Raleigh notes fuel 192? Democratic race for Governor and Senate
Raleigh observers discuss Democratic nomination bids for Governor and U.S. Senator as O Max Gardner and Clyde R Hoey loom. Dr Ralph McDonald hints at either race, with Ralph McDonald, R L Harris, L P McLendon and Gregg Cherry named among possible candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleigh
High Point
Murphy
Isaph
Raleigh
United States
O. Max Gardners
Clyde R. Hoey
Senate
Hoey
Gardner
Boo Reynold
North Carolina
Ralph McDonald
University
Doc
Shelby
Bob Reynolds
Peo
McDonald
R. L. Harris
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
Gregg
Raleigh Debates Short Session and Gas Ration Controversy
In Raleigh on January 12 the General Assembly’s push for a short session falters amid delays from Speaker Kerr and OPA Director Ted Johnson. Johnson’s ruling allows lawmakers to travel for home consultations, effectively bypassing gas limits, sparking questions about proper duties. The piece praises Bill Sharpe for state publicity efforts and notes capital interest in sponge iron development, urging board members to retain Sharpe amid postwar plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
John Kerr
OPA
Ted Johnson
Johnson
Durham
Wendell Willkie
North Carolina
Sharpe
Bill Sharpe
Washington
Bruce Etheridge
Josh Horne
State officials wary as top aide lured by industry
Raleigh reports two worried figures at the State Department of Conservation and Development. Director Bruce Etheridge and Bill Sharpe, manager of the State News Bureau, face a tempting offer from a large industry. Sharpe sought the paper’s counsel after a leak, while Etheridge did not. The piece promises advice for Etheridge and the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Department of Conservation and Development
Bruce Etheridge
Bill Sharpe
State
Sharpe
Cussin
Etheridge
Planes to Rise in High Point Building Plant
Raleigh officials report improving prospects for a wooden airplane assembly plant in High Point. Assistant Director Paul Kelly says the Small War Plants Corporation has tentatively approved funding, with final OKs expected from Donald Nelson and the Ferry Command. Prospects grow brighter weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kelly
Kelly
Thoughts of Others Reflections on a Town Newspaper
A collage of quotes from readers and officials on newspaper role and wartime issues. Speakers include Steve Ingram and Mrs. Warner praising progress, rationing board secretary W Nash, labor and salvage leaders, and citizens from Atlanta to Clearfield sharing views on informed public discourse.
Kaiser postwar bonds plan merits careful study
Burton Heath urges thoughtful consideration of Henry Kaiser’s postwar trade bond idea. He notes potential for an industrial boom postwar, with strong demand and supply, but warns of inflation and the need for public confidence in government banking role. He calls for a quick, impartial inquiry into wartime logistics and promotes the Victory Books Campaign inviting public donations of books for soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kaiser
United States
Manan
Rural and urban traffic patterns show wide fatality gaps
A review finds rural traffic fatalities declined more sharply than urban ones, while unrelated notes discuss tire tread wear limits, cylinder head air baffles cooling the entire engine, and a training method using a truck mounted windstream to simulate parachute handling in gusty winds.
On Broadway Walter Winchell Missing in Action Travel
A column notes Walter Winchell is on a duty tour outside the continental U S during his absence substitutes step in. It adds a digest of Russia war miscellany by Prince Alexander M. Poutiatin describing wartime events, people, and facts about Soviet war effort and society.
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Ple
Buncombe Bank
Kerr Scott
Agriculture
Senate
Walter Winchell
Continental
U.S
Berlin
Leningrad
Russia
Iran
Olga Lepeshinskaya
United States
Canada
Russian Arctic Meteorology Service
Arctic
Siberia
Hitler
Red Army
America
Civil Air Fleet
John Paul Jones
Catherine II (the Great
Turchin
New York
Murmansk
Seattle
Archangel
Moscow
Za Radiansky Ukrainu
Ukraine
Russian War Relief
Kamchatka
Far East
Tuganov
Don Cossacks
Voroshiloff
Timoshenko
Budenny
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Associated Press
N C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Broughton
Cherry
Major McLendon
War Labor Board
Harris
Clyde Erwin
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Steve Ingram
M. L. Patrick
W. Nash
House of Savoy
Badoglio
London Times
Mussolini
Ciano
Italy
J. E. Lyon
Fred Bartlett
Eastern
Seaboard
Norman L. Rogers
Adolf Hitler
Lee
Henry Lewis
Atlanta
Walter EF. Ruch
Clearfield
Burton Heath
Mr. Kaiser
Australia
Winchell
Broadway
Prince Alexander M. Poutiatin
Marie
France
U. S
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