The American Dollar and the War Time Economy
A columnist argues that postwar inflation threat requires government action. Prices rose sharply in World War I as wages hit record levels, harming purchasing power. A price wage balance is urged, with calls to cap wages and enforce national sacrifice to preserve the country while outlining the meaning of the word lawyer in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Webster
North Carolina
Mondas
Elizabeth City
Bishop Curley
St. Augustine
Cardinal Gibbons of
Balttimore
Frank Herron Smith
Chicago
America
Japan
Nazi Lying Questioned by High Point Reader
A High Point citizen questioned Nazi propaganda this morning noting German reports claimed four million Red Army soldiers. He doubted Russia could muster such numbers on the western front and accused reporters of writing what they were told. The propaganda boss made his lying apparent to Germans at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Law license woes and a plea for legal clinics
A Duke University legal clinic helps indigent clients while questions loom over practicing law without a license. Greensboro News editorial weighs risks of unlicensed advice, noting licensed lawyers may do more public damage than the unlicensed, and cites local figures and broader wartime propaganda sentiment.
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New York
Duke University
The
Greensboro News
Cap'n Carraway
Bar, Inc
High Point
Bruce H. Carraway
Letter Carriers Back Dog Control Laws Endorsed
A High Point N A L C branch president urged city council to adopt dog control laws as Dr. R A Herring proposed. They support a dog pound and licensing system to fund operations, protect dogs, and reduce delivery risks from vicious dogs. The plan could create jobs for dog catchers.
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Hart
High Point
National Association of Letter Carriers
R. A. Herring
Dr. Herring
Dont Argue Let Other Talk Then Present Your Side
Augustine V Collazo of Manati Puerto Rico drove quickly and hit a parked car on a curve. The enraged owner’s family shouted at him demanding a license, but Collazo kept calm and offered to pay for damages. The confrontation cooled, and the two parties became friends. The lesson: dont argue, let the other fellow talk himself out, then present your side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine V
Augustine
Sueven
Herve
Short takes on unions and ethics in industry
Brief opinions touch on a lack of a bootleggers union and potential strikes. Notes about 750 million pencils sold annually in the U S and reflections on moral contrasts between right and wrong. Mentions Rev Clarence H H Franks and Detroit Council of Churches, plus a quip on American business and government aid.
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U.S
Clarence HH Franks
Detroit
Walter Winchell recalls Waldorf Astoria memories and Boldt tale
In this reminiscence Oscar of the Waldorf recalls forty eight years at the Waldorf Astoria, highlights famous visitors and events from 1893 to 1929, including Li Hung Chang, Prince Henry of Prussia plumbing mishaps, Boldt castle dreams, the Duke of Windsor chair incident, and the final banquet era before the hotel’s closing.
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Oscar
the Waldorf
Waldorf-Astorias
George CC. Boldt
Waldorf
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
33Rd Street
Fifth Avenue
Li Hung- Chang
China
Suh Chi Amt
Prince Henry
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Peacock Alley
George Boldt
Tiffany
Boldt
Prince the Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Fleury P. Davison
Osear
Hs Passing
Waldorf-Astoria
Bill
Final Dinner Reverence to Waldorf As Told by Host
On Broadway the event labeled The Final Dinner paid homage to the Waldorf Astoria in a city embrace of bankers brokers philanthropists politicians and writers. The narrator recalls the 1930 topping off ceremony the 1937 golden anniversary and his own role as overseer of taste while dismissing any claim to being a chef and cherishing memories as souvenirs from forty eight years of dining history.
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Waldorf-Astoria
First
Waldorf
Local News Highlights From Guilford College To High Point
Springfield Meeting’s rural division wins base award with a 1000 point lead among societies. Notables travel to Morehead City and Follies Beach while Greensboro area exhibits ramp up with new expositions and a seven story banking project. President Hoover heads to Rapidan Camp, and various brief items cover hospital plans, a Guilford League game, and calls on national policy.
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Luther Griffith
North
Hamilton Street
Young Friends of the Springfield Meeting
Christian Endeavor Today
Guilford College
Springfield
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
Sheraton Flote
Main Street
Welch Field
Draftees in Service Under Selective Law Debate
Peter Edson argues the Selective Training and Service Act already grants authority to keep draftees in active service via reserve status. He faults Congress for poor framing and selling of the law, noting the potential for extended active duty after a year of training. The piece cites legal language and questions why Congress did not declare imperiled national interest to enable longer service. Also features unrelated notes on women detectives and kilts.
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Solons
Peter Edson
Enterprise-Waytington
Washington
Ayat
Congress
Peter Edsom
United States
Land of Naval Forces of
Regular Army
Active National Guard
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Walter Winchell
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Jal R. Peacock
Morehead City
R. L. Waynick
Rongs- Mont
Mary Bulla
Follies Beach
S. Co
Thomas E. Bodamead
Knoxville
Reed
Missouri
Spanish Republic
Hoover
Rapidan Camo
Virginia
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Guilford Giants
Clarence Brown
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Royster Tucker
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Gastonia
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Johnson Place
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