Bullitt calls for open war stance to aid Allies
In a Chapel Hill address William C. Bullitt urged formal U.S. entry into World War II to back England, Greece, and China. He warned Germany would push the United States toward war unless it joins the fight with the Allies.
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William C. Bullitt
Russia
Chapel Hill
France
United States
England
Greece
China
Germany
Mr. Bullitt
Italy
Japan
Berlin
Bullitt
Hitler
Two Headed Office In War Effort Faces Test
Editorial argues the two headed leadership of Knudson and Hillman for wartime production could model equal responsibility in defense policy. It weighs reactions by Mrs. Roosevelt and Congress, defends democratic rights, and cites Bullitt and the Versailles era as contrasts to enforce cautious unity amid totalitarian threats.
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Knudson
Hillman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congress
Republican Party
America
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Reichstag
State of the Union
White House
Education Not Essential for Success Says Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie cites examples from Howard Johnson to Orville Wright and Andrew Johnson to show that formal schooling is not required for achievement. He argues self education matters more and advises reading widely, learning on the run, and absorbing knowledge wherever possible.
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United States
Harold F. Clark
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Boston
Howard Johnson
Maine
Florida
Julian
North Carolina
Decatur
Illinois
Gene Staley
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Company
Pennsylvania
Mount Joy
Orville Wright
Andrew Johnson
Amadeo Peter Giannini
California
San Jose
A. P
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A quotation about humility contrasts placing self before the king with a Godly self assessment. It cites Proverbs 25 6 and Tryon Edwards defining true humility as a right estimate of oneself as God sees us.
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God
Tryon Edwards
Salt water at Tobruk sparks Mediterranean plan talk
A High Pointer argued Tobruk lacks water and the other listener claimed the British would gain the whole Mediterranean. The exchange noted evaporation methods as a possible water solution for Tobruk.
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Tobruk
Mediterranean
Roosevelt Quote on Fear and Spending
The statement notes that the average American family spent 1256 dollars last year on retail purchases with no gas mask purchases. It asserts a stance against fear and a view that the future is short, urging focus on the present rather than the past.
Private Papers Reveal Wartime Media Sniping and Censorship
Walter Winchell notes Verne Marshall’s clash with the Herald Tribune over Hitler peace memo quotes and Columbia McCormick’s orders to avoid mentions of Sherwood’s play There Shall Be No Night. He cites Leahy’s quip about rising ranks and Churchill’s Parliament remark about bombing Wilhelmstrasse.
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Verne Marshall
State Department
Hitler
Marshall
The
Herald Tribune
Verne
Col. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Robert E. Sherwood
Lunts
Grand Theatre
McCormick
Finland
U. S
Humble Humanitarian Ad Sparks Intrigue and Charity
A wartime newspaper item recounts an ad captioned This is on our Conscience asking for medical supplies for both sides. A reader uncovers the sponsor as James Wood Johnson of 784 Park Avenue, cousin to a major U S medical supplier.
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The
Herald Trib
James Wood Johnson
Park Avenue
U. S
Lasser forms American Security Union to aid WPA relief
David Lasser, former WPA head, now builds the American Security Union to press for relief workers returned to private jobs. He cites pay gaps on defense projects and urges government hiring at going wages. Present membership about 15,000 with aims to expand work training and permanent WPA support.
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Washington
David Lasser
Militant Workers Alliance
American Security Union
Lasser
WPA
Communist Party
Workers Alliance
Alliance
Glorious Swanson backs refugee inventors for profit
Gloria Swanson plans to fund refugee inventors arriving in the United States. She aims to build wealth by financing their ideas in return for a percentage of earnings, while seven American bombers land at Croydon after a transatlantic flight.
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Croydon
London
Gloria Swanson
Gone with the Wind hit drains film industry profits
The blockbuster Gone with the Wind diverted about 32 million of roughly 100 million annual film spending, leaving around 68 million for other movie productions and exhibitors. The piece notes the film's outsized impact on the industry’s revenues.
