High Point civic workers lead drive for War Stamps and meals
A local Citizens Service Corps led by John Peacock and Mrs. Matt Wall plans to visit homes with three messages this week. They urge a share the car plan, prepared meals from rationed foods, and buying War Saving Stamps while highlighting community service and civic duty. The piece also honors Alexander Woollcott, noting his broadcast death and his impact on arts and society.
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Citizens Service Corps
John Peacock
Matt Wall
High Point
State issues best seller Peace and War 1931 41
The Department of State released a 144 page introduction to a full 1931 41 foreign policy volume, selling 25 000 copies initial demand exceeded supply prompting a second edition of 50 000. Carlton Savage led research editing and drafting with Cordell Hull oversight, the work aiming to be a comprehensive US policy source.
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Department of State
United States
State Department
Research and Publications Division
Cordell Hull
Department
Carlton Savage
Savage
Washington
Salem
Ore
State Normal School
Coolidge
Charles L. McNary
Quotations from Leaders and Citizens on War and Peace
A collage of remarks from Garland B. Porter Horace Haworth and Winston Churchill among others. The piece notes wartime efforts in nursing care port and camp life and urges continued labor into the peace. It highlights political tensions French leadership and public responses to war and postwar work.
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Horace Haworth
High Point
America
Winston Churchill
U S Diplomacy and North Africa Policy Debate
Burton Heath surveys American diplomacy in North Africa amid Vichy ties and Allied goals. He notes the balance between appeasement and decisive action, highlights Army ordnance staffing practices, and cites Jeffers on the synthetic rubber program delay and the push to regain schedule.
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Tunis
Bizerte
Vichy
Mediterranean
Jeffers
Baruch Committee
Mr. Jeffers
Dick Dorso
Savoy Plaza Cafe
Lena Horne
Beverly Paterno
Gregory Bautzer
Girl
Lamour
LaMarr
Ringlings
Jimmy Vincent
Louis Prima
Polyclinic
Dandelion Seeds to Three Hundred Possible from One Head
Delaware is called the Diamond State for its small size and big impact. The first Connecticut River bridge was the Fellows Falls toll bridge in Vermont, built in 1784. Thunder travels about 15 miles, and an Egyptian papyrus roll 133 feet long is among ancient history books. The first normal school in the United States opened at Concord Corner, Vermont, in 1823.
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Connecticut River
Fellows Falls
United States
Concord Corner
Winchell on Broadway and a Tangled Tangle of Stars
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway buzz with rumor and gossip about celebrities, including Jack Briggs, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Rita, and others. The column notes changes in billboards, nightlife, relationships, and future appearances as it riffs on modern show business glitz.
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Jack Briggs
Ginger Rogers
Mufti
Dungarees
New York
F.D.R
Ciro
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Ben Bernie
Ted North, Jr
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