The Fiscal Battle Ahead After the November Elections
The piece argues Congress will push to raise revenue via sales taxes or enforced savings, not new taxes. It notes Willkie and the President avoid specifics, expecting action post election. With income rising and debt mounting, the author predicts higher federal take after November through taxes or savings instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conwill
Congress
Wendell Willkie
Jess
Tom
Harry
Embargo Controversy Over Oil Shipments to Spain
Philadelphia Record reports a quarter of a million gallons of grade lubricating oil in 55 gallon drums loaded for shipment to Spain despite publicized embargo. The piece questions State Department approval and suggests possible misinformation under Cordell Hull's leadership amid wartime tensions.
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Philadelphia Record
Pennsylvania
Spain
Office of Censorship
State Department
Germany
Fanco
Hitler
Caribbean
France
Cordell Hull
Nice People and the War Gas Black Market
FBI Director Hoover warns that not since prohibition has racketeering been so widespread, with "nice people" fueling black market activity for gasoline and related counterfeits. He argues such purchases hurt war interests, equating them to sabotage. The column also references football, the Graham plan, Argentina's president quitting, and a jab at Hitler’s generals.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Residents discuss war era issues and rationing shortages
Quotes from Katherine Graham R W Carson Grace Baker and others reflect on film shortages rationing taxes and state business climate. Veterans abroad and local concerns about divorce wartime duties and entertainment amid blackout conditions are noted along with personal messages from service members in India and England.
Allied air superiority and German reserves shape Rome struggle
The Anzio beachhead enjoys air and artillery edge but lacks manpower as German reserves from Yugoslavia and southern France swell to about 370 000 to 400 000 across fronts south of Rome. Nazi auto tanks and radio guided gliders enter service while Russian spring offensives loom, forcing a protracted, uncertain contest.
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Washington
Anzio
Yugoslavia
France
Rome
Odessa
Poland
Romania
Red
Franco and Spain's Falangist Ties Unearthed Amid War
The piece accuses Franco's regime of close cooperation with Nazi Germany, detailing German influence in Madrid, espionage, and press control. It cites German tourists, embassy actions, and Falangist tactics, claiming shipments to Germany and anti democratic activity across Spain, Bolivia, and Panama.
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Ritory
Europe
Italy
Apennine
Franco
Spain
Madrid
Hans Lazar
Samuel Hoare
Winsten Churchill
Hoare
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Pierre Laval
United States
France
Britain
Dunkirk
Hitler
Germany
Spanish
Russia
Axis
Americas
Wilhelm von Faupel
Bolivia
Francisco Jose del Castillo
Jose Louis Aranguren
Falange
Manuel Onos de Plandolit
Panama
America
Onos de Plandoit
Republic of
Colombia
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High Point
N. C
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University of North Carolina
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Guadalcanal
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R. W. Carson
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Merchants’ Association
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Chamber of Comprece
J. Edwin
J. E. King
India
King
Pacific
Lhwest Pacific
R. E. Miller
U. S. Employment Service
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Bill Thompson
England
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Arnold J. Koonce
Tony Simeon
Richard S. Hargett
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