Saber Rattler MacArthur as Japan’s Supreme Commander
Editorial urges General MacArthur to lead Japan’s postwar occupation with firmness and a harsh realization of defeat. It argues the emperor must be treated as a puppet, the nation fed and disciplined, while warning against any return to wartime spirit and calling for accountability for Japan’s actions.
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High Point poised to rebound from wartime economy
JIUR LUCK argues that if postwar unemployment or depression hits the nation High Point should fare better due to quick reconversion of hosiery and furniture industries. He notes ease of shifting from wartime to civilian production and suggests capitalizing on this advantage.
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High Point
White House
High Point’s image take hit as visitors complain
The piece condemns a prevailing attitude toward visitors in High Point after wartime shortages. It notes cafes and hotels were unreliable, guests faced limited meals, and essential services barely functioned. The editorial urges a change to restore the city’s postwar reputation.
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Elwood
Community recreation proposal urges churches to lead postwar programs
In High Point readers favor year round church based recreation. EF V Mitchell Jr and 8 L Mc Farland praise civic groups while urging churches to provide adult and child programs and expand facilities as congregations grow.
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Girl Scouts
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High Point
L. McFarland
Recreation in churches and postwar reflections on Germany
The text argues for paid church recreation program directors, noting volunteer work lags and proposing eight hour divisions of a day for work sleep and recreation. It cites Berlin mayor Arthur Werner on Nazi losses and Carl Cranmer on postwar peace and total wartime casualties.
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High Point
United States Army
Germany
Berlin
Arthur Werner
Barkley Holds Eight-Year Senate Leadership Under Fire
The piece surveys Sen. Alben W. Barkley as Democratic majority leader, detailing his influence, duties, and challenges during eight blistering years of the New Deal era, amid party tensions and a changing White House under Truman. It notes his succession from Robinson and hints at ongoing struggles.
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Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Keneri
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Or House
White House
House
Truman
Barkley
Joseph W. Robinson
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Barkley Celebrates Leadership Anniversary Amid Turmoil
On the eighth anniversary of his senate leadership Senator Barkley received warm congratulations from President Roosevelt and both parties. February 1944 marked his rise to full stature as a leader as he faced isolationist and intervention debates and a dramatic tax bill veto incident.
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Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Radar us guided victory in war warned by history
A wartime meditation on radar’s pivotal role in defeating the U boats and Japan, detailing how Allied detection limited German surprises, spurred ship losses in 1942, and helped ruin the Axis naval power through land sea and air applications. It cites Adm Doenitz and Col Knox and notes 1943 shipping losses.
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Eisenhower
Europe
British Isles
Germany
Japan
Britain
Admiral Doenitz
New York
Cape Hatteras
Colonel Knox
Davy Jones
Doenitz
German U-boat warfare and Allied response in 1944
The article recounts German efforts to counter sonar and radar with submerged air tubes and powered subs, Allied minedrops and radar locating vehicles, and a shift to mass production of subs and midget craft off the French coast. It notes German crews growing fearful as Allied control of the Atlantic increased.
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France
Berlin
Atlantic
Baltic
Wen
Gunra
Winchell on Broadway recounts Texas Guinan tales
Guest columnist Jack Last relays Walter Winchell's note on Texas Guinan. The piece chronicles Guinan's rise from westerns and stage to vaudeville, her nightclub persona, and the infamous “Hello, sucker” line that drew both Wall Street and underworld patrons, with anecdotes on Larry Fay and Raft.
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Larry
Florida
Texas Guinan
Texas
Wall Street
World of Art and Letters
New York
Pilus
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