Presidents From the War Generals Debate in 1944
Wartime talk in Washington weighs if a military man could become president in 1944. Generals Pershing MacArthur and Eisenhower are discussed as possibilities, but none are seen as likely yet. MacArthur and Eisenhower remain reluctant toward politics. The piece traces past transitions from generals to presidents across wars and notes the war’s early stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John J. Pershing
Army of Occupation
Germany
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
White House
Ulysses S. Grant
San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Black Jack
Pershing
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
New Guinea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
South Pacific
Eisenhower
North Africa
Traffic stop ends in injury to officer in Burbank
Patrolman Lee R. Neal directing traffic with sweeping semaphore gestures sustained a double compound fracture when a passing car's protruding rear-view mirror struck his arm in Burbank California.
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Burbank
Calif
Lee R. Neal
Hitch Hike The Alcan Highway Army Gambles Forty Below
Edmonton writer recalls conditions along the Alcan highway from Fairbanks to Dawson Creek. A stalled tank at Nisutlin Bay faced brutal cold as Army crews relied on improvised ferries and ice crossings. Private Stephen Brueman and others describe near-misses, ice breaks, and bold attempts to reach the opposite bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Fairbanks
Alaska
Dawson Creek
British Columbia
Nisutlin Bay
Yukon
Lake Teslin
Liard
Northland
Stephen Brueman
West Liberty
Town
Pony Express
Fairbanks Freight
Brugman
Studebaker
Senators Out-Loved By Colleagues At Raleigh Love Feast
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh March 11 Representations show legislators enjoy long gatherings with gifts and satire during the house love feast. Speakers include Speaker John Kerr Jr and several members like Frank Hancock and Willie Lee Lumpkin. The session honors leaders, gifts, and a playful note on Currituck and Tompkins bills. The governor commends the assembly for school and hospital progress and closes with a singing of God Bless America.
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Raleigh
Mar
Clyde Shreve
Guilford
North Carolina
McKinley Edwards
Swain
John Kerr, Jr
Frank Hancock
Granville
Kerr
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Franklin
House
Larry Moore
Wilson
Red Price
Rutherford
ABC
Price
Billy Arthur
Wayland Spruill
Wilson Bachelor
John Umstead
Joe Vann
Currituck County
Gid Boswod
Currituck
Virginia
Dan Tompkins
South Carolina
Tompkins
Fred Blevins
Ashe
Jackson County
Gardner Hudson
Forsyth
Broughton
General Assembly
America
Simple Way to Compare Best Buy Cans on Home Front
ANNE FRANCE WILSON explains a math light method to compare point costs of canned goods. She shows how to compute points per ounce for No 1 and No 2% cherry cans to decide which is cheaper per unit. The piece also notes wartime logistics, laundry changes, and other home front odds and ends.
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Anne France Wilson
NEA
Washington
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin and Scalp Irritations
An ad touts odorless Zemo as a doctor’s formula for eczema and psoriasis itching. It claims 30 years of success and healing aid, selling in packages over 25 million with prices 35, 60 cents and $1.00.
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Bargain Furniture CO
High Point, N. C
Philco
Aya Ay
Pia
Lane
Alcan Highway
Tiness
Pukon
U. S. Army
Alcan
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
OPA
CPA
Tyne
Victory Farm
WPB
High Point
Agre Es Gad
Efird
Vas
Efird's
Kird’s
BAYON
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