Complex Cost of Living Gap Warns of Broader War Strains
A Federal Trade Commission report from 1936 maps a 300 to 1000 percent price span from farm to shelf, highlighting waste from producer to consumer and the squeeze on bread, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. The piece notes inflation risks and hints that future administrations may tackle intermediaries' markups. Obstructionist rhetoric colors 1944 campaign timing debates as Democrats and Republicans clash over wartime strategy and political aims.
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Federal Trade Commission
Boston
Texas
Dallas
St. Louis
California
Idaho
Florida
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Walker
Harrison E. Spangler
Ice
Ambrose O’connel
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Winning the War Riot at Berlin Broadcasts a Precedent Shattering Blow
British intelligence warned against a direct attack on Berlin until morale soured. Mosquito bombers harassed German defenses after protracted siege, and the RAF finally delivered a massive assault as the psychological moment arrived. The metropolis seemed empty as shops and streets showed damage.
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Berlin
RAF
Alliedee
Radio Program Schedule and World War War-Time Notes
Radio program listings show schedules across CBS NBC and regional networks with dramas serials news and features from 5:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. An Allied investigation reports SA units studying Hamburg damage and civilians, while tobacco executives confront OPA price controls and southern resistance to restrictions affecting leaf markets.
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Kurfuerstendamm
Hitler
Munich
Describing the Red Army Soldier in World War II England
An English dispatch profiles a Russian GI in 1942 field life. It details uniforms from sapogi boots to wool caps, gear like the Janetz pack, front line cooks with samovars, and varied rations. It notes cultural touches such as the new Soviet jive songs and poems by Simonov, plus social support for families and compulsory dependent allotments.
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England
Red Army
United States Marines
Russia
Svinya Tushenka
Magnitogorsk
Lake Baikal
United States
Old Man River
Jericho
Benny
Tin Pan Alley
Konstanty Simonov
Pushkin
Zhukov
Dubov
Klimenko
Stalingrad
Kuban Front
Mikhail Sholokov
Krasnoarmeyetz
Germany
Wehrmacht
Norr
Farmers seek more allotment on small holdings without extra labor
Farmers argue for increased allotments on small holdings to reduce manpower wastage and enable expansion without hiring additional workers. They request permission to scale up operations within existing labor limits.
Local notes from November 26 1933 and twenty years prior
Local items report Dr W A Lambeth will return to Wesley Memorial Church. A toy repair drive appeals for discarded toys to aid underprivileged children at Christmas. Personal notes mark marriages and visits among residents. National updates mention unemployment work programs and diplomatic moves with Russia. Twenty years earlier Chamber of Commerce plans a community chest and freight delays noted.
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W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
W. F. Pleming
Roosevelt
William C. Bullitt
Russia
America
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Frank J .Sizemore
Ministers’ Association
Fifty Two Homeless In Flood Of Solvay Waste
Syracuse New York reports a Solvay Process waste depot breach released 25 000 cubic feet of material covering over a square mile. Eight foot flood inundated seven homes a hotel and highway leaving 52 temporarily homeless as engineers assess the damage.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Solvay Processing Company
Company
Army and Country Engineers
Gao
Army Air Corps
Galileo Invented the Thermometer, Historical Note
Italian scientist Galileo is credited with inventing the thermometer. The device marked a milestone in measuring and understanding temperature changes.
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Galileo
Navy surgeon reports prostitution rare in Russia in 1940
Commander Irwin L. Norman says syphilis and gonorrhea are nearly nonexistent in Russia, based on a 1940 study. When asked by a Russian soldier, locals joke that women are too busy, then shift topics to basketball and drinks. The remark ends with: he's not a bad guy.
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Russia
Irwin L. Norman
United States Navy
Wishon Dies In Chair For Slaying
Ernest Wishon, 35, executed in Cook County Electric Chair after conviction for murder. Warden Sain said he faced death calmly, leaving a note quoting the 23rd Psalm and expressing that the state gains nothing while he gains eternal life. The note ends with a line about the Lord being his shepherd.
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Chicago
Ernest Wishon
Wishon
Cook County
Myer Levy
Frank Sain
David
Four Power Pact Banquet Hints Enduring Moscow Accord
A hours long banquet concluding the Moscow events suggests the Four Power Pact could persist beyond the moment. The gathering underscores a durable framework among the participating nations and signals continued collaboration.
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Moscow
Penetro Salve Hopes To Ease Seasonal Cold Attacks
An old time sales pitch urges readers to use Penetro salve during the yearly cold surge. It promises two actions warming vapors ease congestion and stimulate circulation where rubbed. A double supply offer is 35 cents.
Agency Steps to Curb High Prices for Services
The Office of Price Administration tightened rules to stop laundries, shoe repair shops, and others from offering only deluxe services at inflated prices. Four reasons allow dropping cheaper services: unavailable special equipment, government orders or standards, necessity for essential community services, or competition reflecting no higher prices than the ceiling.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Offeri
Alumni Meeting Notice at Davis Home on East Washington
The H. P. N. and I. Alumni Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Davis on East Washington Street Sunday November at 8 p. m. All members are to attend. The White Rochester No. 157, Order of Eastern Star, will meet Sunday at 4 p. m. The meeting will be held at St Stephen's A. M. E. Zion Church. All members are requested to be present.
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H. P. N. and I. Alumni Association
O. E. Davis
East Washington Street
White Roseter No. 157
Order of Eastern Star
St. Stephen's A. M. E. Zion Church
Fairview Grade Mothers Plan Sunday Meeting at Home
Mothers of Fairview St School will meet Sunday at 5 Pm at Mrs James Ewing 832 pm Street. They will sponsor a social Tuesday night at the school at 7 Pm. The public is invited.
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Fairview
Fairview St
James Ewing
Choir Meeting at St Mark Church Sunday at five
A St Mark Methodist choir meeting is scheduled for Sunday at 5 p m in the church. All members are urged to attend. The notice also records a Dorcas group gathering at First Baptist on November 22 at Mrs Gray’s home with Mrs Marie joint hostess and a club guest reading a paper titled What Is a Nursery.
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Daughters of
Dorcas
The
First Baptist Church
Gray
Marie
Estelle Carter
Amey Williams
Visiting relatives and military hometown notes
Miss Joan Young visits her brother and sister in Norfolk Virginia with the Sydnors. Mrs LaBell Jones of Batesburg South Carolina returns home after visiting her sister in law at 1103 Alder Street. Cpl Alphonzo Dubard on furlough visits his wife Estelle Dubard and family. stationed at Camp Young Los Angeles California.
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Joan Young
Joe Young
Son Street
Sydnor
Norfolk
LaBell Jones
Batebury
S. C
Ella Jones
Alder Street
Cpl
Alphonzo Dubard
Estelle Dubard
Camp Young
Los Angeles
California
Radio Programs Listing for This Afternoon and Morning
A readout of radio program slots shows Carolina Cavaliers Esso Reporter The Guiding Light and Amos n Andy among many shows. Notable entries include Fred Waring's Orchestra Touchdown Tips and The Eye Opener with Farm Program and Coast Guard On Parade.
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Carolina Cavaliers
Esso
Mirth
Matthew
U. S. Marine Gand
Carey Longmire
Guiding Light
Lonely Women
Light of
Memory Lane
Fred Waring
Orchestra
Andy Longines
Symphonette
Piedmont Farm
Carolina Reveille
Manhattan
Nellie Revell
Israel
P.T.A
U. S. Coast Guard
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the Lands
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Meet Your Navy
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Virginia
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YANK
Army Weekly
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Sons OF Pioneers
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