Steel Placed Under Defense Priority Moves to Check Inflation
Government tightens controls on installment buying to curb inflation while defense priority status signals broader economic measures. Far East tensions rise as officials discuss policy responses amid wartime demand and security concerns.
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Stettinius Orders All Steel Under Defense Priority
The priorities director E. R. Stettinius Jr announced all steel and certain alloys would be placed under defense priority. Steel firms must accept defense orders, shelving non defense work. The policy extends to army navy British and lend lease orders and starts September 1 with use purpose forms.
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Roosevelt orders Fed to curb installment buying
President Roosevelt issued an executive order directing the Federal Reserve to regulate installment buying to curb inflation in defense spending. Marriner S. Eccles said initial steps would focus on down payment size and repayment periods, issued after talks with trade and financial representatives.
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Senate Battles Over 18 Month Army Navy Extension
The senate approves an 18 month extension to military terms amid factional fights. Administration voices indicate willingness to accept any extension, while Taft bill supporters push for six months. The outcome shows strong but reduced support and ongoing war news featuring Russian and German fronts, with London caution on German claims and Odessa threats.
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Craig Wood Wins Mythical World Golf Title Over Vic Ghezzi
Craig Wood, 39, pulled off a historic comeback by defeating Vic Ghezzi 5 and 4 in a 72-hole match at Mahoning Country Club, Girard Ohio. Wood’s 68th green finish included an eagle and 14 birdies. he posted a 264 total earlier in a May Met Open.
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Quiz Questions on History and Science
A set of trivia prompts asks about a poet quotation the Incas empire US rail mileage human vestigial organs sunburn origin of Babel tower location.
New Effective Hay Fever Relief Claims Strong Support
A Pennsylvania electrical engineer credibly reports hay fever relief after saline food intake. Dr. Selleck notes a chloride-based treatment tested in a three day clinic showed rapid improvement for patients up to age 66, with ongoing suppression of symptoms. The Hal Smith Company in Orangeburg, NY plans to manufacture Nakamo Bell under medical endorsement.
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Through Your Window a Window to View World
Quote by George Bernard Shaw about honor and achievement and the need to stay clean and bright as a metaphorical window through which one sees the world.
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Answers on Henry W Longfellow Peru and sunburn origins
The note lists answers to five prompts: Henry W Longfellow's The Building of the Ship, Peru as an example, about 236000 miles as a distance, the claim of 180 vestigial organs in humans, and sunburn being caused by ultraviolet rays, with Babylon as a final item.
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