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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
3
The piece questions the secrecy of a wartime trial for Nazi saboteurs in Washington. It notes military guards and closed chambers, contrasts with normal open courts, and warns against emergency measures eroding democratic safeguards while trusting authorities’ wartime knowledge.
Robert W. Madry, director of the University of North Carolina news bureau, has been elected mayor of Chapel Hill. The piece notes his continued bureau role and commends his journalism, predicting he will be a good mayor whether part time or full time.
A Greensboro officer faces murder charges after shooting a young man fleeing to avoid a capias. A coroner's jury found no reason for trial, but the ruling does not stop indictment. The piece argues the case should be tried on merits despite the coroner’s verdict.
A Walter Winchell column defends wartime policy against Nazi saboteurs, critiques Congress and media critics, and condemns Prohibition era excesses. It laments censorship on speed limits, gas rations, and cab drivers woes while denouncing Prohibition’s failed legacy and gangster corruption.
A collage of Broadway, Hollywood, and wartime notes critiques films about the war defends unrest in the industry. It references actors army deferments, Variety complaints over war film output, and public tastes for entertainment amid rationing and blackout practices. The piece also mocks punchy political speeches and White Way spectacles while noting road safety bus stop rules.
The State News Bureau faces a pivotal meeting as Manager Charlie Parker may quit amid debates over trimming the publicity office. The governor’s special session could decide Parker’s fate and possible replacement to keep the bureau operating.
Local council weighs a new voting precinct in the Fourth Ward as a tax-rate boost proposal faces opposition. Exposition plans promise greatly reduced furniture rates for buyers visiting High Point. Readouts mention residents and visitors in several cities, including Greensboro and Wrightsville Beach, with notes on hospital openings, a railway strike, and international reparations talks.
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