Our Inconsistencies About Government
A 1940 column mixes foreign policy speculation on Norway and Sweden with a local bond refinancing discussion in High Point. It weighs Germany Russia Finland and naval moves against Norway and warns voters to choose capable public servants while praising prudent debt management and balanced budgets.
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High Point
The Longing for a New World in Faith and Duty
A reflective sermon by H. S. H. asks believers to shape a better age through religion and action. It weighs dangers of gradual change, gas masks, and social fears while urging loyalty to God and church. Each person must live higher discipline and contribute to the new day.
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Free
America
Kingdom of Heaven On Earth
God
Christ
Walter Winchell on Broadway First-Nights in Spring 194?
A wrap of Broadway openings with Pauline Lord in Suspect and Medicine Show, plus reviews of Higher and Higher and other films. The column notes critics’ takes, cinema ironies, radio hiccups, and cultural chatter from New York’s stage and screen scene.
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Pauline Lord
N. Y. Sun
Richard Lockridge
Norman Lloyd
Dorothy McGuire
Martin Gabel
Old Plank Road Garden Visitors At Daffodil Show
Last Sunday afternoon nearly 400 visitors from fourteen states toured the daffodil garden, with groups from Duke University and Cary County among the notable attendees. The writer recalls meeting a former Lexington teacher, a national garden writer, and a Duke professor, praising the mix of youthful letters from Fourth grade students and the broad, appreciative audience who shared in the season’s work and beauty.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Germany
Potsdam
Dresden
Sistine Madonn
Prague
John Lowe
Lexington
Lindsay
Raleigh
Duke University
Durham
Cornell University
F. R. Taylor
After Thoughts on Work and Home From Greensboro Trip
The writer, on vacation from work, reflects on health and resilience after injuries and a trip to Greensboro. He compares the city’s character to High Point, notes respectful admiration for factories driving progress, and laments war-mongers while praising liberty defenders. The column blends personal recovery with civic observation.
Reading and films shape my view of the world
The narrator uses travel books and motion pictures as visual education, noting films counter false travel impressions. They praise biographies and mark favorites like Paul Muni in Pasteur, Mickey Rooney in Young Mr. Edison, and Edward G. Robinson in The Magic Bullet, praising cinema’s future and television.
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Paul Muni
Mr. Edison
Mickey Rooney
Dr. Ehrlich
Edward G. Robinson
Denmark's Dark Future Commentary on Nazi Occupation
The Danville Register suggests Denmark's capitulation to Germany yields limited wartime gain for the Nazis. It notes Denmark's milk bacon and feed needs, dispersed merchant fleet, and potential Allied acquisition of Danish shipping. It warns Denmark may suffer further hardship before the war ends.
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Denmark
Danville
Germany
Norway
England
Seven Seas
New Decorative Art and Science Books Highlight War Era Trends
The 35th edition of Decorative Art surveys post year trends with essays by Howard Robertson and Grace Lovat Fraser on war’s impact on architecture and interior design. Also reviewed are R Ray Bakers So That’s Chemistry for curious youths, three Pocket Books titles Abraham Lincoln Dr Ehrlichs Magic Bullet and Margaret Kennedy The Constant Nymph with concise portraits and insights.
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New York
Studio Publications, Inc
Howard Robertson
Grace Lovat Fraser
Lovat Fraser
Pocket Books, Inc
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Charnwood
America
Lincoln
Dr. Ehrlich
Paul de Kruif
Koch
Pasteur
Walter Reed
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