Roosevelt to abolish OPA amid postwar planning push
The article outlines a plan to dismantle the Office of Price Administration with power shifting to agrarian authorities and WPB for manufacturing, aiming to improve living costs and output. It also covers Winston Churchill's revised White House address and wartime oil shortages signaling a broader allied advance.
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Office of Price ‘Administration
Leon Henderson
Prentiss Brown
Roosevelt
Opa-Ers
Chester C. Davis
Wpb-Ers
White House
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Hitler
China
Japan
Winnie
American Congress
Congress
Winning the War By Albert Leman
The New Zionist Organization of America presses Britain to surrender the Palestine Mandate to the United States or a group of powers. Diplomats say the move could lead to Tunisia being offered as a Jewish haven for persecuted Jews in Nazi-ruled lands, with entrenched Jewish communities across North Africa.
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Zionist Organization of America
Britain
Palestine Mandate
United States
Near East
Tunisia
Cremieux
Vichyites
North Africa
Tel Aviv
Palestine Arabs and Jews face tensions and migration pressures
The article surveys Jewish and Arab aims in Palestine, noting Rothschild and Lehman ties, refugee relief aims, and debates over immigration limits under the White Paper. It discusses economic links, land sales, and Arab resentment as Zionist settlement expands, with Britain courting open Jews in Tunisia to ease Arab issues. It also covers war logistics, including India’s poor highway system and fuel shortages impacting Allied mobility.
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Palestine
London Colonial Office
Sistadruth Labor Organization
Jewish Agency
Britain
Haifa
Greece
Europe
U.S.A
Cairo
Tunisia
Coin Toss Decides Mayor in Black Mountain
In Black Mountain on May 4, a municipal election produced a 202-202 tie between E. E. White and J. L. Potter. Former deputy sheriff K. Brown flipped a coin. White won as the coin landed tails.
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Black Mountain
P—T. K. Brown
J. L. Potter
E. E. White
White
Potter
Simple Rites Planned For Edsel Ford
Edsel Ford dies at 49 after stomach illness and fever. Funeral services set for 2:30 p m tomorrow at Christ Church chapel in Grosse Pointe with the Ford family and company officials receiving condolences from across society. Henry Ford and the board prepare to name a successor as the firm mourns a 24 year president.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Christ Church Chapel
Grosse Pointe
Henry Ford
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Edsel
Ford
Henry
Benson
William
Armed Services
Josephine
Charles Sorensen
Moore General Hospital Near Asheville To Expand
Col. Frank Wilson announced immediate construction to enlarge Moore Army General Hospital near Asheville to full capacity. Plans include several additional wards and buildings. The report notes walls of the White House are gray Virginia sandstone painted white.
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Asheville
Frank Wilson
Moore Army General Hospital
Here
White House
Virginia
Radio Schedule Highlights War Era Programs and Musical Guests
Evening lineup for Eastern War Time lists dramas, serials, news, and music from 6:30 to 11:15. Featured shows include Jack Armstrong, Captain Midnight, Fred Waring, World War via Broadcast, and The Stage Door Canteen with guest orchestras.
