Black tire market questioned amid wartime shortages
The article captures diverse quotes on wartime scarcity and price pressures. Pete Foster argues against a large illegal tire trade and recapping with reclaimed rubber. Private Mickey Schwartz notes strong hospitality for soldiers in St. Louis and Chicago. a furniture sealer Vinchester warns retailers face shortages as upholstered furniture, electric stoves, lamps, and metal beds dwindle.
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Dixie
Middle West
Mickey Schwartz
St. Louis
Chicago
Esk
Vanchester
Commission er Edwin Gill faces tough task at Revenue Department
The editorial urges Governor Gill to back reforms and curb patronage at the Department of Revenue noting past hires based on politics, embezzlement records, and weak pay. It calls for merit based staffing, general fund financing for reform, and budget discipline, warning against shifting blame to the governor.
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Department of Revenue
Podunk County
Gill
Petty Rackets In State Beauty Board Backlash
A critical editorial blasts the State Board of Cosmetic Arts for petty infighting and lax public oversight. It argues the board is financed by license fees, run by political appointees, and serves shop interests over the public, urging state supervision and a unified regulatory approach.
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State Board of Cosmetic Arts
Barbers’ Board
NYU Phi Delta Kappa Chapter Opens Doors to Negro Scholars
The New York University chapter of Phi Delta Kappa revised its charter to admit Negro scholars. Stephen J. Wright of North Carolina College for Negroes is among the first two chosen, signaling broader opportunities for Black educators. The note celebrates NCCN and UNC Chapel Hill as key institutions shaping a stronger North Carolina. Expert observers foresee a tilt toward allied strengths in the global outlook.
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New York University
Phi Delta Kappa
New York Times
Stephen J. Wright
North Carolina College For
Wright
NCCN
University At Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Women Drivers Put to Work in Camden County
An eastern North Carolina school district hires six mothers of students as part time bus drivers to address a driver shortage caused by young men leaving for shipyard jobs. The plan, backed by safety records showing women cause fewer fatalities and injuries, aims to improve reliability while keeping costs in check.
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Camden County
Camden
Norfolk
E. P. Leary
North Carolina
Walter Winchell on Broadway weaves war with bar room barometer
Sherman Billingsley notes how Pearl Harbor and battles in the Pacific shift night life. He observes soldiers and officers shaping drinking culture, urges moderation, and predicts changes in spirits and wine demand as war mobilizes American bars and economies. He cites rising prices, American champagnes, and a trend toward bonded whiskies and brighter domestic options.
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Sherman Billingsley
New York
United Nations
Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
United States
Department
Pearl Harbor
California
South America
Chile
Martini
Gin-Fizz
Tom Collins
Paying Father Jime Ten Years Ago In High Point
Local news notes dollar days will draw shoppers to High Point stores this Friday and Saturday. Judge W G Brown a 63 year old printer and former justice of the peace was found deaf in his home on Dayton Street.
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High Point
W. G. Brown
Springfield Memorial Association Meeting Planned For Tomorrow
Twenty years ago item notes plans to make the Springfield Memorial Association meeting the best ever held. H. F. Cline escapes serious injury after a car accident near Groometown. he suffers only bruises as the vehicle is badly damaged. Also, Miss Mavis Evans and Mrs. J O Evans of Greenville S C are guests of Mrs Edgar Wenner. Mr and Mrs E M Goolsby and Mrs C N Nichols of Asheville are guests of Mrs Joe Weaver.
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Tocal News
Springfield Memorial Association
Cline
High Point
Greensboro
Mavis Evans
J. O. Evans
Greenville
S. C
Edgar Whitener
E. M. Goolsby
C. N. Nichols
Asheville
Joe Weaver
Weaver
Alamance
Burlington
Rutheis
Harding
Congress
O. H. Allen
Kinston
Nehemiah
Wehemiah
Richards Cox assumes direction of NC accounts division
Richard B. Cox arrives in Raleigh from Richmond to lead the North Carolina Department of Revenue accounts division. He stresses merit over favoritism as he tells staff promotions depend on job performance.
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Richard B. Cox
Stat Department of Revenue
Gill
Cox
Richmond
Virginia
Department
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