North Carolina Planning Board seeks big man to lead
The new State Planning Board in Raleigh finished its second meeting without selecting a managing director. Officials say funds limit hiring a top candidate, with salaries discussed around 4500 to 6000 dollars yearly. The writer urges state officials to fund a visionary executive to implement a comprehensive blue print for growth.
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Durand
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Council of
It Won’t Stay Dead Editorial on Sales Tax Debate
The Baltimore Evening Sun editorial argues a general sales tax remains a viable revenue option despite political opposition. It notes a potential $1.25 billion rise from higher excise taxes and keeps selling the idea of a broad sales tax as fairer than raising income or payroll taxes. It reflects on public opinion and wartime revenue needs.
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House and Means Committee
Congress
Baltimore Evening Sun
House Way and Means
Washington
Pse
House
Ways and Means Committee
OPA scheme promised to ease Christmas food gifts abroad
OPA planned to replace individual export forms with dealer handling of shipping papers and stamps for overseas soldier gifts before the Oct 15 deadline. Confusion over wording and tone stalled the plan, delaying public release four days after the deadline.
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OPA
Postwar Army Recruits Promise Clothing Boom
The Army finds composite recruits grow after joining, gaining weight and chest size during service. Height holds at five feet eight, chest expands, and shoe size increases, signaling a future need for new uniforms and gear. A reader quips about hiding a mortgage in an all glass house.
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Army
Mrs Bickett Honored as County Renames Building
During World War I Mrs T W Bickett presided at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh and later led Wake county welfare. County commissioners yesterday named a building in her honor, recognizing a life split between a governor's wife and her own public service.
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Raleigh
T. W. Bickett
OPA Releases Tax Message On Coal Industry Billing
The OPA urges coal mines and fuel suppliers to include the federal transportation tax in the main bill. It explains that the government and its agencies object to paying a tax shown as a separate item. This echoes public sentiment about tax visibility.
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OPA
Community Voices Reflect War Efforts And Local Plans
Local residents discuss political shifts in New York and national policy, miners’ strike impact on coal supply to High Point, civilian defense in postwar planning, and praise for the War Food Administration. Officials note capture of escaped Willie Cates and highlight teen club activities and day nursery plans.
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Lee Howell
High Point
Harold Cooley
War Food Administration
Martin Jones
Farm Security Administration
Harold ¢ ‘Ooley
Congress
Jones
R. L. Nance
Raleigh
Moscow accords prompt mixed readings and cautious analysis
Washington observers weigh the Moscow agreements as a framework for consultation among Britain Russia China and the United States rather than binding commitments. The piece notes potential limits on a League of Nations style body and highlights Russia's likely influence in Eastern Europe and postwar security debates.
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Russia
China
United States
Germany
Poland
League of Nations
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Finland
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Bulgaria
France
Europe
Moscow
Hitler
Goering
Stalingrad
Japan
Hull
On Broadway Glimpses and Nightlife Lights Across Town
A lively column sketches Broadway figures and social pages with notes on Lady Mead Binnie Barnes and the Duchess of Windsor along with other celebrities. It includes street sightings at Madison Avenue and Times Square, theater mentions, a mock court lineup, and clever quips from the Stork bar.
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Binnie Barnes
Duchess of Windsor
Woodrow Wilson
Widder
Vth Avenue
Joan Blondell
Todd
Phil Spitalny
NBC
Soda Fount
Jo Davidson
Cole Porter
Hildegarde
Blue Angel
Met
Enrico Caruso
Claudia Morgan
Rockefeller
Wayne Lonergan
Manhattan
Times Square
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Butch) Bigbee
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