Guilford County Council Seen as Potential Unifying Force
A Greensboro and High Point centered debate on a Guilford County council suggests a chance to unite urban and rural interests. The piece argues cooperation over competition drives prosperity and warns politics may threaten progress if the council serves individual agendas rather than countywide benefits.
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Guilford County
Main Street
High Point
Elm Street
Greensboro
Merchants’ Association
Frank Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro Daily News
W. M. York
York
North Carolina
Guilford Long
War comments mix belief and war aims in North Carolina
Local residents discuss church finances, wartime ethics, and the destruction of religious sites amid World War II. Remarks touch on tax support for churches, the bombing of monasteries, civilian life in High Point, women’s fashion, Finnish losses, and harsh views on destroying enemy-held religious buildings.
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North Carolina
J. B. Dobson
Clyde Foushee
T. A. Warner
What Is Man and the Question of Existence
A Harvard philosophy scene explores man’s origin and destiny through physiology psychology and theology. The Psalmist’s view of man as a little lower than the angels is weighed against modern astronomy and moral duty. The piece suggests truth should guide action and envisions a hopeful era of spiritual achievement amid world affairs. The closing quip hints at Russia’s many republics and Moscow’s potential future headaches.
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Department of Philosophy
Harvard University
God
Shelley
Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ
Income Tax Simplification Demanded Amid New Bill
A 1944 tax outlook urges simplifying the income tax system as millions face filing 1943 returns. It criticizes complex Form 1040 and 1040A, notes the expansion of taxpayers, and proposes reforms including a 15 member advisory council and broader withholding based exemptions.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Tax Bureau
Congress
Browning
Robert Browning
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Elizabeth Barrett
Elizabeth
Supreme Court
Winchells Love Letter to a Cranky Washington feud
A Princeton Illinois reader sends a scathing clipping about Walter Winchell and Congressman Clare Hoffman. The piece accuses Hoffman of advocating armed insurrection, labels him a disgrace, and urges the Republican Party to expel Hoffmans from its ranks. The letter frames a broader dispute over media and government.
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Hoffman
Michigan
Clare Hoffman
Washington
Walter Winchell
U. S
Niles
Mich
United States
Winchell
House of Representatives
Hoffman-Winchell
Republican Party
Clare Hoffmans
Republic
Washington, D. C
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Nationaee
John B
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Audit Circulation Bureau OF
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Harry Hastings
Tor
R. G. Fields
Finland
BE. P. Gaddy
Man
Moscow
Frank E. Seidman
P. A
Broadway
Girl
Ray Brock
N. Y. Times
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the Times
PM Ditto
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de Gaulle
Italy
North Africa
Eye
Eyeve
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Norder
Serke
New York
N. Y
Walter
All Papers
New Yorker Mag
Gibbs
Glen Cove
Long Island
Mr. W
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Chaplin
Allardyce Nicoll
Yale
Drama Department
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