Sooner or Later High Point Power Plant May Be Delayed
The Enterprise analyzes WPB orders on metal use and warns that High Point hydroelectric construction could pause if steel and copper are diverted to ships or planes. Officials differ on delay likelihood, but the paper remains hopeful that the power plant will eventually be built, despite possible postponements.
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High Point
WPB
E. M. Knox
Kenneth Markwell
Federal Works Administration
Knox
High Point USO drives toward quota as citizens urged
Local campaign head T V Rochelle reports the High Point USO drive is about $2,000 short of the $13,200 goal and urges individuals and firms to contribute. Officials also cite challenges in rationing board decisions for supplementary gasoline requests and note the community must cope with draft and law enforcement issues in the area.
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T. V. Rochelle
USO
High Point
Troy R. Short
Chairan
High Point Rationing Rd
Harris Jarrell
Manipal
High Int
Sh Point
Lesson From Biltmore Affair Stirs Public Officials
A Raleigh newspaper editorial comments on a Biltmore hotel arrest, noting no prior intimation of vice, urging Mayor Kirkman and Prosecutor Jarrell to keep public positions free of impropriety. It argues officials must maintain clean private matters and reflects on the Atlantic Charter and its enduring ideals in world history.
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O. Arthur Kirkman
Llautiss Jarrell
Biltmore Hotel
State Health Department
Raleigh
United Nations
Berlin
United States
First Generation Elsie Papajohin Sponsors Minesweeper YMS 185
Elsie Papajohin, a first generation American daughter of a Greek artist, has sponsored the minesweeper YMS 185 by designation of the President. She believes her heartfelt prayers will aid the ship in destroying death and destruction faced by her parents' people. Her relatives include an army private son at officers' school and Greek cousins who were flyers.
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Elsie Papajohin
Elsie
Greece
Walter
Hitler
Anniversary Spotlight on Atlantic Charter Milestone
Today marks the charter's first anniversary as the United Nations embrace it as a foundation for permanent peace. The document champions freedom and eight principles, resisting imperialism and affirming peoples rights, with Roosevelt and Churchill at the helm.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Traffic Lights Debate Hits Burlington and Beyond
Burlington Times-News weighs in on turning off traffic signals to save gas and rubber as a broad trend in many cities. W. H. May Sr advocates the idea for Burlington, noting savings from fewer signals but acknowledging maintenance costs and driver cooperation. The Ent erprise offers no opinion, seeking more safety data. A local dispute over Main Street lights assigns blame to an English designer unfamiliar with right side driving. Food prices rise 1.2 percent in early August, excluding black market quotes, while Army Air Force reports freight facilities will move 2,500,080 pounds weekly versus 174,000 previously.
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High Point
Burlington Times- News
W. H. May
Burlington
Iself
Main Street
The Critics and Critics in My Time
Lionel Barrymore reflects on the arc of theatre criticism from Burns Mantle and Alan Dale to Ashton Stevens and Walter Winchell. He recalls reviewers who shaped careers, the balance of harsh wit and fairness, and the rise of motion picture criticism.
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Walter Winchell
Burns Mantle
New York
West
Charles Damton
Percy Hammond
Alan Dale
Richard Mansfield
New Amsterdam
Dale
McBride
McDuff
Ashton Stevens
Chicago
America
Bert Williams
Walter Anthony
Waldemar Young
Thomas Nunan
George Warren
Young
Anthony
John
Butler
New Kind of Criticism Evolves On Broadway
On Broadway writers have created a new form of criticism unseen by the public. Pete Harrison began it with confidential exhibitor reports guiding handling and publicity. Trade magazines now review films for exhibitors, but audience reception can diverge from critics. A studio group doubted a film, yet audiences loved it and it grossed a million.
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Pete Harrison
Paying Father Jime Local News Update
July board load for High Point public welfare reaches 1571 families as secretary Mrs. W C Hammond reveals. Model Home by Kester and City Loans opens daily at 1205 Blain Ave from 9 am to 9 pm. Nearby notes include visits, trips, and a Fox Films contract for Paul Green. Irregular items cover a court term, an American Legion Auxiliary meeting, and rail strike developments.
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High Point Board of Public Welfare
W. C. Hammond
Kester
City Loans, Inc
Blain Avenue
Paul Green
Playright
Chapel Hill
Wired
Fox Film Corporation
West Coast
Tri-City
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Presbyterian Hut
EF. OW. Burt
Salisbury
Irred N. Tate
J. EB. Marsh
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Around Capital Square Football and a Teacher Pay Debate
The piece portrays a North Carolina scene where football metaphors disguise a push for higher teacher salaries. Governor Broughton asks the State School Commission for about a $3 monthly raise per teacher, aiming to cover roughly $600,000, amid talk of possible surplus funds and alternative budget sources. The commission, surprised, discusses adjustments and a potential surplus while noting a $165,000 June 30 balance and looming budget decisions for 1942-43.
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North Carolina
Capitol Square
Broughton
Nathan Yelton
State School Commission
Mate Cchonal Commission
Commission
Budget Commission
Elimination of Friction Key to War Victory
Ralph A. Bard, assistant secretary of the Navy, urges decisive war strategy centered on eliminating internal friction and uniting national effort against external enemies, contrasting with prideful hindrances. The message emphasizes humility and focused dedication to victory.
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Ralph A. Bard
the Navy
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