Government Corporations Expand Under New Deal Policy
A two year study by the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures led by Senator Byrd finds a rapid growth of government corporations blending public and private roles. From 10 in 1931 to 44 today, their liabilities reach 16.5 billion with 70,000 workers and 103 million in current expenses. The report calls for congressional public control and possible liquidation, noting independence from the General Accounting Office and weak audit pressure. The piece also examines the Smith Connally act as key to preventing transit strikes and preserving war effort restrictions.
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Byrd
Virginia
General Accounting Office
Congress
Budget, Treasury
Washington
Philadelphia
United States
New Deal
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
CIO
Hollywood Brawls Reflect Local Self-Government Attitude
An old form of complaint about public brawls in Hollywood centers on preserving peace and dignity. Despite actor injuries in a home fight with a band leader, prosecutors approve a minimal response, echoing a no-runs-no-hits ethos as public violence blends with glamor and art.
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Hollywood
Chicago
Nuisance Value Debates Amid Fish Nomination Contrast
The piece mocks Rep. Hamilton Fish's renomination amid mockery by Gerald L. K. Smith and political rivals. It likens Smith’s demagogy to parasitism and jokes about a Seattle man changing his surname to Nick Christian, ending with a wry observational note.
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Hamilton Fish
Dewey
Willkie
Gerald L. K. Smith
Rep. Fish
Smith
Fish
Jonathan Swift
Seattle
Nick German
Nick Christian
No Time To Snoot Trumans By Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues the Truman family salary issue and GOP dig at Mrs Truman reflect broader debates over congressional pay. He contends politicians justify raises amid high living costs while voters tolerate perks, noting labor inflation and public expense in national service. He cites Mrs Roosevelt and the broader political climate.
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The
Statesman
Washington
Sidney Hillman
A Byline Perspective on Parties and Timing in U S Politics
The writer contests party dynamics across decades, noting cycles of Republican and Democratic dominance. He argues that nearly every shift defines the other, with past presidencies and vote patterns shaping present loyalties and future expectations. He stays nonpartisan, pledging support to either side as events unfold.
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Washington
Madison Square Garden
Alabama
Underwood
Dewey
Gung Ho symbolized China’s wartime unity and industry
Philip A. Adler argues in the Detroit News that China’s Gung Ho represents a vast cooperative system that kept the army going, formed the core of war industries, and embodies the nation’s will to live, surpassing other wartime efforts.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
Russia
England
Britain
America
Philip A. Adler
Detroit News
Resignation talk hits war board fights over peacetime orders
In Washington the war production board battles over peacetime conversion pit big business against small firms. Sidney Weinberg backs big business while Nelson supports limited peace time orders. Weinberg warns he will resign amid criticism of selling out to Wall Street.
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Washington
Sidney Weinberg
Goldman-Sachs
New York
General Motors
DuPont
General Electric
Curtiss-Wright
War Production Board
Charles E. Wilson
Donald Nelson
Wilson
Nelson
Nelson” Gradiye
Weinberg
Sears-Roebuck
Army
Don
John Lord O'Brian
Don Nelson
Wall Street
Sonq
O'Brian
Sidney
Oscar Ray
Speedy
From Betty Shor to Lombardo at the Waldorf
New York gossip notes spotlight Betty Ann Shor a four foot six inch stage child star now grown and dreaming of an ingenue role. Also coverage of Guy Lombardo and his band at the Waldorf Astoria Starlight Roof with frequent social attendance and roster of prominent guests.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Betty Ann Shor
Betty
Variety
Army recruit forgets gas mask in exchange with sergeant major
The recruit admits forgetting his gas-mask for a second day. The sergeant major harshly orders him to wear it. Next morning he recalls an interaction with the colonel who greeted the sergeant major with a polite good morning.
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Hollywood
MGM
Paul Muni
The Versatile Belly Tank in Combat Roles
The belly tank, initially for ground support, is reported to be versatile for fighters as fast freight. Across three Asiatic sectors tanks carry up to 660 pounds in 110 gallon units. In New Guinea fighters move parts to front lines, while in Alaska they haul meat and mail to Kiska and Attu outposts.
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New Guinea
Alaska
Kiska
Attu
Aviation News
Backwoods Diplomacy: Hunter and Old Guide Dialog
A Quebec Chronicle Telegraph item recalls a hunter asking the old guide if he ever got lost in the woods. The guide replies he never got lost but once faced four days of bewilderment, illustrating rugged outdoors wisdom.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
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By David Lawrence
Hargrove
Trumans
By Westbrook Pegler
Tom Dewey
St. Louis
Harry Truman
Red Cross
By Bugs Raer
Drew Pearson
McNair
Henry Jackson
RTC
Stanley Arnold
Cleveland
Thomas Dewey
Ray Josephs
American Trucking Association
Co. Bradley Dewey
Mr. Dewey
Col. Dewey
Governor Dewey
Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre
Monument Avenue
Children’s Theatre
Bedford Reformatory
al Siegel
Roger Stearn
Barretts
Winpole St
the Midnight Earl
Pau Denis
Guy Lombardo
Waldorf-Astoria
Fou Lombardo
Lorbardo
Rosemary
St. Henry
Presen
Lombardo
Geraldin Fitzgerald
Bobby Clark
Georg Givot
Prominen
Frankson
Marina
Hermano Williams
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