What High Point Needs Most in 1943 Says Residents
In 1943 High Point residents urge new industry to sustain postwar growth and warn war years demand sacrifice. Ed Mendenhall and Ruth Culler emphasize young ideas and girls left at home, while Thel Thompson and Ian Alexander call for morale and wartime resolve. Local figures stress hard work, sacrifice, and readiness to end the war.
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High Point
Ed Mendenhall
Ruth Culler
Thel Thompson
Europe
Ian Alexander
Surrender and Peace Tactics in World War II Tone
The piece warns against seeking peace before total victory in 1943 as Germany Japan and Italy retreat. It condemns armistices and urges continued Allied advance until Axis leaders are arrested and Berlin Tokyo Rome are under UN control. A satirical aside mocks sales pills and social scenes.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Japan
Italy
United Nations
Berlin
Tokyo
Rome
Food rationing vows shift burden to American housewives
Elmer Davis and Claude Wickard press that the public, especially housewives, must accept rationing facts and publicly denounce hoarding or slacking. The editors urge women to prove patriotism by avoiding hoarding and exposing cheats, asserting a new public opinion enforcement.
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Elmer Davis
War Information
Claude Wickard
War Food Supply
Washington
Kipling
Dark warning on a danger pill in sales lore
A suspenseful report notes Dr. Charles A. Thomas warned at a national sales executives convention that evil scientists are developing a pep pill for future salesmen to boost aggression. The grim implication frames the pill as a threat to ethical conduct and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Louis
Charles A. Thomas
Walter Winchell On Broadway What Becomes Of War Correspondents
Lowell Thomas explains the fates of war correspondents, noting paths from editors and press executives to freelance writers. He mentions how newspapers and associations insure wounded reporters and acknowledges that several U S journalists have been wounded, killed, or captured in action.
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Lowell Thomas
Press Association
Overseas Press Club funds aid for foreign correspondents
War reporters gathered at a luncheon in New York to back a new permanent fund by the Overseas Press Club to aid correspondents in need. United Artists backs the drive with proceeds from Noel Coward’s In Which We Serve, to aid journalists out of work or in frail health.
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Overseas Press Club of America
Lotes Club
West 37Th Street
Overseas
J. B. Powell
Overseas Press Club
United Artists
Noel Coward
Richard Harding Davis
New York
Capitol Teatre
Otto Tolischus
New York Times
Tokyo
Victor Keen
Hero’ Tribune
China
Japan
Italy
Bonney Powell
Navy
London
Berlin
Bucharest
The
Session prospects loom for 1943 NC legislature
State Senator Ballentine predicts a lengthy deliberation despite expectations of a short session. He cites 170 members with diverse ideas, potential six to seven core issues, and the cash surplus shaping tax and spending debates. Governor Broughton seeks a fast, harmonious session focusing on war effort amid broader public demands. A bus line proposal from Raleigh to Washington via Chapel Hill and Charlottesville faces Utilities Commission scrutiny, with regional tie-ins and opposition from Greyhound and Carolina Coach.
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House
Broughton
North Carolina
Utilities Commission
Virginia Stage Lines
Raleigh
Washington
Chapel FH
Reidsville
Charlottesville
Chapel Hill
Orange
Caswell
Rockingham
Greyhound
Carolina Coach
Queen City Lines
Battle For Tunisia and North Africa War Warnings
The struggle to eject the axis from North Africa has dragged on. The piece notes German intransigence and argues that prewar arrangements with Vichy officials, especially the Darlan deal, shaped the campaign and nearly achieved early victory.
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North Africa
Germany
Vichy
Darlan
North
Africa
Haircuts and peers influence wartime procurement optics
A clipped rail about how those with status gain advantage in wartime buying. The piece notes how upfront research is avoided when decisions depend on who holds influence, shaping perceptions of legitimacy and cost.
Local-The smallest Enterprise ex tra has come to light
The item reports a probable fatal railroad accident at Cucumber Crossing near Thomasville. Tason Mendenhall, driving a two horse wagon, was struck by a No. 73 freight. Horses perished and wagon was smashed. The clipping notes other local items and a few state and national updates.
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P. R. Scarce
Tason Mendenhall
Cucumber Crossing
Thomasville
Mendenhall
Gantt
South Main
H. A. Millis
Millis
The
North Carolina Civic Association
High Point Briefs 1922 Year in Review and Local News
December 28 1922 reports a carpenter injured at the Municipal Building site and prohibition agents to open a new headquarters January 1. Personal notes list visits by Rev Samuel Haworth and local residents. a wholesale grocer fire in Charlotte and remarks on 1922 as a business year. Harding asks Senate to reject Borah economic conference proposal. Public notices touch on community events and seasonal changes.
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Locell C. W. Hagarety
R. B. Sams
Thomas & Howard
Grocers
Charlotte
High Point
Harding
Senate
Borah
Pig Iron Derivation and Te Gembling Sow Reference
Pig iron gains its name from the process of pouring molten metal into a long mass with short pieces attached at right angles. The text mentions a sow and her suckling pigs in a described context.
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