Prosperity Era For America Seen At War End
Charlottesville July 10 two economists Stuart Chase and William Wilson Cumberland addressed the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs on postwar prospects. Chase urged a mixed economy with government planning for full employment, while Cumberland predicted the largest postwar demand for goods but warned against government overreach and warned that predictions of collapse are political, not economic.
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Charlottesville
America
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Stuart Chase
Tennessee Valley Authority
William Wilson Cumberland
New York
American Association of Manufacturers
Chase
Cumberland
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore market roundup reports wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.16 a bushel for July deliveries and corn around 95 to 98 cents. Winchester Market notes new wheat at 1.06 and corn at a similar range with deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Claims New Wife Fell For Him
Columbus Ohio July 10 a groom at 86 recalled his wife 67 year old Mrs Cummins set and hurt her ankle at his home a month ago when she went to use the telephone then he called on her to see how the ankle was and I kinda fell her and she fell for me Cummins came here from Indiana to visit a niece her husband died five years ago Ridenour has been a widower three years Asked about the Speedy romance he said I dont like to fiddle around.
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Columbus
Uel B. Ridenour
Summins
Ridenour
S. Cumins
Ind
Rider
Three Norfolk Men Napped By F B I
Three Norfolk businessmen were arrested by FBI agents on charges of irregularities in Navy supply contracts. They pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner Harry Brinkley, with hearings continued to July 24 and bond set at 2500 dollars.
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Norfolk
C. ©. Heinrich
Ral Bureau of Investigation
FBI
United States Navy
U. S
Harry Brinkley
Gandhi Continues Plan Amid Fatigue At Sevagram Conference
Gandhi presses ahead with a Congress conference at Sevagram near Wardha despite doctors urging rest for two weeks. The brain trust meets in a single room schoolhouse to plot India's course to freedom from Britain without inviting Japanese intervention. The news notes his weakened condition and the modest, barefoot chamber.
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Wardha
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Indian Congress
Gandhi
Sevagram
Cotton Belt
Congress
Eligibles Should Buy Cars Now
Cleveland July 10. Hubert G. Larson head of O P A automobile rationing urged eligible buyers to purchase new cars immediately to aid the war effort. He noted 400000 new passenger cars were allocated for sale in the year ending March 2 with about 140000 already sold in four months. He said it is patriotic to buy now and may help the war effort in days ahead.
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Cleveland
Hubert G. Larson
Larson
Leon Henderson
Expect More Gas To Bring On Phoney Candidates
Massachusetts Democrats and Republicans split over extra gasoline rations for political candidates. Democratic State Chairman William H. Burke urged federal rescission of the perk, warning it may flood slates with phony candidates and confuse ballots. Republican State Chairman George B. Rowell called the measure wise to aid party retention.
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Boston
Massachusetts
William H. Burke
George B. Rowell
Burke
Federal price program costs spark budget clash
The article notes gasoline imports to Georgia via pipeline avoiding ocean tankers and details disputes over O P A 1943 operating funds. Henderson urged $140 million as minimum for efficient operation while budgets swung from $210 million to $75 million. An amendment to bar ceilings on processed agricultural products, not reflecting 110 percent Parity, was also discussed.
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Georgia
Henderson
Budget Bureau
House
Senate
Congress
Opposition to Sales Levies in House Poll
First returns from a House poll show a majority opposed to a sales tax as the $5,000,000,000 revenue bill heads for debate next week. Rep. Robertson of Virginia reports low replies to a 5 percent levy proposal, with a majority citing no. The Ways and Means Committee has refused to consider a sales tax and will try to bring the bill to the floor under a restrictive rule.
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Washington
House
Robertson
D.-Va
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Negro Sent On To Grand Jury For Auto Tire Theft
Francis Coleman of Charles Town West Virginia was sent to the grand jury by local police justice F L Largent Jr on a charge of stealing an automobile tire from Ada Allen on the night of March 9. He was recognized in Charles Town and arrested locally. The tire and wheel were taken from the Allen garage on Philpot street and later sold to Perry Wright's filling station by a young negro.
