Merger of High Point Hospitals Promises Citywide Benefit
The Enterprise urges a merger of the two local hospitals in High Point to improve patient services and unite staffs. Officials of the Duke Four support the plan, and a new hospital, possibly with federal funds, is seen as vital to the city’s war effort. The editorial calls for cooperation to advance the project and broader civic needs.
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Associated Press
Th Gee
Acini
High Point
N. C
Ford
Duke Four
Doctors Hospital
Adjutant General's Office
G. D. Windham
Lee G. Bander
Richard Sizer
The Vision of Isaiah and World Faith in Democracy
The article argues Isaiah's faith centers on spiritual strength over arms, noting democracy must be wise and morally led. It cites WWI ideals, leaven imagery, and education as keys to a just government, then links Jesus mission to global salvation and the four freedoms inspiring universal truth through Christ.
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Isaiah
Israel
Egypt
Babylonia
America
Wilson
Paul
Ubone
Herod
Jerusalem
Jesus
Christ
God
Nazareth
Jesus Christ
Local opinions mix on war effort and daily life
A collection of quotes from residents and officials in High Point and surrounding cities covers wartime families, economic views, shopping rationing, Christmas mail, youth centers, traffic safety, hospital care, and legal matters. Notable names include Daniel Belton, J D Allen Jr, and W Linnenway, with mentions of Fort Bragg and the North Carolina Triangle.
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Daniel Belton
High Point
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
Red Cross
Wright Plane Row Ends as Smithsonian Admits Changes
The Wright brothers battle with the Smithsonian over the Langley airplane ends with a 1942 admission that the Langley machine was altered before Curtiss flew it. Orville Wright urges return to the United States National Museum, hoping for a proper display at Kitty Hawk.
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North Carolina
United States
Science Museum
South Kensington
London
England
Wright Brothers
Fred C. Kelly
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Samuel P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Potomac River
Langley
Wrights
Kill Devil Hill
Atlantic Ocean
Charles D. Walcott
Smithsonian
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Laney
Wright
Curtiss
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Kitty Hawk
Odd Fashion, Disease, and Dried Veg Tales
A historical note recalls Ethiopians using monkey fur as trim long before fashion does. It mentions infantile paralysis first appearing in Norway and Sweden. It also notes dried vegetables were used during the oil war to prevent scurvy.
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Norway
Sweden
WAC Culture and Life in War Time Revealed
On Broadway style quirks and Army life, this feature surveys WAC Hollywood gossip, slang, fashion rules, and daily routines from North Africa to England. It notes ranks, pay, housing, and the morale impact of women in service, including Eisenhower praising WACs as top troops.
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Africa
Wacs
England
Army
Air Force
WAC
Air Forces
AAF
North Africa
G.L
Kingman Army Air Field
Ariz
Evelyn Biggs
Muriel Hubbard McCormick
Rockefeller
G.I
WAAC
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Alvin C. York
Algiers
Eisenhower
M. P
Alice Amyx
WAC News
Ft. Des M
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
National John Budd CO
Lexingtonia, N. C
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
the Enterprise
Tokyo
W. Linneningway
American Bankers’ Association
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
J. D. Allen, Jr
Newport News
Hampton
Golden Triangle
Chamber of Commerce
B. G. Leonard
Cac'imeon
Black Bison
Mount Airy
W. G. Friddle
Forrest Murray
J. H. Steele
M. W. Nash
Wright Plane
Christopher Crittenden
Ellen M. Rollins
Winchell
Broadway
Wyetta Garden
S. S. van Dine
Miss Jones
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