Hannegan backs non purge stance in Democratic Party
The new DNC chair E Hannegan favors keeping national party out of state primaries, arguing party unity requires room for varied leaders like Ralph McDonald Gregg Cherry Clyde Hoey and for Congress members in both parties. The piece also defends war news honesty and criticizes government secrecy amid World War II.
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Guilford County
House of Representatives
Franklin Roosevelt
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Democratic Party
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Gregg Cherry
Clyde Hoey
George
Wagner
New York
Hannegan
Washington
Congress
For Your Soul Soldiers returnees urge home front reflection
A wartime plea urges talking with returning soldiers to see the harsh realities of battle and the home front’s faults. It condemns black markets strikes and tax resistance, arguing such acts harm the war effort and soldiers’ morale. The column notes fronts in Europe and a Bulgarian restaurant edict as a broader social jab.
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Citizens discuss new High Point facilities and war time concerns
Readers weigh in on plans for a new municipal building with an auditorium and a hospital, debates over padlocked venues, and calls to focus on immediate health needs. Letters praise USO support and reflect war era morale and civic duties.
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High Point
Bob Wilson
Roosevelt under pressure as Senate weighs food subsidies
A Washington column argues Roosevelt faces a Senate push to curb food subsidies while weighing a possible veto on OPA measures. It discusses farm leaders plans to pressure the White House, Wickard's postwar farm program, and the political tightrope between labor wage boosts, farmer subsidies, and consumer prices amid wartime controls. It notes farmers’ rising prices, subsidy rolls, and potential shifts to offshore production to bolster world peace.
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Phil Murray
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White House
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Wickard
Chicago
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Argentina
Mexico
Local News Highlights From High Point and Area
Unofficial plans surface for a two story municipal building with auditorium for 4000. Fund drive for Infantile Paralysis surpasses goal. JayCees praised. Local man faces multiple charges after a burglary and assault incident. Army air training unit likely to continue at High Point College. Hawthorne Airways proposes feeder service. One fatal crash, a tractor trailer and train collision near West Point Ave Crossing. Public servant C C Muse dies. local industry moves plants to Joshua Street. Nursery schools funded. births outpace deaths in January. Bellhop arrest leads to liquor seizure. Two soldiers die in action Italy. several Hollingsworth actions noted. Bison and Panthers basketball results summarized.
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Jake) Harris
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Nick) Burton
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