Vision and Leadership for Tri-City Progress in the South
An editorial urges High Point Green s Winston-Salem leaders to form a tri city commission of five top officials from each city to promote cooperative growth. Proposing a $50 000 annual budget, the plan aims to attract new industry and create a shared regional hub rivaling Atlanta Charlotte or Richmond. The piece questions current leadership and calls for decisive action to unite the three cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greens
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Phil Grand
Water Commission
Charlotte
Coun
Cils
Tri-City
Atlanta
Richmond
South
Happiness in God Through Love and Service
Rev George F Kirby presents a sermon on happiness found in right relationship with God and neighbors. He cites scripture and stories from Mary the harlot to Sam Jones to illustrate love as the path to lasting joy and freedom from selfishness.
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George F. Kirby
Main Street Methodist Church
South Carolina
Fort, S.C
Jesus
Kirby
W.A.B
God
Mary
Christ
Sam Jones
Jones
Mr. Jones
Wartime musings and postwar concerns mix voices
Readers discuss gas rations and lingering war fatigue. President Truman warns Europe faces hunger and cold if aid slows, while locals call for continued vigilance and a voluntary army draft approach to prevent future wars.
Veterans Speak On War and Home Front Roles
Quotes from veterans and community leaders discuss war’s greed and the duty of young men to fight, pride in returning to American soil, and the ongoing need for USO and veteran organizations in High Point and Greensboro. AMVET plans and a December veterans’ meeting are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
USO
Virginia Frank
Greensboro
ORD
J. D. Ross
Winning the War Victory and the Atomic Arsenal Debate
The piece argues the atomic bomb was a coup de grace not the decisive factor, noting Tokyo’s peace feelers before the bomb and Japan’s retreat. It cites generals like Robert Lee Bullard to claim Allied wins spanned Europe and Asia, with Russians and Americans driving Axis forces from North Africa to the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirohito
Tokyo
Moscow
Okinawa
Japan
Europe
Berlin
Manchuria
Suzuki
Robert Lee Bullard
Pershing
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Un challenged leadership evident in postwar Europe
The piece recalls Allied victory in Europe and Soviet advances in Poland and Russia, contrasting logistics against Japan. It notes Allied aid, American support, and the shift of favor from Kremlin influence to U S leadership as de Gaulle visits Washington signaling a new balance after liberating nations reassess expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Aleutians
New Guinea
Poland
West Wall
France
Italy
Belgium
Greece
Kremlin
Orient
Colossus
General de Gaulle
Washington
Addressing Peace and Postwar Financial Realities
The speech argues the war did not end abruptly and calls for frank postwar reforms. It warns of massive public debt near 300 billion dollars and veterans obligations totaling billions yearly, with government costs projected between 20 and 30 billion annually in present value.
Call for Baruch commission to tackle employment
By George Sokolsky and purchasing power the dollar is up about 29 percent yet prices, especially for food, will not fall soon. Unemployment looms with 7,000,000 feared by Christmas and 60,000,000 as work force disputed. Proposes a Baruch chaired commission with Schwellenbach to report on full employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
United States
Bernard Baruch
Labor
Schwellenbach
Truman
Valentino funeral publicity era marked by Campbell press agent
Walter Winchell's column notes Harry Kiemfuss's 1945 Public Relations Directory advance, detailing stunt histories including Rudolph Valentino's 1926 funeral publicity. It recalls Campbell's mortuary fame, Valentino's in state procession, and industry shifts with film stars posthumously released.
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Harry Kiemfuss
Kiemfuss
Rudolph Valentino
Frank E. Campbell
Valentino
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Walter Winchell
Mark Hellinger
Nunnally Johnson
John Chapmel
Russell Birdwell
Howard Mayer
Damon Runyon
John Winkler
Chicago
Kansas City
el Paso
Wallace Reid
Olive Thomas
Martha Mansfield
Vernon Castle
Harold Lockwood
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Tony Myers
Mary Beck
Sedgefield
Frances Muse
GSO
J. F. Jones
Congress
L. F. Ferree
Jack Stinnett
Pvt
Raymond K. Odom
Roy Kiser
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George Sokolsky
Winchell
Jean Harlow
John Barrymore
Lupe Velez
Carole Lombard
Marie Dressler
Campbell
Betty Grable
Hollywood
Harry James
New York
20th-Century- Fox
Miss Grable
Variety
Warner Bros
Will Rogers
Rogers
Bob Hope
Patricia Roe
Clippers
Baltimore
Hays Office
June Haver
Haver
Miriam Hopkins
Spencer Hare
Monicker
P. A. Smith
Pearl Untermeyer
Smith
Utermeyer
Larry Brooks
Song of Norway
Marianne O'Brien
Warner
Zita Miller
Longuines
Jo Stafford
Helen Walker
Wivel
Irene Lopez
Carmen Vito Scotti
Howard Hughes
Evelyn McBride
Wint Walsh
Clark Reynolds
Pacific
Los Angeles
Ragio de Pandeiro
Monte Proser
Copacabana
Gilda Gray
Reginald Denny
Hal Wallis
Charles Ornstein
Hotel Paramount
V. P
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Danny Kaye
Don Hartman
Danny
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Faith Domergue
Turhan Bey
Lana Turner
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