White Book details US effort to avert Axis war
The State Department released an official White Book titled Peace and War showing US diplomacy aimed at preventing Axis aggression. It includes 1941 Japan Pearl Harbor warning by Ambassador Grew and warnings from Cordell Hull about a possible surprise attack, with earlier Germany and Italy danger signals noted by diplomats.
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Washington
America
State Department
Germany
Japan
Italy
United States
United Press
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Roosevelt
Fuiimaru Konoye
Rome
Breckenridge Long
Ethiopia
Hull
Europe
Higher Cotton Forecast for 1943 From New York Exchange
Robert J. Murray president of the New York Cotton Exchange forecasts 1943 mill demand for cotton may equal or exceed 1942 as he notes reduced acreage higher farm wage ceilings a higher parity cost including farm labor and a possible 20 cent loan for 1943 44 crop. He cites deteriorated British European mill machinery and growing labor shortages as factors.
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New York
Robert J. Murray
New York Cotton Exchange
America
Notice to Creditors in Denison Texas Estate of Carlat
Administratrix Mrs. George L. Carlat notifies all creditors to present claims against the estate of George L. Carlat in Denison Texas within the legally prescribed time. Dated December 31, 1942.
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George L. Carlat
Denison
Texas
Davis named district manager for Southwestern Bell area
I W Davis of Dallas is named district manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company with Denison headquarters, succeeding F L Kirkpatrick who becomes Dallas district manager. Effective January 1 Davis oversees Whitewright and 15 other exchanges, brings 16 years in telecom, and is a University of Oklahoma graduate.
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I. W. Davis
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Denison
F. L. Kirkpatrick
C. L. Stewart
Davis
Whitewright
Gainesville
Corsicana
The
University of Oklahoma
Henderson Claims $31 Billion Saved by Public
Washington. Leon Henderson, retiring price administrator, said the public and government saved 31 billion dollars through his regulations. He estimated 6 billion saved for families and over 25 billion for government contracts. He defended rationing and price controls as necessary.
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Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
America
Truck Owners Warned of 1943 Shortages in ODT Notice
Washington office of defense transportation says trucking faces major 1943 shortages of rubber manpower parts and vehicles. They warn no truck owner from farmer to fleet operator will be immune and tire shortages will remain the most pressing problem. They urge operators not to rely on miracles but their own efforts to keep trucks running.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
United States
ODT
Quotable Banter About John In Merriment
The exchange depicts a playful jest between Bill and Bob about John's character. Bob jokes that if two men converse and one seeks escape, the other is John, implying mischief and quick wit in a lighthearted, humorous style.
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Bill
John
Bob
Wisdom for a New Year and wartime reflections
A period column on New Year 1943 urges wisdom from past experiences as a guide to the future. It shares wartime letters from England about air raids, sugar rationing anecdotes, and social notes on women entering law, ending with a musing on our thoughts shaping tomorrow.
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New Year's
Providence
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Insurance Service
S.H. Montgomery Agency
By Joe Smith
Tower Petroleum
Elm Street
England
Hitler
London
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