Politics a Bad Time To Split The Spoils
Opinion column argues President Roosevelt should reward Henry Wallace carefully, avoiding a political fight that harms the public. It analyzes the Wallace nomination for Secretary of Commerce, the RFC split, and Aubrey Williams for Rural Electrification, warning unity is harmed by partisan payoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Wallace
X oPew
Wal“Tac
United States
Mr. Wallace
Henry
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Department of Commerce
RFC
U. S
Jesse Jones
Houstonian
Commerce
Mr. Jones
Jones
Aubrey Williams
New Deal
Williams
Unclear OCR on Lubbock Morning Avalanche item
Fragmentary text from Lubbock paper mentions Parker and Vrouty and a league in Dallas. Details unclear due to damaged OCR.
Puritan Leader Waitstill Walling Of Sudbury 1680
Waitstill Walling a Sudbury leader in 1680, famed for defending the village in King Philip’s War and turning the meetinghouse into a fort. The Walling home, rebuilt as a salt box after a 1676 fire, reflects 17th century New England life with nine small rooms and a latchstring kept out for friends.
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Waitstill Walling
Sudbury
Patience Harden
Walling
Wallstill
Waitstill
Captain Walling
Rebecca
New England
Colonies
New Wailling
Gulfport Search Ongoing for Five Missing Army Fliers
Search in Gulfport for five Army fliers missing since January 15 after parachuting from a four engine bomber near Sabine Lake Texas continues. Authorities report the operation is active with no new leads announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Sabine Lake
Texas
To Be Continued Happenings by W. E. Woodward
A fragment references Happenings by W. E. Woodward with copyright 1944 NEA Service. The note ends with To Be Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly W. E. Woodward
NEA Service, Inc
KFYO Radio Schedule Listing The Avalanche-Journal
Daily on air timetable for KFYO 1340 with programs across Morning Afternoon and Evening. Entries include Morning Reveille United Press News Smilin Ed McConnell Headline News Breakfast Club Tom Sprenneman Gil Martyn Glamour Manor Star Reporter, and Evening lineup featuring Twilight Serenade United Press News Counterspy Lum and Abner and Hires Icebox Follies with a closing 355 News Summary.
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United Press News
Ed McConnell
Headline News
Breakfast Club
Aunt Jemima
Listening Post
Tom Sprenneman
Hollywood
Gil Martyn
Ozark Ramblers
Hop Harrigan
Terry and the Pirates
Dick Tracy
Jack Armstrong
Raymond Gram
Lum
Abner
Imogene Webster
National Association of Manufacturers
Milt Herth
Ray Henlean
Red Pennsylvania Orchestra
CODA Jerks and Grocery Clerks Fight Back at War's End
Erich Brandeis reflects on veterans women and families amid postwar numbness. A high ranking officer honors exhausted troops while civilians debate money and leisure. The piece contrasts champagne with sacrifice and vows while a New Year’s Eve church service echoes wartime resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Florida
Pay Hikes Tied to Steel Workers Stir Prices and Inflation
The wage increase for four hundred thousand Hillman-Murray steel workers, urged by the War Labor Board and approved by Economic Stabilizer Fred Vinson, raises steel costs by about seven to eight cents an hour and could spark broader price rises across goods and postwar spending. OPA notes may soften retail impact, but observers warn of higher living costs and potential economic decline without broader stabilization.
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Rey Tucke
Hillman- Murray Steel
Fred Vinson
War Labor Board
CIO
Vinson
Price Administration
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hillman-Murray
PRICE
Office of Price Administration
Cloers
Washington
OPA
Chester A. Bowles
Texans In Washington Southwest May Have A TVA
The Missouri Valley Authority debate could shape a Southwest Power Authority covering Texas and neighboring states. Rep. Bob Poage backs a regional TVA style plan if MVA passes, while Texas leaders warn intrastate limits and funding hurdles. The piece notes existing Texas river authorities and potential federal power buyouts or partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Easley
Associated Press
Ashington
Missouri Valley Authority
Senate
House
Congress
Texas
Southwest
TVA
Roosevelt
Southwest Power Authority
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Douglas Wright
Tulsa
Okla
Southwest Power Administration
Sam Rayburn
Interior Department
SPA
Grand River Dam
Norfolk Dam
White River
Denison Dam
Red River
MVA
Bob Poage
D-Tex
National Convention of Rural Electrical Administration
REA
San Antonio
Waco
Poage
Missouri River
Lower
Colorado
Guadalupe
Neches
Nueces
Trinity
Trinity River Improvement Association
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AL Fragul Bey, de
Pitda
Caliaon Wr
Servicemen's Club
Charlevoix
Mich
Shakespeare
King Festures Syndicate, Inc
World Nah
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Parker & Vrouty Fenere
Ool Vane
Samuel Gaylord
Walling Place
James Lawson
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal
1340
Erich Brandeis
France
Brandeis
Galbraith
Albert Leman
Tee
WAR
Navy
Socialist Party
War Manpower Commission
AFL
Big Business
National Industrial Council
Union Square
Wall Street
New York
Foch
Brehon B. Somervell
WPA
Naval
Luzon
Bulge
Leman
Rio Grande
Pecos
Canadian
Red
Sabine
Gulf
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