Inflation and clothing prices under OPA guidance rise
The piece argues that the OPA will push higher ceilings to unlock a flood of suits shirts and shorts from established manufacturers. It notes merchants withholding goods to chase profits while fly by night makers price gouge, causing a broader rise in living costs and war bonds values.
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OPA
Ghee Heerhead
Sparacino Cosimina
Les
Truman
Senate
Giovanni
Picoio
Pagorio
Royal University of
Palermo
Southern rail improvements urged for High Point depot
A High Point committee pushes Southern Railway to install a passenger facility, extend walkways, add a waiting room and signage, improve baggage handling, increase pullman space, and curb erosion. They urge letters to Moon and Adams and even ICC and congressmen, noting depot staff are cooperative but need executive approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Com
Southern Railway
J. T Moon
Southern Railoe Way
Greensboro
North Carolina
G. W. Adams
Eastern Lines
Southern Railway Company
Charlotte
High Point
Adams
Southern
Foscue
Sizemore
ICC
Utilities Commission
Roanoke Island Urged Against UN Headquarters Plan
Representative Andrew L. Somers of New York advocates moving the United Nations to a private island along the New York Connecticut line to avoid interference with urban areas and utilities. He envisions an autonomous site with air and sea access and a railroad connection, while locals in Dare County express concern about testing tensions near Roanoke Island and Oregon Inlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew L. Somers
New York
United Nations
Connecticut
Somers
London
Vatican City
Rome
Atlantic
Dare County
Roanoke Island
Drum
Oregon Inlet
They Sang at USO Banquet Skit About War and Duty
Editor notes the piece titled They Sang features USO junior hostesses performing a skit by Bet sy Saunders at a Friday USO formal banquet. The song parodies memories of dances, involve jokes about a Joe, Alderman and Frank, and end with reminders of wartime duties and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Betsy Saunders
Joe
Echoes of a wartime social scene and home front aid
Read as a clipped newspaper card, the excerpt mixes a senior hostess farewell with quotes from Albert Clark and Henry A. Foseue. It highlights housing shortages, postwar Red Cross duties, and nationwide accident tolls, noting training needs in first aid water safety and accident prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Henry A. Foseue
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
Rosenman technique and the daily grind of Washington
The author mocks a presidential communication method likening it to a trick where the president and aides flood Congress with bills speeches and messages. The aim is to overload hearings and push the nation from an ineffective presidency to a Congress bogged down by executive demands and prods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sam Rosenman
Sokolsky Critiques Congress and Executive in Roseman Technique
The speech attacks congressional ineptitude and inflating economy while blaming an ambitious executive for flawed legislation. It questions Sam Rosenman’s role, mocks political figures, and argues for a more accountable process amid calls for wage and price reforms and support for private enterprise.
Thought control and conspiracy fears in postwar debate
In a Washington interview discussion, concerns arise about hidden power and a world revolutionary conspiracy influencing U S politics. The speaker argues against a formal group plan but warns of a widespread thought conspiracy driven by propaganda and Marxist ideas shaping culture and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitler
Secret movements judged by their results in parliament and statism
Paul Mallon argues only outcomes prove movements. parliamentaryism versus statism shapes world events. He claims a thought control conspiracy operates quietly to advance dictatorial ends while disguising aims from many participants and officials.
National Whirligig Threats and Denials in 1948 Race
Article surveys Senator Arthur Vandenberg as top Republican hopeful for 1948 challenging Dewey and others. It notes views on Russia and Anglo American entente, critiques Bevin and Byrnes in London and UN talks, and discusses Truman’s Secretary of State replacement prospects, Marshalls influence, and a curious anecdote about Leslie Biffle’s Capitol role plus a Sicilian plea for funds.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Deweys
Stassens
Brickers
Warrens
Russia
Truman
Churchill
Warren G. Harding
White House
Vandenberg
General Capitol
Hill Mail
Entente
Grand Rapids
America
United Nations
London
San Francisco
International Organization
James F. Byrnes
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ernie” Bevin
Fifth Avenue
East River
Father Divining
Mr. Byrnes
Miami
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Prince
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
George C. Marshall
China
United States
General Marshall
Press Truman
Jimmie” Byrnes
Washington
Edward R. Stetchinius Jr
Missouri
Yalta
Soviet Union
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Les
Biffle
President Truman
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J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
A. Cecil
Robert L. Thompson
Henterprise
Associated Press
Associated Pres
N. C
John
Lexington Ave
N. C. City
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Adams and Moon
Mittee
Moon
The
Morris S. Verner
Civilian Production Administration
Mr. Verner
Florida
Roanoke
Alderman
Frank
Mr. Young
George Sokolsky
Vaudevillians
Henry VIII
Caligula
Roseman
Paul Mallon
U. S
Stalin
George Marshall
Ike” Eisenhower
Mister Breger
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