War profiteering testimony undercuts ethics in wartime
George Spelvin testifies before Senator Nilly on profiteering during war. He argues that profits from essential goods and services undermine the home front as soldiers fight, citing 1932 warnings and recent Washington hires and contracts as examples of improper gain from the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorge Spelvin
Toshington
Nilly
Jana
Spelvin
Senator Nilly
Washington
Reds report recapture of 19 more towns
Soviet dispatches said the Red Army recaptured 79 towns as winter counter offence pressed toward a 250 mile German line northwest and southwest of Moscow. Velikie Luki to Vyazma to Bryansk fronts expanded as German retreating forces fell back.
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Russia
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Velikie Luki
Vyazma
Bryansk
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Libyan
Mussolini
Crimea
Black Sea
Red Army
Red Star
Rzhev
Upper Volga
Dno-Velikie Luki
Split
Frenchman Shot by Firing Squad in Vichy Communique
In unoccupied France a Frenchman was executed by firing squad as announced by the Marseille military commandant. In German occupied Douai a special court condemned 16 alleged Communists to terms from two to ten years at hard labor, while Montpellier's military court sentenced four others to one to ten years.
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Vichy
France
Marseille
Douai
Montpellier
United States Air Force Clears 1d Enemy Planes
The unit claims destruction of enemy planes in a wartime air offensive. Readers are urged to join the Penny A Plane club and keep the air fleet flying through support programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Everything Subject to Rationing Under War Price Controls
Washington January 28 Everything Americans buy at stores becomes liable to rationing as the War Production Board gives acting Price Administrator Leon Henderson full authority. Congress passes a price control bill and sends it to President Roosevelt who is expected to sign. Officials say rationing orders will come as needed and that Henderson will likely remain in charge.
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Washington
War Production Board
Leon Henderson
Senate
Roosevelt
Henderson
Price Administration
America
WPB
Brazil Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Axis Nations
President Getulio Vargas signed a decree severing Brazil's diplomatic and commercial relations with Germany, Italy, and Japan. The move follows hopes for a harmonized end to a 12-day war conference as Peru and Ecuador contend with last minute obstacles in the dispute.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Japan
Peru
Ecuador
Oswaldo Aranha
Axis
United States
Sumner Welles
Julio Tobar Donoso
Alfred Solf Y Muro
Americans praised by Chinese press amid Pacific air offensives
The Central Daily News hailed American volunteers for their impressive air efforts, citing top aircraft quality, superior fighting technique, and strong morale. Ta Kung Pao noted Allied successes in the Macassar Strait as a sign the war favor is shifting to the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Chinese Central Daily News
Pacific
Ta Kung Pao
Macassar Strait
United Nations
Vandals Puncture 300 Tires in Denver Downtown
Vandals punctured about 300 automobile tires across a 12 block area in downtown Denver last night, city police said. The incident occurred in a dense commercial district with multiple vehicles affected and no injuries reported.
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Denver
Chamber Banquet Draws 293 for Northeast Louisiana Party
Nearly 300 people attended the Chamber of Commerce banquet atop the Hotel Virginia, including members, wives, and guests from nearby towns. A. K. Kilpatrick chaired, while Walter Kellogg and others were named to new board and officers. The event featured music from Tech Collegians and the Northeast Junior College department of music.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Virginia
Chamber
Louisiana
Fred F. Millsaps
J. W. Warren
Tech Collegians
Dallas Goss
Northeast Junior College Department of Music
Millsaps
A. K. Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
The
Walter W. Kellogg
J. W. Keene
F. F. Millsaps
Guy Campbell
George W. Lofton
B. W. Biedenharn
Ivy Faulk
E. E B. Pritchett
Harry Frazier
John F. Hardin
Gardiner Young
Sam Smith
J. T. Conger
L. P. Milner
M. C. McDonald
U S Army Force Arrives in Northern Ireland Led by Hartle
In Ireland Major General Russell P. Hartle commands the United States army force whose arrival in Northern Ireland was announced in Washington January 26 by Secretary of War Stimson. Hartle formerly commanded the 34th Infantry Division at Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell P. Hartle
United States Army
Northern Ireland
Washington
Stimson
Hartle
34Th Infantry Division
Camp Claiborne
Wickard calls for farm parity amid wartime crops push
Secretary Wickard told southern farm leaders that 1942 farm prices are expected to average near parity, aided by adequate production to curb inflation. He warned against profiteering, urged support for ceilings on certain farm commodities, and noted growing demand from allies will hinge on shipping capacity. He highlighted the need for higher production of oilbearing crops like peanuts and soybeans.
