The Line Must Be Held Against Inflation Pressures
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration should resist wage hikes and preserve price controls to prevent runaway inflation during wartime, noting pressure from organized labor and the political stakes. It emphasizes the need for fortitude to uphold wage and price ceilings despite demands from unions and voters.
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Fred M. Vinton
Vinson
Mr. Roosevelt
William H. Davis
Roosevelt
Europe
Ammunition Shortage Uplifts Allied War Effort Critique
In a candid wartime appeal General Eisenhower warns Aachen delays due to ammunition shortages as Allied production strains test total war resolve. He cites heavy artillery and mortar ammo needs along with tanks and heavy tracks, criticizing home front complacency and urging sacrifice to sustain crushing advances.
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Wester Front
Siegfried Line
Eisenhower
Aachen
Mn Enrcore
Washington
War shortages threaten prolonging conflict and lives
The piece argues that civilian comforts can endure shortages but a lack of ammunition will extend the war and cost more lives. It calls for immediate correction of materiel shortages and asserts the government must make clear that armed services consume supplies as fast as possible, with production schedules adjusted until victory.
Engineers propose plans to disarm Germany after the war
Four recommendations from engineering societies aim to curb German armament while preserving a civilian economy. Destroy synthetic oil capacity and restrict nitrogen, steel, and metal production. prohibit new plant reconstruction and limit key imports. shut aircraft plant construction and tightly control aluminum and magnesium. The goal is to prevent future war while directing German energies to peaceful pursuits.
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Germany
Hull
Morgentasu
Sympathy strikes spread in Ohio as operators walk out
A worker walkout began Friday in Dayton protesting a policy of hiring out-of-town operators on salary plus expenses. The strike has spread to more than twenty cities in Ohio, including Youngstown, with sympathy cited as the motive. The paper argues such strikes disrupt essential industry and harm the war effort, noting widespread anger among service members and the public.
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Dayton
Ohio
Youngstown
America
Civilian impatience risks strong war reaction, editor warns
A wartime editorial denounces civilian groups eager to end the war quickly at all costs. It cautions that workers abandoning duty undermine the war effort and could provoke a strong national backlash against civilian saboteurs and pull in support for harsher measures.
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Tibor
Hitler alive or dead the eager public asks
A sensational spoof cites anonymous “reliable sources” claiming Hitler survived the July 20 attempt, fled to Japan, and now advises Hirohito. The piece mocks Allied propaganda, urges radio disclosure, and argues public doubt could aid Allied goals while lampooning German leadership and wartime concerns.
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der Adom
Suthentic
Germany
Hitler
Japan
Hirohito
Office of War Information
Himmler
Goebbels
No Appeasement This Time in Current Comment
Milwaukee Journal denounces calls for a peace offensive by U S newspapers. It argues against promising terms to Germany before unconditional surrender, noting Goebbels could exploit any offer and that terms would not ease troop dangers.
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Milwaukee Journal
Himmler
Goebbels
Germany
The
Chicago Tribune
Eisenhower
Tribune
Cermazs
Wilson
Not Yet But Soon A Linguistic Shift Inaugural Usage
The Louisville Times reports debate over using inaugural as a noun for the inaugural address. Dictionaries currently mark it as adjective only, though some accept a growing use. The article notes the press shapes US English, while critics fear loss of King's English standards.
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United States
Dewey Dever era praised as best for bold housecleaning
A letter in The Record lauds Governor Dever and reformist aims in 1944 politics. It contrasts his candidacy with opponents, arguing Dewey would clean government, improve federal policy, and install capable officials, while praising his steadfast, calm leadership during a turbulent campaign.
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Record
Dever
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Nationaleapital
Mr. Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
Dewey
E. J. Bailey
Schenectady
Catholic bishops declare liberal peaceful world order stance
The Catholic bishops of the United States issued a far reaching statement urging international cooperation and a world order with teeth in its court, enforcing decrees and guaranteeing the four freedoms within each nation. They insist on aid to prostrate nations, justice for minorities, and adherence to the Atlantic Charter principles to secure lasting peace.
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Washington
United States
Azid
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Tec
Ita Court
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
America
Raymond Moley and Elmo Roper on election polls debate
A letter reflects on Elmo Roper’s poll predictions and their impact on elections and marketing research. The writer argues polls are socially useless when publicly published, consuming public attention and eroding conviction, while noting bandwagon effects and the utility of private polls for campaigns.
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Elmo Roper
Wom
Bae
Roper
Veterans of First Division in War Story From Soissons
In a wartime reminiscence Lieut Gen Hugh Drum recounts how veterans from the First Division, including Griffith, Rasmussen, and Manning, faced a nervous night at Soissons. They had served with the Philippine Constabulary and Canadian forces, accepting demotion for rapid France entry, then fell in action during the night assault.
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Gallipoli
Griffith
Aleck Rasmussen
Jock Manning
Philippine Constabulary
Rasmussen
Manning
Leutenant
B1st
Londons
Soissons
Hugh Drum
U.S A
New York States Guard
General Drum
12Th Infantry
U.S. Army
Tranport Sheridan
New York
Philippines
Mediterranean
Suéx Canal
Maine
Erroneous double negatives and word origins debated
A reader exchange discusses guarded affirmations and when double negatives are correct, questions about chirethesin meaning from Greek roots, the abbreviation Q D A, grammar concerns in a piano clipping, and whether the term Jew denotes religion or nationality. The column ends by noting a spelling and usage query on AFFECT and EFFECT.
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Los Angeles
Pitas
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Oakland
Frank Colby
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