This Will Be A Happy Year 1943 Editorial Note
The piece foresees a grim year ahead with heavy losses, taxes, and disruption yet argues for happiness through work and civic effort. It discusses wartime burdens, postwar resilience, and the role of lobbyists in North Carolina politics, praising President Graham, teachers, and responsible legislators while condemning corruption and weak representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Capital Square
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Pearsall Charged With Embezzlement Said To Be Innocent Until Proven Guilty
The Enterprise notes Deputy Collector W W Pearsall faces embezzlement charges and cautions against presuming guilt. It questions the department leadership under Edwin Gill and recalls prior officials, while praising Gill's public trust stance. The piece ends with a light aside about a gas plant strike and a USS Concord Minute Men joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Pearsall
State Department of Revenue
Revenue
Edwin Gill
Gill
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Confidence 1943 War Vision in Wartime Poem
The piece contemplates a renewed year amid war’s toll and hopes for freedom’s return. It envisions green fields, restored peace, and the Great Physician healing a world scarred by conflict.
Censorship and Budget Woes Split Wartime Debate
Burton Heath criticizes censorship of Alaskan mail as a dangerous power over speech while noting it helped reduce Atlantic sinkings and expose a refueling ring. The piece urges limits on disclosures to law enforcement and questions postwar government staffing and budgets, calling for a rigorous inquiry into civilian growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Intelligence
Atlantic
Zacharias
Byrd
Virginia
Millions of vehicles may be grounded by mechanic shortage
The piece notes that millions of cars trucks and buses could be removed from use due to a lack of automobile mechanics. It cites air freighters suited to hard to service areas and mentions WPB rules on antique cars that can be junked if not running within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
High Point
Women in War The Amazons to Molly Pitcher
Benay Venuta examines female warriors from myth and history, tracing Amazons and Joan of Arc to Molly Pitcher of Monmouth. The piece links legendary courage with lived wartime roles, highlighting how women shaped battles and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women IN War
Benay Venuta
Jupiter
Orleans
Joan of Arc
Women of wartime heroism and WAAC eligibility notes
A collage of profiles on women who aided the war effort including Emma Carroll as a strategic letter writer, Harriet Tubman as a Union scout, Theroigne de Mericourt and Maria Botchkaeva as heroines, and casualty vignettes. It also lists WAAC entry standards: height 5'2" to 5'11", age 21 to 44, weight minimum 105 pounds, college degree for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan OF Arc
Harriet Tubman
South
Moses
John Brown
Theroigne de
Women's Army
WAAC
Appointment Rules for Voluntary Emergency Service Women
Requirements specify height and weight thresholds and a minimum age of 20 for women volunteers. Applicants must have husbands not serving in the navy. The text notes Walter Winchell is on duty outside the continental U S and that contributors will substitute during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Walter Winchell
Continental
U. S
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R. B. Terry
H.A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Enterprise
Oty
Eyeckles
Shadyside
YWCA
Graham
Uss Concord
Clara Worth Bryan
Freedom
General Assembly
Bart Logan
Communist Party
L. F. Ferree
Burton Heath
Ernest C. Gruening
Alaska
Congress
Byron Price
Territory
Biddle
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
W. Bruce MacNamee
MacNamee
Uncle Sam
Hell
Broadway
Molly Hays
John
Molly
John Hays
Washington
Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Lincoln
Emma Ella Carroll
Tennessee
Miss
Pavlichenko
Maria Botchkaeva
Women's Battalion of
Death
Harley
Lord French
Monastir
Thekla Brown
France
Marie Masson
Madame Hariey
Pershing Square
Cdvo Center
Victory
J. Watson Webb
Electra Havemeyer
Thomas Yawkey
Red Sox
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Lois Williams
George Ward
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