Wishful thinking and German generals in 1945 debate
Opinion piece argues German generals may seek terms with Stalin to delay Allied victory. It weighs whether Hitler’s fall plus Russian progress changes surrender dynamics and if Allies should invade Europe early to prevent a Russia-led settlement. The author highlights chances German leaders prefer deals over continued resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Gery
Hitler
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Germany
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Call them Hell Cats and other notes on reform
A discussion mocks proposed female Marine names with playful options like Marinettes and Hell Cats. It then critiques a Raleigh Dix hospital case as unfair, reporting two attendants convicted for stealing from inmates and a judge warning of stiffer sentences to protect patients. It ends with brief notes on politics and society including a NC bird proposal and editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conuntant
Aryone
Usmaca
United States
Raleigh
Dixit
Paul C. West
Community Voices on War Drafts and Home Front Life
A collage of reader opinions from High Point on 1948 draft questions, wartime shortages, and postwar planning. Clerks, drivers, teachers, and housewives weigh in on conscription pace, military youth training, prefab housing, farm labor needs, rationing, and the moral role of books, revealing public sentiment across professions and households.
Manpower Draft and Its Guarded Path to War Effort
Burton Heath argues against compulsory conscription for manpower and urges clear focus on the Austin-Wadsworth draft bill. He notes manpower shortages, inefficiencies at war production sites, and the need to protect human rights while strengthening the selective service system. He also critiques speculative radio reports on Hitler's fate and cites radio misinformation and freezing statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McNutt
Selective Service Act
People's Representatives
Congress
Austin-Wadsworth
Germany
Japan
Italy
A Thought on God’s Might and Luther’s Hymn
A prayerful verse from Jeremiah 10 6 exalts the Lord and His mighty name. Martin Luther’s “A mighty fortress is our God” proclaims God as bulwark and helper amid mortal ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah
Martin Luther
Food prices rise 41 percent in British West Indies
The Department of Commerce reports food prices in the British West Indies are 41 percent higher than in 1939. The statistic highlights wartime inflation effects across colonial markets and may influence trade and living costs in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British West Indies
Department of Commerce
Broadway notes and film critiques mix in busy week
The week features Jack Kirkland presenting The Moon Vine with Hanla Stoddard and Philip Bourneuf amid Broadway chatter. Critics clash over Candida while Kate Hepburn heads to Hollywood. Meanwhile The Siege of Leningrad and Andy Hardy's Double Life headline a mixed batch of cinema and radio commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kirkland
Tobacco Road
Patricia Coleman
Hanla Stoddard
Philip Bourneuf
Arthur Franz
Will Geer
Howard Barnes
The
H. Trib
Burton Rascoe
John Anderson
Kate Hepburn
Miss H
Leningrad
Roney Kid
Andy Hardy
Andy
Iowa
West Coasters
Quotations Echo War Time Wit and Witlings
A collage of quotes from notable writers and journalists on wartime rationing courage and social issues. Notable lines include Murrow on bread versus cake, O Henry on visible clenched fists, Broun on autograph marks, and Hersey on courage as a display to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Henry
Heywood Broun
Troatise
H. Klurfeld
Wm. O'Dell
J. H. Rollins
Norman Corwin
Russia
Mary Poole
John Hersey
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Lexington Ave
N. Y
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Army
General Assembly
Rivers Johnson
North Carolina
Greensboro Daily News
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Ways and Means Committee
Rums
South America
Joe Snider
U. S
Ernest Hodgin
J. H. Oglesby
Byron Haworth
Helen Linthicum
City Hall
J. T. Brownlow
Janet Greene
Matt Wall
Citizens Service Corps
Herbert Hoover
Edgar Hartley
Walter Stout
William Evans
Wales
Bill Evans
M. S. Formidable
Sgt. Myer Frank
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High Point College
Burton Heath
Davies
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York
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Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
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Broadway
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Wa \Shirer
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North Africa
Lowell Thomas
Ladies’ Room
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Republic
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OWL
Harper's
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Joseph P. Dorn
Washington
C. B. DeMille
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DeMille
Collier
K. Crichton
Hwood
Movietown
Jimmy Young
American Legion Mag
Howard Brubaker
New Yorker
Abe
Pres. Roosevelt
United Press
Henry Shapiro
Stalingrad
Foreign Press Association
Willkie
Repubs
Demos
Navy
Madame Zora
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