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Atlanta
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
America
United States
Hurley Nominated Minister to New Zealand
Patrick J. Hurley former secretary of war and World War I veteran was nominated to be minister to New Zealand. The White House said the nomination was withheld until he was safely in New Zealand and he recently sought active duty as a brigadier general. Hurley, born in Indian Territory 59 years ago, received the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry in France.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
New Zealand
Senate
Roosevelt
Hurley
White House
France
Stephen Early
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
North Ireland War Techs Create U S Corner In Emerald Isle
In Northern Ireland a 1500 strong American technician group has built cantonments and fostered friendly ties with Britons and Irishmen. Recruited from Northwest lumber camps and factories, they used lease lend supplies and established self sufficiency. Their work, begun last July, aims to support growing U S war involvement and prefigure broader Allied supply efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
American Northwest
Emerald Isle
United States
Sinking of Allied Vessel Leaves 350 Missing and 71 Saved
Reports from SAN JUAN Puerto Rico recount the torpedoing of an Allied steamship. Captain Helgesen rescued 71 crew and passengers five days after the attack that sunk the vessel, with about 350 missing from a 450-person complement.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Helgesen
New York
Coamo
Wirth warns of new yellow fever wave in US
Louisiana scientist W W Wirth of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute warned at the southern pest control operators conference that yellow fever may recur in the United States. He noted mosquitoes from Africa could spread the disease if a case appears locally, despite quarantine ports catching imported cases. He also criticized U S malaria research amid wartime troop movements.
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Baton Rouge
Africa
Louisiana
W. W. Wirth
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ruston
Southern Pest Control Operators
United States
Wirth
U. S
Maestri Routs Opposition in New Orleans Mayor Race
Huey Long era machine wins big as Robert S. Maestri captures reelection in New Orleans with 75,713 votes to 49,479 for rival Herve Racivitch and 10,919 for Shirley Wimberly. Maestri carries 15 of 17 city districts amid a Jones Noe political split.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Robert S. Maestri
Maestri
Sam H. Jones
Jones
Commission Council
James A. Noe
Huey Long
Noe
Earl K. Long
Huey
Jones-Noe
Herve Racivitch
Shirley Wimberly
John T. Knoop
34 Miners Die in Mount Harris Coal Mine Explosion
Mount Harris Colorado January 28. Thirty four miners perished in a blast at the Victor American Fuel company coal mine with only four escaping. Gas filled the shaft hindering rescue for hours as families from Craig Hayden and Steamboat Springs gathered near the site.
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Mount Harris
Colo
Victor American Fuel Company
Denver
Henry Johnson
Craig
Hayden
Steamboat Springs
Thomas Allen
Joe Gall
Bill Fickle
Elmer Everson
Mike Atansoff
Snyder
Allies Press Worst Defeat Of Enemy Navy In Burma Raid
Japanese losses in a Burma raid near Rangoon reach about one third of an invading force of 40 planes. Allied forces including RAF and Flying Tigers were credited with the defeat. American four motor bombers struck in Macassar Strait, sinking a transport and firing on a cruiser, while a bomber was lost. The action marked a major naval blow amid the five day battle with at least 36 Japanese ships sunk or damaged. Balikpapan oil facilities were reportedly destroyed earlier, with Japanese forces lured into a Dutch trap.
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London
Rangoon
Burma
Reuters
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Macassar Strait
War Department
United States Army
Japan
United States
Macasser Strait
Java
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
United Nations Command
Dutch East Borneo
Celebes Island
Balik Papan
East Borneo
Central Savings Bank Elects Officers and Directors
The Central Savings Bank and Trust company held its annual election of directors and officers Tuesday. All former officials were reelected. Officers include Travis Oliver as president and J. M. Breard as vice president. A 3 percent semiannual dividend was approved and employees received a substantial raise to meet wartime cost of living.
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Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Travis Oliver
J. M. Breard
J. S. Washburn
W. A. Taliaferro
Sam Smith
Dean Selig
C. E. Faulk
John S. Hunt
C. H. McHenry
Herman Masur
E. J. Seymour
G. M. Snellings
M. C. Thompson
Area in Pacific is called Abda
President Roosevelt at a press conference explained the Southwestern Pacific area designation Abda stands for American British Dutch and Australian and has long been used in government circles confirming the term.
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Washington
Pacific Area
Roosevelt
Classified Want Ad Rates and Cash Value Promotion
Wartime circulation ups reader count and boosts classified results. Advertisers are urged to place inexpensive Want Ads to convert unsold articles into cash, with a special bargain rate at the Want Ad Headquarters dialing 4800.
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Westbrook
Pegler
REDS
Carl Hinkle
Vanderbilt University
United States Military Academy
Shirley Shields
Beverly Hills
Calif
West Point
N. Y
Representative Nichols
Virginia
Los Angeles
Carole Lombard
Jack Nichols
House
Nichols
Wayne Williams
National Labor Board
Carl Hinshaw
Las Vegas
Nev
Table Mountain
Williams
Transcontinental
Wester Air
Ireland
Zealand Post
North Ireland
U.S
Britain
Pilth
Port Aransas, Tex
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Alva Bernhard
Naval Air
Bernhard
Norfolk
Francis E. Powell
Chincoteague
Fifth Naval District
Lewes
Del
William E. Chance
Wilbur C. Crawdy
John D. Axelson
P. G. Lawson
Robert S, Maestri
Macassar Death Strait
Singapore
Peril
Central Savings
Abda
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