Truth Will Out on House Report Targeting OPA Powers
A 30 page House committee report led by Rep Howard W Smith details alleged OPA abuses. Findings include schemes to fix profits from 1936-39 levels, suspension of rationed goods without due process, public branding of violators, and an army of enforcers creating home disruption and regulatory confusion. The report warns of potential constitutional harm and totalitarian risks in executive dominance.
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Special House
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
OPA
David Ginsberg
Editor Protest Over Federal Investigations Across States
A Marshall Messenger editorial denounces five day federal investigations of publishers. It laments inspectors invading small towns during wartime, demanding records and pressuring owners. The Montevideo News replies voters want Congress to act while administrative excess must wait for the 1944 election.
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Marshall, Minn
Messenger
Washington
Congress
Montevideo
Minn
White House
Prophetic Words Warn of Concentration of Power
A decade ago a state governor warned America in his inaugural address about a dangerous drift toward power concentrated at the top of government, likening it to a dictatorship or a communist central committee. The piece calls attention to this historic warning amid current trends in Washington.
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Washington
America
Union
Governor Roosevelt Warns Against Centralized Power
In a Taft era style address, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that concentrating authority in a central government would erode liberties and threaten the Union. He warned that rule by a single master mind risks oligarchy and urged decentralization to preserve the Constitution.
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Washington
Fruitcake rules spark warning for bakers this Christmas
The FDA rules ban bakers from giving away boxes of cookies or fruit cake to customers or friends as gifts. Bakers may only sell or provide candy, while giving away items from their own shop is prohibited. The ruling creates a bleak Christmas for bakery friends and customers alike.
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OPA
Food Distribution Administration
FDA
Essentialities of draft in government bureaus sparks debate
Congressman Harness cites 675000 draft age single and childless men in government bureaus while Costello subcommittee hears 1086 single and 1144 married draft age men in the Federal Security Agency. Secretary Ickes reportedly seeks 6000 deferments in the Interior, highlighting alleged manpower shortages.
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Armed Services
Harness
Indiana
Congressman Costello
California
Federal Security
Ickes
Department
the Interior
Tea in trouble as FTC targets tea firms in scare
Washington signals tea supply is ample and no rationing planned yet the Federal Trade Commission later accuses tea companies of false advertising despite minimal ad activity for three years the agency motto reportedly emphasizes stirring up action.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
National debt per person rises past six hundred dollars
The passage cites a public debt figure of 1 203.71 dollars per person as of November 1, noting that each man woman and child owes that amount. It compares this to the per capita average a month earlier and a year earlier, and references the peak World War I debt for context.
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United States
Obituary of George D. Ziegler of Marshall Illinois
George D. Ziegler born December 28 1869 near Marshall Illinois died November 28 1943 at his home near Marshall Illinois aged 73 years 11 months He was described as an upright citizen who aided those in need Survived by six sisters and one brother Funeral services were held December 1 at Moore Funeral Home with Rev H F Hasewinkel officiating Burial in Ziegler cemetery
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George D
John
Sophia Ziegler
Marshall
Clark County
Illinois
Ilinois
George Ziegler
Lydia
Amanda ‘Ziegler
Mary Hoff
Eva Ziegler
Terre ‘Haute
Indiana
Flora Geheb
Ella Burgess
Henry Ziegler
Detroit
Michigan
Nettle Power
Klindis
Moore Funeral Home
H F. Hasewinkel
Ziegler Cemetery
School House on the Hill Remembered by Old Generations
A nostalgic verse recalls a hilltop school near Rabbit Ridge with a dusty road, a well, persimmon trees, and a memory of Miss Gilbert. Children like Arthur Bertha Nell and Frank played, skinned knees, waded brooks, slid in mud, and skated in winter, cherishing simple days in a rural community.
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Guinnip
Arthur
Bertha
Nell
Frank
Brooks
Remembering Aprils Past at the Dell School
A nostalgic poem recalls carefree school days in a dell where Neva Stevens taught the golden rule. Children rode a pony, laughed at big kids, and drank from a spring found by Warden Peck. The author notes April Fool births, and that Bruce, Daisy, and their clan remain in the same scenic spot.
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Neva” Stevens
Warden Peck
Bruce
Daisy
Dell
Notice of Petition to Sell Real Estate in Rosa Gaines Estate
Publicacion notice in Clark County Illinois probate court that Ben Miller as administrator seeks order to sell 40 acres SE quarter of NW quarter Section 47 and half of NW quarter of NE quarter Section 18 to pay debts. Respondents include Lester Wiman Clinton Wiman Leslie Shoemaker Marshall Shoemaker Zena Coulter Clem Vaughn Guy Vaughn Pearl Brown Edna McCoy Madge Payne and unknown heirs. Deadline January 3 1944 default may be entered.
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Lester’ ‘Wimani
Clinton Wiman
Leslie
Shoemaker
Marshall Shoemaker
Zena Coulter
Clem Vaughn
Guy’ Vaughn
Pearl
Brown
Edna McCoy
Madge
Payne
Vand
Rosa. Gaines
Clark
Ilnois
Ben Miller
Rosa Gaines
Snark County
Illinois
Lester Wiman
Leslie, Shoemaker
Clark County
Marshall
Tllinois
A. D
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