Debated emergency appropriations for jeep study and Blackstone statue move
An excerpt from a congressional hearing shows attempts to label $15,000 for jeep power studies as emergency and to spend $10,000 to move a bronze Blackstone statue from the Court of Appeals Building in Washington. Critics pressed for scrutiny of the projects and questioned the value to the war effort.
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Eribe
Baltimore Evening Sun
House of Represents
Agriculture
Salter
Johnson
Oklahoma
Mr. Salter
Mr. Johnson
Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Department of Agriculture
Bove
Washington
National Park Service
Sir William Blackstone
Court of Appeals
Mr. Gillan
Gillan
Blackstone Memorial
Blackstone
Justice and government actions on coal mines
A reader counters a Manufacturers Record editorial criticizing government seizure of coal mines and UMW-USA bargaining. It argues the government acted to secure war needs, defends Selective Service, and rejects a general labor draft while acknowledging policy flaws and dangers of political bargaining.
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United Mine Workers Union
United States
UMW
USA
High Point Citizens Share Holiday Thoughts and Town Views
Local voices in High Point discuss wartime duties taxes public aid and relief efforts. Officials like Tom Elder and J. L. Perkins defend ammonia use and wage garnishments while Captain Sweetster notes secrecy around B 29s. Community leaders praise firemen and Christmas Seals drives and Greek War Relief efforts.
Election Perspective on 1944 Roosevelt Victory Odds
The piece compares 1944 political fortunes to 1931 and 1948, noting Democratic gains and Republican governors across key states, and argues that Roosevelt’s renomination remains likely despite mounting GOP strength, while warning of war and peace uncertainties that temper certainty. It highlights state-by-state electoral implications and the risk in predicting a landslide.
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Kentucky
New Jersey
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Texas
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
California
Congress
House
Senate
Broadway Gossip and Public Awe at Nightlife Parade
The column catalogs Myrna Loy plans a screen return, James M. Cox in a 50th career year, Lina Romay’s marriage, and various Broadway figures from socialites to actors. It notes Notables like Ilona Massey, Arthur Hornblow, and Don Wahn Ballad alongside smuggling rumors and nightlife chatter from Manhattan aires to Detroit shows.
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Myrna Loy
James M. Cox
Ohio
Lina Romay
Cugat
John L. Adams
the Waldorf
Washington News
I. Brant
Orrin Lehman
Babs Beckwith
Hum
M. Myerberg
Alf Bloomingdale
Patricia Bowman
Arthur Hornblow
Burny Acquanetta
Ilona Massey
Rio
de Marigny
Don Wahn
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Toto
Wade Lee
Italy
Isle of
Capris
Pompei
High Point
Tom Elder
Utilities Department
Water Department
Paul Clapp
J. L. Perkins
T Point. Tuberculosis Association
James S. Moffitt
John Cavas
Captain Sweetster
Army Airros
OPA
J. F. Jones
Ration Board
Ray Nance
Herbert Wood
Wilson O. Weldon
High Point Tuberculosis Association
Ada Burgess
Rachel Shippett
Roscoe Drummond
Christian Science Monitor
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Breger Abroad
RED Cross Victory Club
NACK
Winchell
Broadway
Hague
Walter E Edge
Vincent J. Murphy
Jimmy Kelly
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Mexico
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John Roy Carlson
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Carlson
Johnny
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Alan Hynd
Moscow
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Mirror
Mrs. North
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Versailles
Bob Considine
Zanzibar
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LaConga
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