Federal patronage and national debt loom large in wartime article
A Western Newspaper Union feature examines patronage growth from 1939 to 1943, detailing federal payrolls and state allocations with New York and California figures, then argues most wealth is mortgaged to cover debt. It links labor share, taxes, and material costs to rising prices and warns of expanding totalitarianism aided by Russia.
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Churchill Refuses Knighthood and a Duke Title
Winston Churchill declines a knighthood and potential peerage, avoiding a hereditary outcome that could push Randolph Churchill toward the House of Commons. In steel policy, the War Production Board faces a split: favor autos or broaden allocations for smaller manufacturers, with final choice resting with John Snyder.
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Hollywood Realism and Reform Cranks in Postwar Notes
Walter Winchell’s column guests in his absence recounts Herman Shumlin’s insistence on authentic on screen gunfire scenes. Mike Romanoff earns U.K. naturalization and notes his birth in London as Romansoff. Industry critics lampoon Bolshevik propaganda in films while Tim Gayle launches a new magazine and Connie Bennett returns as a producer on Paris Underworld.
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Moves to land Harold Ickes top cabinet post stir across nation
Jim Patton of Denver leads farmers union push for a Harold Ickes cabinet role with support from farmers and politicians including Governor Bob Kerr of Oklahoma who steered delegates to Truman at Chicago. The bid faces caution as Ickes could still surprise rivals.
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Film stars head East for Joe story premieres
Freddie Steele ex middleweight champ misses East premiere for Story of G I Joe while Pvt Robert Mitchum in army gets travel priority as captain. Both are film finds and will be heard from again. Faye Emerson is heartsick and her Roosevelt connection no longer works magic as Elliot returns to private life.
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