Congress Pushes WPA Abolition and Defense Efforts Rise
Washington reports amplify Republican push to scrap the Works Progress Administration as non-defense spending shrinks. The push centers on liquidation of nonessential agencies, with forecasts of budget cuts and potential reallocation of WPA assets to national defense. Civil Service concerns and a defense orientation mark the policy debate, amid rumors of agency consolidations and job guarantees for some workers. A public communication invites Masons to a Winter meeting.
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Jack Stinnett
Congress
Washington
Depres
Sion
Roosevelt
U.S
WPA
National Defense
W. Bruce MacNamee
U. S. Travel Bureau
Senate
Harry F
Byrd
Virginia
Cole
G. A. Memory
FE. T. Gregory
Silk Hose Prices Stabilized Amid War Time Controls
Price ceilings on women's silk hose range from 30 cents to 1.65 dollars while ALP stocks are frozen. In the war year, the OWT reviewed over 4500 rumors, sorting them into hate anxiety escape supernatural and curiosity categories.
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IFTVE
OWT
American Tank Buster Aids Africa Siege Drive
A new U S made tank destroyer, the T D, joins British and American forces in Africa and Tunisia. It outruns and outflanks German tanks, fires high velocity armor piercing shells, and can strike from range or up close. Crews target tank blind spots and planes provide support as the weapon proves quicker and cheaper to manufacture than a tank.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
United States
Africa
VII Army
Marshal Rommel
Egypt
Libya
North
Tunisia
Rommel
T. D
T. D. An
Bataan
Andrew D. Bruce
Waco
Texas
Bruce
Hugh A. ‘Drum
David
Ray C. Montgomery
Hitler
Europe
Carol Johnson
West Point aims to train minds for leadership and duty
Walter Winchell recounts West Point’s rigorous three year course blending mathematics science and military training. A high level panel including MIT President Compton and Dartmouth President Hopkins will inspect the program to ensure graduates have top education and practical military skills for America’s challenges.
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West Point
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor Hopkins
Dartmouth
Bull
Heubner
The
Services of Supply
Edwards
War Department General Staff
Schlatter
Flying Training Command
Army Air Forces
Military Academy
America
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
John J. Pershing
Kaiser
West Point Duty Honor Country Motto Quote
A patriotic note praising West Point cadets and the American ideal. Emphasizes duty, honor, country as the time-honored motto and hopes cadets carve their names in the Hall of Fame through their service. Expresses national pride and commitment to keeping America free.
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America
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Clark
Patton
West Point
Colin Kelly
Alexander Ninminger
Walter Winchell on tour as substitutes take duties
Walter Winchell is on a tour of duty outside the Continental U S During his absence contributors will substitute and carry on with the column duties.
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Walter Winchell
Continental
U. S
Barbara Stanwyck Leads G-String Murders Screen Pivot
Hollywood spotlight shifts from Gypsy Rose Lee to Barbara Stanwyck in The G String Murders. Producer Hunt Stromberg trims censor issues by casting 6 foot showgirls and a young Irish leading man Eddie O Shea, while James Gunn pens a discreet screenplay. Stanwyck’s star power anchors the project as backstage burlesque drama unfolds.
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Hollywood
Barbara Stanwyck
Gypsy
Dixie
Gypsy Rose Lee
Barbara
Ace
Harry Akst
Dinah
Sammy Cahn
Hunt Stromberg
Stromberg
James Gunn
la Stanwyck
Holly Wood
Eddie O'Shea
Miss Stanwyck
Woman Power Unused in Labor Force Survey
A survey of potential woman power shows about 15.9 million women are gainfully employed, representing less than 23 percent of the total female population.
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