Price Worries Spark Reader Letters at OPA
The Office of Price Administration Consumer Division handles letters from citizens about rising costs. Harriet Elliott reviews complaints to guide price-control maneuvers, with some cases sent to the Justice Department for alleged price manipulation. Replies explain regional variances and defend defense-related shortages while urging stronger labeling and quality standards.
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Eleanor Ragsdale
NEA Service
OPA
CS Office of Price Administration
U. S
White House
Roosevelt
California
Philly
Chicago
John
Mary Doe
Conscientious Consumer Division
Harriet Elliot
C.D. Head
OPACS
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Miss Elliot
Justice Department
C. D
Frites
Britain
Department of Agriculture
Singapore in Thai base dispute shapes Far East risk
A NEA analysis argues Japan seeks Thai bases to threaten Singapore and the Philippines. Britain depends on U S access to Singapore and other ports to defend the Pacific, with Wake, Midway and Guam in the planned supply chain. The piece links Thai land moves to broader strategic danger for the United States and British forces in Asia.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
Japan
Thailand
Singapore
Philippines
Britain
Far East
Cavite
Olongapo
Roosevelt
America
Malay Peninsula
Robert Brooke-Popham
Atlantic
Pacific
Iceland
Thai
Ingiak
Borneo
Ceylon
Surabaya
Amboina
Australia
Darwin
U. S
Indo-China
Wake
Midway Islands
Guam
Congress Long
Siberia
Surplus Cotton Drive Urges 100 Percent American Goods
Our Boarding House notes collaboration with the Surplus Marketing Administration to boost use of 100 percent American cotton. Mr Crippleman states that expanding home purchases of cotton goods is key to stabilizing the cotton industry and aiding America during the national emergency.
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Surplus Marketing Administration
Crppleman
Mes
America
Britain Sees Singapore Safety as Pillar of Far Eastern Policy
The text states that Singapore's safety is central to Britain's Far Eastern strategy and plans to uphold that pillar to guide future moves in the Indies. It notes the 17-year locusts’ maturation period and explains that broods hatch annually, creating a yearly appearance of 17-year locusts.
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Jess
Singapore
Britain
Indies
Appeals for Cotton Surplus Aids National Security War Effort
A speaker states about 13 000 000 persons in the United States depend on cotton for livelihoods. He urges that cotton crop utilization and fair returns for producers and processors are essential to stabilize cotton prices and sustain the textile industry during national emergency. He notes the need to strengthen home security through cotton support and cites cooperation among producers and trades.
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United States
Serial Story Lessons in Love chapter cliffhanger
Dugan confronts Hank and Worburn as Barbara and Larry clash over romance and status. A poolside flirtation, a prank, and a late night egg cookery scene thaw tensions. Barbara and Dugan share a charged kiss as the chapter ends, hinting at deeper attraction.
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Dugan
Hank
Worburn
Ben
Hink
Wagna
Tim- Bara
Rornhort
Uncle Hank
Sue
Dugan Blake
Larry Grover
Barbara
Larry
Barbera
15 000 Attend County Fair Parade Highlights
A large crowd gathered at the county fair with Governor Atkins and Lieutenant Governor Bailey among speakers. Winners in the mile parade included Peach growers float first, Murfreesboro First and second, Robison First and Howard County Lumber second. prize offerings featured peaches and goods, with planes from Barksdale field dropping flares at 845 p m and a variety program on the grandstand with music and hog calling contests.
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Elbert TV
Wa Mae King
Earla Dean Holloway
Virginia Taylor
Atkins
Bailey
Peach Growers
Barney Smith
Earl McClure
Murfreesboro
Glenwood
Robison
Howard County Lumber Company
Peach Booth
Main Bishop
Barksdale Field
Our Daily Bread cessiong and Southeast Asia policy
A fragmented wartime note argues the sale of the Netherlands Indies and Philippines aid, plus American support to foster independent Philippine institutions, to deter Japan. It warns weakness could invite full-scale war and urges a public three power stance to deter further Japanese advances in Singapore and the Indies.
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Netherlands
United States
Philippines
Japan
Southeast Asia
Britain
Singapore
Netherlands Indies
Philip
15 Additional Tents Arrive for Hempstead Relief Effort
Talbot Field Jy, member of the home defense and Hempstead relocation committees, announced Thursday that 15 tents ordered this week by the Suffle Hard schite Co. had arrived. Tents will be released as applications are submitted to the FSA office in Hempstead courthouse.
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Talbot Feild Jy
Home Defense Committee
Hempstead
Rabindranath Tagore Dies After Operation in Calcutta
Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, died in Calcutta after undergoing an operation. The report notes his title and the location of his passing.
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Tagore
Calcutta
India
Rabind‘anath
B. R. Mamm's Mother Is Seriously Ill
Mrs. W. U. Hamm, mother of B. R. Timm, a Dodge and Plymouth dealer for Hope, suffered an apoplectic stroke at her home in Stamps and remains gravely ill. Her husband and his brothers from Camden were at her bedside Thursday.
Tip on Long Irons From Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson, former PGA champion and top long iron player, notes players lack tailing weight and lift with the right hand. He advises dropping the loft into a mashie like shot and keeping balance on the left heel, urging steady release and solid contact.
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Toledo, O
Byron Nelson
Taft
Suel
Chers
Hike Spoon
Sign of the Times in Edinburgh St Andrews Sabbath Vote
Edinburgh St Andrews shows a tight vote on Sabbath observance with five votes for and four against the measure. The town council approved a limited observance change reflecting Sunday activities including golf and tennis in the community.
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Edinburgh
St. Andrews
Diving Dog Performs Underwater Fetch in Arkansas River
Patty a wire haired terrier owned by Mr and Mrs FB B McCullough demonstrates extraordinary diving ability by retrieving objects from the bottom of the Arkansas River. The dog stays submerged about 10 seconds during the underwater retrieval.
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Wichita
Kas
Patty
FB. B. McCullough
McCulloughs
Arkansas
Radio actress Alice Frist reads fan mail on return from honeymoon
New York radio actress Alice Frist returns from her honeymoon and opens fan mail revealing twelve marriage proposals. The item playfully notes 3,200 bricks in the Indianapolis Speedway and that stacked would exceed Everest’s height by about twenty five times.
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New York
i/P
Alice Frist
Inedianapolis
Mount Everest
Unclear Threats Rally Urgency to Act in Asia Policy
A fragment argues that delaying action invites a dominant power to dominate Asia and Europe alike. It warns that patience has worn thin and urges the United States to wake up before consequences extend to global contacts and influence.
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China
United States
Asia
Europe
Buying Henderson Aims to Curb Installment Buying
Target price control administrator Leon Henderson pauses with the President after conferring on a plan to curb installment buying as part of the first effort against rising prices.
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Leon Henderson
Cigny
Father and son in Navy on different boats together
HOPEWELL Va. The U S Navy has split father and son Iron Hopewell Chief Petty Officer Dick Linton reenlisted last tall on his son Harry enlisted at the same time for his first hitch They served together at Norfolk while Harry trained both were assigned to the battleship Arkansas but now the father has heat plants toned at Norfolk on detached service
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Hopewell
U. S. Navy
Iron Hopewell
Dick Linton
Harry
Norfolk
Schoolaru
Real Estate in a Big Way
Ontario lands and forests department offers crown lands for long term leases across a vast area from New York to Minnesota. The properties, never previously owned privately, include unusual sites as the Park of the Red Creeks near Denver.
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Toronto
WMI
Rhode Island
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
New York State
Minnesota
Denver
Colo
Roek
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