Price controls wind down as decontrol plans progress
A three man board to lift price ceilings by August 20 governs most food items including meats and dairy. Some items like poultry eggs tobacco and petroleum stay capped unless the board acts. Rents subsidies and profits rules adjust with reconversion impacts and textile pricing faces parity-based ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
OPA
Control Board
Agriculture Department
Three Man Control Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Loose Dandruff Remedy Promises Tidy Hair Care
A fragment notes a product or remedy aimed at removing dandruff and keeping hair looking well groomed. Details are unclear but the item suggests a scalp treatment to reduce flakes and improve appearance.
Lavatories and plumbing services by Webber & Sons
Chas W Webber and Sons Plumbing Heating offer plumbing and heating work with stoker oil burners. Contact numbers are 4249 after 6 pm 4034. Local ads emphasize repair, installation, and maintenance services for lavatories and related systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Webber & Sons Plumbing
Some Donts for Pimples and Itchy Skin Relief
An advertisement promotes Peterson's Ointment to treat pimples eczema and irritated skin. It warns against scratching and squeezing pimples and touts quick relief with improved skin appearance and comfort. It also claims to soothe tired or itchy feet and cracks between toes and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied after one application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Athletes Foot Germ Kill Ad Promises Quick Results
An old advertisement touts TEOL a strong fungicide for athletes foot. It claims relief within one hour or your 35 cents back. Sold at Boyd's Drug Store and emphasizes deep penetration with 90 percent alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd's Drug Store
Aeronautics Board orders action against Constellation Airlines
The Civil Aeronautics Board asked Lockheed Aircraft Co. and four other firms to explain why Lockheed Constellation Airlines, presently grounded, should not be permanently removed from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronautics Board
Constellation Lines
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Lockheed Constellation Airlines
Story of American Soldiers Killed Continues on Page 1
A Senate committee's hearings reveal details on shell manufacturers including Erie Basin as part of the Garsson munitions group. The Garsson brothers Henry and Murray were leading figures while Rep. May was absent after failing to respond to a summons. hearings paused awaiting his testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell
Erie Basin
Senate Committee
Garsson Combine
Henry and
Murray Garsson
Eee
Journey Home 2 Distitutes and we ab by Reida da Porkin
In a Jacksonville stop, Nina Gilmore and Donald Corbett share a tense car ride and a stroll in the sun. He reflects on their clash over patriotism and class while navigating a bustling station scene with soldiers, shopkeepers, and curious onlookers. The chapter ends as they return to Nina’s room, leaving their tension unresolved.
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Distitutes & Weab
Reida da Porkin
Zelda Popkin
Nina
Edith Cavell
Rovitt
Bud
Donald Corbett
Nina Gilmore
Jacksonville
Glen Argyle
Duquesne
Corbett
Palm Queen
Dr. Frankel
Kalchis
Mama
The
Riviera
Kentuckian Interceded for Garssons in Lumber Deal
The committee heard testimony that a Kentuckian intervened with the War Department to secure contracts for the Garsson firms and cashed checks as agent for Cumberland Lumber Co of Prestonsburg Kentucky for lumber not delivered. Chairman Mead read shell defect reports after Waitt acknowledged attending a government‑expense gay wedding in New York hosted by Murray Garsson in law with May photographed among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Garssons
Garsson
Cumberland Lumber Company
Prestonsburg
Mead
DNY
Waitt
Washington
New York
Murray Garson
May
House
Committee Holds Executive Session To Plan Future
The committee arranged an executive session to discuss and finalize plans for its future direction.
Washington County Abington Prohibition Referendum Date Set
Judge Walter H. Robertson designates Tuesday September 23 as the referenda date on sale of beverages over three percent in Washington County and Abingdon. Petitions filed last Saturday meet required 30 percent backing from the 1944 presidential election voters after signature verification by a committee led by Circuit Court Clerk Charles N. Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abington
Walter H. Robertson
Washington County
Abingdon
Robertson
Circuit Court
Charles N. Booth
E. B. Denton
G. I. Miller
Booth
White Oak Tree Planted In Memory Of Forester Pederson
In Cumberland Virginia a white oak was planted at state forest headquarters to honor Fred C Pederson who served as state forester from 1933 until his death in 1944. A native boulder with a bronze plaque was placed nearby as Virginia Forest Service staff attended the ceremony. Attending mourners included William A Wright chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission W H Stoneburner associate forester and George W Dean state forester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
State Forest
Here
Fred C. Pederson
Virginia Forest Service
Pederson
William A. Wright
Virginia Conservation Commission
W. H. Stoneburner
George W Dean
State Forester
Escaped patient at Eastern State Hospital trigger alert
Richmond authorities were urged to watch for Garlan F. Pinchbeck, 40, who escaped Monday from Eastern State Hospital. The state police bulletin described him as dangerous and advised caution, noting he might head toward Richmond or Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern State
Richmond
Agencie
Garlan F. Pinchbeck
Eastern State Hopital
Gloucester
Soviet Rep Rejects US Atomic Control Proposals
New York July 24 A. Gromyko Soviet representative to the United Nations atomic energy commission flatly rejected the major United States proposals for control of atomic energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations’ Atomic Energy Commission
United States
World War II giant water bomb test near Bikini Atoll
The article describes a planned underwater explosion intended to lift a vast waterfront into the sky. Scientists foresee a 50 foot wave half a mile from the blast and assess uncertain survival for about 75 ships and 12 small craft in the lagoon. Battleship Arkansas submarine Pilotfish carrier Saratoga and cruiser Pensacola may be near the detonated crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bikini Beach
Arkansas
Airerft
Saratoga
Pensacola
Question on Inheritance of Size in Offspring
Q. Are the children of midgets of normal or are they also midgets P. V. A. When midgets mate, and the female bears a child, it is usually of normal size.
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Barkley
Rep
D-Ky
Miller’s Drug Store
Tire Service Headquarters
Buncutter Tire Company
Braddock
Ath
Jerome Kerr
Roberta
Sally
Fritz Kreisler
Liebesleid
Flamingo
Lotus Land
Columbia Kaur Records
W. Boscawen St
Clarke County
With Xurliam
Sde
Teless—Takes
Gaunt’s Drug
Washington Co
Memory Forester Penderson
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Inland City
N. Y
Cloverdale Spring Company
Neville, Pa
N. Loudoun St. Winchester, Va
L & F Bargain Store
Field Jackets
O. D
Capitol Theatre
Cameron &T
S. Loudoun St
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