Big business and its role in America analyzed
An editorial contrasts United States Steel's vast assets and operations with government control risks. It argues a two party system is needed, warns against nationalization, and reflects on historical limits on movement and authority. It also highlights the value of rural roots and farm citizenship to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Uncle Sam
America
India
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Dirksen
Freeze on all stored eggs eyed amid black market surge
War Food administration weighs freezing every egg in storage as G men probe the poultry black market from Delaware to Maryland. WFA officials clash with OPA over price ceilings while US prestige abroad grows through OWI drives and Hopkins mediation with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Delaware-Maryland
Delaware
OPA
Clifford Shedd
WEA
Army
Gordon Sprague
Shedd
Sprague
Tim Stitts
The
Anderson
Food Committee
Stitts
WFA
Minnesota
New York City
U. S
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
OWI
Office of War Information
Notes of an Innocent Bystander and Press Box Snippets
A bystander writer describes censorship changes from debutante to society girl and recalls various witticisms about wars, politics, and culture. Quotations span figures like Damon Runyon and H. L. Mencken, reflecting wartime commentary and public sentiment.
Congressional pay cuts and Nazi guilt by association
A Washington report notes Congress weighs higher pay while proposing cuts for senior public servants including Undersecretaries and the FBI director. In Salzburg, Emil Jannings protests Nazi past as he reportedly sent greetings to Lubitsch, prompting an immigration witness link to any reentry case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Congressional
State and
Treasury
Noonan
Internal Revenue
Bell
J. Edgar Hoover
F.B.I
Salzburg
Germany
Emil Jannings
Goebbels
Jannings
Ernst Lubitsch
Lubitsch
United States Immigration Department
Generals Patton and Doolittle Win California Cheers
Los Angeles crowds welcomed Patton and Doolittle with admiration as they credited their troops. Public affection grew as soldiers saluted and civilians sent heartfelt tributes. Washington reports Ambassador Berle returns to brief the President on Brazil Japan ties. Ed Pauley named Reparations Commissioner for Japan after V J Day. The debate over Pearl Harbor costs continues as Japan seeks reparations. Hannegan outlines bid for 1946 congressional race with LaGuardia still a possible New York mayoral candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Patton
Doolittle
Washington
Adolph Berle, Jr
Brazil
Argentina
Ed Pauley
U. S
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bob Hannegan
John Mason Brown to Take Ernie Pyle’s Syndicate Spot
Former drama critic and naval officer John Mason Brown will inherit Ernie Pyle’s syndicate slot. A reporter says an entire column of information on the Langford murder case was sent to Dist Att’y Hogan of New York. OWI warfare leaflets dropped by B 29s against Japan are shredded by Congress, risking more American deaths if Japanese forces surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mason Brown
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Langford
Dist. Att’y Hogan
N. Y
O.W.I
Congress
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Western Newspaper Union
England
Hitler
Washington, D. C
Poultry Black Market
New England
North Carolina
Turkey
United States
Harry Hopkins
Russia
Hopkins
Stalin
Moscow
Mikolajczyk
London
Kremlin
Chicago
Ed Kelly
State
Interior
Philippines
Joseph W. Golinkin
Pacific Fleet
New York
L’affaire
Syria
Boston Gazette
Josef Stalin
W. E. Barrett
I. Panin
Damon Runyon
Broadway
Prima
Anon
Europe
Paul's
Adirondacks
H. L. Mencken
Pvt
Joseph Demler
Fredonia
Wis
Kennedy General Hospital
Memphis
Pacific
Walter Reed Hospital
Pete Gray
St. Louis Browns
Steve Lawrence
Anthony Motyka
Peter Brennan
John Gallagher
Harry Waters
Upper Darby
Veterans
Omar Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Bradley
Ike
Service
Nelson
Byron Nelson
Jag McSpaden
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