United States Urges Settlement in China and Yugoslavia
Washington notes domestic troubles in China and Yugoslavia threaten Allied efforts. Joseph C. Grew, acting secretary of state, calls rival factions to agreements while offering good offices to China’s government and the communists. He cites risks of large troop movements if resolved and notes U S approval of efforts to form a unified administration in Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
China
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Chiang Kai-Shek
Grew
Chiang
Japan
Poland
Peter
Lubasic
London
Marshal Tito
Yuore
Women In State Do a Great Job In Bond Selling
Women in 39 North Carolina counties sold war bonds totaling 115 million during the sixth war loan campaign. Mrs Karl Bishopric of Spray chaired the state division, with Charlotte’s Mrs J H Goldstein named state general and Mrs E W Clement of Jacksonville named state lieutenant general. Public exercises at Raleigh will honor the Blue Star Brigade and a Boeing B 29 model will be presented to Governor Gregg Cherry for the Hall of History.
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Spray
North Carolina
Karl Bishopric
War Finance Committee
J. H. Goldstein
Charlotte
Blue Star Brigade
E. W. Clement
Jacksonville
Raleigh
Gregg Cherry
Cherry
Hall of History
Southern Railway Declares 3 Dividend And 75 Cents
Directors set a $3 annual dividend on common stock with a 75 cent quarterly payout for 1944 from surplus, payable March 15 to holders of record Feb. 15. Earnings reached $14.84 per common share in 1944, vs $15.81 prior. Three 1.25 dollar dividends were also declared on the 5 percent preferred for March 15, June 15, and Sept. 15 from 1944 surplus after last Dec. 15 profits.
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New York
Southern Railway Co
Washington Eyes Avertable Split With Tito Regime
Washington seeks a diplomatic path to prevent a complete breakdown between the exile government recognized by allies and Tito who remains in administrative control of the country.
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Washington
Tito
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer
A compact crossword clue list with horizontal and vertical entries across common terms such as dance-step danger and river-island. Includes hints for malt drink measures of and ancient La materia and several wordplay prompts for solvers.
Roosevelt Era Rift Over Jones and War Surplus Policy
The piece attributes President Roosevelt's dismissal of Jesse Jones to personal pique and hints at factional influence within the administration. It discusses Jones's allies and opponents, the impact on RFC and lending agencies, and the push to reshuffle key posts before Wallace reforms. It covers surplus property sales, veteran concerns, and early postwar logistics including naval and air transport developments.
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Jones
Roosevelt
Jesse Holman Jones
Secretary of Commerce
White House
Department of Commerce
RFC
Imen
Mr. Wallace
F.D.R
Will L. Clayton
State Department
Gillette
Surplus Property Board
Connally Sees Approval Of Peace Plan
Washington. Relations Chairman Connally predicts overwhelming Senate support for U S participation in an international peace preserving organization. He credits 16 new senators Democrat and Republican with backing the Dumbarton Oaks model and urges prompt ratification amid allied talks. Aldifer closes his food shop with a sign noting shortages and travel.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Roosevelt
Foreign Relations Committee
Pea
Dumbarton Oaks
War Plant Reopens Amid Water Shortage in Columbus
Curtiss-Wright warplane plant in Columbus resumes operations after a daylong shutdown caused by a municipal water famine. Mayor James Rhodes warns the crisis remains severe despite auxiliary supplies and curtailed water use. Officials say rainfall deficit has nearly depleted dam reservoirs, with about 60,000 workers affected.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Rhodes
Papal Delegate Reports POW Camp Healthful in Japan
Vatican dispatch says the papal apostolic delegate in Tokyo visited the Nagoya camp where thousands of American Canadian and British prisoners of war are held and found the facility healthful He conferred with Catholic and Protestant captives and received thanks for the interest shown in their welfare.
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Vatican City
Tokyo
Vatican
Nagoya
Japan
Water flows into filtration plant after downtown fire
Firemen battled a blaze at a city grocery store last night as water pressure remained adequate. A clog of debris an ice and dead fish caused 000 gallons a day to flow into the filtration plant, exceeding city needs.
OPA Raleigh Division Handles 1118 Cases in 1944
The enforcement division of the Raleigh district OPA handled 1118 cases in 1944 with treble damages and voluntary contributions totaling 119,184.64 dollars paid to the U S treasurer for overcharges. During the year there were 129 criminal prosecutions, 263 suspension orders for violations of ration matter regulations, and 55 injunctive actions.
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Raleigh
Tokens Faked With Rouge to Fool OPA Reported
Reports from teachers indicate blue ration tokens were covered in rouge to resemble red tokens and bypass wartime price controls. The incident cites several cases across schools as authorities investigate possible counterfeiting methods.
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Pittsburgh
OPA
Thug Etymology Ties to 19th Century Assassin Gangs
The origin of the slang term thug traces to a Confederate era group of professional killers who roamed in bands to stalk and rob travelers.
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