lexington Ave
N. Ft. City
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
the Enterprise
Pres- Roosevelt
British Navy
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Cork
Sarah Jackson Doyle
Democratic National Committee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cosmopolitan
Emily Taft Douglas
Rep
Jack Stinnett
Chell
Broadway
Alon
Hugh Sohnso
Will Oursler
True Magazine
New Guinea
Oursler
Marianas
Yank
Joy Hodges
Hodges
Rufus le Maire
Cen -Fox
Rufe
Wilson Mizner
Lon McAllister
Zanuck
Moss Hart
John Barrymore
John
Talia
Vivien Kellems
Argentina
Clan Coffee
Cong
Pearson
la Kellems
Winchell
New Deal
Martin
Kellems
Admiralty
Gilmore's
Les Brown
Columbia Studios
Britain
Harry Cohn
Lam Fung
H'wood
S. Skolsky
Skolsky
Private
Breger Abroad
Fox
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