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GWTW
Hyde Park Christmas Tree Monopoly In Hyde Park Court
The Jefferson Market Court magistrate Pinto acquitted the defendant, calling the Christmas tree peddler “only small fry” after remarks about a Christmas tree monopoly led by a man in Hyde Park.
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Pinto
Jefferson Market Court
Hyde Park
Dear Walter Telegram From Hollywood About Ruth Troy
A telegram from Hollywood reports Miss Ruth Troy, described as one of the nation’s most beautiful girls, is at General Hospital in a life saving situation. The message invites Walter to learn more about her condition and treatment.
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Elinor Troy
Tommy Manville
Elinor
England
America
Walter
Hollywood
Ruth Troy
General Hospital
Cronin Sold to Red Sox as Haynes to White Sox Trade
In baseball moves, Joe Cronin marries Clark Griffith's adopted daughter while managing the Washington Senators and is sold to Boston. Pitcher Joe Haynes, courting Griffith's other daughter Thelma, is sent to Chicago's White Sox. The commentary notes the plays were thwarted, as he was thrown out trying to reach first base.
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Joe Cronin
Clark Griffith
Dotter
Washington Senators
Red Sox
Joe Haynes
Thelma
Chicago
White Sox
Quote by Senator Ashurst on fame and retirement
A succinct remark by Senator Henry F. Ashurst about fame and service. He notes that seekers chase fame while those who know its nature avoid it, reflecting on his own retirement after a long career.
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Henry F. Ashurst
Local News And Briefs From High Point Area
Local hos iery manufacturers arrive in New York to do business with buyers. A curb market for farmers produce is under consideration. High Point College music department will broadcast from WBIG Greensboro starting January 19. George Rodman of High Point visits Hotel Savannah in Georgia. Various residents visit relatives in Statesville Washington and Charlotte. Governor Gardner calls ten percent salary cuts for public officials. Liberia slavery abolition push. Congress anxious on slow legislation. Wallace Weedon to visit High Point after New York trip. NCWC educator Kephart to address local PTA. Mrs York and sons visit Miss Annie Beck at NCCW. Harding seeks naval expenditure curtailment. US Navy second after Britain. George Crow, 108, dies in Wheeling WV.
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New York
Willis Slane
Tom Kearns
R. T. Amos
C. L. Amos
R. O. Lindsay
High Point College
WBIG
Greensboro
George Rodman
High Point
Savannah
Frank Wineskie
Spencer Wise
Washington
Statesville
Paul TenHoopen
Joan
Katherine
Charlotte
Wallace Weedon
Kephart
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Parent Teacher Association
C. A. York
Ernest
Joe York
Annie Beck
Harding
Britain
George Crow
Wheeling
W. Va
George
High Point Township votes on central high school bonds
Citizens will vote Tuesday week on bonds for a central high school. An art exhibit opens January 12 at Elm Street School with a small admission fee to fund masterpieces. Trinity Girls defeated Thomasville High Girls 24 to 1 in Thomasville last night.
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High Point Township
Elm Street School
Trinity Girls
Thomasville High Girls
Thomasville
Tarkington Quote on Life and Struggle
A Booth Tarkington quotation contrasts a man fighting for life with a man fighting to hold what he stole, noting the latter faces a tougher battle. The line reflects a moral reflection from the novelist on effort and ethics.
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Booth Tarkington
Oblique Aphorisms on Rights and Lessons
A collection of brief sayings urges self reliance and action. It notes obstinate brevity in ideas and cautions against wasting today despite a new tomorrow. It contrasts captured Italian officers viewing the Greek campaign as a blunder and offers general reflections on knocking and learning from experience.
Quotations on Police Wiretaps and Mazzini Society Support
The text cites Attorney General Robert H. Jackson opposing interception of messages to protect wire and wireless channels for spies and criminals. It also quotes Max Ascoli praising revived Mazzini and Garibaldi ideas to President Roosevelt, expressing renewed confidence in victory.
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Mazzini
Garibaldi
Max Ascoli
The
Mazzini Society
Roosevelt
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