Mass. Father’s Execution Question Highlighted in Debated Case
A Massachusetts father, John F. Noxon Jr., is accused of killing his Mongoloid son and faces a death penalty question. The piece asks whether the state’s interpretation of mercy or justice aligns with divine law and questions moral consistency in capital punishment decisions. It contrasts mercy for a killer with mercy for a vulnerable child.
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John F. Noxon, Jr
Massachusetts
Noxon
Pershing Reflects on War’s End and Past Decisions
General Pershing noted that only time will tell if his remark with General de Gaulle about nearing the world conflict’s end was correct. He added that pursuing Berlin in the last war might have ended the current war sooner, a view once shared with Marshal Foch. He warned that war weariness could drive the Allies to quit before victory.
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John J. Pershing
de Gaulle
Berlin
General Pershing
Marshal Foche
Thomasville approves site for new bus station
Residents celebrate council action designating a site for a new bus station in Thomasville. The report notes the old station forces two dangerous crossings of the Southern Railway main line and cites high construction costs and labor shortages as hurdles, but urges swift action to save lives.
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Thomasville
Southern Railway
Dangers of East Lexington Avenue Walkway in High Point
The Enterprise highlights the lack of sidewalks along East Lexington Avenue, a busy through route for hundreds of vehicles within city limits. The piece condemns the omission as unpardonable and a disgrace, urging city officials to address safety for pedestrians including children.
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Thomasville
East Lexington Avenue
High Point
Roosevelt questioned on fourth term amid White House tensions
The article criticizes President Roosevelt for his hostile responses to reporters asking about a potential fourth term and vice presidential candidate. It notes internal debate within his circle about Henry Wallace and forecasts from visitors like Governor Arnall. It also mentions U. S. rail damage in France as backdrop.
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Washington
The
United States
Roosevelt
Picayune
Henry Wallace
Wallace
White House
Arnall
Georgia
Dewey
Mr. Big
Elison
Norfolk
Taxicab ordinance praised amid election talk and theater plans
Paul Shoat lauds the new taxicab ordinance as beneficial while Acting Chief Stoker and City Manager Braden certify a driver’s permit. J. M. Tommy Thomas predicts a heated city election and council turnover. Local theater project on Main Street aims to invest $160,000 for a modern venue, with critics noting lobby concessions could disturb patrons.
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Paul Shoat
Stoker
Roy &. Braden
Main Street
Harry Hastings
Local readers share wartime notes from home front
Letters from High Point residents reveal pride in Navy service and Red Cross generosity. War bond events at Camp Butner draw comments on performances and conditions, while residents discuss timing and car use amid impending federal checks.
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Harold James
Oratory and its pull on public life across eras
The piece argues public appeal hinges on rhetoric over deeds, noting Roosevelt's famed voice and comparing figures like Taft Warren and Fatt. It suggests glamour outshines learning, with references to radio, politics, and the impact of delivery on public perception.
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Cicero
Sinatra
Toscanini
Gerald Smith
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joe
Senator Fatt
Taft
Dale Carnegie
Warren
California
By George Sokolsky speaks on Hoover and Dewey oratory
The piece compares speech delivery at the 1940 Philadelphia convention. It notes Sokolsky’s praise for Bricker’s spontaneous eloquence, Dewey’s perfected oration and radio craft, Hoover’s problematic microphone, Luce’s reading, and Roosevelt versus Dewey in public speaking promise.
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Herbert Hoover
Philadelphia
Hoover
Joe Martin
E Micro
Sindbers Hoover, Jr
Orson Welles
Clare Luce
John Bricker
Dewey
Bricker
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
Tom
Letters Reveal Desolate Appeals of WWI Marines
Wartime Americans recount letters from former Marines seeking honorable discharges or reentry, including a 1929 bad conduct discharge holder asking to prove worthiness and a 1924 desertion letterwriter who quit in Washington and hopes to die for country if war returns.
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Washington Marine Barracks
United States
Discharged Man Seeks Removal of Bad Conduct Tag
A man reports in 1915 he enlisted in the Canadian infantry and served three years and seven months. He asks if a bad conduct discharge can be removed for civilian employment and veteran's preferences, noting marriage and a daughter. He laments the law cannot strike out such records once listed.
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Canadian Infantry
Winchell On Broadway and Hollywood Airwaves
John Hersey and others analyze wartime disillusionment and media influence in Life and editorial pages. The piece notes Broadway shifting trends, stage venues, veteran sentiment, and industry figures like Ellington and Muni, plus reflections on politics, censorship, and celebrity culture.
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John Hersey
al Schmid
New York
Ex-governor as next U S president rumor sparks debate
Gossip echoing a two to one bet on an ex-governor of New York becoming president stirs talk as readers mock the idea. A Brooklyn youth named Moish Solomon leads a mixed Protestant Jewish drive aiding a Catholic institution, while others joke about the unlikely outcome.
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N. Y
Moish Solomon
Brooklyn
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