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Francis Coleman
Charles Town
W. Va
F. L. Largent, Jr
Ada Allen
Allen Place
Philpot Street
Perry Wright
Inquiry Urged Into Morgantown Mine Disaster
Representative Randolph of West Virginia urged a comprehensive inquiry into yesterday’s Morgantown mine blast that killed 20 people and called for investigation of a second fatal explosion in the same area that claimed 56 lives. He asked R R Sayers, director of the Bureau of Mines, to order the probes.
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Washington
Morgantown
W. Va
Randolph
D.-W. Va
R. R. Sayers
Bureau of Mines
Hotels Converted Into Radio Training School In Chicago
The Army Air Forces announced Stevens and Congress hotels in Chicago would be seized by the technical training command for a radio training school expected to be one of the world’s largest. Officials promised thousands of students and said possession would occur within days with alterations to begin likely by September.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Stevens
Congress
Chicago
Technical Training Command
Finishes Course In Chemical War Defense
Roy Cather completed a 65 hour defense course at College Park Maryland covering aerial attack gas protection incendiary and plant protection topics. The program included bomber tactics aircraft warning decontamination and first aid for gas casualties. Classes in Winchester will be led by Mr Cather and Taylor L Barr.
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Roy Cather
College Park
Mr. Cather
Civilian Protective Corps
Winchester
Cather
Taylor L. Barr
Casualties Inflicted On Jap Troops
New Delhi July 10 The Royal Air Force reports heavy losses for Japanese troops in a low level bombing of barracks at Myitkyina and damage to locomotives and the Mandalay Myitkyina railway. Barracks at Kalemyo were attacked and the Gangaw river area also hit with boats and barges machine gunned.
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New Delhi
India
Myitkyina
Mandalay-Myitkyina
Burma
Kalemyo
Gangaw
Myittha
Chindwin
Song composer Lorenz dies at 88 in Dayton
Edward Simon Lorenz, 88, renowned church music composer, died today in Dayton. He authored hymns including Tell It To Jesus Alone Joy Cometh in the Morning The Name of Jesus Is Secret and Thou Thinkest Lord.
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Dayton
H— Edward Simon Lorenz
Dr. Lorenz
Jesus
D. E
Calusa Oil Tanker Launched at Sun Shipbuilding Yard
The $3,000,000 tanker Calusa was launched at Chester Pennsylvania by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company as the second of its type in as many days. Miss Helen Finegan, secretary to company president John G. Pew Sr., sponsored the vessel after a company lottery.
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Chester
Calusa
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz answers including Elmer Davis as question one and Jeanne d Arc as question four. It shows true for question two and a variety of brief responses such as Author for five and Atlas for six. The sequence ends with 366 and a note reading Once every two months.
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Elmer Davis
True
Jeanne d’Arc
Author
Atlas
Sens. Ivery
Rent Strike Threat Hits Detroit Over Rent Increases
Detroit area UAW CIO warns of a rent strike by more than 200 000 members if real estate interests push rents above government ceilings. Victor G. Reuther says landlords seek to raise rents up to five percent, risking a major domestic defense issue and provoking action by unions.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Gen Richards Promoted on Retired List in Navy
Richmond Va July 10 Brigadier General George Richards of Staunton who retired from the Marine Corps in 1936 has been promoted to major general on the retired list. The promotion follows a February law directing advancement for officers specially commended for conspicuous conduct in past wars.
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Richmond
George Richards
Staunton
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Body of Officer Found In River
Harrisburg July 10 The body of Captain Evan A Woodward 46 of Hanover New Hampshire attached to the Army Air Corps intelligence school here was found today in the Susquehanna river. School officials said evidence clearly indicates death by his own action. Major C O Baird Jr reported Woodward missing Wednesday night. His uniform was found on the river banks yesterday. An airplane pilot stopped the body in shallow water about 25 feet off shore.
