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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1945
Page
2
Editorial notes from the Mount Airy News listing the editor and publisher roles with J K Johnson and an archival post office notice. The piece reflects local newspaper masthead details and organizational mention.
Conrad Cantzen, a minor actor who lived frugally on travels and slept on a newspaper, died leaving an estate of about 226 thousand dollars after his will revealed he set aside funds to buy footwear for needy actors so they would not feel destitute. The Actors Fund paid his funeral costs.
President Truman disclosed that atomic factories are producing bombs and suggested they might be scrapped if world peace can be secured through international agreement. He voiced optimism for permanent peace but cautioned the U S cannot rely solely on goodwill without an international police force.
A collection of postwar statements from Winston Churchill Francis Connell Paul Porter H M Smyth Harr Truman Osten Den foreign minister of Sweden Chester Nimitz James Forrestal Bertrand Gearhart Dwight Eisenhower Marca Mitscher Charles Plumley Fred Vinson on strategy sovereignty peace and finance after the war
The World-Wide Bible Reading plan runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas with a special Universal Bible Sunday on December 9. Sponsored by the American Bible Society and approved by governors in thirty states, it will be observed in many foreign countries as well. The plan promotes systematic Bible study and broad appeal amid diverse interpretations.
The document notes May as the return date for most, and that the government may seize industries by pounds without using American dollars. It lists about 57,000 and mentions a new national draft. The United Nations Organization appears, with 1929 value now about 1603 dollars. A retired Chief of Staff will go to China on a special mission and the president of the National Association of Manufacturers is referenced.
A reader quiz responds to postwar issues including POW status in the U S demobilization terms for veterans daily releases and possible recall to service the meaning of UNO and the U S influence on British labor policy questions about workers real income Gen Marshall retirement Ira Mosher identity and farm cooperatives federal taxation and coal reserves with the page promising The Answers.
Senate committee examines Army and Navy plans for retaining materials and information for future use. Chairman Mead calls the Army program extremely large and under study.
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