Truman Reverses to Reestablish Price Office Powers
President Truman signed the compromise bill restoring the Office of Price Administration. The measure, similar to the vetoed version, retains broad price control powers, prolonging bureaucratic authority and the black market’s profits. Critics say strong controls worsen shortages and undermine democracy, while noting partial reform from the original law.
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Truman
Office of Price Administration
Office of
Price Administration
Congress
Notable Names and Chatter From Gossip Column
A crowded column riffs on banks handling fees and depositor reactions, then threads through a web of public figures. It mentions media figures, AFL and unions, politicians like McGrath and Hines, entertainers, and a Hollywood gin rummy swindle intel that spirals into a tale of suspects and a high-priced legal gambit.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles Examiner
Machael McDougall
Baker Conrad
McDougall
Newsbreak
Hollywood Big Boys
Pegler Says Today on War-Era Social Excesses in Washington
New York columnist Westbrook Pegler recalls postwar social excesses tied to wartime privilege. He notes lavish parties at hotels, connections among lawyers and government operatives, and alleged misuse of official travel and funds. He cites Morgenthau and Johnson while condemning hypocrisy.
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Murry Gursson
le Washington
Schultz
Yonkers
Garsson
Dixie Davis
Jimmy Hines
Blacksmith
Tammany
New Deal
Manhattan
Sing Sing
Dewey
Hines
Davis
New York
Garson
Republicary
Roosevelt
Washington
Cafe Society
Niler
Murray Garsson
Garston
Stork
Henry Morgenthau
Navy
Coast Guard
Mirror of Your Mind and The Psychology of Overwork
Lawrence Gould discusses adolescent emotional development warning against prolonged same sex interest in girls and notes adults’ cautionary views. A 60 patient Army study ties intelligence with memory, while Knight of Menniger Clinic cites overwork masking emotional breakdown, linking work sprawl to underlying problems. Copyright 1946 King Fest Syn Inc.
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Robert Wood Johnson
King ¥ Ea
Syn.Inc
Robert YP. Knight
Menninger Clinic
King Fest, Syn., Inc
Not Smothering in Child Rearing Turns on Independence
The piece argues over protection harms child development and calls for balanced parenting. It cites fear as a driver, notes parental wish for perfect children, and urges proper instruction to avoid smothering a child’s initiative. It references Dr. Touze of Texas and stresses spiritual room to grow.
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Dow
Pr. SE. Touze
Texas
King Feat Syn
Balancing Parental Concern for Early Childhood Growth
Dr H N Bundesen urges parents to avoid over reaction to minor childhood issues. He stresses teaching parents to let a child grow and reach well adjusted adulthood with proper health care and minimal overprotection.
Not Afraid to Die Yet Pleased to Have Lived Westward Life
A veteran speaker reflects on six decades of living through the high and low tides of life. He recalls frontier memories from Sacramento to the San Joaquin, soldiers, miners, and pioneers, praising fearless, vivid lives. He contrasts past heroines like resilient frontier women with modern youth, while contemplating mortality and the value of a long, eventful existence.
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Sacramento
Sierra
Bay
San Joaquin
Union, Pacific
Life and labor in 1946 under changing times
By Elsie Robinson, the piece reflects wartime labor, domestic roles, and rising costs. It notes the shift toward labor saving devices, bread and meat shortages, and a sense of fatigue as society adapts to postwar life. Lucinda is present in the family scene as a supportive figure during upheaval.
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Lucinda
Chad
Resignation of City Education Board President Cited
Ten and twenty years ago notes report A B Menefee quitting as city board of education president without public reason. Aug 4 1186 A. 5. AUGUST 7 1926 police shakeup looms as five officers including a woman are suspended. Volive promises free parking at civic centers amid theater world visit.
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Menefee
City Board of Education
L. A. Light
Editor The Light Ededge McCloskey Statement in Court
A letters to editor section notes Ededge McCloskey’s remarks in Corporation Court on Monday. The item highlights community reactions and the tone of the courthouse exchange.
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the Light
Edlge McCloskey
Corporation Court Munday
Unfair tirade sparks call for apology from union leader
A San Antonio crowd condemns a jurist’s remark about printers as slanderous. They cite 238 Typographical Union members, most homeowners, urging an apology and highlighting court record doubts on drunkenness claims.
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San Antounio ‘Typographical Union
San Antonio
Loretta Young Dreams of New York City Movie Project
Loretta Young moves from Katie for Congress on the REO lot to Magic Town with James Stewart. She fully recovers from illness and reports for filming September 1 with Robert Riskin producing and William Wellman directing. The piece notes a past pattern of industry collaborations and includes lively Hollywood social details.
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Loretta
Young
Katie
Congress
Reo Lot
Jimmy Stewart
Nleture
Jimmy
Robert Riskin
William Wellman
Hoover
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