Political food for thought on Wake Reynolds and Gardner
Greensboro Daily News columnist Tom Best surveys North Carolina politics with a Wake and Warren focus. He notes revenue department shifts under Edwin Gill and past loyalties to O. Max Gardner, then weighs Wake county’s electoral track record and Warren’s leanings toward Reynolds, ending with a caution about Wake and Warren support. The piece blends political analysis with local commentary on visiting soldiers in High Point.
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State Department of Revenue
Drug Stores And The Ice Cream Stand Insight
A nostalgic editorial laments food shortages hitting New York drug stores. It notes closures of lunch counters and soda fountains, warning of losing social spaces for dating and browsing magazines. The piece humorously suggests drug stores serve as family clubs and general stores.
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New York
Hotel Turns Away Soldiers in Florida City Report
In a Florida city buzzing with soldiers a hotel ran out of rooms and when two uniformed men applied the clerk called a larger hotel to help. He said, we have two or three rooms but don’t send any service men here, please. We can’t give them a special treatment.
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High Point
Florida
Appointment Name Chooses Tax Chief From Raeford
Edwin Gill appointed Lau rie McEachern of Raeford as chief of field deputies in the revenue office. McEachern, a Scotchman, is described as diligent about collecting taxes and ensuring funds go to the proper place.
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Copacabana
Jimmy Durante
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G. S. Williams
Indianapolis
Lippincott
War Labor Board Needs Broad Jurisdiction for All Labor Disputes
The War Labor Board is right to insist on jurisdiction over all disputes whether in essential or non essential industries. If its methods or personnel are flawed, revise them, but ensure complete coverage. War bond purchases provide the power to restore lights worldwide amid rationing and tightened liquor and car markets.
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War Labor Board
Claude Pepper
Fla
J. Baldwin
New York City
J. McGoldrick
A. Benjamin
Africa
Ole Olsen
Roosevelt
LaGuardia
Poletti
High Point views on wartime life and home front concerns
Letters from High Point residents discuss wartime recreation for soldiers, draft work for farmers, WAAC praise, labor strikes at home, and local views on rationing, farming, and civil liberty, with notes from Red Cross workers, cadet arrivals, and a Navy officer. Local reflections highlight support for war effort and economic strains.
Army A Eight Million Man Army Debate And Union Finances
Burton Heath questions the wisdom of raising 8.2 million Army troops by year end citing freight and ship limits, while the piece also examines the American Federation of Labor finances. It notes large lump sum dispersals, critiques federation structure, and discusses public access to audited reports at libraries.
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Congress
American Federation of Labor
Weathering Complaints: Colorado Flower Note
A ponderous quip on wisdom quotes Proverbs and cheerfulness while noting Colorado celebrates the columbine as its state flower. The piece juxtaposes cosmic serenity with weather grumbles and ends with the Colorado state symbol.
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Colorado
The Broadway Buzz of George Hill and Hollywood Bets
On Broadway and beyond, editorials, romances, and showbiz rosters swirl. George Hill, ex congressman aide, resumes public payroll amid gossip of divorces, marriages, and stage coups. FDR, Pepper, and LaGuardia appear amid wartime morale moves and industry shakeups.
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Renee DeMarco
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Hollywood
Sally Benson
Drs. Hosp
Fred de Cordova
Marianne O’brien
Canadian Pacific
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