Inflation and quality blamed for clothing price rise
A reader cites a Chester Bowles letter from the Office of Price Administration explaining price controls on clothing and cloth production. The piece argues true inflation includes deteriorating garment quality, noting shirts show reduced cloth and workmanship, raising prices beyond stated figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bowles
Department of Labor
Washington
WPB
Roosevelts Nomination Draws Fire Over Blunders
The piece criticizes President Roosevelt for promoting his 34 year old son to Brigadier General amid controversy. It links the nomination to a separate dog transport incident and a Senate investigation, noting resentment of perceived nepotism and Hollywood style behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Europe
Air Corps
Rooseveltian
Grand Canyon
Miss Emerson
Canyon
England
Hollywood
Army
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Telephone Manners and Other Brief Observations
Short items on telephone manners and social quirks. Notes critique rude secretary behavior, postwar plastics hype, bees starting work at two days old, a political critique of a presidential nomination, a remark on a cold affecting the poor, and Danish resistance news.
They Say: Teacher Pay and Veterans Work in High Point
A. Lee Gibson argues teachers deserve worth beyond pay. Ralph E. Miller cites timely veteran aid ideas. The High Point Veterans Advisory Council formed last summer with about 35 reps from Social, Civic, Religious and Welfare groups led by W. E. Mitchell of the American Red Cross.
High Point organizes veteran employment and civic groups
Local leaders including H. P. Morrison of the Family Service Bureau organize committees on publicity education counsel and guidance and rehabilitation to support job counseling and placement for veterans under Title IV Public Law 3416 A full time Veterans Service Officer aids veterans at the U S Employment Service office while Civic leaders plan to mobilize local residents for veteran employment in High Point The piece also notes reader response to George Sokolsky and a caution about government direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Trea
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thoreton
Cartor
TED Press
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
H. P. Morrison
Family Service Bureau
Congress
Veterans Service
U. S
Controversy Over Secretary Pick Henry Wallace and Spoils Traditions
The piece condemns the Presidents selection of Henry Wallace for Commerce and the RFC, labeling it a cynical spoils system move. It cites Wallace as devoted to the campaign, compares him to Frank Sinatra and Toots Shor, and questions rewards such as RFC leadership and White House lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Commerce
RFC
Jesse Jones
Frank Sinatra
Roosevelt
Toots Shor
White House
Why did Henry Wallace demand Jesse Jones' place
By George Sokolsky argues Henry Wallace seeks Jones's post to settle scores from a 1943 feud and to anchor a New Deal elite faction. The piece accuses Wallace of lack of competence and motives tied to 1948 presidential ambitions, urging Roosevelt to reprimand him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Jesse Jones
BEW
Mr. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Board of Economic Warfare
Jones
Wallace
Roosevelt
James Byrnes
Department of Commerce
RFC
Seer Wallace
United States
Roosevelt Sees Shifts in Death of Isolationist to Internationalist View
The article analyzes how Senator Vandenberg Wheeler and Connally along with George Foster Dulles shape Roosevelt's approach to postwar policy. It argues Vandenberg's plan seeks to prevent remilitarization of Germany and Japan, not to support Soviet expansion, while Wheeler stresses a future war threat from big powers rather than Germany or Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Europe
Vandenberg
Wheeler and Connally
George Foster Dulles
Dewey
Russia
Britain
Germany
Japan
Poland
Balkans
Greece
Wheeler
Connally
Council of Nations
France
China
Senate
Dumbarton Oaks
Henry Cabot Lodge
H. Jordan
the Waldorf
Monte Blue
Barbara
Ann Mace
Dr. V. Parlante
Ruth Reid
Winter Garden
D. Murray
Dulles Critiques Isolationism as Europe Policy Debate Grows
Paul Mall notes Dulles argues Europe’s troubles stem from Soviet and British actions and assigns Russia blame. Roosevelt seeks a mandate to break power politics, while isolationist critics doubt consensus. The piece questions whether past isolationist pleas were political rhetoric or misread warnings.
Broadway Gossip Roundup of Weddings and Rumors
Donald Nelson plans to wed Margaret Colbourne of Washington while Niles Trammel and Cleo Black brace for a mid aisle pairing. Doris Fleeson becomes Mrs. O'Donnell again to wed Judge Wm. Clark. Leon Janney and Isabele Lahn announce nuptials next month. Ann Embricos may wed a Cunard noble in Palm Beach. Time’s Mexico flap ends with deportation whispers and Tiempo ties. Katherine Dunham buys a $200000 Manhattan mansion near Mrs. Vanderbilt’s sister and the Frick Museum. A major liquor license renewal loss and other society buzz fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nelson
Margaret Colbourne
Washington
Niles Trammel
Nbchief
Cleo Black
New
Ann Embricos
Cunard Line
Palm Beach
J. P. Kennedy
Phyllis Brooks
Katherine Dunham
East 71St St
New York
Vanderbilt
Frick Museum
Ed Williams
Wassell
FDR
St. Albans
Peggy Ryan
Chas. Maxwell
Colu'm
Washingtonites weigh war leadership and home front plots
The column lists FDR aides and rivals, wartime staff shifts, and domestic policy handlers from Marshall to Morgenthau. It notes Bowles and OPA rumors, campaign fund totals, and a parade of showbiz figures tied to war effort, politics, and philanthropy. A satirical poke at shortages and society figures closes the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nelson
Australia
FDR
Churchill
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A. Lee Gibson
George Sokolsky
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By Paul Mall
Dulles
Winchell
Broadway
Time
Wm. Krehm
Mexico
Ass'n
Padilla
Latin America
Anatole Litvak
Doris
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Benny Rubin
Bob Burns
Frankie
Robert F. Wagner
Shakespeare
Alvin Theatre
Zorina
George Fitts
Daily League
St. Gov
al Smith
Miami
Sun-Letter
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East Indies
Fred Allen
Eythe
June Haver
Peter Arno
Tombstone
Arizona
Crystal Palace
Grant Richards
Winged Victory
Mollie Netcher
Chicago
Major Bowes
Warner’s
Will Hays
Steve Early
Paris
Eureka Shipbuilding
Geo. Olsen
Copa
Rosamond Lehmann
Jardine
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K.C
Geo
Arliss
London
Petrillo
Big Dawg
March of Dimes
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