Broadway Notes of an Innocent Bystander Column
Winchell surveys recent Broadway and radio items from 1941 era, noting backstage moves and public reactions. He highlights Westport and Manhattan shows, film releases, radio hosts, and press attitudes, with mentions of Seraphina at The Paper Bill Playhouse and Ann Miller's dance charm amid wartime coverage.
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Westport
Conn
Offenbach
52Nd Street
Manhattan
Broadway
Indian Neck
N.Y
Paper Bill Playhouse
Hudson
Ah-Nh
Paderewski Remembered As Great Pianist And Humanitarian
The obituary tribute recalls Ignace Paderewski born November 6 1860 in Poland. It praises his long career from 17 in Vienna to early tours of America and notes his steadfast artistry and deep generosity on his estate at Korno. The writer ranks him above critics yet places him below Rachmaninoff in musical greatness while honoring his resilience and service to Poland and humanity.
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Paderewski
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Ignace Paderewski
Poland
Vienna
London
America
Bach
Beethoven
Schumann
Von
Chopin
Rachmaninoff
Mozart
Liszt
Yael
Boston
Korno
South Main
Thought Unto Me and Grace in Ephesians Text
A reflective Bible verse note cites Ephesians 3 8 about unsearchable riches of Christ and contrasts desiring a man without riches with riches without a man mentioning Lutarch as a namesake in a devotional style.
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Christ
Yoo-Hoo Battalion morale and library board remarks
The Associated Press reports Yoo-Hoo Battalion troops at Camp Robinson defend their discipline for hooting at girls and claim high morale despite backlash. The piece shifts to Carter Dalton resigning from High Point Public Library trustees, implying city council criticism and Civil Service constraints affected library administration.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Second Army
Camp Robinson
Ark
Ben Lear
Carter Dalton
High Point Public Library
Dalton
Civil Service Commission
Library Building Debate Reveals Financial Doubt and Calls for Vote
The piece commends trustees led by Mr Dalton for steady library work while noting the council has exhausted efforts short of a special election. It warns the library faces a dubious financial position under current law interpretations and suggests an election may soon be necessary, casting doubt on Dalton’s valuation of the board and the council’s interest.
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Dalton
Cultivating the Talent of Yank Inventors
A editorial stance praises American ingenuity as Uncle Sam urges inventors to address wartime needs. It notes government receptivity varies and important war instruments are tested against scrutiny, while warning against crackpot gadgets and urging sober innovation in the current emergency.
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Sam
God Accessible in Revealing Silence and Reflection
In a quiet New England landscape Ralph Waldo Emerson sought and found God within silence, discovering that the divine reveals itself and the self when life slows. The piece argues today’s rapid tempo strains culture, fuels neurotics, and dims expression, urging slower pace, meaningful living, and openness to the soul’s inner power.
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God
New England
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Dry counties lead in driving license revocations
The Charlotte News reports that Guilford Mecklenburg and Forsyth counties, all dry, show higher drunken driving license revocations in the first half of the year per the State Highway Safety Division. Guilford 27 licenses, Mecklenberg 183, Forsyth 152, with increases over last year. The piece questions whether counties with ABC stores fear driving bans hurting business.
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Charlotte News
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
State Highway Safety Division
ABC
French Language Decline Bemoaned by Teacher
Mrs. S. and Mr. Lorge, a French teacher, lament the waning study of French since Vichy days, insisting that France’s enduring power lies in its timeless qualities despite shifts in political leadership.
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France
Mr. Lorge
Vichy
After Thoughts by W. A. Bivins Vacation at Home
W A Bivins recounts a self planned five day home vacation after being advised by Edgar Hartley MCA to sun in a solarium. He strolls Five Points by bus and car with friends, critiques trees and grass, observes lake and dam water flow, and ends with a failed sun bath and reflections from a park bench. He notes lighthearted social observations and a postal worker's musings on retirement and purpose.
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Edgar Hartley
M.C.A
Edgar
Mr. Hartley
Longfellow
Old Sol
Booth Tarkington
Saturday Evening Post
William Lyon Phelps
Chemistry for Photographers review highlights practical chemistry for imaging
Amateur and professional photographers gain from Allen R. Greenleaf's Chemistry for Photographers, a clear, unbiased guide explaining emulsions, reducing agents, desensitizers, toning, reversal processing, and other core topics. The book offers theory, basic information, and practical methods to solve common photographic problems and deserves shelf space in every photographer's library.
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Allen R. Greenleaf
Boston
American Photographic Publishing Co
Greenleaf
J.M
Ford and CIO Unionize Auto Industry Nationwide
The Ford Company signs a new contract with the CIO United Automobile Workers and pledges union label stamps as part of a broader CIO advance. The piece notes 540,000 UAW members and parallels gains across coal steel and other basic industries, with attention to Southern wage impacts and ongoing nationwide contracts. Continued on Page 10. Sec. B
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Atlanta
the Enterprise
Ford Company
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
United States
Ford
Ford Victory
United Mine Workers of America
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel
SWOC
Republic Steel
Republic
South
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Iceland
Roosevelt
Jan Vandrich
Feosle
Toorak
Mathilda
N.Y. Daily News
N. Y. Post
Hooper
Bob Hope
New York
Tee, Hee
Raymond Clapper
N. Y
World- Telegram
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Liberty
Veronica Lake
Veronica
Miss Lake
Bernard de Voto
Harper's
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Napoleon
Reader's Digest
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Lindbergh
Heinie High Command
Russkys
W. A. Bivins
David Harum
Dave
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