Integrity Versus Technicality in North Carolina Tax Debate
The Greensboro Daily News Commentary urges repeal of the sales tax, arguing that the General Assembly must keep promises to voters. It warns that using the statute of limitations to dodge pledges harms state integrity and questions lawmakers ethics in confronting the issue.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Greensboro
Ehringhaus
Broughton
Daily News
Democratic Party
Tribute to C F Tomlinson Widely Loved High Point Leader
The High Point community mourns the death of C F Tomlinson a longtime businessman and public spirit. He devoted years to local projects and served as chairman of the public schools board his passion for education defined his life and today schools close in his honor.
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High Point
C. F. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Bes
North Carolina
Judge Armstrong Calls for Samarcand Inquiry by Grand Jury
The article praises Judge Frank Armstrong for urging the Moore County grand jury to investigate Samarcand, the state facility for white girls. It notes defendants and attorneys preferred sending girls to prison, questions the facility’s transparency, and supports using a grand jury to uncover truths long neglected by newspapers courts and officials.
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Frank Armstrong
Moore County Grand Jury
Samarcand
North Carolina
Thankless Public Expression Honors Draft Board Members
The American Legion post publicly recognized the draft boards, doctors, and lawyers for their thousands of hours of service. Louis Fisher, the government appeal agent, noted this was the first local expression of thanks for their work, revealing the community’s prior lack of appreciation. The piece ends with quirky asides about fashion, market tips, and a laughing hyena this time tied to a circus and movie theater.
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American Legion
Louis Fisher
Draft Board
High Point
Thoughts on reserve corps and civilian defense across wartime
A collection of quotes from local residents and officials on wartime training for women, block leaders weather tests, power service failures, political meetings, infantile paralysis campaigns, taxes, and national defense. Notable voices include Josephine Deal Catherine Raymond Cliff Lehman Ted Johnson Dr. R. A. Herring David Yow Eddie Rickenbacker Bruce Etheridge J Christianson Michael Feighan and Sumner Welles.
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Catherine Raymond
Rubber shortage forces hard choices in wartime policy
Burton Heath reports W L White warns seven months to solve rubber problems Germany failed to solve in seven years. Barauch Committee warns backlog must not fall below 100000 tons by Sept 1. Synthesizing butadiene and styrene into rubber urged as tires and war transport depend on it. Rubber Director Jeffers notes delay in synthetic rubber program due to diversion to other war needs.
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W. L. White
War Production Board
Germany
Mr White
Barauch
Jeffers
Jeep design overweights its intended load target
Taxicabs may deliver telegrams and emergency messages when no other method exists. The jeep, designed to weigh under 1400 pounds with a 625 pound capacity, actually weighs 2154 pounds. Designers foresee it replacing many farm and vehicle roles in the future. A heavy plane’s landing gear is tested by lifting and dropping the aircraft. Average hourly earnings vary across industries but are at record highs.
Hoffman Attacks Winchell Stokes Maloney and Press Figures
Washington Congress debates press scrutiny as Rep Hoffman accuses Walter Winchell and others of conspiracy. Rep Houston rebukes Hoffman urging evidence on sedition prosecutions and defends journalists and prosecutors amid aggressive charges and public controversy.
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Walter Winchell
Dillard Stokes
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Washington Post
William Power Maloney
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Congress
Jerx
Winchell
Hoffman
Maloney
Stokes
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