OPA Advances Price Cutting Plan Under Bowles
Washington seeks to curb living costs with subsidies and new controls. Bowles outlined an expanded program including 2.3 percent price cuts on produce and dairy items, plus tighter ceilings on winter fruits and vegetables. The move follows Congress returning to the capital and signals broader OPA changes, including token systems and revised management of price policy.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congressional
Bowles
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Aengthy
Meeting Tonight for Weslyan Service Guild at Mrs Palmer’s Home
The Weslyan Service Guild meets tonight at Mrs. Sallie Palmer’s home on Pearson Street at 8 p.m. All members urged to attend. Circle 3 of W S C S also meets tonight at St Mark Methodist Church at p.m. for its meeting.
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Weslyan Service Guild
Sallie Palmer
Pearson Street
Circle Meeting Circle 3
P. m
St. Mark Methodist Church
WPB Hospital Official Opposes Government Run Hospitals
Everett W. Jones, head hospital consultant for the War Production Board, argues against compulsory government managed hospital insurance and says federal agencies cannot match private initiative. He urges subsidies, joint planning, and targeted federal grants to support and expand voluntary and public hospitals, warning against overuse of the Lanham Act.
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U.S
WPB Hospital
Buffalo
N. Y
Everett W. Jones
War Production Board
Iside
Waslington
American Hospital Association
Jones
Albany
Mackinac Island conference tests postwar GOP unity
Wartime Washington reports that Mackinac Island’s postwar advisory council conference boosted Republican unity and set a springboard for future action, despite defections and tensions. Dewey, Taft, and Willkie tensions color the Mackinac Charter as observers note gaps in foreign policy commitments while praising the gathering’s overall momentum and potential for shaping the 1944 campaign.
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Mackinac Island
Midh
Thomas E .Dewey
New York
United Nations
Robert A. Taft
Dewey
Taft
Taft-Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Council of 49
Vandenberg
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
World Court
Taft Committee
Mackinac
MEN AND OMEN IN SERVICE
Sergeant Bill Frazier of the Army Finance Detachment at Waycross Georgia is home on furlough with his parents on Montlieu Avenue. Lt James R Brandon stationed in Memphis Tennessee is expected to visit his parents at their Montheu Avenue home for a few days. Pvt Brooks Ridge has returned to Camp Edwards Massachusetts after an eight day furlough with his parents at Willowbrook Street.
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Bill Frazier
Army
Waycross
W. J. Frazier
Montlieu Avenue
Everett, Zane and Muse
Greensboro
Brandon
J. G
James R. Brandon
United States Naval Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
J. R. ‘Anelty
Montheu Avenue
Pvt
Ridge
Brooks Ridge
Camp Edwards
Mass
H. M. Ridge
Willowbrook Street
Army Air Corps
Check Distributor Rotor and Wiring for Radio Interference
To diagnose car radio interference inspect the high tension circuit for corroded connections. A burned or cracked distributor rotor is a very likely source of interference.
Ingratitude and Sugar Ration Reflections by W A Bivins
A serialized column reflects on Japan's 1923 earthquake and Pearl Harbor, condemns aggression, and argues ingratitude toward America. It also discusses sugar rationing during wartime, noting personal anecdotes about compliance, shortages, and adaptable behavior, urging resilience.
Missouri pig used in war bond drive by 4-H and FFA groups
Jefferson City reports Congress King the 85 million hog promoted bonds at Memphis. The Missouri War Finance Committee will brand the Duroc pig to boost Third War Loan sales with 50 percent based on bond sales 25 percent on past hog improvement and 2 percent on current free programs. Greensboro denim mills claim world largest status in Greensboro North Carolina.
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Jefferson City
Congress King
National Duroc Congress
Memphis
Tenn
Missouri War Finance Committee
FFA
Farm Gasoline Shortage Worries Senate Panel
Washington September 14 a Senate agriculture subcommittee questioned OPA officials over a farm gasoline shortage. Senator Aiken said farmers nationwide face difficulty securing fuel to run equipment, driving up food production costs as cooperatives receive limited wholesale allocations. Aiken noted farmers pay retail prices up to four cents higher than wholesale and urged a Justice Department update on the probe into farm gasoline costs.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Aiken
East
Charles F. Phillips
Busines
Petroleum Administration For War
PAW
Department of Justice
Seven Cities Show Living Costs Rise in the Southeast
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports mid July to mid August cost of living rose in seven of ten southeastern cities led by Jackson Mississippi up 2.3 percent while Atlanta posted the largest decrease. Small gains and declines occurred in Charleston Winston Salem and related food and beverage categories including eggs up 12.8 percent and dried fruits 49.
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Atlanta
U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jackson
Miss
Charleston
S. C
Winston-Salem
N. C
Chinese War Draft Evasion Stirs Brooklyn Federal Court
Kiang Ah Wai, 29, told federal court in Brooklyn that one brother in the army sufficed, explaining his failure to register for Selective Service. He is jailed on a draft delinquency charge with $500 bail.
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New York
Kiang Ah Wai
Brooklyn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sim Senhor May Replace Si Senor in Brazilian Language Note
Kansas City report notes two university professors urge recognizing Portuguese in South America amid postwar growth. Basemann and Scherr say Portuguese can be learned quickly, with pronunciation as main challenge. Mention of Brazil’s 42 million people, Marshall praise for Brazil’s wartime role, and 1943 food goals.
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Kansas City
South America
Brazil
Mid-Western University
Max L. Basemann
Kansas City University
Elliott B. Scherr
University of Missouri
American Association of Teachers of
Basemann
Room For Substantial Cut In State Taxes Says McDonald
Dr. Ralph McDonald told the Thomasville Lions club that North Carolina is in good financial shape and could cut state taxes substantially without hurting fiscal stability. He cited a July 1 cash surplus of 73 million dollars, growing highway funds, and war-era production as factors. He warned inflation could threaten prices and noted expected industrial expansion after the war with highway construction fueling growth. The talk was introduced by K F Lowery and chaired by John Perry.
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Thomasville
North Carolina
Ralph McDonald
Dr. McDonald
K. F. Lowery
George Handley
Ted Hethcock
John Perry
Bachman takes civilian coach post at Camp Grant
Charley Bachman, once Michigan State mentor, is named civilian coach of Camp Grant’s football team. With less than a week to prepare, he must lead a squad he has never coached to face Michigan, the Spartans’ old rival. He mentions unfamiliarity with the players but expresses readiness to coach again.
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Chicago
Charley Bachman
Michigan State
Michigan
Bach
Corwin Clatt
Notre Dame
Reino Nori
Detroit Lions
Protests Delay to Old Belt Market Opening
Governor J M Broughton said he received many protests from tobacco farmers and warehousemen against delaying the old belt market opening for a week. The protests were sent to the tobacco association sales committee meeting here later today. The old belt is set to open next Monday.
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Raleigh
J. M. Broughton
Old Belt
Tobacco Association of the United Re
Churchevelts coined by Berlin radio names for Roosevelt and Churchill
Berlin radio in English declared the pair the Churchevelts in praise of Mussolini’s removal. The announcer boasted that Germany’s daring troops snatched Mussolini away before the leaders could recover from their astonishment.
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London
Benito Mussolina
Roosevelt
Churchill
Berlin
Germany
Mussolin
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