U S War Effort Faces Mixed Signals From WPB Critics
War production chiefs under Nelson Batt and Wilson face political pressure as critics claim civilian needs trump Army Navy requirements. Articles note Casablanca outcomes, Tunisia reversals, and doubts on quick victories, with forecasts of protracted campaigns and uncertain morale amid economic wartime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S.A
Nelson-Batt-Wilson
WPB
Roosevelt
Nelson
Wpb-Ers
Hopkins-Byrnes-Roseman
War and Navy
White House
Screen Stars Startled by Afloat Trinket Traders
Ashore with a cheap two dollar watch, a bold youth bartered, carved, and sold a dollar pipe to a tribal chief for a hundred twenty five actars. The CO boasted the pipe as a tribal trophy and the tale followed through the ship’s crew. MISERIES A new threat to India troops ethics famine floods and cyclones devastate regions near Bombay Calcutta and northern cities. The RAF drops food. More than ten thousand perish. thousands of cattle lost and crops ruined.
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States
Dicker
United States
India
New York
Gandhi
New Delhi
Bombay
Calcutta
Punjab
Amritsar
Burma
Subcontinent
Madras
Bay of Bengal
R.A.F
Black church anniversaries and choirs mark night programs
The Mens Club and WLC host First Baptist anniversary program tonight featuring J B Jones and Pilgrim Congregational Church choir. Daughters of Dorcas and LGA sponsor Friday night event with Rev C W Lawrence guest at St Stephens. Auxiliary anniversary runs to Sunday with banquet Monday night March 1. Also notices for United Order of Tents meeting March, Mt Vernon Willing Workers gathering, Zion Willing Workers pew rally at St Stephens AME Zion, and Pilgrim Congregational Church choir anniversary with S E Burford speaking about music fundamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mens Club
W.lc
First Baptist
V. J. B. Jones
Pilgrim Congregational Church
R. C. Palmer
L. L. Boyd
Daughters of Dorcas
L.G.A
C. W. Lawrence
St. Stephens Church
United Order of Tents—Lillies of
High Point
Lillie Williamson
MT. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
C. B. Ginyard
Grade Street
Zion Willing Workers Club
St. Stephens Ame Zion Church
F. O. Bass
Zion Willing Workers
E. Burford
William Penn High School
Missing Air Force Sergeant Whitley of Spring Hope
Staff Sgt. George W. Whitley Jr is missing in action in the South west Pacific area. His parents Mr and Mrs George W Whitley of Spring Hope have been advised by the War Department.
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Spring Hope
George W. Whitley, Jr
Southwest Pacific
George W. Whitley
War Department
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights War Era Programs
A detailed February 25 wartime radio lineup lists programs across networks from 6:30 pm to 11:15 pm Eastern, featuring Dennis Hayes hosts, serials like Captain Midnight, comedy with Abbott and Costello, music by Harry James and Bing Crosby, and war news segments. Several repeats, time adjustments, and network-specific slots reflect wartime programming adjustments.
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Bill
Nbe
Jack Armstrong
Biu-East
Chicago
Biu-West
Page Farrell
Captain Midnight
Blu-East
Ben Bernie
Che
Mbs
Shrednik News
Blu
Frazier Hunt
Harry Wismer
Blu John Sebastian
Ebs Rhythm Ensemble
St. Louis
Indiana Indigo
Korn Robbiers
John B. Kennedy
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Midnight
Cbs
Fred Waring
Stoopnagie
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbc
Harry James & His Orchestra
the Johnson Family
Bob Burns
Variety
Jayne Cozzens
Nbc-West
Metropolitan Opera
U.S.A
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbhs
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Nbc- West
Mr. Keen
Lost Persons
Fanny Brice
F. Morgan
Karl Godwin
Corliss Archer
Dbs
Sam
Abner
Henry Aldrich
Eerle
Drarmatie
Bing Crosby
Music Hall
Nhe
Major Bowes
Che Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Baste
Leo Cherne
TU. S. Navy
Che Raymond Clapper
Gracie Fleide
March of Time
Paul Schubert
Frank Sinatra
Nhce
Blo
Habeas Corpus Issued For Woman In Slaying Probe
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs Emma Billie Fowler was filed in Asheville and returnable before Superior Court Judge Sam Ervin Jr. The coroner's inquest heard she made threats against her stepfather John T Womble who was shot at his home by a masked bandit who stole 100 dollars but missed 3000 in cash.
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Asheville
Emma
Billie) Fowler
John T. Womble
Superior Court
Sam Ervin, Jr
Womble
Paul McNutt Faces Ten Weeks to Prove Worth in Manpower Drive
Paul V. McNutt, War Manpower Commissioner, confronts a tight ten week window to place millions in needed war jobs and win expanded powers. The House Appropriations Committee refused to fund his $2,454,000 request to reorganize the U S Employment Service and blocked Senate confirmation for higher WMC appointees hindering staff recruitment.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Wells Ae
Paul V. McNutt
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
U. S. Employment Service
Senate
WMC
McNutt
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By Ray Tucker
F.D.R
Churchill
North Africa
Casablanca
Rommel
Tunisia
Europe
Pacific
Albert Leman
Sicily
Paris
French Guinea
West Africa
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
William Sadler
Albert Brown
Mount Union
Reidsville
Morene
Virginia Paschall
Williamsburg School
Here
V. Lake
Lana Turner
Paulette Gooddard
Gable
D. Lamour
Till Dietrich
Crawford
Veronica Lake
Peekaboo Bang
the Powers
Girl
George Murphy
Ann Shirley
Carole Landis
Benny Goodman
Orch
Russia
Merry Melody
Broadhurst
Jerry Colonna
Ellen
Vera Vagle
Paramount
THE
Forest Rangers
With Susan Paulette Hayward Goddard
Fred McMurray
Rialto
Claudette John Colbert Payne
Musical News
Gay Falcon
George Sanders
Wendy Barrie
the Klondike
Brod Crawford
Andy Devine
State Theatre
Salem Street
Robert Taylor
Brian Donlevy
Charles Laughton
Col A
Thi
Ong
Gery
Helen
Alan
Mai
Alker
Paramount Picture
Helen Walker
S Paige
Sheldon Leonard
Marie McDonald
Gentecr
Rey Scott
China
Chiang Kai Shek
Chungking
News OF
Paul McNutt
Morton Downey
Raymond Paige
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Guilford
Cash & Carry
North Main
Uncle Sam
F. F. W. Saltine Crackers, Ib
Weiners
Liver
HAM
West End
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