Chiang Kai-Shek Faces Winter of War Strains and Aid Debates
Fred Hampson surveys Chiang Kai-Shek's embattled regime as it braces for a harsh winter of economic storms and rising Communist pressure. He notes calls for multibillion aid, a currency collapse, and war-driven expenditures that siphon funds from rebuilding. Russians and Japanese arms complicate the struggle, with estimates of needs soaring to several billions over years.
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Fred Hampson Ghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
Manchuria
China
Russia
Sun Fo
Chen Chi-Tien
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
U. S
Shanghai
China’s Failing Economy and Election Plans Amid War
The piece notes China’s economic strain as paper money loses value and imports grow scarce, while Communist forces hold large portions of Hainan. It outlines Kuomintang plans for a November national election with likely opposition exclusion, and cautions about Manchuria’s battles and risks of a new Communist offensive. It also covers disruptions to shipping on the Yangtze, coal shortages in the south, and Western aid debates including Marshall’s $300 million package.
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China
South China
Hainan
Formosa
United Nations
Kuomintang
National Assembly
Manchuria
Eralissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hsiaofengman
North China
Shihkiachwang
Peiping
Shantung Province
Shansi
Hopeh
Liu Po-Cheng
Yangtze
Hankow
Nanking
Liu
Shanghai
Hong Kong
London
America
Gas casualties of World War I by nation
Total gas casualties in World War I reached 1,108,738 with Russia at 475,000, France 190,000, Italy 13,000, the United States 70,752, England 180,983, and Germany 78,663.
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Russia
France
Italy
United States
England
Germany
Not All Alike How Bottles Preserve Milk Varies
Thermos bottles differ in design affecting how long milk stays fresh. Some bottles keep dairy chilled longer, while others lose cooling efficiency sooner due to insulation, cap tightness, and material.
Magnolia tree designated as Christmas centerpiece in Thomasville
In Thomasville on November 19 the city council approved sharing funding with the Thomasville Merchants' Association to light a magnolia tree at Main and Randolph streets. Councilman Clyde C. Smith spoke for the merchants and the motion passed, ending a period without official downtown holiday lighting. The magnolia aims to lift the blackout mood and encourage more festive decor downtown.
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Thomasville
Magnolia
Thomasville City
Milk Will Be Memorial For Drowned Lad
The Rev. Wayne Leighty mourns his six year old son Chuckie who drowned in a Minnesota lake. A Chuckie Leighty memorial fund raises over $2,000 to buy heifers and ship them abroad to provide milk for hungry foreign children, sourced from church and youth clubs.
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Sycamore
Ill
Wayne Leighty
Chuckie
Minnesota
Chuckie Leighty
National Grange to Hold 1948 Convention in Portland
Portland expects to host about 30,000 people for the National Grange convention in 1948. The event will coincide with Maine Grange’s Diamond Jubilee and marks the first national meeting in the city since 1926. The National Executive Council approved Portland’s invitation in Columbus, Ohio.
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Portland
National Grange
Maine Grange
State Grange
National Executive Council
Columbus
Bullet Misses Man As Gun Barrel Is Struck in Essex
In Essex Maryland Walter O Sevier was rabbit hunting when a bullet pierced the barrel of his chest carried gun. The slug nearly bored through the barrel but Sevier escaped injury. Police arrested Frank Menethargo 61 in connection with the assault and intent to kill.
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Essex, Md
Walter O. Sevier
Baltimore County
Sevier
Frank Menethargo
Seiver
Eal
Sells Booze Too Cheap Draws Fine
A Baltimore case recalls a Hiram Walker complaint against Isaiah M. Kidwell for selling whiskey below fair price. An injunction followed, and he promised to reform. He was later fined 150 dollars plus costs for contempt after selling whiskey 56 cents under the price.
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Baltimore
Hiram Walker, Inc
Isaiah M. Kidwel
Kidwell
Mecklenburg welfare to give relief recipients cash
The Mecklenburg County welfare department will stop issuing food orders and will supply more than 600 relief recipients with cash instead. Superintendent Wallace Kuralt told county commissioners that food orders required purchases at a single store for the full amount, limiting bargains and dollar-stretching.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Wallace Kuralt
Kuralt
Massena man finally gets 29 year old back pay
Wilfred Cote of Massena New York receives 13.45 dollars as back pay after 29 years for wages owed when he left the Aluminum Company of America plant to join the army on August 28 1918. Officials found the records and corrected the omission. The article notes rural wires used for both telephone and power in some areas.
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Massena
N. Y
Wilfred Cote
Cote
Aluminum Company of America
Helier Air Mail Service Opens Between Los Angeles and Communities
Historical note records the first regularly scheduled helier air mail link starting Oct 1 linking Los Angeles with nine nearby communities. Other figures note long histories of lost gold and pneumonia causes, including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and coma.
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Helier
Los Angeles
Cutling
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