Lend-Lease Ties in War Aid and Costs
A wartime feature notes how lend-lease fuels Allied effort through barter like chewing tobacco in New Guinea, with 700000 pounds sent to aid negotiations. It reviews total spend of 18608533000 by November and 13 percent of wartime costs, plus debates on efficiency and postwar impact across Britain Russia and North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. White
New Guinea
Lend-Lease Administration
United Nations
Congress
Great Britain
Dunkerque
Western EU
United States
Butler
R-Neb
Latin- America
Latin America
Britain
Acc
United
U. S
Russia
Australia-New Zealand
Lend-lease
North Africa
North African
Latin-America
Brazil
Roosevelt
Hanes Links Public Uncertainty to Flawed Fiscal Policy
Former Treasury undersecretary John W. Hanes asserts that moral issues shape the 1944 election, condemns the current fiscal policy as economically and morally unsound, and argues government needs honest, fear-free finance to fund the war and prepare for peace. He criticizes labor politics and warns against vote driven policy while noting wartime lend lease highlights and Brazil as key Latin American supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
Se National Republican Club
Pearl Harbor
Hanes
Executive Couner
U. S
E C Daniel to Speak at News Institute in Chapel Hill
The 19th annual Newspaper Institute at UNC Chapel Hill will feature E C Daniel Jr news editor of the London AP bureau and Virginia Pinkley manager of United Press in Europe. The program runs January 20 21 with sessions at Gerrard Hall and the Carolina Inn.
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Chapel Hill
E. C. Daniel, Jr
London
Associated Press
Virginia Pinkley
United Press
Europe
University of North Carolina
N. C. Press Association
University
Gerrard Hall
John B. Harris
Albemarle
Association
R. B. House
Harris
Daniel
D. C. Council
Durham Herald-Sun
Zebulon
N. C
New York Times
War Department
Carolina Inn
North Carolina Associated Press Club
W. K. Hoyt
Winston-Salem
Robert W. Madry
R. D. W.connor
Craige
North Carolina
J. Melville Broughton
Ns Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Associated Dailies
NCPA
E. A. Resch
Siler City
U. S. Navy
Lenoir Hall
John P. Graff
Virgil Pinkley
Daniels
Carole Lombard Ship Christened In Calif
The Liberty and Carole Lombard, named for the late film star, glided into Los Cerritos Channel with Capt. Clark Gable of the Army Air Forces present. Miss Lombard was killed two years earlier in a plane crash while touring for war bond drives. Actress Irene Dunne pressed the bottle on the prow.
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Wilmington
Calif
Liberty
Carole Lombard
Los Cerritos Channel
Miss Lombard
Clark Gable
Army Air Forces
Irene Dunne
Mustang pilot writes legend over Europe in lone dogfight
U S fighter base in Britain reports a Mustang pilot, backed by 30 German jets, claiming two definite kills and multiple others. The hero, unnamed in early reports, dived into the formation and was credited with a ferocious solo assault that stunned the Fortress crews.
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U. S
Britain
Germany
Heeves
de Louis
Jack E. Breadley
Brownwood
Tex
Airforce
iEighth Air
Must
Howard
Breadley
Maj
Allison Brooks
Pasadena
Calif
Edwin Brown
Oakland
Metal Spinners Adapt To Warplane Parts
Metal spinning once used for chalices and cups is now applied to Curtiss-Wright warplanes. Skilled craftsmen turn flanges bulkheads and other components for Army planes, bridging ancient craft to modern industry.
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Buffalo
Zo Jan
Investigation Ordered of Irish Parachutists
London January report says Rev James Little MP Ulster asked for probe into claims a German bomber shipped two Irishmen to England and dropped them by parachute. One man allegedly landed near Kilrush in County Clare and was arrested.
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London
James Little
Ulster
Germany
England
Kilrush
County Clare
Ohio River Jurisdiction Question Raised by Cincinnati Official
Cincinnati city solicitor John D. Ellis argues that jurisdiction over crimes on the Ohio River should be shared equally by Ohio and Kentucky, citing the 1787 Northwest Territorial Grant and historic rulings. The piece notes about 40,000,000 people are affected by Axis labor camps and wartime displacements.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
Kentucky
Commonwealth of Kentucky
John D. Ellis
Cincinnati Iity
Supreme Court
Boulogne Linked to Roman Invasion Route to England
Boulogne in France served as a jumping-off place for the Romans who invaded England in 43 A D. The reference notes Boulogne as a key staging area in ancient military campaigns.