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Harrisburg
Evan A. Woodward
Hanover
N. H
Army Air Corps
Susquehanna River
C. O. Baird, Jr
Woodward
Rommel’s Retreat Corridor Narrowed by British Advances
Dispatches from Cairo say Rommel, exhausted after a 350 mile desert sweep from Tobruk, tries to form a southern wall to guard his flank as the British pressure along the Mediterranean coast closes the escape route west of the Alexandria base.
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Pare 1Ranean
el Alamein
Rommel
Alexandria
Cairo
Tobruk
Application Sign Up Resumes After Documentation Block
A fragmented notice indicates applicants must complete proper documentation before the sign up can proceed. The text suggests a required Pron form and book-related paperwork to correct the submission.
Clarke County Registers 350 Motorists for Gasoline Rationing
Berryville Virginia July 16 three hundred fifty motor car owners registered for gasoline rationing at Clarke county points yesterday. Registration continues today and will end tomorrow at Berryville Boyce and Millwood with more registrations expected.
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Clarke Berryville
Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
Millwood
No Soldier Lost Under Convoy
In Des Moines Iowa Senator Herring asserted the U S Navy has not lost a single American soldier while under convoy to foreign shores. He spoke at the Iowa Democratic convention criticizing merchant ship losses to submarines and explained the necessity of prioritizing ships for allies Australia Russia England and Northern Ireland.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Herring Tes
U. S. Navy
Ing
Australia
Russia
England
Northern Ireland
Memorial Services At Shiloh Church In West Virginia
Memorial services at Shiloh Church on Timber Ridge West Virginia are set for Sunday July 12. A morning service at 11 and an afternoon final rite at 2 will feature special music and speakers as announced.
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Shiloh Church
Timber Ridge
W. Va
Carolina fugitive finally caught in Frederick Maryland
A 58-year-old man named William Henry Jernigan who is missing an arm was captured in Frederick after escaping the North Carolina penitentiary. He waived extradition and was taken back to Raleigh to serve a seven to ten year sentence for assault with intent to kill.
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Frederick
North Carolina
Raleigh
State Penitentiary
William Henry Jernigan
Jernigan
Bottle Caps From Tin Cans Planned
Richmond July 10 A B Gathright director of the Division of Purchase and Printing announced a salvage program. He told 32 state institutions the state has been offered a price for tin cans by a company planning to use them for bottle caps and asked for feasibility reports on storing empty cans for 10 days to two weeks under shelter until pickup by a purchaser truck.
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Richmond
A. B. Gathright
Division of Purchase and Printing
Prisoner Leaps For Freedom in Richmond
Coyt Lewis Jr an 18 year old awaiting a police court hearing on auto theft fled through an unlocked window from a stairway landing in the city hall annex. Bailiff J H Wiltshire said a steel screen had been left unlocked by a court employee. Three other youths John Shifflet 24 John McGeorge 18 and Eugene Bragg all of Manguin were held for grand jury action on auto theft charges.
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Richmond
Coyt Lewis, Jr
Police Court
City Hall
J. H. Wiltshire
Lewis
John Shifflet
John McGeorge
Eugene Bragg
Manguin
Licensees May Not Drop Over 1 000
RICHMOND Va July 10 Hunter Miller a State Liquor Board member said the net loss in the number of beer and wine licensees this year would not total 1000 At one time it was believed that upward of 2000 might not seek renewals due to inability to obtain beer and gasoline and reduced travel from rationing of gas and tires
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Richmond
Hunter Miller
State Liquor Board
Russian forces failLanding attempt on Kerch Peninsula
Berlin reports Ukrainian coastal defenses thwarted a amphibious assault by Russian forces on the Kerch Peninsula at Crimea's eastern tip. The attack was detected in time and prevented.
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Berlin
Kerch
Crimea
Prosecution Sees Possible Finish By Saturday Night
An official close to the prosecution says the case may wrap up by Saturday night with no more than about twenty witnesses. FBI Director Hoover urged treason charges against those who aided the eight Nazis after their arrival, calling them traitors on a radio program. Some helpers have been arrested, but officials have not disclosed identities or numbers.
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Nion
J. Edgar Hoover
N. B
Hoover
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