High Point residents share New Year resolutions
In High Point, civic leaders and residents discuss goals for 1943. Jere Sloan criticizes resolutions as ineffective while Frank J. Sizemore pledges city improvements. Ben L. Sason and Miss R. R. Bryan focus on budgeting and taxes. Others call for safer recreation and support for local leaders Short or Sheriff Jones nominated for Man of the Year.
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Sun
Associated Press
Respeto
High Point
N. C
Jere Sloan
Selective Service Board
Ong
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
High _Point
Gladys Theys
Short
Sheriff Jones
M. ‘Wt. Nash
Iney
Conservation and Development praised for public service
The annual review of North Carolina's Department of Conservation and Development, led by Director R. Bruce Etheridge, highlights high returns on investment and strong leadership from Josh Horne and Etheridge. The piece applauds long-term vision, defensive politics, and the department's valuable but underappreciated work, noting it delivers great value per dollar.
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State Department of Conservation and Development
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
State Service
Josh Horne
Roaring Bull
Rocky Mount
Etheridge
High Point
North Carolina
Bruce Etheridge
Department
Horne
Gasoline rationing crisis prompts call for revision
The eastern seaboard gasoline shortage is examined as a likely panic or mishandling issue. The piece questions overnight shutdowns, asks how a week could have been saved, and argues for tighter control of the black market and a reduced basic ration to prevent future nationwide scarcities.
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Seaboard
District of Columbia
Washington
East
Movie Magnate Uncle Sam Tops Nation in War Time Roles
Uncle Sam, described as a movie magnate, leads in war time production by supplying heating and ventilating controls for over 500 domestic army theaters each seating 600 to 1000 soldiers. He also dominates as the nation’s largest department store operator via post exchanges and is the biggest private employer, reflecting a broad national influence.
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National Geographic
Broughton
Horne
Josh Horne
Rocky Mount
Uncle Sam
Minneapolis- Honeywell Regulator Company
Walter Winchell PUKKAGEN ON GREMLENS
Walter Winchell delivers slang labeled PUKKAGEN on GREMLENS as the Royal Air Force term for the real low-down, reflecting wartime jargon and press slang in a brief item.
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Royal Air Force
Real Gremlins in the RAF Myth and Mystery from Wartime Airmen
The article surveys RAF pilots and crews who report seeing Gremlins in action while detailing the real vs imitation creatures. It explains Gremlins operate below 30,000 feet, while Spandules—furred, rug-like beings—dwell above, causing ice on wings. It credits Gremlins with boosting morale during England’s darkest hours and a postwar role in pilots’ lore.
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R.A.F
England
Gremlins and aviation humor in wartime Wings
A long, whimsical survey of RAF Gremlins and their imagined traits as seen by British Embassy experts. It blends jokey race terms with wartime aviation lore, mentioning Fifinella and Widgets, the R.A.F., and humorous dangers in aircraft while closing with calls for broader wartime goals and quotes from leaders.
Illinois divorce news fades under thinning headlines
A terse note reflects that Hollywood divorce coverage has dwindled as entertainment news loses traction, with observers remarking the public shows little interest in dissolutions amid other stories.
North Carolina road contracts set for January
The North Carolina highway commission plans to let nine road projects on January 5 totaling about 18 miles of grading paving and bridges with estimated costs under a million dollars. Projects are linked to military posts in Wayne New Hanover Wake Onslow Mecklenburg and are expected to attract competitive bids due to nearby contractor activity.
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North Carolina
The
Highway Commission
South
Wayne County
Air Force
Goldsboro
New Hanover
Wake
Onslow
Mecklenburg
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