War waves across borders and economies in WWII era notes
A 1942 column sketches Allied war control and economic policy with focus on export restrictions, price planning, and coordination among nations. It highlights U.S. agencies, wartime inflation fears, and the shift from secrecy to publicizing production totals as Allied campaigns surge. It also touches Dutch recovery efforts, North Africa morale shifts, and naval battles in Sevastopol and the Black Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anny
Wallace
Board of Economic Are
F.D.R
Cordell Hull
Jesse
V.P
B.E.W
Deng
Ign
Indian Air Force grows as Sikhs lead blue turbanned pilots
The enlarged Indian Air Force trains MahRattas Rajputs and Garhwalis in engine tinkering while veteran native pilots say they had wartime experience two years earlier. A Waziri tribal revolt on the northern frontier triggered a small squadron to quell the uprising, with shooting on both sides before peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fuel rationing aims to prevent abuse and reward cooperation
The Office of Price Administration argues a complex system stops wastage by individuals like habitual users, rather than simple cuts. Alaska Highway length is 1630 miles Dawson Creek B C to Fairbanks Alaska. Pigeon speed record shows a 600 mile flight in about 6 hours 71 minutes. WAAC training centers are Fort Des Moines Daytona Beach and Chicago. Gasoline rationing targets rubber saving, since fewer gallons extend tire life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si F. Curtis
Hite
American Marietta acquires Ferbert Schorndorfer Co
The Ferbert Schorndorfer Co an industrial paint maker with a Cleveland plant and home office becomes a subsidiary of American Marietta Co Grover M Hermann president of American Marietta says management changes are planned David Andrew remains president and Guy Bartholomew becomes vice president American Marietta operates plants in Kankakee Marietta and High Point The Ferbert Schorndorfer specializes in automotive and metal finishes war finishes account for over 95 percent of current production
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ferbert-Schorndorfer Co
Cleveland
American-Marietta Co
Grover M. Hermann
Ferbert-Shorndorfer Co
American- Marietta
David Andrew
Guy Bartholomew
Ferbert-Shorndorfer
Hermann
Cleveland Company
American - Marietta Co
Kankakee
Illinois
Marietta
Ohio
High Point
North Carolina
Three Local Men Lose Licenses
Leon Hilton Neal Green and Mack D Tolliver of High Point had their driver licenses revoked according to the North Carolina Highway Safety Division. A Thomersville resident Elsie Lee Breyton also had her license revoked per the revocation list received today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hilton
Neal Green
Mack D. Tolliver
High Point
North Carolina Highway Safety Division
Thomersville
Elsie Lee Breyton
Fiist
Animals Get Tougher And Chase Hunters In Oregon News
In Pendleton and across Oregon, predators like coyotes and bears are increasing as government hunters join the army. Ranchers report sheep losses up to 1500 dollars and calls for reestablishing predator bounty. Deer, elk, and even skunks roam towns prompting council and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Ore
Promise
Harold Carpers
Carper
Vernon Bristow
Baker
Oregon
Collee
Max Wilson
Joseph
Linaco
Wash
Bear
McCrary Plans Talk With Governor On Camden Causeway
Raleigh January 4 Chairman Db B McCrary of the highway commission will confer with Governor Broughton on the Camden causeway linking Elizabeth City with Currituck and Dare counties. The project faced high bids and priority issues as wartime demand reshaped funding and materials. The War Production Board urged reuse of wool and blended fabrics to clothe American women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Motel
Raleigh
Db. B. McCrary
The
Highway Commission
Broughton
Camden
McCrary
Elizabeth City
Currituck
Dare
U. S. Navy
War Production Board
Asheboro
America
Battle in Tunisia Aims to Break Mediterranean Bottleneck
The article argues the Tunisia battle focuses on cutting the narrow Strait of Sicily bottleneck between the Mediterranean seas. Pantelleria sits at its center, offering short-range bomber access to Allied convoys. Clearing Axis control here would enable a continuous fighter umbrella from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal, shortening convoy routes as shown in the diagram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Strait of
Sicily
Pantelleria
United Nations
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Britain’s woman power draft seen as model for U.S. policy
Washington reports Mrs. Roosevelt praised British efforts where about half of women 14 to 65 worked in war jobs, with 18 to 45 registered for potential military service. A draft is unlikely now, but studies compare Britain’s controls, nurseries, and worker representation to U.S. labor and manpower plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
England
War Manpower Commission
Department of Labor
Labor Department
WMC
Great Britain
Nine Are Killed In State Over The Weekend
Several violent deaths occurred in North Carolina over the weekend. A stove explosion killed four Robbins family members near Polkville. a Buckshot shooting killed Andrew Jackson Sawyer in Elizabeth City with two companions injured. Other fatalities include Henry Hendlery near Ansonville from a hog wound, Michael Fletcher after a fall from a car, infant James Evans Jr strangled by a pacifier cord, Clarence Cable shot in Deal's Gap Swain County, and Willie Princer detained in connection with that death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North Carolina
Rufus Robbins
Polkville
R. C Robbins
John Lee Head
Roy Lee Head
Andrew Jackson Sawyer
Elizabeth City
Sawyer
Walter Spence
Marvin
Randall Sawyear
Henry Hendlery
Anson County
Ansonville
S. M. Gaddy
H. H. Leavitt
Hendlery
Michael Charles Fletcher
Asheville
James Lanier Evans, Jr
James Lanier Evans
Greenville
Clarence Cable
Deal's Gap
Swain County
Frank Hyatt
Willie Princer
Firms Slated For Trial On Anti-Trust Act
Fourteenteen entities and 17 individuals from North Carolina Virginia and Maryland were docketed in U S District Court in Wilson for trial on charges under the Sherman anti trust act related to potato trading. The government accuses price fixing and conspiracies to monopolize potato trade across the three states with pleas of innocence filed at arraignment. Bond ranges from 1000 to 2500 set earlier. Trial expected to take four to six weeks with Judge C C Wyche presiding and Judge J M Meekins disqualified due to industry ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
U. S
C. C. Wyche
Spartanburg
S. C
J. M. Meekins
Elizabeth City
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O.P.A
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Russell Sage Foundation
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Berlin
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Tokyo
Albert Leman
North Africa
Morocco
Algiers
Vichy
Petain
Esteva
Duce
Holland
Queen Wilhelmina
States-General
Netherlands Shipping and Trading Committee
Netherlands Trade Mission
London
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Hitler
Black Sea
Berlin Train Trust
Crimea
Sevastopol
Novorossiisk
Istanbul
U.S.S.R. Navy
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India
U.S.A
U. S. Representative
Luce
Cral
Pocketboc
Young Go
Table Lin
United Kingdom
Fivele Island
Virsinia
OPA
Dawson Creek
B.C
Fairiake Alaska
Waacs
Fort Des Moines
Daytona Beach
Fisa, Or
Norris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
George Norris
Nebraska
Jo Davidson
British Columbia
Canada
Chief
Camden Road
Axis Island
West Sea
France
Plymouth-Port Said
Plymouth
Basra
Spain
NEW York-Port
Algeria
Iraq
Capetown
New York-Basra
Plymouth-Port
Rumania
Libya
Turkey
Alexandria
Egypt
Axis Air Power
Wartine Washington
Tsai
Belk-Stevens CO
Efird’s Dept. Store
Harllee’s Dept. Store
J. G. Penney Co., Inc
Richardson’s Dept. Store
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