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Bill
Jack Armstrong
Chicago Dance Orchestra
Cbs
Basic Highway Patrol
Farrell
Mbs-Basic
Shrednik
Nbe News
Henry Taylor
Frazier Hunt
Cbs Basic
Olga Coelho
Cbs-West
Golden Gate Quartet
Charlotte Deeble
Indiana Indigo
Art. Hale
Wor
Wfbr
Wej
Kfyo
Kaltenborn
Nc-West
R. Keen
Ochestra
Cbs- Dixie
Arthur Dale
Fanny Brice
F. Morgan
Nbe Farl Godwin
Blu Ransom Sherman
Our Enemy
Henry Aldrich
Dixie -de- Diste
Mr. Bingle
Bing Crosby
Major Bowes
Gabriel Heatter
Dancing Music Orchestra
Mbs
Rudy Vallee
Joan Davis
Nbe
Blu
Bavic Music I
Cbs Diste
Alfredo Antonini Cone
Harry Wismer
Bdlu
Garry Moore
Jim Durante
Raymond G. Swing
U. S&. Navy
Dbs
Paul Sullivan
Gracie Fields
Bdiu Dance Orchestra
March of Time
Che Paul Schubert
Mary Smart
Mer
Che Dance Music Orchestra
Nbc-East
Fred. Waring
Nbe-West
Bdiu
Che
Rase
Carey Longmire
Ieract
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
Moate
W. Chaplin
Portia
Ease
Fred Waring
News of the World
Uncle Sam
Soldiers of the Press
Aldrich
Swaneers
Gary Moore
Jimmy Durante
Vaso
Piedmont Farm
Happy Jack Turner
Robert
Joke
the O'Neill
Alice Blair
Isabel Shaffer
Hitler Honors Yamamoto With German Knight’s Cross
Berlin radio broadcast says Adolf Hitler posthumously awarded Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords in gratitude for his merits. The telegram was sent to Emperor Hirohito, praising Yamamoto’s fleet. Yamamoto died in air combat on the Pacific front in April.
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Associated Press
DNB
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan
Hitler
Hirohito
Yamamoto
Tokyo
T ville Home Guard to hold weekend maneuvers
Thomasville Home Guard members are asked to assemble at the drill field of Thomasville High School Saturday at two o clock for a week end maneuver at High Rock. Adjutant Charles Cline requests each member bring two blankets or a blanket and a quilt with a knife and fork and spoon. Tents and transportation are provided. Return is planned for Sunday afternoon. Additional volunteers are sought to replace those who entered service.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Paris Haute Couture Flourishes Under Nazi Patronage
Paris fashion thrives for a small Franco-Nazi set and 2000 collaborators with access to exclusive haute couture. Prices are astonishing with mink coats near 7000 dollars, gowns around 500 dollars and hats about 50 dollars while ordinary citizens face rationing and scarcity.
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Paris
Robert Piguet
Maggie Rouff
WPB
France
Haute Couture
Rosette Hargrove
NEA
London
England
Place Vendome
Avenue Martignon
Faubourg Saint Honore
Lyons
Sweden
Switzerland
Balkans
Italy
Agnes
Reboux
Suzy
Descat
Rose Valois
Legroux
Giraud Orders Stress On Union All France Not Personalities
In Algiers General Giraud orders removal of portraits of De Gaulle and Petain and replaces insignia with the tri color to emphasize France over individuals. The decree aims to unite allies under a single French front and abandons personal slogans as observers foresee a future settlement of differences between Giraud and De Gaulle.
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Giraud
Union
France
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Marshal Petain
Vichy
de Gaulle
Gaulle
Ceiling price on new potatoes raised nationwide
The Office of Price Administration raised the ceiling price on new crop Irish potatoes from $2.40 to $2.70 per hundred pounds. The State Agriculture Department announced the change, noting California is excluded with an additional 20 cent rise.
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Raleigh
Office of Price Administration
State Agriculture Department
California
Farm Employment Sees Gain Yet Remains Not Adequate
Raleigh May 27 Frank Parker statistician of the State Agriculture Department reports farm labor employment in the country rose by 1,000,000 since April 1 but the number of hired farm workers in May remains the lowest on record. Citizens of the United States spend about 50 million dollars daily on cod.
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Raleigh
Frank Parker
State Agriculture Department
The
United States
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Relief for Muscle Aches
Advertises Moone's Emerald Oil as a fast acting remedy for aching muscles. Claims to ease pain after hot towel prep and repeated applications, featuring camphor and antiseptics. Boasts thousands of yearly sales and a money back guarantee through Mann Drug Stores.
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Mann Drug Stores
State Firemen Wind Up Training In Charlotte
More than 300 firemen from North Carolina departments prepared to complete the 1943 session of the state fire call and drill school in Charlotte. Lectures and demonstrations covered fire control and prevention. diplomas and certificates will be awarded by Roy L. McMillan. Sherwood Brockwell directed the school as State Fire Marshal.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
State Firemen's Association
Roy L. McMillan
Raleigh
Sherwood Brockwell
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Doc) Cramer
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