Treasury and Fed warn of inflationary year ahead
Officials predict an economic explosion if policy remains loose and demand outstrips supply. In 1944 the US will produce about two hundred six billion dollars in goods with most spent on wartime materials, while taxes and savings reduce private spending. A tight money supply could spur price pressure, rationing, and wage demands, fueling inflation and political strain.
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Treasury
Fed- Reserve
Con
Ted
Yankee Stadium
Uncle Sam
War era fiscal scare and reform bid drift across readers
Editorial notes a tax and savings campaign arguing Americans should hoard pennies and cut spending as Treasury demands rise. It cites 75 billion in savings since 1940 and a money supply climbing past 20 billion, urging restraint amid war needs and federal policy. It also sketches a Wallace bid for 1944 nomination, led by Sidney Hillman and the CIO, with aides Lee Pressman and C. B. Baldw in. Lieutenant Lannie Ross now directs camp music in the Solomons, recounting a singing incident that drew enemy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Chaasen
Mary Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Henry A. Wallace
Committee For Political Action
Sidney Hillman
Iowan
Oeed
White House
Hillman
Wallace
Lee Pressman
AAA
V.P
Department of Agriculture
C. B. Beany Baldwin
Lannie” Ross
Solomons
Winston
Lannie
Radio Schedule Highlights War Time Programs
Readable rundown of Wednesday December 15 radio lineup noting time shifts due to wartime adjustments. Includes multiple serials dramas, musical programs, news, and weather related segments with stations CBS NBC and affiliates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Armstrong
Hound
Chick Carter
Farrell
Nbe
Captain Midnight
Cbs
U. S. Navy
Quincy Howe
Lyn i
Dbbs
Tim Healy
Blu Lanny
Ginger
Tower
Chicago
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Jeri Sullavan
Dbs News
Volney Huard
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Waschnata Ty
Harry James
Johnson
Nbe Sone Ranger
Bdiu
Init Aces
Cbe
Montezuma
Mariner
Sam
Abner
Jean Hersholt
Christian
Ee Cugat
Eddie Cantor
Blu Lionel Barrymore
Gabriel Heatter
Gracie Fields
Jack Carson
Harry Wismer
Rte
Kay Kyser
Raymond Gram Swing
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Quick Digestive Relief
Health quiz suggests relief from headaches and low spirits due to constipation by taking Carter's Little Liver Pills. The double acting formula is claimed to increase bile flow during sleep and ease sluggish digestion. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
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Carter
Christmas in War News and Memory Across Fronts
This word study traces Christmas meanings from ancient origins to war time. It recalls Old Christmas practices, Yuletide rites, and holiday life in Civil War camps and World War I trenches, ending with a call for lasting peace and goodwill.
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Virginia Haworth Perdue
Deep River residents attended a bridal shower at Miss Nancy Williams home to honor Miss Virginia Haworth Perdue. The Deep River section also noted various family visits and illnesses among local residents including flu, chicken pox, and a severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Williams
Deep River
Virginia Haworth Perdue
Bill Dillon
E Ward
Reidsville
Ed Coley
Sedgefield
Charles Marsh
Greensboro
Floyd Dillon
High Point
Dora H. Horney
Ruth Horney
W. Horne
Rs. Floyd
Ora Armfield
Winston Road
T. J. Jones
D. Clark Johnson
E. F. Willams
G. S. Foster
Clarence McWhorter
Wodals
Anti-Hitler Coup Feared May Put Rommel In Command
London reports high Nazi leaders weigh a move to give Field Marshal Erwin Rommel supreme army command to tighten defenses and deter an anti Nazi coup amid Western fronts. Rumors also place von Rundstedt at risk while Patton’s Cairo visit fuels talk of a new US command.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Europe
Rommel
Karl von Rundstedt
Hitler
Fuehrer
Rege 4
Germany
Denmark
Balkans
Cairo
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Seventh Army
Last line of a visit from St Nicholas
The closing line reads Night before Christmas with the familiar line and cadence. The author of Cinderella is Charles Perrault. The wife of Hiawatha is Minnehaha. Recreation is not the highest kind of enjoyment but in its time and place is proper as prayer.
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St. Nicholas
Charles Perrault
Minnehaha
S. I. Me
Etiquette Hint Emphasizes Inviting Individuals Not Status
There is no rule of etiquette that forbids inviting both officers and enlisted men to the same party. A guest should be invited for who they are, not for their military or civilian rank.
Legion Officers Plan Conference In High Point
Department Commander R F Bob Stevens state adjutant Jim Caldwell and chaplain Reverend Lawrence Watts met in High Point Tuesday to arrange the post officers conference set for January 16 1718 at the Sheraton hotel as HQ. Local Legion members Cliff Lehman service commander Judge D C MacRae adjutant Smith Dimander and George E attended the informal luncheon.
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R. F
Bob” Stevens
American Legion
Jim Caldwell
Lawrence Watts
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Legion
Cliff Lehman
Ser
D. C. MacRae
Smith D Imander
George E
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Dr Lewis, Jr
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Paramount
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Joan Fontaine Smith
Rialto
Claudette Colbert
Paulette Goddard
Veronica Lake
W. A. Bivins
Iiss Siesis
Howver
Magi
Christ
Kris Kringle
Nicholas
Santa Claus
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New York Sun
Villa O'Hanlon
Virginia
Gordon McCabe
Marne
France
Bowie
Lin
Christendom
No Man's Land
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Angels
Deep River News
von Runstedt
Highland Grocery
Highland Avenue
Wsjss
Esso
Carolina Cavaliers
National Education Asse
U. S
Air Forces Band
Nene
Carey Longmire
Guiding Light
Betty Brown
Watte
Portia
Fred Waring
News of the World
Mrs. North
Piedmont Farm
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