Solon Demands Probe Into Red Lend Lease Operations
Sen Ellender demands an immediate Senate investigation into lend-lease costs and the secret report about Soviet reverse lend-lease activity. He cites a Stettinius letter noting limited Soviet aid and calls for allied concessions in oil tin iron ore and rubber to replenish U S resources. Wheeler supports the probe and criticizes mismanagement and credit to Britain for lend-lease. Stettinius defends the program noting reciprocal aid and allied material support without clear dollar valuation.
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Washington
Tor Ellender
D-La
Russia
United States
Eliender
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Louisiana
Senate
Ellender
Stettinius
Ebiender
Wheeler
D-Mont
Tom
Trivia Q A Compilation From Historic Facts
Questions and answers cover Sullivan Kilrain 1889 bare knuckle fight seventy five rounds. First radio KDKA broadcasts Harding Cox returns in 1920. DC-3 military version C 47 Skytrain. WCTU origins Cleveland 1874. Ponce de Leon linked to Florida discovery legend.
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John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
KDKA
Pittsh
Gaines Ordered to Testify in Theft Case
Robert Gaines was ordered to appear in felony court as a witness against a man accused of stealing Gaines ration. Gaines wrote a policeman that he faced threats if he testified and quipped he would have no teeth without rations. Judge William Daly ordered Officer John McGuire to produce Gaines on October 13.
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Chicago
Robert Gaines
Gaines
John McGuire
William Daly
McGuire
Penetro Relieves Colds and Coughs at Home
Advert says Penetro modern medication relieves colds coughs and muscle aches using a base with old fashioned mutton suet. Two action formula, double supply sold for 35e. Mothers advised to rub it on at home.
Margarine Battle Heats Up Over Federal Tax Fight
Washington Oct 12 The nation faces a sharp round in the margarine versus butter dispute as hearings begin Oct 26 on Rep Fulmer's bill to repeal federal taxes on margarine. Margarine producers and dairy interests clash over taxes and sister state laws, with prices rationed and production rising in wartime.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Rep
Fulmer
D-Sc
National Association of Margarine Manufacturers
National Cooperative Milk Producers Association
Milk Producers Association
Alabama
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
France
Biggest Aircraft Carrier Task Force Hits Wake Island
A large Pacific fleet attacked Wake Island Oct 5–6, destroying 61 enemy planes, two ships and multiple shore facilities. Admiral Montgomery led post Pearl Harbor ships in a two day bombardment with Hellcat escorts, Dauntless dive bombers and Avengers.
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Wake
Wake Island
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Associated Press
Eugene Burns
Navy
Japan
Marshall Island
Dere Stroyers
OLL
Peppery
Alfred E. Montgomery
Seattle
Marshalls
Driblets
Montgomery
The Guarantee of Freedom closes the editorial series
The final editorial argues the newspaper as the soul and guarantee of a democratic community. It asserts the press chronicles life from birth to death, supports civic causes, advertises trade, and builds community character while remaining a steadfast friend to readers.
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Thd
Hitler
Germany
France
Red Cross
Illinois School Children To Buy Lincoln Gettysburg Address
Illinois plans a statewide drive to raise sixty thousand dollars for an original Gettysburg address manuscript. About a million students will donate pennies and nickels, with five cent average gifts. The manuscript will be shown in Lincoln and later presented to the Illinois State Historical Library on November 19.
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Illinois
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Vernon L. Nickell
Angle
Ilinois
Nickell
Chicago
Court House
State Historical Library
National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Mayor LaGuardia Says City Work Never Ends
Mayor Fiorello H LaGuardia declares public service is part of daily routines as he discusses routine city business and community engagement in New York. The remarks reflect the paced duties of his office amid ongoing municipal concerns.
Rubber tree acreage in Far East fuels rubber output growth
The vast 9,000,000 acre rubber tree lands in the Far East are linked to higher rubber production, contributing to the share of rubber used globally since a recent baseline. Local plantations and imports are expanding with demand for tires and industrial goods.
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Far East
Six Boys Here Accepted In Coast Guard
Six High Point boys have been accepted in the coast guard, with a week of recruit tests continuing through Saturday. Local women await final SPAR acceptance, while several men still face vacancies in this month’s quota.
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High Point
Coast Yee
Spars
Coast Guard
Yoornan Jean Guild
Sparecruiter
Educa- Boatswain
Albert L. Brown
Rales
T Coast Guard
Marion W. Belch
Martha Belch
Youngstret
Albert Lonnie Wicker
Retta Wicker
Greer
Marvin Edward
Clayton M. Tucker
South Main
Arthur Alford Westmoreland, Jr
Arthur Westmoreland
Highland
Charlies Westley Taysinger
Thelma Tysinger
Mill Street
Arley Raeford Gaston
Mrs. Gasten Gaston
Park
Butter settles hotel room snag in Boston tale
Omaha creamery official L. P. McCaun returns from Boston to report a hotel room was found after a dealer offered a pound of butter to the clerk. The anecdote highlights butter’s high value and odd barter in travel.
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Omaha
East
L. P. McCaun
Offica
Boston
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Dia
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Little Flower
New York
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Southern Railway System
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Southern Railway
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Southland
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