Professors Replaced By Businessmen at OPA Shake Up
Washington Sept. 13 A reorganized Office of Price Administration awaits Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown's return. Chester Bowles reports six weeks of changes including replacing professors with businessmen, creating a consumer goods division, trimming legal staff, and tightening gasoline rationing and labeling rules. The Herring committee backed the shake up, aiming reducing attorneys and boosting industry advisory groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Office
Price Administration
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
St. Ignace
Mich
New York
James F. Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries
General Foods
Stith
Rand & Books
George Burke
Clyde Herring
Tews
Planes Surrender After Escape Over Middle East
Vairo Sept 13 Officials announce two Italian aircraft that escaped the Germans have landed intact in the Middle East. The report states an official confirmation of their safe arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vairo
Middle East
Du Pont Killed In Glider Crash At March Field
Four crew members die in a glider test flight one mile southeast of March Field California including Richard Chichester Du Pont 31 a prominent Delaware figure. Du Pont bailed out as the craft spun from 3000 feet but his parachute failed. Col Ernest Gabel Howard L Morrison and C Chandler also perished when the glider crashed minutes after release from the towing plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March Field
Calif
Vm—Army Air Forces
Richard Chichester du Pont
du Pont
Delaware
Col
PL Ernest Gabel
Washington, D. C
Army Air Forces
Howard L. Morrison
San Fernando
C. ©. Chandler
Tarzana
Maj
L. J. Doyle
Norwegians Reveal Arctic Weather Station in Spitsbergen
London reports a veil of secrecy lifted on Spitsbergen, where under 100 Norwegians maintained a vital Arctic weather station for a year and a half. They provided data for northern Russia routes until a German attack last week destroyed installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Spitsbergen
Berlin
Russia
North Pole
Two Texas Fliers Honored in Pacific War Action
General Headquarters Southwest Pacific announces the Silver Star awards for gallantry by two Texans of the U S Fifth Air Force. First Lt. Phil H. Hawkins from Panhandle and Tech Sgt Everett W Snyder of Alanreed Gray County are cited for actions in the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headquanips
Southwest Pacific
U.S. Fifth Air Force
George C. Kenney
Allied Air Forces
Phil H. Hawkins
Panhandle
Tech
Everett W.snyder
Alanreed
Gray County
Moral Effect of Italian Surrender to Be Biggest Blow to Hitler and Nazis
UEWITS MacKENZIE A. P. Staff Writer argues the Italian surrender will have the greatest long term effect on Allied victory, boosting morale and signaling Axis weakness. He notes Hitler’s fear and doubles down on propaganda while Italy’s capitulation prompts revolts in the Balkans and shifts in Allied strategy and German lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uewits MacKenzie
A. P
Paganda
Rome
Fuehrer
Gregant Hitler
Herr Shicklegruber
Germany
Boewschels
Hitler
Goebbel
Berlin
Axia
Italy
Gerate
Japan
Mus+ing
Alsolini
Tojo
Axis
Mussolini
Reich
Balkans
United Nations
OLL-O-SOL Bites Relief Product Ad
An old OCR ad promotes OLL-O-SOL for quick relief from insect bites including moz iquito and non venomous stings. It also soothes sunburn and minor injuries, relieves pain, and combats infection. The copy emphasizes wide usage at home and work and offers a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masso
1944 Crop Loans Now Available to Farmers in Need
Emergency 1944 crop and feed loans are now available to farmers due to feed shortages from a long summer drought. W. X. Young of the Farm Credit Administration said loans assist farmers without bank financing, aiding food production and soil-building with fall cover crops. The AAA extended soil-building practice deadlines to November 30, enabling benefit payments for planting fall crops and soil preparation for 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. XX. Young
Young
War Fond Administration
AAA
UN Oae
Post Office
Bexiri
AWOL Soldier Faces Bogus Check Charge In Chicago
Pvt. Charles L. Mcintosh 30, an AWOL soldier, was recaptured in New York and brought to Chicago to face a U S commissioner on charges of passing worthless checks totaling 150 dollars. He also faces alleged violations of the national stolen property act and may appear before a federal grand jury this week. Mrs Alice de Tarnowsky Burrington TL heiress was noted in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles L
Mcintosh
New York
Alice de Tarnowsky
Burrington
Cook County
U.S
Chibagb
Nathan M. Cohn
Tarnowsky
Buffalo
N. Y
No Newspapers Skips Sunday School Note
Fragmentary note states no newspapers on Sunday. mentions It is estimated that 17 million United States children have never attended Sunday school during the early years of colonization. content unclear and partially garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yank
China
Hankow
Charles Patton
Dallas
Lloyd Murphy
Silver City
N. M
William M. Ross
Memphis
Tenn
Bath
Spitzbergen Vioil
Texas
Pacific
Tondon
German International Informationbureau
Lickel
Danmeinta
Moat
Iennn Gy
Liberal
Kaw
Loup
Srherks
de Tarnowsk
Husbreid
Alexis
Uwir
Barrington
MR. Shickelgruber
Tulasuy
Treasury
San Antonio
BANK
SAN .Anton
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!