Race Question Poses Problem In Good Neighbor Policy
A long analysis from San Juan by Joseph Fe Dynan notes Uncle Sam’s push for closer southern ties faces a race issue. While many in the Caribbean and South America welcome Americans, some Negro and mulatto people fear Jim Crow influences and U S social policy. Reports describe camps segregated by race at a U S engineers camp, provoking concern among workers and local leaders about racial attitudes and compliance with the Atlantic Charter.
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San Juan
P. R
Uncle Sam
Wendell Willkie
Los Angeles
Ex-Chief Davis Calls for Enforcement Plan on Food Muddle
Chester C. Davis, former war food administrator, faults lack of policy and blueprint driven orders from Washington. He criticizes piecemeal handling of sugar, coffee, potatoes, meat, and butter and argues for enforceable plans rather than vague directives. Davis favors price control by market actions over enforceable orders and advocates a public education push to reshape civilian consumption toward diversifying protein use.
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Chester C. Davis
Washington
Davis
War Food Administration
OPA
WFA
Marvin Jones
Chester Davis
Judge Jones
Pennsylvania Avenue
West Wing
James E. Byrnes
Frank M. Vinson
Prentiss M. Brown
Capitol Hill
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Bobby Pins to Bullets The Civilian Supply War
In a series of interviews, Washington agency chiefs discuss civilian needs during wartime. Arthur Whiteside of the War Production Board leads the Office of Civilian Requirements as shortages strain households from pins to baby buggies while planners push regional, need based allocations for the fourth quarter.
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Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Office of Civilian Requirements
War Production Board
Arthur D. Whiteside
Dun and Bradstreet
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Whiteside
Washington
NRA
Nelson
OPM
OPM Iron and Steel
Bradstreet
How to prevent and relieve chigger bites this summer
This article warns that chiggers thrive in warm wet conditions and offer tips to prevent bites. Wear clothing with tight cuffs, dust with sulfur, and avoid chigger contact in woods. If bitten, scrub with soap and water, apply rubbing alcohol and boric acid ointment, or use gasoline or carbon tetrachloride to dry wounds, while avoiding scratching to prevent infection.
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U.S.P
Leading Negro and mulatto leaders in French Guiana colonies
Report quotes prominent Black and mixed descent figures in the colony noting that their elevated political and communal roles could face prejudice. It cites Albert Darna former Cayenne mayor now head of the chamber of commerce, and two labor leaders, as evidence of rising influence that could be used in propaganda by Japan while Nazi racial theory is already known to locals. The piece also mentions Japan's outreach to second and third generation overseas communities in the region.
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Guianas
Brazil
Cayenne
French Guiana
Albert Darna
East Asia
Radio Tokyo
Japan
Thomasville Residence Damaged By Fire Sunday
A two story frame residence on West Green Street outside Thomasville, owned by Robert Bowers, was badly damaged by a Sunday fire. Two families occupied the home. most first floor furniture was saved while the second floor suffered heavy damage before firefighters extended hoses from several hundred feet away. Nearby houses were spared as flames were confined to the one dwelling. The article notes the first American expedition into the Arctic left Philadelphia in 1753.
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Thomasville
West Green Street
Robert Bowers
Deceived German City Seen From High Flying Planes
A World War II era quiz snippet notes Muelheim an der Ruhr appears peaceful with three quarters parks and woodlands masking industrial aims. It contrasts with the high altitude bomber view, implying deceptive targeting. It mentions shipyard welders in Wilmington California and other trivia items about Whirlaway Seabiscuit and quotes Benjamin Franklin.
Century apart lives echo in July pages of time
Paging Father Time TEN YEARS AGO July 19 1953 local notes reflect a North Carolina Yearly Meeting at Guilford College and audits of municipal court finances. Personal items list families visiting Chicago and relatives in King North Carolina. A wedding Dorothy Lee and John H Marsh is noted. General items mention Wiley Post over Siberian wastes, New York furniture code discussion, and Thornwell Orphanage rejecting funds from beer sales.
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North Carolina Society of Friends
Guilford College
Everett
Zane
Muse
J. N. McCrary
Frances Mce Crary
Coke Cecil
Chicago
Nancy Joe Kirby
L. A. Westmoreland
King, N. C
Dorothy Lee
John H. Marsh
Wiley Post
Global Flyer
New York
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Joseph Fe, Dynan
United States Engineers
USEC
Army Chemical Warfare Service
U. S. Army Chemical Warfare Service
Fort McPherson
Bobby
Thomas D. Masters
Philadelphia
Muelheim
Ruhr
Wilmington
Calif
Whirlaway
Seabiscuit
Benjamin Franklin
Thornwell Orphanage
Clinton, S. C
Heneforth
Furniture Mart
D. H. Parsons
White Sulphur Springs
Mount Airy
James Miller
Atlanta, Ga
Mary Hogan
Colonial Drive
Ray Rice
Durham
Russel L. Maughan
Mitchell Field
President Harding
Alaska
States
U. S
U.S. Royal Fleetway
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