Rumor Control and Wartime Rumors in High Point
The Enterprise reports on rumor control during wartime, urging readers to seek facts over hearsay. It notes two false stories about a major war plant incident and sailors lost at sea, and credits the Associated Press with accuracy. The piece also critiques political figures and emphasizes unity against global threats.
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Elmer Davis
The
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Army
Navy
Enterprise
High Point
Associated Press
High Point War Era Opinions Ring Across City
Community voices from High Point debate wartime impact on business and population. Managers and locals challenge Chamber of Commerce findings, warn of steady outmigration and rising utilities, criticize price controls, and predict a different outcome in the World Series.
New York Governor Race Foretells Total War Policy Split
The article weighs the New York gubernatorial contest as a proxy for Roosevelt war strategy. It notes Dewey challenging the Democratic leadership while Bennett fights for the Bennett-Bennett ticket, with Farley backing Roosevelt, yet the President’s war policy remains unchallenged. The piece frames implications for total war doctrine and party dynamics.
Bankers praised for war securities role in finance history
The piece lauds bankers brokers and insurance officials as unpaid Treasury agents distributing war securities. It notes they may help mobilize up to thirty billion dollars in securities this year, contrasts their service with fee-taking intermediaries, and argues Washington and the public should acknowledge their contributions while Wall Street faces scrutiny.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Wall Street
Silver Lining Amid War News and Draft Talks
The piece weighs wartime optimism against risks, noting a large convoy landing in England, signs of offensive momentum, and Russia holding to winter. It highlights WPB head Donald Nelson’s tough stance, possible draft expansion to 18 and 19 year olds, reclassification of 1-Bs, and calls for Congress to return to duties as strikes and slacker thinking persist.
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Russia
United Nations
Solomons
Dieppe
England
Europe
Hitler
Donald Nelson
WPB
Washington
America
Walter Winchell SURE WE MAKE MISTAKES
Bill Stern surveys radio slipups from familiar announcers and moments of misread copy across many icons. He cites Macy’s quips and Roys of the air while noting the human error that crops up in broadcasts from Bartlett to Hoover.
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Bill Stern
Beretelli
Notre Dame
Sports insights and jests from a wartime USA radio host
A colorful row of anecdotes from Walter Winchell style broadcasts. It touches Kay Kyser at a Yankee Stadium game, Max Schmeling opposing Nazis, Jinx Falkenburg with Mussolini, Bill Bingham tipping Hitler, and MacArthur at the 1928 Olympics. It notes a wartime slogan from Leo Durocher and ends with a patriotic reminder that all Americans can stand tall.
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Kay Kyser
Yankee Stadium
New York
Ratzi
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Yours Truly
Stork
Hitler and Company
Jinx Falkenburg
Mussolini
Bill Bingham
Blarvard
Hitler
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodfers
Municipal power plant studied as officials convene
Three day session of the municipal court opened with many cases on docket. Industrial Workers' Association leaders say their group promotes industrial harmony, not discord. An audit shows need for more clerical work in accounting and higher expenditures. The State's magicians will meet tomorrow. Notable people: Aliss Mildred Hunt and Aleze Hunt of Hillsboro visit in the city. Dr C R Hinshaw, Miss Margaret Walton, Reginald and Garland Hinshaw plan a trip to eastern North Carolina. Miss Evelyn Blackburn of Linden City Tenn has gone to New York for a job with Schulte-United States. News briefs mention Al Smith may edit New Outlook in New York. Chaplin to pursue court action to keep his sons from films. AF joins NY advertising club for recovery. Local news notes four boys receive college loans from Rotary Club. Guilford County Sunday school convention at Tabernacle M P Church near Greensboro. About People Carter Dalton and family at Chimney Rock. Miss Thelma Winsk ie and Mrs William Spicer in Blowing Rock. Miss Sallie Clodfelter of Thomasville visiting Mrs Harvey Prettyman. News briefs report rail strikes unresolved. state revenue decline per Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade. South Carolina Democrats courting women voters. Irene Castle suffers broken collarbone in Ithaca NC after horse incident.
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Deep River
Industrial Workers’ Association
Aliss Mildred
Aleze Hunt
Hillsboro
Ruth
Helen Daves
C. R. Hinshaw
Margaret Walton
Reginald
Garland Hinshaw
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Gates County
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Leneck City
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W. G. Wilson
Bay Street
New York
Schulte-United States
al Smith
Charlie Chaplin
A.F
Stacey Wade
South Carolina
Irene Castle
Ithaca
N. C
Religious Verse Excerpt From Psalms and Henry VI
A compact religious verse excerpt quotes Psalms 51 14 and Henry VI invoking mercy and salvation. The lines frame a plea for forgiveness and divine aid as the soul seeks relief through faith and praise.
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Henry V1
Wild-cat investments warned by State official
Thad Eure, secretary of state and ex officio administrator of North Carolina’s blue sky laws, warned locals against wild-cat stocks and bonds. The piece notes tobacco farmers’ big 1942 crop potential, scarce consumer goods, and the push to buy safe war bonds. It also covers a Halifax county libel case delay in the Wilson vs Weldon News.
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Blue Sky
Thad Eure
Tobaco
Eure
U. S
Brief notables and quotes from wartime headlines
Short opinions and remarks from public figures and entertainers. Rudy Vallee joins the Coast Guard as bandmaster in Long Beach. Quotes from Getulio Vargas Sol Bloom and General Alexander reflect wartime attitudes and strategic cautions about the war’s end and front lines.
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Long Beach
Calif
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