Sugar and liquor use sparks probe into sugar flow
The editorial questions how sugar is allocated as distilleries run at full tilt blending beverage alcohol with straight liquor. It notes January output reaches 59 million gallons and asks Senator Clyde Hoey to obtain January figures from WPB or OPA on sugar diverted to distilleries, potentially harming canning supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nexter
North Carolina
Clyde Hoey
WPB
OPA
Ives
Canners
Ois
Senator Hoey
Veterans Commission Directorship Endorsed by North Carolina Press
The Asheville Citizen-Times notes strong support for a World War II veteran as head of the state veterans affairs commission. R L McMillan and George Snow are named candidates, with Bergen Pennell and June Rose cited as acting or former leaders. The paper urges the commission to choose a director who shares veterans experience.
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Lans Commission
Organiza
R. L. Moran
George Snow
The
American On
Federal
Mmission
Bergen Pennell
Asheville
Imander
Legion
Ang
June Rose
R. L. McMillan
Agin
Commission
Vacillating Chief Faces Change in State Patrol Post
The editorial blasts Chief Walter Anderson of Charlotte for wavering over accepting the state highway patrol directorship. Initially agreeing, he delayed, then the governor offered a loan to Charlotte, but Anderson later rejected the post citing conscience. The piece argues decisive leadership is needed and predicts a replacement may be found.
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Walter Anderson
Charlotte
State Highway Patrol
Anderson
Outer Banks Road Plan Aims for All Weather Route
Highway Chairman A H Graham reports the state will build an all weather road to connect the Outer Banks after testing sand and tar mixes on Ocracoke Hatteras Rodanthe Avon. The project aims to link the banks end to end and support future growth as a national park destination.
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A. H. Graham
Ocracoke
Hatteras
Rodanthe
Avon
North Carolina Rail Board Names New Officers at Greensboro
Governor Cherry, leading party backers, announced a slate for the state railroad board at the Greensboro annual meeting. The president is ary A. Dennis editor of the Henderson Daily Dispatch and secretary-treasurer Stew Atkins news editor of the Gastonia Gaz. Six new directors join two incumbents in the roster.
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North Caro Railroad
Ary A. Dennis
Iderson Daily Dispatch
Stew Atkins
Gastonia Gaz
North Carolina Association of Irncon
Raleigh
Cherry
Prjty
Greensboro
Governors Reward: New Southern Railroad Track Directors Named
The governor appoints six new state railroad directors from Henderson High Point Shelby Salisbury Mount Olive and Hickory. Appointments pay up to 1500 annually with travel passes and little work besides ensuring rent is paid and tracks kept in repair for a one year term.
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Southern
Gloria Swanson
Davey
Mozelle Britton
Alan Dinehart
Wieder
Gene
Spider) Jensen
Jack Lembecks
Pop
King’s
Helen Ortega
Donald Nelson
Arthur Rank
England
Rank
Bank of England
Butter and beef prices in Canada mock wartime shortages
Rep. Bartel Jonkman of Michigan grills wartime policy with a one minute speech about Conklin butter selling in Windsor at 38 cents a pound and Canada cutting prices. He contrasts pork shoulders and Grade A beef advertised in Canada at lower rates than in his district.
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Washington
Bartel J. Jonkman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jonkman
Kent County
Conklin
Windsor
Canada
Prices and travel chatter in Jonkman speech
In a district speech Mr Jonkman cites low price comparisons from ads and notes rising travel inquiries to Canada. He lists beef sausage 12 cents per pound pork and veal 16 cents and fresh killed fowl 33 cents, with studies noting higher local costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Taft Battles Bretton Woods Talks Amid Treasury Push
In Washington Taft delays at the senate bridge over Bretton Woods world financial agreements while Treasury advocates push their program. Bankers protest with warnings of $18 billion in funds, as economists from top universities question the plan's effectiveness and long term impact on world trade and American prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Horatius
Senate Bridge
Bretton Woods
Treasury
Hillman Cio-Pac
Harvard
Chicago
California
Columbia
Et al
Lord Keynes
San Francisco
United States
Arene
Stettinas
Admiral King
Curt Massey
NK Ranch
Rise Stevens
H'wood
Jerry Devine
FBI
Jerome P. Thor
All For All
Decca
Lena Horne
Phil Moore
Rca-Victor
Bretton Woods echoes Shape War Time Finance
Paul Mallon argues Bretton Woods style formulas remain the target of a broad give away policy in wartime finance. He notes A-1 peace priorities and Chicago air talks resemble prior schemes, while Russia and Senate factions probe restraint. Taft waits for future funds as the program risks disintegration.
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Bretton Woods
Navy
Pacific
Chicago
Russia
Berlin
Horatius
Senate
Taft
Truman Changes and Teheran Yalta Reflections on Peace
The piece contrasts Teheran and Yalta as flawed peace steps, noting their balance of power and appeasement. It praises Harry S. Truman for bringing a fresh, firmer leadership style that differs from Franklin D. Roosevelt and suggests Europeans will find him harder to read. It ends by remarking San Francisco failed as a peace outcome.
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Téveran
Yalta
San Francisco
Teheran
Alta
Roosevelt
Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Truman Faces Crucial Test After San Francisco Conference
The piece argues the San Francisco meeting showed a Triple Alliance of the big three and a unified American stance, with Britain’s postwar role. Potsdam will set European not Asian peace boundaries while America risks becoming a capitalistic island in a totalitarian world. It warns of postwar credits and aid requests Truman must manage to avoid renewed conflict.
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San Francisco
Chapultepec
British Commonwealth of Nations
Potsdam
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Asia
Europe
America
Mr. Truman
Broadway Celebs and Nightlife Gossip in War Era New York
A vivid column blends Broadway luminaries and Hollywood figures with wartime chatter. Frank Murphy tours the city with the Murphys of Filmville while Jerry Wald touts The Pride of the Marines. Loretta Young, Rosalind Russell, and Cary Grant appear, with sly jabs at public taste and fashion amid cantankerous showfolk anecdotes and New York nightlife scenes.
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NEW York
Hollywood Express
Frank Murphy
High Court
George
Rudy Vallee
Bill Eythe
Gramercy Square
Fdr
Loretta Young
Clark Gable
Patsy
Rosalind Russell
Fritz Lang
Wyoming
Ray Bolgers
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Cary Grant
Betty Hensel
St. Louis
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