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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1941
Page
4
The article discusses the potential fall and winter fashion trend toward stockings dyed in solid colors and the broader economic implications for the textile and hosiery industries. It notes consumer demand, producer strategies, and possible government purchasing considerations shaping inflation and employment in the sector.
The piece argues state purchase divisions abuse power, with merchants funding political campaigns, and questions nominee selections in procurement. It warns taxpayers to demand cleaner, more accountable governance, criticizing promotion practices and urging vigilance against political influence in state business. It cites population trends, war impacts, and calls for democratic paths over tyrannies, referencing Roosevelt and Churchill.
The piece questions gasoline supply amid government appeals and a proposed night loss plan. It notes ample petroleum flow from domestic wells but highlights transportation as the bottleneck and debates Ickes style measures aimed at conservation and pipeline support versus railroad resistance.
A Vichy spokesman dismisses the Roosevelt Churchill statement as old stuff while contrasting Woodrow Wilson’s principles with ancient sermons. The piece reflects on three billion years of human existence and a growing world population despite recurring wars.
Ramona Crane, a recent high school graduate, leaves no job unmade. She trains as a log truck driver on Ripton Mountain in Vermont, earning a license and a spotless safety record. She also teaches Sunday School and studies to become a secretary, showing pluck, independence, and aim.
Memoir style portrait of Hollywood pioneers and stars as seen by Walter Winchell. The narrator recalls first encounters with Tyrone Power, Tom Mix, Rudolph Valentino, Janet Gaynor, Norma Talmadge, Gloria Swanson, Irving Thalberg, Cecil B DeMille, Jack Gilbert, Leatrice Joy, Gary Cooper, Bill Powell and Joan Bennett among others. The piece blends anecdotes, celebrity lore, and era atmosphere from Hollywood’s golden age.
A sequence of vignettes recalls early moments with Joan Crawford Lilyan Tashman Jane Peters Greta Garbo and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. From failed Broadway beginnings to major contracts and awkward first impressions the piece sketches how future icons were first seen by industry insiders and legends.
Sunday events include a Lebanon Church homecoming with Dr. G I Humphreys as speaker and a memorial service for S J Davis Sr at Wesley Memorial Church. Local notes report blooming maples, travelers Her man Teague and Miss Thelma Saunders visiting, and various brief society items.
Washington August 15. An amateur strategist argues most criticism targets pursuit planes and fighters while praising American bombers and U S design windfalls. He traces misperceptions to lease lend laws and British use of P-40s with French radios and wrong throttles, noting later improvements and rival models. He urges not to dismiss U S plane output and cites Willkie and Elizabeth II as context.
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