Global war news and shifting pacts in early 1940s
The piece surveys Allied and Axis moves in World War II, noting reactions to a Russian Japanese pact, Greek and British resistance in Europe, Allied losses in the Atlantic, and the looming threats to Alexandria and Suez. It contrasts wartime optimism with grim realities, citing voices like Whitaker on Mussolini and Mussolini’s legacy, and foresees a Greek-Italian revival and future Easter Day for subjugated nations.
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Japan
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Russia
Turkey
Hull
America
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Albania
Greece
Aegean Sea
Adriatic
Tobruk
Alexandria
Egypt
Suez
Britain
Con Oy
Denmark
Greenland
Booth
Germany
Mussolini March at Rome Elevates Fascist Power
A fragmented report notes Mussolini leading his Fascists in a Rome march that drew massive applause and elevated his influence. The piece references King Victor Emmanuel and the postwar role of Italy on the world stage amid Mussolini's rising display.
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Mussolini
Rome
Aribaldi
Italy
Vice Emmanuel
Safety on North Carolina school buses questioned
The News and Observer argues two recent school bus deaths in Wake County signal a systemic risk. It urges assigning a dedicated supervisor to oversee children getting on and off and during rides, noting drivers cannot also enforce discipline and safety. A monitor on every bus is proposed as costless and overdue.
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Wake County
News and Observer
Wake Forest
Cary
Raleigh
State
Hitler Invites Hungary to Annex Part of Yugoslavia
The Durham Herald reports that Hitler has invited Hungary to seize a portion of Yugoslav territory, signaling ongoing territorial ambitions and shifting alliances in Southeast Europe during the wartime era.
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Hitler
Hungary
The
Durham Herald
Al Capone and the Notion of Blame in Crime
A Chicago crime figure is depicted as a “businessman” who did not blame himself for his violent career. The piece contrasts Capone with other notorious felons and argues that few people, including criminals, take personal blame. It ends with a general moral about human accountability.
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Miami
Florida
al Capone
Finis
United States
Chicago
Crowley
New York
West End Avenue
Sing Sing
Warden Lawes
Democratic music for the masses urged by conductor
Quotes from Arthur Rodzinski, Diogenes Escalante, Winston Churchill, and Vidkun Quisling project diverse views on culture, war, and authority. A note on traffic humor ends with a jab about drivers and rush hour.
Walter Winchell and Others in a Busy Gossip Roundup
Walter Winchell exposes a flood of celebrity chatter from high society and Broadway. Mrs Morton Downey tops the divorce battle in Conn while Johnny Greens reconcile in New York and Vic Mature recovers from surgery as Henry Morgenthau and others mark a silver wedding anniversary.
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Morton Downey
Barbara Bennett
Conn
Johnny Greens
Betty Furness
N.Y
W. Willkie
N. Y
Henry Morgenthau
Chas. Evans Hughes
Robert Sherwood
Carol Berg
Keats
Kling
the Mirror
Ruth Joseph
M. Keily
Steve Fuld
Fuld
Beverly Leslie
Macoco
M. Goulds
Suzanne Close
Lillian Roth
G. Weiner
Hollywood
Iris Adrian
Broadway to Broadway Sailoring and Celeb Gossip Mix
A colorfully chatty slice of midtown New York flits through showbiz chatter. Tales include a famous fighter’s indiscretions with brunettes, makeup myths in the Paramount pit, a vengeful wife’s confrontation with a club owner, and reactions from readers praising her stand. Also noted: Lady Astor’s kin in hush hush circles, Groucho’s retraction, Billy Rose on social security tax, NBC’s TKK Costello debut, and reflections on Chaplin, Malaya sailors, and Hal Roach society shopping.
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Astor
Roland I
Minister of Information
St. Regis
Coluum
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Billy Rose
T. KK. Costellos
NBC
Anne Beardsley
C. E. Coval
Tatler & American Sketch
Maryland
Valentine
East Side
Local Races and Arts News From Greensboro to High Point
Local candidates Blair and Ferree withdrew from the city council race. High Point and Greensboro high school music students join eleven events at the State music meet in Greensboro. Mrs Herman Abels sails to New York for ten days. Mr and Mrs R L Brinson visit Philadelphia. Mrs Frances Hutton and daughter Gertrude Caroline entertain in Wadesboro. Calin Cnowlidge flagged as dark horse for Speaker of the House. Nine Americans killed in Nicaragua fights. A bank guard repels a Chicago holdup. Sheroff hosts Mrs Bennett of Wadesboro. High Point wins state debating contest in Chapel Hill. British trainmen strike impact continues.
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Roland A. Blair
L. F. Ferree
City High School
Greensboro
Herman Abels
New York
R. L. Brinson
Philadelphia
Frances Hutton
Gertrude Caroline
Huttonsville
W. Va
A. W. Kilemme
Nicaragua
Chicago
High Point
Chapel Hill
Local News from twenty years ago in High Point
Twenty years ago reports note the bodies of John D. Grant and Berth Whiteheart, High Point boys killed in France, shipped to New York and due in the city tomorrow. Hundreds of voters plan to register for the city election, with Dr. F G Woodruff returning from New York and Dan W Smith scheduled as guest soloist at the Euterpe Club meeting in Greensboro on Saturday.
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John D. Grant
Berth Whiteheart
High Point
France
New York
F. G. Woodruff
Dan W. Smith
Euterpe Club
Greensboro
Rab
Dancing master says jazz is in infancy and should be spanked
A dancing master declares jazz music is still in its infancy and argues it ought to be spanked as a corrective measure.
Man Arrested Repeatedly by Yonkots Police
Report notes a man arrested sixty times by Yonkots authorities, with police withholding his address. The passage includes a quotation about the quest for beauty by T V Smith of the University of Chicago and remarks on the practical value of life for a living human spirit.
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Yonkots
T. V. Smith
University of Chicago
Special Defense Unit to police foreign influence
Peter Edson reports on a new Justice Department Special Defense Unit led by Lawrence M. C. Smith to oversee 275 defense laws, including enforcement of the Voorhis act. The unit will staff over 100 experts, study foreign language media, and coordinate with FBI and criminal divisions to handle espionage, sedition, and subversion cases, with 80 percent sent to prosecution.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Lawrence M. C. Smith
Justice Robert
Philadelphia
Justice Frankfurter
REC
Peter Edson
NRA
SEC
Sec Experience, Mr. Smith
DJSDU
Selective Service
Richmond Keith Kane
Harvard
Dies Committee
Communist Party
Bund
Czechoslovakia
United States
Benes
Special Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal and Claims Divisions
Special Defense Unit
FBI
Criminal Division
DJSDO
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New York Times
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Wali
Walter Winchell
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Moss Hart
Verne Marshall
Robert la Follette
America First Committee
Shrine Auditorium
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June Draper
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