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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
4
The piece cautions readers against assuming a Truk victory or swift war end. It notes rumors of great naval or air success and hints authorities may reveal good news, yet urges patience until concrete facts and scores are confirmed.
The piece defends Governor Broughton as a team leader who sticks to the party line despite private doubts. It contrasts his stance with Senator Simmons and weighs prohibition policy, arguing national enforcement could succeed with public support, while acknowledging no current solution satisfies the writer. It ends with a call for ongoing debate and future solutions.
A reflection on the looming 11 to 12 month window before the next General Assembly as factions debate a statewide liquor referendum. Drys split between statewide prohibition and county by county control, with Guilford likely dry and questions about other counties adopting a full state dry rule or allowing wet counties to set limits.
The Hickory Record portrays Wendell Wilkie as a man without a party and notes Old Guard Republicans may prefer a Democratic win to a Willkie presidency. It suggests a large postwar realignment with many Democrats voting Republican and vice versa, and many voters likely to skip voting. The piece ends with a quip about telephones and a gardener’s joke.
A compilation of quotes from local leaders and citizens on government contracts, job reallocation, court procedure, war bond leadership, Boy Scouts anniversaries, youth work permits, Guilford County Council goals, civic organization, and postwar peace. Notables include Ben Lyon M Nash Ethel Bailey Mendenhall Walter Hester Bessie Tesh R K Young Frank Sizemore Judge York C E Rozzelle.
The speaker warns of a global revolution in ethics and culture, tracing roots to Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx, and notes how totalitarian ideas have influenced Russia, fascism, and Nazism. He argues democracy must resist centralized state control, defend the middle class, and pursue just liberal leadership free from partisan bias.
A Midtown antique shop owner buys a pair of candlesticks at auction for 75 dollars and resells them for 400, then buys them back for 500 during wartime shortages. Patricia Lonergan buys them, her husband faces trial, and the tale unfolds among shopgirls and buyers amid a miscellany of Broadway anecdotes.
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