Fragmentary newspaper masthead with old press credits
The readable lines show a vintage newspaper masthead, Associated Press and United Press credits, audit bureau note, home delivery rates for Tucson, a telephone contact, and a Jefferson quote. The text indicates a second class mail designation and publication details from a bygone era.
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Associated Press
N.ws
United Press
Association Iy
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Naming Byrnes and the Wartime Power Shakeup
The piece argues about fitting a new title for James Byrnes as he gains de facto civil powers, amid inflationary pressures and expanding wartime agencies. It notes the impracticality of terms like co president and the shift toward a wartime regime led by Byrnes and his six-member committee.
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Stuart Chase
Jimmy” Byrnes
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Mr. Byrnes
United States
Committee-Of-Six
Bernard Baruch
Lethal Petals Over Italy and Allied Bombing Debate
British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden urges Italy to speak up about Allied air strikes on its coast and islands amid protests from sentimentalists and Axis defenders. The piece argues Axis powers provoke bombing by targeting civilians and asserts the United Nations demand unconditional surrender and punishment for war crimes.
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Germany
Bruno Mussolini
United Nations
The Serpent's Tooth Idealism and War Time Philanthropy
The passage warns that generosity carries alloy and mortal limits and cautions against war time philanthropy rooted in expectation of gratitude. It notes how beneficiaries may bite the hand that feeds them and questions those who incite gratitude to exploit it.
Umbrellas Reused in East Bring Cheer to Arizona
Arizona eyes brighter days as old umbrellas undergo renovation in the east. The state hopes the refreshed rain gear will bring needed runoff and fiscal relief amid ongoing drought concerns.
Hope New Plan Will Work
President Roosevelt reshuffles to create a new super board aimed at coordinating war agencies and fixing bureaucratic rifts. Jimmy Byrnes leads the effort with a cabinet of advisers. Hopkins Nelson Vinson and key officials will guide policy while Congress details funding and statutes.
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David Lawence Washin
Roosevelt
Congress
Donald Nelson
Washington
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Harry Hopkins
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Judge Vinson
Mr. Byrnes
War
Navy
Messrs
Patterson
Forrestal
Office of War Mobilization
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
Roundtable chatter on sports, mail, and transport notes
A roundup of varied clippings notes curiosity about a dominant German team on home turf and a Harvard graduate in the Army. It cites mail efficiency, the word gratuitously, North Africa transport concerns, and camel efficiency, ending with a reflection on mail circulars and changing habits.
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Detroit News
Harvard
North Africa
Los Angeles Times
Washington In War Time Insight From Ep Hoyt On Copy Editing
Washington notes Ep Hoyt, new domestic director, tightens OWI copy standards. Hoyt, ex copy reader and Oregonian publisher, reshapes front pages, boosts circulation, and stresses precise editing. The piece surveys China immigration repeal debates and possible Axis propaganda impacts amid wartime diplomacy.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Office of War Information
Ep Hoyt
Capital
OWI
Hoyt
Portland Morning Oregonian
Pacific Slope
Oregonian
Elmer Davis
Harris Ellsworth
Roseburg
Oregon
Lobsters Hear The Weathered Fisherman Tell It All
In a Maine village a wealthy New Yorker teases a fisherman about bait. The old man answers with a single line that sticks: the lobsters know best. The remark stands as a quiet, sharp rebuke to pretension.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Maine
New Yorker
New York
Frederick van Ryn
Reader’s Digest
Interpreting Interpreters in Montaigne’s Echoing Voice
A compact reflection on interpretive work as Montaigne notes the abundance of commentary surpassing original subjects. The passage highlights language, meaning, and the endless loop of interpretation across books and ideas.
Rationing in small cities judged by local boards
Meantime citizens endure a complex system. Local rationing chairmen struggle with rules while real needs go unmet. Officials argue for simplification and broader discretion for competent local boards to humanize the process.
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Meadville
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Inside the OPA Price War: Henderson Faction at Odds
In Washington the OPA faces a heated internal clash over price policy as leaders like Lou Maxon and J Kenneth Galbraith clash over higher versus lower ceilings. Key figures include Prentiss Brown, Charles Fleischer, Richard Gilbert, Russell Nixon, Robert Brooks, and Byrnes, with Byrnes and Cohen weighing in from the White House. The debate pits inflation control against labor wage pressures amid wartime shortages.
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Dre Washington
Leon Henderson
Troika
Price Administration
Lou Maxon
Detroit
OPA
Henderson
Leon
Maxon
Lou
Prentiss Brown
Billy
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Iona Station
Ontario
Cambridge
England
National Defense Council
Earson
Charles H. Fleischer
A and P
Richard Gilbert
Harvard Economics
Defense Economics
Russell Nixon
Harvard
OPA Labor Advisory Committee
Robert R. R
Triple A
Brooks
Yale and
Williams
CPA
United Feature Synd
Bible Thought For Today Deliverance From Evil
A devotional excerpt cites Joel 2 32 promising deliverance to all who call on the Lord stating salvation comes from Mount Zion and Jerusalem with the remnant God will call and preserve.
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Mount Zion
Jerusalem
Prize Remarks Housewife
A snappy line noting how a housewife comments on rising living costs and their ability to live beyond income as prices climb.
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Tom
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