Freight rates and southern politics in wartime outlook
The piece argues that unfair freight rates discriminating against the South should be addressed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, urging President Roosevelt and Southern Congress members to push for change. It also notes a Census Bureau agriculture handbook amid reflections on language training for soldiers and wartime experiences, with social commentary on American WWII attitudes.
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Consder
Roosevelt
Drew Pearson
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
Agriculture Handbook
Census Bureau
Blackmail and the 20 percent withholding tax criticized
The piece argues small manufacturers are forced to absorb a 20 per cent withholding tax to keep workers, effectively a wage increase. It calls the practice illegal, economically unsound, fiscally harmful, and describes it as business blackmail per the American Business Congress.
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American Business Congress
Parley-Woo Views on Gender in French Nouns
Milton Bracker of the New York Times reports from Algiers that American soldiers display alarm at French gender rules. The piece notes confusion over why weather is masculine while weapons or flames are feminine, and hints at broader language misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Milton Bracker
New York Times
High Point humane society to meet at Sheraton Hotel
Cruelty prompts many to speak, few to act. An organization meeting of a High Point humane society is set for eight o'clock at the Sheraton Hotel tonight. Everyone interested is invited to attend and join the effort to curb cruelty to children and animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Humane Society
Sheraton Hotel
High Point residents comment on war effort and local events
Community voices praise High Point firemen for swift response to the Myrtle Desk plant fire and cleanup. Local programs seek 10 to 13 year old boys for a St Mary’s choir, while others discuss labor draft worries, war bonds, and civilian morale days in wartime High Point.
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High Point
Myrtle Desk Company
Tom Powell
G. M. Nichols
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Eleanor Roosevelt Advocates UN Leadership On Postwar Speech
The piece notes critics of Eleanor Roosevelt and praises a New Zealand speech urging the United Nations to empower the people rather than rely solely on leaders. It questions whether her husband will agree with this view and reflects on her global tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
United Nations
Roosevelt In New York Nomination Sparks Political Strife
Washington observers note a rapid behind the scenes shift as Frank Walker backs Lieut. Gen. Haskell for the New York special lieutenant governorship, with James Farley steering the drift to favor Haskell over Roosevelt. The move triggers questions about Dewey’s role and a broader test of presidential prospects, amid factional friction with Ickes and OPA over a lifting of the East fuel ban.
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Washington
James A. Farley
New York State Committee
Mr. Farley
Labor Party
Haskell
Walker
New York
Farley
Roosevelt
Dewey
Hanley
State Senate
Michigan
Fragmented verse snippet with biblical allusion
A short excerpt mixes Second Corinthians 4 8 style lines with a Walter Whittier lament about dawn and gloom. It reads as a condensed, mournful reflection on perseverance amid trouble and night.
Ancient words and places spark notes on geography and myth
The text links the word sybarite to ancient Greece and describes Sybaris as a wealthy city circa 700 B C. It notes Lake Tanganyika as the world’s longest freshwater lake at 450 miles, explains why the Texas Panhandle is named, cites a Mount Ranier volcanic legend, and mentions the Royal Gorge suspension bridge over the Arkansas River in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Tanganyika
East-Central Africa
Royal Gorge Canyon
Arkansas River
Colorado
MemoFrom Dark Europe on Mussolini and Goebbels
Memo from Dark Europe recounts Mussolini as exile hopeful in Salzburg with Max Reinhardt ties and Princess Hohenhole later controlling the castle. It details Goebbels affairs, Himmler Gestapo actions, Hitler portrait controversy, Nazi propaganda lines, and a wartime tale of Fritz Mueller mirroring disillusion.
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Europe
Eugene Tillinger
Leopoldskron
Salzburg
Austria
Signor
Mussolini
Duce
Germany
Max Reinhardt
Hollywood
Reinhardt
Princess Hohenhole
Hitler
Torpionia
Ribbentrop
Fuschl
Berchtesgaden
Joseph Goebbels
Erich von Manstein
Eastern Front
Herr Goebbels
Goebbels
Berlin
Herr Hitler
Kurt Schmitt
Fritz Mueller
John Doe
Fuehrer
Mueller
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High Point Enterprise
Cecil General
Mgr
J. P. Rawley
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
N. C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Mr. Bracker
Boston
Chicago
Hickory Center
Bracker
North Africa
Rome
Ada Gashaw Pipkin
L. R. Beane
T. V. Rochelle
R. A. Collins
Matt Driggers
B.T.C. No. 10
Greensboro
Public Works
Carleton Kirkman
W. F. Brandon
T. Vv. Rochelle
Eleanor
Paul Mallon
Mr. Willkie
Albany
East
Mid-West
OPA
Bowles
Ickes
CPA
Pique
Funchim
Whittier
Sybarite
Sybaris
B. C
Texas
Panhandle
Mount Ranier, Wash
France
L’eclaireur de Nice
Riviera
Cote d'Azur
Angelo Murone
Avenue
Jean Marin
M. Francois Grille Worger
Rue du Malonat
M. F. Gavazza
Ruelle de Pres
Depeche de Toulouse
Place Croix
Prinafix
Das Schwarze Korps
Dr. Ley
Vienna
Union Jack
Tommy
Holland
Private
Breger Abroad
By Lt
Dave Breger
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