Remember Pearl Harbor slogan to oppose Reynolds in Senate race
The piece argues opponents of Bob Reynolds must not underestimate him and warns against overconfidence among supporters of Governor Hoey. The author cites Tom Best and notes rumors of Hoey leading signs, but asserts Reynolds is a tough foe and not a push-over, citing Cam Morrison as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Reynolds
United States Senate
Pearl Harbor
Tom Best
Raleigh Political Writers
Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
Hoey
Reynolds
Mr. Best
Cam” Morrison
Seversky Bomb Theory Gains Ground in Europe War Plans
The Seversky school argues that massive air bombs are the quickest and least costly route to victory, urging bombs four to ten tons and even larger planes to carry them. Proponents claim such explosive power could create ground-shaking impacts and cripple war plants over wide areas, insisting Seversky’s vision outpaces conventional expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seversky
Europe
Severskyites
Wright Brothers
Pacific Coast War Fears Cite Defense Strength and Hope
Civilian Defense News in the Pacific Coast notes a renewed bombing expectation tied to fog banks and Japan's carrier strategy, yet praises West Coast war industry growth and robust Civilian Defense organizations. It cites High Point as inland safety and urges postwar preservation of defense groups and trained auxiliaries for future challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Pacific
West Coast
Japan
California
Oregon
Washington
High Point
Citizens Service Corps
Ruling Allows Relief Trains For Special Groups On Tracks
The Office of Defense Transportation bans special trains but allows relief trains. Railroads may add extra sections to regular trains for special groups and move empty cars to the end, not saving resources. Long Island Railroad can resume beach and race track specials since its cars aren’t usable elsewhere. Elsewhere relief trains remain permissible but viewed as wasteful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Defense Transportation
Long Island Railroad
New York
Pomona College Plans Scholarships for Returning War Veterans
Pomona College starts worthwhile scholarships to help returning servicemen resume education interrupted by the war. An initial $5000 is set aside for this purpose with a likely start around 1945 or 1946 in line with postwar rehabilitation programs. The plan aims to ease debt burden for veterans who are too old to reenter education without aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona College
Claremont
Cal
Pomona
They Say Thoughts of Others Spark War Time Optimism
A reader letter spread features opinions from Gary Davis to John F Willmott and others. It covers bets on Italy seeking peace, praise for Knox, court reforms, Moose Lodge charity, scrap drives, traffic lights, tire rationing, and women’s wartime duties with a chorus of local voices from High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Gary Davis
WMFR
Rudolph Binder
Casablanca
Binder
High Point
Moose Lodge
J. ©. Poindexter
Moose Hall
L.O.O.M
J. F. Jones
Canadian cost of living wage bonus eyed as U.S. substitute
Peter Edson surveys Canada's wartime wage bonus that adds 25 cents per week for each cost of living point above October 1941. He notes the plan’s limited reach, its impact on payrolls, and compares it with U.S. subsidy options amid rising living costs and Little Steel limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Canada
Prentiss Brown
Washington
U. S
Little Steel
U.S
United States
A Thought on Truth and Vanity from Proverbs and Herbert
A compact meditation on honesty and vanity. It cites Proverbs 71 6 about treasures gained by deceit and echoes Herbert’s warning that truthfulness requires no lies and that liars compound faults.
Substitutes and safety notes confuse readers and pedestrians
The text contrasts substitutes on bread with butter, notes Father’s Day as a tie that blinds, mentions Swedish carriages with headlights at night, questions native hearing, and claims pedestrians are not educated enough, leading to more accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
On Broadway Insiders Cite FBI Subversive Collar Talk
A tangled Washington gossip page notes rumors that the FBI has nabbed one of America’s Ten Big Names as a subversive and questions why the rest are not targeted. It covers Hollywood divorces, stage showbiz, and political chatter with a mix of names, dates, and speculative connections.
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FBI
America
Bricker
American Mercury
Betty Compton
Theodore Knappen
Imaging
MGM
Debunk
L. B. Mayer
Mayer
Spellman
Bob Chester
Harlem
Elia Kazan
Constance Dowling
Paradise
Charine
Danny Kaye
Follies
al Bloomingdale
Choo-Choo Johnson
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H. A. Cecil
Mgr
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D.A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
N. C
Pry
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Fantastic
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Will
Germany
Knox
John F. Willmott
Bethesda, Md
Rupert T. Pickens
John Peacock
T. A. Kearns
Dr. F. R. Taylor
D. C. MacRae
Fort Moultrie
D. C
Charles W. McAnally, Sr
George Edwards
Charles
Maj
Charles McAnally
WAC
Adeline G. Sears
Peter Edson
Herbert
Winchell
Broadway
MAN About Town
Berlin
Syracuse
N. Y
Putnam and Sons
Allan Chase
Franco
Hitler
Met Opera
Greenwich Village
Chicago
Bennett-Mead
Farley
Arthur Murray
the Waldorf
National Press Club of
Brazil
United
Brad Crawford
Kay Griffith
Hollywood
New London
Naval Base
Henry Wilcoxen
Coast Guard
Aileen Whelan
Los Angeles
Alex D'Arcy
Douglass Morrow
Metro
Harry Mandell
Modern Screen
Rush Street
George MacDonald
Roney Plaza
Venezuela
Fifth Avenue
Iceland
Algiers
Martha
Vic Mature
Steephenson
Alexander E. Povrovsky
Midtown
Biz Exec
H. R. Moskovit
Young Democrats
New England
Women's Army
Time
Blue Network
Finis Farr
Frances Walsh
Gloria Safier
Myron Selznick
Jack Diamond
Copacabana
Gene Towne
Staten Island
Lyn Logan
Wynn Murray
H. Wynn
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