High Point men react to army draft and shortages
Private Ted Denning recalls dropping from over 200 to 165 pounds after a 12 mile hike with full gear while stationed in Ireland. He jokes about opening a laundry after the army as rationing limits purchases. Local leader Vance Kester pleads for more support for selectee parties despite tight budgets. Judge D C MacRae warns against delaying sentences for fueling stations as he emphasizes prompt justice.
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Ted Denning
High Point
Ireland
No Interest Fails to Rally Support for School Amendment
The piece argues the North Carolina education amendment lacks broad backing despite endorsements from the State Democratic Convention and Hoey. It warns of lukewarm proponent support, opposition from publishers, and a needed intensive campaign before the vote. It also critiques prison wage policy and director Oscar Pitts amid patronage concerns.
Pelley Is Shunned After Federal Prison Sentence
North Carolina readers react to William Dudley Pelley’s federal 15 year sentence as better than the two to three years in state custody. The call remains for ruling on the case by the Supreme Court to remove the controversial leader of the Silver Shirts from the front pages.
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North Carolina
William Dudley Peller
Feller
United States Supreme Court
Mass prison escape sparks statewide unrest in Northampton County
Prison officials report 17 inmates fled a state camp in Northampton County amid broader strikes and escapes across the system. The article links lax discipline and growing unrest to the restless era, with inmates eager to join the army or seek new opportunities as tensions rise.
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Northampton County
Reasonable Losses Shape War Strategy in Hamburg Raid
The 600 bomber raid on Hamburg cost Britain about 30 planes or five percent with one in twenty lost. Military authorities call the loss “reasonable” given the damage to the German ship building center and warn that larger raids could require far higher losses. The piece argues all-out production at home as the path to victory, noting five percent losses equate to 56 bombers nightly at 1,500 monthly.
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Hamburg
Germany
Will It Work United States policy on India struggle
The piece argues U S soldiers should maintain a hands off stance toward India’s independence movement but warns this narrow policy may hurt U S war aims. It compares India to Finland, noting sympathy but insisting Britain’s strength and U S democracy require careful limits. It cites Gandhi’s actions as already harmful to U S interests.
Vegetable Production Rises 9 Percent
Report notes vegetable production up nine percent, contrasting it with hay production. Indicates farmer sentiment that gains in vegetables outpace hay, signaling shifting crop focus and market dynamics.
Walter Winchell on Broadway Tales of One City
Walter Winchell profiles Manhattan as a melting pot where diverse Americans seek fortune and fame. The piece highlights New York’s theater crowd, street life, Times Building critics, Madison Square Garden crowds, and iconic spots from 42nd Street to Central Park, painting a bustling, aspirational cityscape.
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Madison Square Garden
Curbstone
Times
Shubert Alley
Palace Coterie
Gypsy
Subway
The Huge Fried Egg of 1 Sun Sinks Over Pali Sades
A painterly panorama of New York landmarks and crowds at night and day. The piece surveys Empire State Building Grand Central Station Bryant Park and Broadway glow while noting street life and roving entertainers along Fifth Avenue and the Hudson River ferries. It evokes a city of theater goers and dreamers amid bustling streets and clubs.
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Empire State Building
Grand Central Station
Coney Island Newsprint Fervor Hits All Night
A lively account of Coney Island on a Sunday revealing relentless press activity. The all-night presses grind out information for news-conscious readers, echoing the era's busy newspaper culture.
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Coney Island
Paying Father Jime TEN YEARS AGO Local News
W F Ellis Sr father of W F Ellis Jr of this city died at his Salisbury home Thursday Aug It funeral services were there yesterday Mr Ellis born in Southport in 1859 He was in the dry foods business for many years establishing stores in Greensboro and Durham After retiring from store work he became a traveling salesman making his home in Trinity he moved with his family to Salisbury in 1920 Dr Joseph Rennie will preach at the outdoor union service Sunday evening There was a peachy wreck in front of The Sheraton today A Ford Coach driven by J E Holton Jr collided with a truck loaded with peaches and driven by Lee Davis who had been to the Sandhills and was headed toward Bluefield Va No one was hurt but the peaches rolled all over the street Hub Ward of State College is visiting his mother in Thomasville Mrs John Watkins of Lexington Ky will arrive tomorrow to visit her sis ter Mrs J E Marsh on South Main Street Mr and Mrs C S Rhodes and daughter Jane have returned from New York where they spent some time being guests of hotel Pennsylvania Mrs W O Canna and sons Bobby and Wilbur Dean Fr accompanied by Miss Ha Patterson all of Spartanburg S C are spending the week with Mrs Canna's mother Mrs P M Caudle on Alfred Street News Briefs Von Papen is to remain chancellor of Germany The U S Chamber of Commerce has revealed there will be another cut in Federal expenditures to the amount of $5 000 000 Nudistic Germany has by decree suddenly gone mid Victorian Democratic leaders have begun a campaign barrage against President Hoover
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W. F. Ellis, Jr
Salisbury
Mr. Ellis
Southport
Ife
Greensboro
Durham
Trinity
Joseph Rennie
Sheraton
Ford
J. E. Holton, Jr
Cal
Lee Davis
Sandhills
Bluefield
W. Va
State College
R. L. Ward
Thomasville
John Watkins
Lexington
J. E. Marsh
South Main Street
C. S. Rhodes
Jane
New York
Fotel Pennsylvania
W. 10
Canna and Sons
Bobby
Wilbur Dean
Ha Patterson
Spartanburg
S. C
von Papen
Germany
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Brief Quotations and Observations From Public Figures
A compact collection of quotations ranging from wage controls and Soviet labor to RAF flight comments, U S Marines remarks, spy talk of ships, jokes about bosses and family vacations, plus sociological notes on marriage. Notable names include Senator Prentiss Brown, Seaman John Tatterson, Flight Sergeant Michael Jacobs, Maj Groree B Gobler, Ernest W Bussell.
Tobacco prices alarm farm leaders over border markets
In a striking paradox farm leaders protest high tobacco prices while border markets show tobacco trading around 37 to 45 cents a pound, more than twice the acceptable spread with cotton. Officials see price alignment aims across commodities, but tobacco runs wild, raising concern about inflation and policy controls.
Tobacco markets feel price control unlikely
Control experts see little chance to curb tobacco prices as CCC money maintains export demand in Georgia-Florida and border markets. Prices rise despite reduced buying, while unions, taxes, and supply pressures complicate economics for makers, packers, and growers amid labor questions.
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Georgia- Florida
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Fair Grounds Store Tobacco for CCC Export Ties
The North Carolina State Fair Grounds are used to store tobacco bought with Commodity Credit Corporation funds for export. Most suitable buildings are filled or filling with hogsheads of re dried leaf held for shipment to allied nations under lend lease. After the state board of agriculture decided not to hold a state fair this year facilities were made available to CCC.
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North Carolina State Fair
Commodity Credit Corporation
Fair Grounds
State Board of Agriculture
Paraded military drill exceeds all expectations
A speaker notes twenty five years of training soldiers and asserts deep knowledge of their capabilities. The parade is described as beyond anyone’s anticipation, following review of WaAACS.
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Coal Don C. Faith
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