Roosevelt era war policy critique on overconfidence and desertion
A critical column arguing that over-optimism from U S leaders and officials fuels workers abandoning war production. It cites WPB figures like E Wilson and Howard Young and warns that shifts toward reconversion threaten the home front. The piece condemns Roosevelt administration for withholding clear facts and hints at growing totalitarian sentiment.
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Army
Navy
Air Corps
United States
Great Britain
Time Magazine
E. Wilson
Fuin
General Elec
Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
Irked Postmaster Reports Airmail Route Inquiry
Postmaster S. Clark announces an immediate investigation into establishing a star route between Greensboro and High Point Airport and defends past airmail service while residents push for more through stops. The piece notes current four stops will gain value and that irked residents seek action from Washington for better service.
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Clark
Postoffice Department
Greensboro High Point
Washington
High Point
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro-High Point
WPA and its mixed legacy ends with a final verdict
The piece reflects on the Works Progress Administration as a wartime era agency that wasted public funds yet aided many people. It argues WPA built airports and projects but produced uneven work quality and calls its end a relief while acknowledging its national purpose and wartime impact.
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The
Works Projects Administration
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Emergency incident on Commerce street and war cost notes
A driver swerved to avoid a girl on Commerce street leaving her unscathed. A commentator cites uncertain election chances for Dewey and Willkie. War expenditures from January to June exceed 45 billion dollars, averaging a high cost through mid year.
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C. T. West
Commerce Street
War Bond Appeals Stir Local Voters and Youth Hope
Citizens like R T Amos urge heavy War Loan support noting every aircraft and tank funded by bonds. Jimmie Wilson warns postwar growth must come to High Point to keep opportunities local, while W E Smith praises Roosevelt and vows to vote Democratic straight ticket.
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W. E. Smith
Albemarle
Roosevelt
North Carolina
European view of American political conventions
A European would be puzzled by the crowded hotel lobbies and diffuse conversations at an American political convention. The piece notes unexpected headquarters signs, dispersed master minds, and strong nationalist reactions, with Hoover’s address drawing applause and debates over independence and world order.
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Whld
Hoover
Churchill
Platform contrasts with foreign state aims in Republican stance
By George Sokolsky notes the platform as a broad consensus uniting Republicans despite internal tensions. He observes elite support for Dewey and Bricker, praises Taft and Dulles allies, and highlights Jewish aspirations for Palestine within a party convention.
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Resolutions Committee
Pera
Wen- Fia
United States
Republican Party
New York
Commonwealth
Palestine
Robert Taft
Ruth Hanna Sims
John Foster Dulles
Re Brownell
J. Dewey
Chicago
Mary Donlan
John Bricker
Nee
Dewey
Dewey-Bricker
Dewey Campaign Emphasizes Youth Over Aging Politics
The piece argues that the Dewey campaign will stress youth against an aging Roosevelt administration, portraying Dewey as a fresh GOP figure offering vigor and broad appeal. It notes Dewey’s calm delivery, personal magnetism, and strategic stance of remaining uncommitted on specifics while attacking the New Deal.
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Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Roosevelt
Dewey
G.O.P
Tom Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Bricker
New Yorker
Alleghanies
Rockies
Mid-Continent
Ann
O.P
Grand Old Party
Grand Young Party
Old Timers Power War Effort Across Industries
The piece highlights 65 plus workers in wartime labor from Pullman conductors to riveters and welders who return from retirement for patriotic reasons. It profiles Captain Daniel T. Shaw of the merchant marine, now a Liberty Ship skipper, and notes vast blood donor swings in response to invasions, with 123,284 pints donated by week’s end.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Daniel T. Shaw
New England
Merchant Marine
Navy
Dan Shaw
Army
Dan
Red Cross
G. Canby Robinson
France
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
Anzio
Salerno
Tarana
Dr. Robinson
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Lexington Ave
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Fortnight
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Inland Steel Co
WPB
Don Nelson
Charlie Wilson
Rip
United Nations
Institute
MED
Willkie
Harry Savvas
R. T. Amos
Jimmie Wilson
George Sokolsky
America
U. S
F. W. Reichelderfer
Dwight Eisenhower
Weathermen
Private
Breger Abroad
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