High Point Democrats face city wide primary vote tomorrow
The upcoming primary selects Democratic nominees for the May municipal election. Voters in all wards will choose two council seats from three candidates per ward in a city wide contest, with registration closing today for non registered Democrats to participate.
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High Point Democrats
C. A. Lewis
Edward Gurley
Fred Smith
R. H. Sechrest
W. R. Grant
Robert Floyd
British press weighs empire and Greece amid grim fighting
The British press and public expect the army to withdraw from Greece yet morale remains high with a sporting, bull-dog tenacity. The piece notes historians Newsome and Lester face scrutiny, while Tar Heel readers receive history through debate capsules as controversy over a new fifth grade text prompts critical reexamination and potential debunking.
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Lester
North Carolina
Maxwell
Christian Science Monitor
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Cairo
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon Bonaparte
Prospect for True World War on Germany and Japan
The piece surveys wartime outlooks from London Cairo and Tokyo, warning against optimism while noting potential world war alignments among Germany Japan Russia Britain the United States and China. It critiques Maxwell as a historian and endorses Newsome Lefter as a solid NC history text for fifth graders while acknowledging ongoing educational debates and state progress.
Dance Mentor Ben Lovett's Rise From Rejection to Ford Hall
A sixteen year old Ben Lovett faced rejection after asking a girl to dance but persevered. He mastered dance, taught others, and founded a school. Henry Ford recruited him to teach in Michigan, expanding to 134 schools and colleges. Ford named Lovett Hall in Dearborn as a tribute to his success.
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Benjamin B. Lovett
Ben Lovett
Dancing Academy
Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Mass
Henry Ford
Ford
Dearborn
Michigan
Lovett
Walter Winchell notes of an innocent bystander
Walter Winchell surveys the week in radio and film reviews and awards. The column critiques stage favorites and Broadway contenders, notes Biz articles, and mocks reviewing choices. It references Watch on the Rhine, The Beautif ul People, and The Talley Method while tracking cinema and radio personalities, fears, and public reactions.
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Saroyan
The
Beautiful People
John Mason Brown
George Jean Nathan
Norman Thomas
Broadway Gossip and War Pact Debate Echoes
A fragment from a 1940s newspaper page critiques shifting views on a Russo-Chinese pact with Kiel-like suspicion and a satirical tone. It notes editorials by Alsop and Kintner, contrasts official denial with alleged top level pressure, and lists quotes from famous figures reflecting on truth, love, and public life.
Local News and Briefs Highlight City Election Night
The city primary draws light voting as the Enterprise plans an election party tonight. Church Collins, Carolina football coach, slated to speak twice Thursday. A prize fight exhibition eyed at Willis Park in coming weeks. American Legion members to meet tonight. Notables include David Parsons and Carl Jones visiting Davidson College guests of Sherrod and Robert Morrow. Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson to preside over a North Carolina Garden Clubs conference in Wilmington. Insurrection in Honduras subsiding. British House of Commons passes Sunday movie bill. State Legislature approves 55 hour work week and property tax valuation bill. High Point native D H Blair, now Winston-Salem commissioner of internal revenue, appointed by President Harding. Oratorical contest to feature state college students in the high school auditorium tomorrow night. Dr J J Hamlin and family to Henderson tonight. Edith Bradshaw returns from Rockingham. Mrs. William Spicer of Goldsboro visiting Oakwood Court. Senator Pat Harrison attacks former editor Harvey over Wilson. plan to make Germany pay reparations in gold. road delegates discuss future conferences in Chattanooga. Defense quotes stress America's future. Americas needed as peace approaches.
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Carolina
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Carl Jones
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Sherrod
Robert Morrow
S. H. Tomlinson
Wilmington
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David H. Blair
High Point
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Internal Revenue
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Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harvey
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knudsen Drives Defense Production in Washington
Enterprise-Washington correspondent notes William S. Knudsen’s impact as director of the Office of Production Management. He outlines production boosts, plant expansions, and the president’s push to speed aircraft and tank output while managing costs, with Knudsen visiting plants and negotiating before contracts.
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William S.S. Knudsen
Office of
Military Affairs Committee
Truman Senate Committee
Knudsen
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