Roosevelt Loan Swindle Probe Hits Elliott Roosevelt Case
Congress vows inquiry into Elliott Roosevelt financial dealings amid losses by investors. John Hartford faced a $196 000 loan loss on Elliott Roosevelt, endorsed by President Roosevelt though not in writing, tied to White House pressure during government pressure on Hartford’s business. Hartford supposedly lent $200 000 after a presidential request to help soften government action.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Hartford
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hartford
Elliott
Rroosevelt
Hlliol
Eliott
Maxwell N. Bilofsky
Lock Arbour
N. J
David D. Baird
Montclair
President's Wish Allegedly Used To Defraud Land Buyer
Samuel B. Pettengill argues that the notion of a president's wish being divine misleads investors. The piece recounts Elliott, who exploited the Roosevelt name to swindle Owen of land profits, involving others from New Jersey and Texas in a scheme where land was sold far below value. The author contends money attracts gullible buyers, while big money proves equally gullible to smooth talkers.
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Qwen
Texas
Roosevelty
Elliott
Owen
Dutch Ranch
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eliott
United States
Duke to realty aids fail sister sighs in plea
Mrs. V laments a failing household and seeks urgent help from a duke to manage her shuttered mansion. She notes no agencies can send staff, no possible engagement suits, and expresses longing for a flawless servant amid a shambles.
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Mrs. V
Faith in War Peace Talks Faces Harsh Population Truths
The piece criticizes postwar conferences for failing to resolve Poland, Dardanelles, or Korea issues while stressing rising world populations and resource pressures. It argues that leaders overlook scientific insight, warning that population growth and resource demand fuel future conflict more than rhetoric or treaties.
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Tifrteen Polis
Russia
Truman
Dardanelles
North Africa
Korea
United States
India
Europe
Japan
Henry Wallace
Satan
America
China
Canada
Asia
E. Parmalee Prentice
Burch and Pendell
Garet Garrett
Sandersville OPA clash drawn into national glare
A Sandersville Georgia price and rationing board chief is ousted after a local chairman is fired by a district OPA director amid threats to close the area office. The episode recalls a prior probe where a price panel imposed a $1000 fine on a local butcher, sparking debate over due process and authority during wartime controls.
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Niagara
Georgia
P.S
Federal Court
Washington
OPA
Sandersville
Emmity
You &0
Paperhanger
Feil
Gestopa
A Tribute to Our Butcher Poem? A Lost Customer
A short fowl themed verse laments waste and scarce meat. The speaker dismisses hens and rubbery poultry, prefers pond fish, and asks butchers to skip old tough fowl. The tone is playful complaint from a lost customer about poultry and meals.
Ireton Soldier Wins Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
Sgt. William Wallace Nanninga of the Third Army Corps is awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in Belgium, France, and Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Nanninga of Ireton, Iowa, has served three years, and is stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. Mrs. Nanninga lives in Creston, Iowa.
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Wallace Nanninga
Belgium
France
Germany
Naninga
Third Army Corps
Warren Nanninga
Ireton
Heidelberg
Nanninga
Creston
Iowa
Carl Johnson
Budget estimate school district hearing notice
Board of Directors of Union Consolidated District Union township Plymouth County Iowa will meet June 6 1945 at 8 pm at Consolidated School Taxpayers will vote for or against the following estimate of expenditures for July 1 1945 to June 30 1946. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing.
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Merrill
Plymouth County
Iowa
J. BE. Heisler
Moalas
SATS
Lee Slos
Eral Ag Geee
Ss Gn Es Funds Ee
Obease Bost
Avsd
Sg Paeg Has
Rt General Ee
Board of Directors of
Union
Union Township
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