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Rumple-haired, dry-humored William Hammatt Davis wondered if he had jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. After three harried years as War Labor Board chairman, he was appointed last week to succeed Fred Vinson as U.S. Economic Stabilizer...
Four days after Henry Wallace's confirmation as Commerce Secretary. Franklin Roosevelt announced his appointment for the other half of Jesse Jones's old job -Federal Loan Administrator. It surprised no one that his choice was Economic Stabilizer Fred Moore Vinson...
...Congressman from Kentucky, an ex-Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, Fred Vinson is still best remembered for his hard, intelligent work on tax bills in the House. As Jimmy Byrnes's successor in OES, he has worked mightily to hold the line against inflation. An easygoing man with a quiet disdain of officious fuss-&-feathers, he was sure to be confirmed by the Senate: he is the archtype of the middle-of-the-road, politically wise New Dealer...
...hikes which result in a price rise must be approved by Economic Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson. So far, he has looked coldly on any pay boosts, at week's end had still to approve the increase to textile workers...
...vital interest to all V-12 men now in training and of great significance for higher education is the Vinson Bill (H.R. 621), which is now awaiting official sanction by the President...