High Point shines in war bond drive triumph
High Point exceeded its war bond goal with 4 898 146 dollars in bonds sold, 1 032 644 over the 3 865 500 target, driven through February 29. The city credits leaders Ed Mendenhall and others, praises bond purchasers, and notes strong public spirit beyond a boom town image.
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High Point
Ed. Mendenhall
Arthur Utley
W. B. Hall
Jimmy Poole
Shubal Kirkman
H. N. Williard
United States
Anzio Beachhead Report Probes Red Cross Bombing
An AP dispatch from Anzio asserts a February 7 bombing of a Red Cross field hospital and a February 10 shelling were not deliberate. Captured German pilot account and Allied gunfire suggest anti personnel bombs and distant artillery caused the casualties, including two American nurses. The piece criticizes press suppression of war news amid a bond drive.
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Anzio
Italy
Red Cross
Cear
Associated Press
Call for Governor to appoint welfare commissioner and more women in NC government
The Enterprise urges the Governor and the Welfare Board to appoint a new Commissioner of Welfare, noting the post has been held by women for 24 years. It argues for a male successor to shift perceptions, while calling for more qualified women to hold top state offices. It also critiques captions about wartime and flags with sharp, satirical notes.
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State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
W. T. Best
North Carolina
Council of State
Kate Burr Johnson
Bost
Department of Welfare
High Point
Paul Mallon
R. B. Williams
Citizens respond to tax fairness and school discipline debates
Letters quote Mrs. Hedrick urging equal county services and local agents. Mrs. Williams backs principal and teacher discipline. Miss Andrews praises Hunter College naval training and defense jobs. Mrs. Betts questions income tax withholdings. W Page Harris requests traffic control at South Main and High streets.
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John Hedrick
South Main
High Streets
W. Page Harris
Forty Years Too Late on Income Taxes in U S History
A compact history traces U S income tax from Civil War levies and Supreme Court rebukes to the 1913–1918 enactment under the Sixteenth Amendment, noting tax peaks during WWI and WWII and the shift to pay-as-you-go, ending with a speculative nod to Wright brothers era.
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Sam
Supreme Court
Congress
New York
Pollock
United States
Uncle Sam
Kill Devil Hill
Gossip and showbiz scraps spark chatter across New York
A sprawling roundup notes shifts in industry power, marriages and rivalries among Hollywood and Washington insiders. It highlights Lindbergh’s funding ties, Edith Roark’s lawsuit settlement, Errol Flynn’s army rejections, and Palazzo Palm Beach intrigue, with Marginal political tremors and celebrity dynamics shaping the week.
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Mgr
High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Excen
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Ake Oan
Ejonn Budd Co
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce
USO
War Chest
Helen Edens Andrews
W. R. Andrews
Campbell Street
Hunter College
Hunter
Broadway
Navy
Laura Betts
Point
Helen Andrews
G. Tration
Christopher Crittenden
Ellen M. Rollins
Private
Breger Abroad
Winchell
C. Lindbergh
Ford
American Aircraft Corp
Hartford
Conn
Peace Now
Bette Cannon
James J. Walker
C. Munn, Jr
Louise Stanley
Palm Beach
F. D. Roosevelt, Jr
Margo
Mexico City
Carol
Lupescu
Errol Flynn
Army
White House
Earl Browder
Harry Bridges
Cong
Hoffman
Sec’'y Knox
Gov't
Quentin Reynolds
Vane
Reynolds
Gen. Montgomery
Washington Society
Coltumer
Patricia Turner
Nancy Ryder
Washington
Chas
Yoshii
Jap Broadcasting Corp
Univ. of Oregon
Matsuoka
Margaret
Penn
Wayne Lonergan
Carl Leigh
Guy
Vaughn Monroe
Boston
Swank
Edith Roark
Collier's
Joan Leslie
Billy Rose
Ziegfeld
Rose
Roney Plaza
Whitehall
Ken Kling
Joe
Josh Logan
Air Corps
London
Lepke
Jack Oakie
Venita Varden
Bedeaux
Allan Zoll
American Patriots
Gerald L. K. Smith
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E. 67Th St
Rankin
John J. Astor
Dennys Wortman
Town
Ray Brock
Balkans
N. Y
Mihailovitch
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