Why Is The Sale So Slow
A crafting letter condemns slow high pointer bond sales blaming press radio and federal agencies for misinformation. It argues the war bond drive rests on believable facts showing government needs while urging clear rational persuasion to persuade Americans to buy bonds and support soldiers.
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United States
America
Snyder
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
War Department
Budget Bureau
Woolworth’s
W. L. Stewart
Soldier voting in North Carolina must be made easy
The Attorney General ruled the North Carolina soldier voting law fer as elastic enough to permit registration and voting in primaries and the general election. The piece urges swift action to perfect voter registration and election procedures for soldiers in the May primary, stressing their right to a voice in state and local elections as well as national ones.
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Harry McMullan
North Carolina
Georgia
Congress
City Council Aims For Public Access In Evening Sessions
The High Point council adopts night meetings in the municipal court room to boost public turnout. Officials say increased public interest leads to better government and urge citizens to follow agenda items and participate.
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High Point
Speedy trial sought in Hopkins letter fraud case
Indicted George Briggs secretary of interior Ickes aide faces charges of forgery and fraud in the Hopkins letter mystery. Public interest runs high as details remain and the case is urged to proceed before national political conventions.
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George Briggs
Ickes
Hopkins
Court seeks transfer of murder convicts to prison on appeal
The article questions Solicitor Lee Wilson's request to move three convicted murderers from Guilford county jail to the state prison while their appeal is heard by the Supreme Court. It notes a near escape, suggesting better jail conditions might be the remedy. It also mentions Von Papen and his precarious position.
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Lee Wilson
E. J. Swanson
Guilford County
Supreme Court
Peace Now
Mark Shaw
R. Townsend
Edward Holton James
A. E. Barker
American Fellowship Forum
Frederick Anhagen
Hannah Howes
Bund
Otto Wingo
Community voices ponder political runs and wartime sentiments
Local residents and veterans share thoughts on running for state office Amos Kearns Lovelace and Gold discuss candidacy while soldiers recount Roosevelt's Tehran visit and morale boosts. Citizens comment on wages bonds block leaders and war-era civic efforts alongside praise for local police and Negro rights discussions.
Willkie Dewey Rivalry Shapes California Delegation
Willkie withdraws from California primaries leaving Warren uninstructed while Warren is seen as likely vice presidential choice. Dewey and Willkie compete for party backing as Warren’s neutrality blurs rivalry and Chicago convention lines.
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Washington
Willkie
California
Warren
Dewey
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Associated Press
Celebrities and Society Gossip From Early 1940s Pages
A rapid-fire roundup notes a U.S. senator and state department official rumored to wed within a month, plus Dewey’s presidential bid and political deals. It reports Hollywood figures, theater money, party intrigue, and a spate of social scandals from Tiffany’s to the Stork Club with names like Pola Negri and Lili Damita in play.
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United States
Shaw
Satdee
Juanita Jaurez
H. D. Smith
Fort Lauderdale
John Steinbeck
Mt. Tremblant Lodge
Deanna Durbin
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Errol Flynn
Lili Damita
Terry Klyne
Pola Negri
Louella Parsons
Pola
el Morocco
Jane Pickens
Boston
F. H. Wright
New York
Stuart McCullums
Emporia
Kansas
Warren
Clare Boothe Luce
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H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Sorenst
Postice
N. C
John Ca
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Council
von Papen
Amos Kearns
High Point Civil Service
House of Representatives
James B. Lovelace
State Senate
Tom Gold
Highoint
Old High Point
Cpl. M. D. Hepler
Cpl
Howard Horney
Roosevelt
Teheran
Matt Wall
Aires
Mabel Burnett
Roy C. Braden
Ben Ridge
Hitler
Tony Petno
Mrs
Paul Mallon
Bricker
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Vandenberg
Democratic National Committee
White House
Sam Rayburn
House
Wallace
Rayburn
Winchell
Broadway
Tiffany's
Carl Laemmile, Jr
Stork
H. T. Ewald
Ad Agency
Amos
N’ Andy
Dan Galenpaul
USO
Ewald
Dock Whitney
L. B. Mayer
Giant
MGM
Capa
Jimmy Durante
Winged Victory
Connie Bennett
Tom Harmon
Tom Ferrises
Honeychile Wilder
Italy
Carole Landis
Myrna Loy
Norma Shearer
James Stewart
Henry Armetta
Ben Bernie
Joe E. Brown
Arthur Clifford Read
FBI
Camp Croft
N. Y
F. Sinatrala
Penn
Congressman Fish
Morocco
Pushkin Literary Society
Boris Brasel
Rachmaninoff
Old
Russia
Hedy Lamarr
Fritz Mandel
Argentina
von Stahremberg
The
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Washington, D. C
Irene Fox
Joe McWilliams
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