Republican Feuding Spurs Talk Of Liberal Leadership
A political column critiques the Republican Party's local chairmanship surplus and national feuding. It argues only a liberal candidate can defeat Roosevelt, warns against reactionary “anybodies,” and cites Tony Martin’s Army officer school blemish as evidence of questionable approvals.
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GOP
Harrison E. Spangler
Republican Party
Broughton
Air
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Spangler
Second Fiddle in the Legion Outlook and World War II Veterans
The piece reflects on High Point and Raleigh meetings of veterans including Capers White and the shifting role of World War II veterans within the American Legion. It notes Armistice Day memories, age gaps between veteran groups, and the prospect of WWII vets joining or forming their own post, with a message that older members may take a back seat yet remain proud to support the younger leadership.
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Tony Martin
Army
Martin
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Navy
Pacific
Singer Martin
Aroff
High Point
American Legion Post
Raleigh
Capers White
Guilford
Pitts
American Legion
Legion
America
Fraley Field
William Julian Fraley, Jr
Pearl Harbor
North Carolina war reporters shine in a new era
A veteran NC press writer E. C. Daniel from Zebulon returns after three years in Europe to cover World War II with honesty and skill. The North Carolina Press Institute plans a Chapel Hill gathering, with a push for AP to have him speak. The piece wryly notes wartime timing, German choices, and Army control of rails.
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North Carolina
E. C. Daniel
Zebulon
Oscar Coffin
Chapel Hill
Europe
E. C
London
Nashville
N. C
North Carolina Press Institute
Associated Press
War Era Voices on Shortages and Community Struggles
Individuals including Tony Martin Ben Newby Mrs Matt Wall and Ida Wise Smith discuss rationing fuel oil liquor prices and artificial shortages while public workers bus drivers and carpenters weigh safety and defense needs. Local officials note weather health and transportation concerns as the nation mobilizes.
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Ida Wise Smith
Roosevelt Re-Election Prospects Dividing Congress and Public
Report from Washington notes broad anti Roosevelt sentiment amid mixed signals on party unity. Midwestern senators and farmers oppose the administration while Willkie's nomination appears possible but contested, with Chicago convention betting and conflicting polls from Fortune and Gallup.
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Willkie
Chicago
Henry Luce
Fortune Magazine
Roosevelt
Europe
Fortune
Dewey
Gallup
MacArthur
Bricker
Stassen
Taft
Post War Plans Grow In High Point News
High Point reports focus on postwar planning with a new Economic Development Committee and input from business leaders like R. M. Hanes. Snow blankets streets with ice while promotions, awards, and appointments fill local notices including military honors and civic roles.
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R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Erast Press
AP Casasanette
Focal News
Bisseco
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
In Re
Ed Martin
S.C
Berlin
Mussolini
Ben Newby
Matt Wall
J. L. Kimrey
T. C. Kirkman
City Public Works
Hal Davis
Duke Power Company
City Utilities
J. L. Perkins
Lieut
John C. Morgan
Rachel Shipplett
Apple
Lee Wiggins
American Bankers Association
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
BE. K. Ingram
Archibald MacLeish
J. F. Honeycutt
Hazel Davis
Adolf
Russi
Washington
Midwest
Wisconsin
Wheeler McMillen
Nebraska
Illinois
Dy Paul Mallen
Diana
Michigan
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Republican National Committee
New York
Herald-Tribune
Dear
Jos
Enterprise
R. M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Hanes
High Point Enterprise
James J. Griffith, Jr
J. J. Griffith
Edgedale Drive
England
F. L. Anderson
Eighth Bomber Command
Leroy Wilson Smith
Mediterranean
S. D. Clapp
Willowbrook Street
Housing Commission
Arnold J. Koonce
Clapp
F. L. Conrad
War Records Branch
Brehon B. Somerville
Army Service Forces
Department
J. Melville Broughton
Norman A. Boren
Greensboro
12Th Judicial District
J. Lee Wilson
Lexington
Camp Croft
Armed Service
Joseph D. Newman
O. G. Wrenn
Woodrow Avenue
U. S. Army
South Pacific Theater
Pfe
Dalton K. Harris
Stewart Harris
Thomasville
Italy
S. C. Clark
Armed Forces
Tate Furniture Company
S. P. Brewer
U. S. Department of Labor
D. A. Dowdy
High Point Houseing Authority
Earl Phillips
Thelma Lewellyn White
John Edward Surrett
Hayworth Church
Lilla Mae McDowell
John Harold Beeson
Central Friends Church
Margaret Phillips
William S. Hennis
Groometown
Emma Elizabeth Dodson
Reidsville
Johnny C. Bradshaw
Myrtle McDowell
Joseph E. von Cannon
Mary Catherine Simmons
Thomas Weant
First Baptist Church
Helen Brewer
Harvey E. Colterane
Danville
Pauline Biggs
Sgt
Arrington Farlowe
Asheville
Margaret Louise Hall
Velko Jaich
Doris Evelyn Stroupe
Willis Howard Slane, Jr
Joyce Hunsucker
John C. Thompson, Jr
H.A.2
Nora Mary Franklin
Chesterton Ind
Forest Lee Harvell
Private
Breger Abroad
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