Army Report Warns of Global War Refugee Crisis
The National War Fund and High Point United War Chest publish a tally of nearly 68.3 million people uprooted by fighting across nations led by China and Russia, with millions starving and awaiting relief. The appeal funds food aid and other relief via 17 war-related organizations serving troops and allies.
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United Nations
National War Fund
High Point United War
China
Russia
Poland
Germany
Czechoslovenia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Holland
Si Oe
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Norway
France
High Point United War Chest Campaign
Community Chest
Public Welfare Institute Opens Next Tuesday
Raleigh dispatch notes the 24th annual Public Welfare Institute will run four days starting Tuesday. Governor Broughton, W H Stauffer, Lavinia Engle, Elsa Castendyck, Chrldren's Bureau chief, and Dr Howard Odum are among speakers. Theme focuses on welfare protective services to youth in wartime.
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Raleigh
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
School of Public Welfare
University of North Carolina
Governor Broughton
W. H. Stauffer
Virginia
Lavinia Engle
Social Security Board
Region Four
Elsa Castondyck
Social Service
A Cough Warning and Creomulsion Promise
A three days cough signals danger as chronic bronchitis may follow if untreated. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote with other non narcotic medicines to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed airways. It promises quick cough relief or money back if not satisfied.
Congress Tightens War Spending After Imagined Quick Finish
Washington reports say fiscal leaders in both houses vow careful accounting of every dollar as war expenditures rise. Senators and representatives warn against lump sum appropriations and stress postwar budget reform amid calls for spending retrenchment and higher revenue.
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Washington
House
Senate
Degenningee
D-Okla
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Thomas
Cannon
Cmo
Trons
Brewster
R-Me
Waste Paper Still Vital Material
Washington reports waste paper remains a critical material for wartime production. A. G. Wakeman of the WPB pulp and paper division told a House subcommittee that about one third of paper used comes from waste, with aims to raise recovery to 50 percent. He cited manpower, rubber, and transport limits hindering more collection and noted high prices to encourage gathering. He warned deinking for fiber recovery is uneconomical, and disclosed confidential newsprint export figures under espionage act restrictions.
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Washington
War Production Board
A. G. Wakeman
WLB Pulp and Paper Division
Wakeman
Boren
D-Okla
House
WPB
United
Hoyt to Quit OWI Post and Focus on War News
Palmer Hoyt plans to leave his role as domestic director of the Office of War Information by year’s end. He aims to concentrate on civilian war agency news problems and to establish a system for straight facts to the public on domestic war issues and battle zone reports. He has urged full use of farm machinery to hit 1944 food production goals.
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Washington
Palmer Hoyt
Office of War Information
Oregon
Armed Services
OWL
Pay Rolls Of Peace Are A Big Management Problem
New York reports a postwar challenge as the nation faces a quadruple task to wind down war output and ramp up peaceful production. Managers warn of scrambled plans to blend iron and coal into consumer goods, plus questions on wartime contracts, stock sales, and the timing of postwar plant use. Industry-specific worries span railroads, autos, and the fate of war stocks, with calls for tax rules aiding conversion and equitable starts for all manufacturers.
Ration stamp validity and regional gasoline limits update
Ration details list validity dates for brown, blue, sugar and shoe stamps, air travel sheet items, and home canning allowances. Gasoline coupons vary by region with 6A 8A B and C values and expiration dates. Fuel oil 1 coupons cover the new season through January 3 1944 with multi unit values.
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Rocky Mountains
Midwest
Juggler Reports Car Looted While He Dined
Walter Burns, a juggler in Philadelphia, told police someone stole his gear from his car during lunch. The missing items include six spinning plates, Indian clubs, colored wooden balls, two hats, and a trumpet.
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Philadelphia
Walter Burns
Spokane Portrait Through Sinclair Lewis Quote
The interviewer asks novelist Sinclair Lewis for a brief Spokane description and he samples a grim view noting women on buildings and beauty amid the cityscape in a terse remark.
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Spokane
Sinclair Lewis
Aviation Industry Dominates Skimmed Market Outlook
Skimmed data indicates aviation industry remains the leading guess for overall market direction. Analysts weigh emerging trends, with carriers and suppliers facing shifting demand and supply constraints amid broader economic signals.
War era reflections and citizen courage in High Point
In a wartime column W A Bivins urges boosting the home front with cheer for absent soldiers and their mothers. The piece mixes poems, nature notes, and stories of local resilience, urging positive action, civic duty, and hope amid hardship.
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High Point
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