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Boulogne
France
England
Airframe weights of airplanes double from year ago
The article notes that the average airframe weight of airplanes produced now is twice as heavy as it was the previous year, reflecting a shift in design or capacity.
Four Voices of The Southernaires Set for Friday Night Show
The Southernaires, a four member vocal group, perform Friday night at William Neigh School. Lead Yeates from Hertford County North Carolina. Peters born in Cleveland Tennessee. Toney from Columbia Tennessee handles fan mail. Edmonson from Seattle Washington. accompanist Odom from Chicago. Presented by the Yadseut club as a civic project.
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Southernaires
Wm. Neigh School
Ee 4 Yeates
Yeates
Hertford County
N.C
Lowell Peters
Cleveland
Tenn
Knoxville College
Ray Yeates
Col
Four Ars
York
Hal Johnson
Jay Stone Toney
Columbia
Tennessee
Toney
William Edmonson
Pacific Coast
Washington
Spokane College
Theatre Guild
National Association of Negro Musicians
Indianapolis
Yadseut Club
Community notices and events highlight local church and school life
Dedication service at First Baptist Church tonight at 8 with flags on the altar and Roy S. Braden delivering the address. The What I Can club marks its second anniversary. Job opportunities open at Norfolk Naval Base for men only, plus night classes in masonry and carpentry. Basketball opener at Wm. Penn High School against Madison. Alumni meeting at 603 Taylor Street. Alpha Art club meeting and Greensboro art exhibit. Mars Hill preaching today at 11 am and 8 pm. Choral rehearsal at St. Stephens Church. Circles meeting at St. Mark Methodist, and various clubs and society gatherings through the week. Marriage announced: Louise Saunders at Great Lakes Naval Base. Daughters of Dorcas meet at First Baptist. Social Art Club and Beauticians club meetings scheduled. Juvenile Tents Order of Lilies gathering. District meeting for Winston Methodist district at St. Mark Church. Barber shops announce price increases starting Monday January 17.
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U. S. Employment Service
Norfolk, Va. Naval Base
J. E. Reid
Wm. Penn High School
Madison High School
H. P. N. and I
Twilight
St. Stephens A. M. E. Zion Church
S. G. Hunt
St. Mark Methodist Church
E. P. Wilson
Tom Saunders
Meredith Street
Louise
Julius Ledbetter
Great Lakes
Daughters OF
Dorcas
Daughters
The
First Baptist Church
Lena Baldwin, Hobson Sr
Helen Hines
Eunice Tillman
Downing Street
Bernice Philfer
Beauticians Club
E. Washington Street
Y. P. Cc
Young Peoples Club
Louise Williamson
Underhill Avenue
Order of Lillies
Lucille Butler
Daniel Brooks
R. McCollum
Te Winston
Methodist Church
St. Mark Church
RAF Downs 15 Jap Planes Over Burma
RAF fighters intercepted Japanese formations over western Burma this morning and shot down 15 enemy planes. Officials reported probable destruction of six more and damage to many others. Two RAF fighters failed to return. one pilot is safe, the other is believed to have reached safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Burma
Sone
German Subs Almost Give Up In Atlantic
Amersham England Jan Byom says German submarines have largely given up molesting convoys in the Atlantic. Admiral R H M S Come deputy chief of the RAF bomber command notes RAF command and escort carriers with Azores bases cover the Atlantic making submarine attacks very difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amersham
England
RAF Bomber Command
RAF
Azores
Atlantic
Chicago Gambling Boss Is Taken For That Ride
Chicago police describe Ben Zuckerman a 49 year old gambling boss and bootlegger who was shot to death last night in a gangland style killing. Within two hours Ben Glaser 60 an associate died of a heart attack after learning of Zuckerman’s murder.
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Chicago
Ben Zuckerman
Zuckerman
Ben Glaser
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