Production Schedule Is Stepped Up 25 Per Cent
Washington segment details a 25 percent rise in 1944 war production with a planned 75 billion dollars in armaments. Aircraft output leads, a B 29 bomber program grows, and naval and merchant fleets expand. WPB officials warn of possible cutbacks but tread toward peak mobilization as civilian economy shifts.
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Sterlin Green
Washington
United States
War Production Board
Jeaders
Europe
WPB
Roosevelt
America
Army
Pearl Harbor
Efae
Oor
Penetro advert touts mutton suet based cold remedy
An old style ad advises prompt action for colds with Penetro. It claims grandma used mutton suet for relief and presents Penetro as a modern version in a suet base that soothes congestion and stimulates circulation. A 35c white double supply is advertised.
Soldier Extols Red Necktie Christmas Gift
Pvt Winfield Jones at Camp Grant shows off his humorous holiday prize a red necktie nailed to his barracks wall as a lighthearted Christmas present.
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Camp Grant
Ill
Winfield Jones
George Whiting Remembered as Cafe Entertainer Extraordinaire
A tribute recalls George Whiting as a performer’s performer whose cafe acts captivated rough crowds with mime like hand work and recitative singing. He influenced later cafe entertainers such as Tommy Lyman and was famed for a letter writing pantomime and Irish song repertoire.
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Whiting
Vaudeville Memories of Bill Kirk and George with Irving Berlin
The reminiscence credits Bill Kirk as a lyric writer for the New York American. It notes George credited with songs with Irving Berlin including My Wife's Gone To The Country and Blue Heaven. It mentions Kirk as a cafe entertainer in several cities and the Whiting and Burt team as popular in vaudeville.
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Tommy Lyman
Whiting
Tommy
George
Steve
Bill Kirk
The
New York ‘American
Bill
Irving Berlin
Blue Heaven
Chicago
Coney Island
San Francisco
Burt
ICC Decision Delayed On North Carolina Rail Rates
Raleigh December 31 John P McGrath ICC examiner said a decision on North Carolina railroads request to raise intrastate passenger fares from 1 65 to 2 2 cents per mile would take at least 30 days after ICC completed its review. The state utilities commission had refused the increase citing sufficient business.
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Raleigh
John P. McGrath
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
ICC
State Utilities Commission
Bowles Urges Price Control Responsibility in 1944
Office of Price Administration chief Chester Bowles calls for price controls to become a personal responsibility for all Americans in a year end statement. He notes that some wartime restrictions have eased as shortages shrink and warns tires and gasoline may grow tighter in 1944. He cites congressional decisions on subsidies and mass understanding of shared responsibility as key to sustaining price control.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Office of
Price Administration
Bowles
Congress
Thieves Loot Jewelry Store. Diamond Ring Recovered
Po man Robert Oman spotted a diamond platinum ring among shattered glass after a jewelry store smash and grab. Police combed debris for two hours and recovered a total of 3,432 in jewels as spectators watched. Britain’s food production shifts from one third to two thirds of prewar levels.
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Chicago
Robert Oman
Invasion Chiefs Set to Meet in London for Western Europe Push
Allied leaders including Eisenhower and Montgomery prepare for a London gathering to finalize the invasion command structure. Reports flag Omar Bradley and Mark Clark as leading American candidates while Teheran plans influence the broader Allied strategy with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill.
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London
Eisenhower
Europe
Sir Bernardontgomery
Mark W. Clark Clark
Omar Bradley
Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
United States
Britain
Russia
Teheran
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Arthur
Montgomery
England
Miral
Bertram Ramsay
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Fire engine fights blaze at Torrid Zone cafe
Fire crews rushed through the night to extinguish a blaze at the Torrid Zone cafe in New York. No injuries were reported as units battled flames and secured the scene.
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New York
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