Whom the gods would destroy Adolf Hitler shown as tyrant
The article critiques Adolf Hitler speaking before the Reichstag in Berlin. It portrays him as mad and tyrannical, having power over life and death and the removal of Germans from office without legal rights. It notes Himmler and Goering as figures in the regime and predicts Hitler’s downfall as the war drags on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hom
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
England
Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Himmler
Russia
Fuehrer
War News Mixes Global Tensions With Spring Fever
War reports emphasize Laval and Vichy Germany versus Allied aims, noting New Caledonia's strategic stake and American troop landings. Concurrently, Soviet and British actions on the Eastern Front and in Europe are described alongside a Times prose-poem on Spring. North Carolina is mentioned as a regional lead. the piece blends war updates with literary reflections.
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America
Pierre Laval
Vichy
France
Lava
Germany
Laval
Washington
United States
New Caledonia
Southwest Pacific
Australia
de Gaulle
Laval Wases
Sam
United Nations
The
New York Times
the Times
Vet
Bailey and Land Campaign Sparks North Carolina Row
Senator Josiah Bailey faces backlash in Morehead City over campaign mail citing Admiral Land and a shipyard plan. The dispute highlights Bailey's ties to Land, Butler Brothers, and questions about state shipbuilding plus a broader North Carolina political clash over judicial appointments and Governor Broughton’s strategy. The piece notes regional resentment and political maneuvering that connects a coastal controversy to court staffing and law in 1940s North Carolina.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Bailey
Congress
Morehead
Butler Brothers
Land
Mpgbs
North Carolina
Broughton
Hubert Olive
Hoey
Supreme Court
Sam Ervin
Morganton
Asheville
Itil Johnston
Deacon” Greene
Nettles
World War II Update As Allied Forces Press Advance
The bombed Rostock and Skoda Arms Works at Pilsen mark Allied successes in Europe. Japanese forces push toward Mandalay in Burma while Himalaya monsoons loom. Britain notes Burma’s weak defense, but expects heavy resistance if Japan advances. Australia strengthens, and U.S. war production reaches needed levels with rapid shipbuilding. Next year likely toward victory.
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Rostock
Skoda
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Burma
Mandalay
Himalayas
India
China
Australia
Japan
America
United Nations
Military area plan under drum and smith command
A military area from Maine to Florida will be under General Hugh A. Drum with headquarters for the eastern zone in Atlanta commanded by General John P. Smith. Citizens will face regulations on those under military orders to prevent subversive activity and aid to the enemy, as the nation prepares for any eventuality.
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Maine
Florida
Hugh A. Drum
John P. Smith
Atlanta
Fourth Corps
North
South Carolina
Georgia
The Front Pages Notes On Wartime Press War
Walter Winchell rakes journalism battles as editors clash over criticism and propaganda. A Pentagon Navy tie and Senate remarks spark a debate on press freedom, while film scenes and wartime coverage receive brisk, opinionated notes.
Broadway War Echoes In Arts And Letters
A lively column surveys wartime sentiment in entertainment and media. It notes Gladys Swarthout’s Sunday recital as a rare respite, praises patriotic entertainers, and comments on editorial changes in Time and Variety, plus snippets about quotes from Parker, Delmar, Swope, and others.
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Gladys Swarthout
Local High Point Notes On Economy And Community Groups
The American Business Club of High Point favors government economy from national to local levels. About 500 people attended a Gospel Tabernacle mass meeting on unemployment issues with talks by Capt. Bruce H. Carraway A. H. Trotter Pastor Williams and others. Altrusa Club met with 12 members and one visitor. Miss Laurinda Hooks of Goldsboro to visit Mrs. Grubb in Memorywood. President Hoover urged reduced expenditures tax reform and balanced budgets at the Governors Conference in Richmond. Japs in Manchuria begin drive to quell Chinese revolts. The Methodist Protestant College site noted locally.
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American Business Club of
High Point
The
Gospel Tabernacle
Bruce H. Carraway
A. H. Trotter
Pastor Williams
Altrusa Club
Gilbert Muse
Hazel Johnson
High Point Hospital
Laurinda Hooks
Goldshoro
Jack Grubb
Hoover
Richmond
War parade and community pride event near Greensboro Point
The piece notes wartime public displays as civic pride through parades and public recognition. It lists speakers including J Norman Wills and Mayor John Hedrick, with Dr R M Andrews to dedicate the grounds. Music by the Elks Band and remarks on community involvement follow.
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Ough Point
Greensboro
J. Nonnan Wills
John Whedrick
Fred M. Tate
Frank Wineskie
M. J. Wrenn
W. M. Marr
George BR. Brown
R. M. Andrews
North Carolina Conference
MP. Church
Elks Band
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
N. C. Division
Sheraton
White House Spokesman and his Dinner Guest satire
Washington reports ridicule of the so called White House Spokesman and a “Sweet Young Thing Who Came to Dinner” as part of a satirical look at officials. The piece parodies the White House staff, notes other archetypes like The Business Man and The Professor of Economics, and suggests radio sketches with notable figures. It also touches on wartime morale and public humor amid policy debates and defense campaigns.
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la Dietrich
F. MacMurray
Gene Tierney
Henry Fonda
Will Hays
Henry
Gene
A . “Larcens, Inc
Snyder
G. Robinson
Santa Claus
Sixth Ave
Jane Wyman
Broderick Crawford
Basil Rathbone
Lew Ayres
Laraine Day
Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Census Bureau
Harry Hopkins
Calvin Coolidge
Elack
General MacArthur
Philippines
Tokyo
Charlotte McCarthy
Allen
MacArthur
Shangri-La
Office of Facts and Figures
Western Hemisphere
Inter-American
Nelson Rockefeller
William Je Donovan
Propaganda Office of Information
Shangri la
Imperial Library
Hance
Harold Ickes
Actress Pearl White Narrowly Escapes Death in Paris
A half ton steel weight fell from a casino roof and crashed through the floor near Pearl White. She was thrown but escaped injury. In Texas, Trinity River flood conditions are reported deadly. bankers urged to cooperate in North Carolina tobacco storage and selling plan.
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Trinity Rover
Texas
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