Dangers of reconversion threaten postwar American industry
FMR Howard E Blood warned Detroit’s Aircraft Club that delayed reconversion from war to peace production could trigger mass unemployment and scarce goods. He cited Newsweek on Fred M Vinson’s cost without profit directive, arguing it would strip incentives, halt investments, and threaten free enterprise and full employment.
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FMR
Howard E. Blood
National Association of Manufacturers
Aircraft Club of
Detroit
Mr. Blood
Blood
Newsweek
Fred M. Vinson
Fiat
Hiere
Washington
Whhich
Congress
Congress of the
Vinson
Estonia's Claim to Independence By Johannes Kaiv in New York
Acting Consul General Kaiv argues Estonia's independence lawfully secured by 1920 treaty with Soviet Russia and 1932 pacts, recounting 1940 Soviet invasion, puppet government, and 1945 reassertion of sovereign rights, condemning occupation as aggression and urging restoration of Estonia's liberty and freedom.
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Estonia
Johannes Kaiv
New York
Russia
Soviet Union
Masnoukogu
Republic of
Eslonia
Moscow
National Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Soviet Council
Istonia
Chamber of Deputiea
National Council
U. S
Red Army
Great
Sinal
These Days By George Sokolsky
Opinion piece critiquing government fixed incomes for officials and the April 15 earnings estimate. Sokolsky contrasts government salaries with private enterprise, mocks income guessing for 1944, and calls for delaying or canceling the income estimate and the April 15 guessing contest. He cites Morgenthau and wartime economics, urging practical clarity after the war ends.
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Cone Press
Treasury
OPA
Morgen
Mr. Morgenthau
King Foos
Syad
Tne
Zoological Husbands and Wives in a Humorous List
A humorous catalog compares marriage partners to animals. The TOMCAT loves nights out and solitude, the OYSTER stays close minded yet surprising with gestures, the BEAR growls yet is kind at heart, and the LAMB endures being led by a stronger partner. King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Texans Farewell Party at Houston White House
James Karber recounts Sam Houston hosting a lavish farewell at the Republic of Texas White House. The guest list overflowed the rooms as elegant drapes and furnishings framed the occasion, while Dr Ashbel Smith notes Houston’s gracious display and the crowd’s admiring reception.
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James Karber
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
White House
Houston
Ashhel Smith
Elected chairman leads local Red Cross chapter
Ed Frazier is elected chairman of the Bexaremmy chapter American Red Cross board of directors. City officers include Tobin E Mitchell as test wire chairman John Cate as second teacherman Miss Hannah Absenders secretary and J P Harclay treasurer. damage from a flood in eastern city streets near the cemetery traced to summer sprigs clogging sewers.
Education by hard work versus easy lessons prompt debate
An exchange argues against progressive education, claiming it fosters laziness and erodes discipline. The author urges demanding study, memorization, and strenuous practice as the path to real learning, citing personal experience with Latin and broader national resilience. The piece warns that easy schooling harms nations like Russia and Britain.
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Ncb
Don
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Vitamins A and B-2 May Help Eye Strain, Says Study
Ottawa researcher Dr Lionel Pelt studied 168 people aged 21 to 70, dividing them into three groups. Ten weeks of vitamin A or B-2 showed reduced eye strain in treated groups, with some signs of deficiency fading, while untreated groups showed less improvement. Other eye symptoms like watery or red eyes also eased with vitamin use.
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Lionel Bradley Pelt
Ottawa
Canada
King Fens, Lynd, Inc
Mail rates and delivery options across states and Mexico
The notice lists mail service rates for daily and Sunday delivery across Missouri and other states, plus Mexico and San Antonio by carrier or agents. It notes rates per day and Sunday options, with varying prices, and references the act of Congress governing postal rates.
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SAN Antonio Light
San Antono. Gazette
Broadway
Fifth
San Antonio
Texas
Associatihd Press
Associated Press
Mail Cavalis
Mexico
Dal
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