Is Margarine a Tax or a Tea Tax in Disguise
A column discusses the clash between the Internal Revenue Service and the Pure Food and Drug Act over whether soya bean spread qualifies as margarine and thus should bear a tax. It notes court decisions, butter makers opposition, tariff language, and the broader tax and trade implications. It laments excise taxes and calls tariffs a path to conflict.
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Internal Revenue Department
Department
Morgenthau
Fegal
Congress of
United States
Department of Internal Revenue
Congress
Arizona Hero Ira Hayes Returns to Active Duty
Private Ira Hayes of Bapchule Arizona, who aided the Mt Suribachi flag raising, will be recalled to active duty after the Navy approved his request. Officials say his love of battle over public acclaim remains stronger than public welcome, and Tucson faces a delayed reunion with the war hero.
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Tucson
Arizona
Ira Hayes
Stars and Stripes
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Bapchule
Navy Department
Hayes
United States
J. Edward Shugrue
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Heart drawing with unconfirmed note on New York sidewalk
On a New York sidewalk a chalked heart bears the inscription Tommy loves Helen with a later childlike note saying This is an unconfirmed report. The item reflects wartime mood affecting youth.
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New York
Tommy
Helen
Osler's three guiding ideals on work, conduct, and humility
The quote presents Sir William Osler’s personal rules: perform today’s work well without dwelling on tomorrow, practice the Golden Rule to the extent possible, and cultivate equanimity to bear success with humility and keep friendships unmarked by pride.
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William Osler
The Revolution Is On Again
George E. Sokolsky argues the Communist party remains a global conspiracy serving Soviet Russia. He accuses Earl Browder and the American Communist movement of shifting lines with Stalin, praising and then opposing U S policy as events unfold from 1939 through 1945.
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George E. Sokolsky
Communist Party
Soviet Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Earl Browder
Russia
Germany
American Communist Party
United Front
United States
Congress
Vito Marcantonio
New York
American Committee For Struggle Against War
American Council On Soviet Relations
Friends of the Soviet Union
American League For Peace and Democracy
American League Against War
American Peace Mobilization
American Students’ Union
American Youth Congress
Anti-Imperialist League
Chicago Peace Congress
Chicago Peace Mobilization
Committee For Peace Through World Cooperation
Emergency Peace Mobilization
International Labor Defense
International Workers’ Order
White House
Roosevelt
Mr. Browder
Soviet
Joe Stalin
Churchill
DeGaulle
Darlan
Pope
America
Browder
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Obedience story cited in court witness testimony
A courtroom scene recalls a boy testifying with the judge asking who guided his statements. The child answers that his father warned him lawyers would try to confuse him but urged honesty. The note appears in The Cash Year and a reminder from Christian Science Monitor about continuing the G I point system in civilian life.
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G.i.’S
Christian Science Monitor
Witty Boston Globe Quote Captures Rivalry Flair
A brisk remark from the Boston Globe comments on a single woman ending another's pretensions with sharp wit, reflecting a literary tone of social rivalry and verbal sparring.
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Boston Globe
Stettinius praised for hemispheric alliance and peace plan
Washington dispatch argues Stettinius aligned South American republics with American democracy at San Francisco and warns the Big Five veto system undermines real peace. It cautions against reliance on calls for half measures and urges firm defense of aims amid Soviet expansion.
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Stettinius
England
Russia
San Francisco
Truman
Times
Argentina
Hemisphere
France
China
Stalin
World Organization
Pacific Islands
Syria
Berlin
Roosevelt
Yalta
Balkans
Europe
Yugoslavia
Hitler
King Features Syndicate
Emerson Pegged Em Years Ago By Arthur Baer
A 1945 King Features piece recalls Emerson quotes about crime and detection. It humorously traces how advances from radio to radar have reduced hiding places for crooks and notes changing fugitives from past eras to modern surveillance.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Shickelgruber
Emerson
Honduras
Canada
Atlantic
Marconi
Majorca
Constantinople
Casablanca
Doc Crippens
Doc
England
Unemployment Insurance Debate Faces Complex Questions
President Truman proposes raising unemployment benefits to 25 a week, prompting wide debate over adequacy amid varying living costs, inflation risk, and administrative fairness. The plan prompts questions on who qualifies, how to allocate funds, and federal versus state control in a readjustment economy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Major job for Anderson as he heads war food agency
Washington reports Major task for Congressman Clinton Anderson of New Mexico to weed out officials who kept food production low. Critics note past WFA policy favored big firms and discouraged hog and egg production, causing shortages this year. The article recalls resistance to increasing cattle feed, eggs, and poultry, and a proposed poultry subsidy plan that was never adopted.
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Midwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
OPA
Clint Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture-To-Be
Anderson
Cal Coolidge
Ed Kennedy
Capital
Newspaper Guild
Kennedy
Washington
Richard Harding Davis
Senate Appropriations Committee
Drew Washington
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
War Food Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
WFA
War Production Board
Tom Stitts
Dewey Termohlen
Dairy and Poultry Branch
Termohlen
United States Army Sets World Radio Relay Record
The U S Army Signal Corps established a world record by sending a nine word radio telegram around the globe in 914 seconds. The test used relay stations in San Francisco Manila New Delhi and Asmara with regenerators at each point before returning to Washington.
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United States Army Signal Corps
Army Communications Service
Washington
San Francisco
Manila
New Delhi
Asmara
Army and Navy Journal
Couple Hosts Soldiers Sheltering In Their Home
An elderly couple welcomes a group of soldiers slated to billeted in their house. The GI’s quickly unload gear forming a growing pile of helmets blankets packs and rifles while the lady asks if the collection belongs to them or is material they have liberated.
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Christian Science Monitor
Educators Debate Reform of German School System
Educators discuss replacing the Nazi influenced teaching methods with a new reading instruction system in Germany. The debate centers on creating an effective framework for education and informing policy reform.
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Germany
Yoo. Nee
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