FDR Likely to Back Wallace for 2nd Term
President Roosevelt appears ready to recommend Wallace as running mate for a second term without forcing a formal acceptance speech. The convention in Chicago starts next week with the vice presidential choice remaining the major task. Roosevelt may signal preference while leaving the final decision to the delegates.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Evebbly
Chicago
North Carolina’s economic past and present in a columnist view
W A Bivins laments lack of a state economics history while noting wage and opportunity shifts. He recalls old pay, compares North Carolina to Westward migration, and asks if progress has truly advanced the state’s fortunes. He reflects on wages, living costs, and the value of labor.
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Middle West
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Horace Greely
Georgia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Imer
Lassiter
Davis
White
Fowle
Fowler
Reid
Reaves
21 Tar Heels Reported On Missing List
The War Department released names of North Carolina soldiers missing in action in Europe. Listed are officers and enlisted men with their mothers or wives named, including 2nd Lt. Ernest A. Beasley Jr., Sgt. Charles E. Benson, Pvt. Harvey E. Bogle, Pfc. Jesse T. Stapleton, and 2nd Lt. William E. Tayloe, among others.
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Tar Heels
Washington
War Department
North Carolina
Ernest A. Beasley, Jr
Alma S. Beasley
Blandwood Ave
Greensboro
Charles E. Benson
Rose M. Benson
Chestnut St
Wilmington
Monell A. Cole
Ernestine Virginia Cole
Rt. 3
High Point
William W. Farr
Eloise E. Davis
Wachovia Bank
Raleigh
Carroll A. Stearns, Jr
Norma C. Stearns
ITERS
Ralph L. Barnhardt
Sarah W.rnhardt
Moore St
Concord
Harvey E. Bogle
Harod Bogle
Salis- St
Russell H. Bolden
Claude Co. Bofather
Reidsville
Julius J. Bryson
Eva M. Bryson
Robert C. Byrd
Bessie W. Byrd
Tabor City
Bufort FE. Culler
Nannie S. Culler
Pinnacle
John D. Davis, Jr
Rosa Davis
West Moore Ave
Mooresville
Jackson F. Dunn
Nell H. Dunn
Chara
Eugene C. Long
Long
Vea
Det L. Vehaun
Rt. 1
Asheville
Thrift and Simple Living Echo Through Time
A reader recalls saving more on fifty cents a day, noting home gardens and barter eased scarcity. Despite today’s hardships, he argues against returning to old days, valuing simple wants while progress widens horizons.
Carthaginian General Hannibal and Roman War
The one minute test answers identify Hannibal as the Carthaginian general who waged war on Rome from 218 to 202 B C. The husband of ex Eugenie who died in 207 is Napoleon III. The emperor who proclaimed himself supreme deity was Augustus.
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B. C
Exan Eugenie
Surprise on Eleanor Roosevelt reaction to fourth term
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt said she learned of her husband’s willingness to seek a fourth term only when reporters questioned her at a Wright Field luncheon. She added that the president does not discuss such matters with her.
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Dayton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wright Field
Brenda Do You Step Out With Me Tonight
A personal plea for a night out after a long day at work. The writer admits grouchiness and foot pain from new duties, praises a remedy that eased burning and calluses, and invites Brenda to go dancing, joking about stepping on her feet.
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Brenda
Lions Hear Dr Greer on Citizenship in Daily Life
Thomasville Lions heard Dr I G Greer superintendent of the Baptist orphanage speak on Citizenship as Interpreted in Every Day Life at the Woman's club building. Harold Harrison was named deputy district governor of district 31 B and the next regular meeting was cancelled to join the Rotary club on Wednesday.
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Thomasville
I. G. Greer
Baptist Orphanage
Lions Club
Woman's Club
Greer
Grand District
John McMann
Harold Harrison
Charles R. Eanes
Rotary Club
Mrs Roosevelt Plans Stop to Address Antioch on Peace
Mrs. Roosevelt stops en route to Yellow Springs to speak at Antioch College about peace at an institute event. The address signals ongoing wartime diplomacy and civic engagement with students and faculty.
Gasoline Shortage Boosts Producer-Gas Use in Dutch Boats
Shortages of gasoline push Dutch watercraft to rely more on producer gas plants, a trend noted by the Department of Commerce. This shift reflects broader energy supply constraints affecting small vessels and maritime operations in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Department of Commerce
Way to Relieve Itchy Pimples
When your skin irritated by pimples and blemishes this quick relief promises soothing balm from Peterson's Ointment at 35¢ a box. Itch eased promptly and skin feels better. Also advertised for itching of feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
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