Senate battle over Wallace aims at federal credit control
Henry Wallace’s nomination as secretary of commerce sparks a Senate clash over borrowing power and the RFC. Senator Byrd argues the George bill does not limit the president’s authority to move agencies, and that Wallace’s role could extend far beyond the RFC. The broader dispute centers on postwar domestic policy and government spending priorities.
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Senate Finishes Work on May Bill for Work or Else
Senate Military Affairs Committee fast tracks the House approved May bill to compel essential workers to stay on or take jobs. It shifts manpower mobilization under War Mobilizer James Byrnes and extends authority to regulate appeals for violators. Debate centers on agency powers and local boards hiring in shortage areas.
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
House
James F. Byrnes
Senate Committee
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Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Selective Service
Gratitude in Granite Memorial Planned for Devon
The United States Army will present a memorial of Devon or Cornwall granite to be erected in South Hams, Devon, honoring American troops who trained there. The monument marks gratitude for their wartime service and training in the area.
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Cornwall
South Hams
Father and Son Split from Army Induction Plan
Springfield Missouri reports Charles M Young 37 failed pre induction physical will stay on the farm while son Donald serves in the army The pair had been a father and son team conscripted together but cancelled as Young did not pass the medical.
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Charles M. Young
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Mayor Kelly Enjoys Mixup Over Train Reservations
Chicago report says Mayor Edward J. Kelly found his name reserved on a Minneapolis-bound train by Walter E. Kelly who used his own name. The mayor noted he could not secure breakfast reservations in his own name, with a clerk and waiter mistaking the situation as a joke.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
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Japs' Army Sulking Over Fleet Inaction
An American naval spokesman in Washington says Japanese army leaders press for fleet action while navy and air forces hold back. Since June 19, 1944, Japanese ships sunk or damaged total 1,725, with 83 probable sunk and 104 likely sunk since then, amid 3,108 naval losses since December 7, 1941. Winter slush ends, spring poetry awaits.
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Elton C. Fayashington
Luzon
Tokyo
MacArthur
Thepokesman
Yamashita
Navy
Belgian Girl Hopes for Flowers in Fiance’s Garden
In Belgium a refugee girl, separated from her mother, recounts loss from German advance. Her fiancé’s village is ruined, workers taken, and eight Germans lie buried in the garden. She clings to spring, longing for the birds, flowers, and a reunion with her loved ones.
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Hal Boyle
Belgium
Amercians
St. Vith
Germany
Gestapo
Stavelot
Lieutenant Found Guilty in Drunkenness Trial
Lt. Sen. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota was found guilty by a general court martial at Camp Wheeler for drunkenness disorderly conduct abusing enlisted personnel and violating a regimental restriction. He faced a $100 monthly forfeiture for 12 months and a reprimand from the center’s commanding general. The sentence was dated January 1 1945 and approved January 20 1945. announcement released by Camp Wheeler Public Relations Office.
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Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
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Lundeen
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War Department
Mayor Graves Endorses Scout Drive in Hope Arkansas
Albert Graves mayor of Hope Arkansas endorses the Boy Scout annual financial drive led by Mr. Martin Pool chairman. He praises Scouts war drive contributions and urges full county support to meet the February 8 start quota, hoping to reach it on the first day. February 2, 1945 Hope Arkansas.
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Hope
Arkansas
Martin
Boy Scouts
North Little Rock Defeats Hope 43 25 In Conference game
North Little Rock led 19 10 at halftime and finished strong to beat Hope 43 25 at Robinson Auditorium in Little Rock. Jackie Baker led Wildcats with 16 points while Franklin Thomas paced Hope with eight points.
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Franklin Thomas
Prisoners in Path of Reds Are Moved
The Red Cross said 58 Americans were known in Camp Stalag B-111-B and Stalag 344 last November and prisoners from these camps were moved west as the Russian advance progresses. Norway and Anglo-American prisoners also moved from Schildberg in Silesia to Luckenwalde near Berlin, forced to march through snow.
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Army Making Tires Also in Europe
Army runs a tire production program in France and Belgium to ease shortages. Col Lawrence Wilkinson says the effort uses synthetic rubber and aims to keep Allied forces supplied while supporting liberated Europe’s civilian economy. Northwestern Europe tire capacity to be fully utilized. plants in France and Belgium already producing at high levels. Representatives of Wilkinson’s Allied Rubber Control Committee oversee plants with U S and Allied officials.
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Allied Rubber Control Committee
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Ceiling Cut on Clothing by the OPA
The Office of Price Administration cuts ceiling prices for fall and winter outerwear by about eight percent. Margins are reduced 20 percent below 1943 levels, yet OPA says firms will still earn near 1936–39 profits. Savings should reach consumers when garments hit markets in late spring.
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Office of Price Administration
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James Patterson Breaks Leg Playing Football
James Patterson of 1107 Foster Avenue broke his left leg while playing football and is confined to his home. The Star reports the injury today.
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Oil Fire Shocks Shoppers but No Panic at Everett Store
Three hundred women answering a hosiery ad queued at Everett’s largest department store when smoke rose from a basement oil fire. Firefighters arrived, contained the blaze, and no one left the line as the shoppers stood in place.
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Elevator mishap tale from Newton passenger
Mrs. Howard Reeder recounts riding an elevator in Newton Kansas where a girl operator kept saying Going up folks Going up. When the operator's hose slipped she leaned down to adjust them and a male passenger interjected with two words Going up, stopping the scene.
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Howard Reeder
Manila’s Fall Nears as U S Forces Break German Defenses
American divisions press through the Siegfried Line near Monschau as several towns fall under the northern wing of the U S First Army. In the Philippines, two divisions advance toward Manila within 20 miles, signaling imminent liberation of the capital.
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Russians at Oder as Germans flee Berlin
German army says only bridgeheads remain on the Oder east bank between the elbow north of Berlin and Crossen as Soviet forces push toward the capital. Reports say Russians crossed the river, while German defenses fight a desperate delaying action amid worsening weather and air raids.
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11 Pound Parcel Limit for Prisoner
A prisoner of war in Germany may receive an 11 pound package from home every 60 days. Cora Lee Westbrook, county home demonstration agent, informs Hempstead county families of these men. Foods from home are encouraged, with packaging and wrapping guidance to withstand salt air.
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Cora Lee Westbrook
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