Why Not Organize Maritime Commission Also
The article critiques Roosevelt era agency reorganizations including the Maritime Commission under Admiral Land and the handling of ship production. It notes a canceled Higgins Industries contract for a new shipyard to divert steel to existing yards, while shipbuilding lags and sinkings rise. The piece questions policy and timing, citing views from Homer Ferguson and a Saturday Evening Post profile.
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Admiral Land
Maritime Commission
Francis Perkins
Labor
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
A. J. Higgins
Commission
Homer Ferguson
Norfolk
Higgins
Saturday Evening Post
A/O H Point draftees left late in heat ordeal
A group of 125 young men from High Point bound for Army service waited in the sweltering sun for hours Friday as buses failed to arrive and no draft board official appeared to direct the process. The mis management sparked criticism that such treatment should not occur again.
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High Point
Records for Fighting Men Campaign Seeks Old Records
The American Legion urges locals to collect old phonograph records and machines for scrap sale to fund new music for soldiers abroad. August 2 is the deadline.
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American Legion
The Universality of Gods Spirit
A religious reflection tracing the universal presence of God beyond Israel, from Ezekiel to Jesus, and urging believers to see God as a portable sanctuary guiding Jews and Gentiles alike. It notes the spread of Jewish worship, the call for true worship in spirit and truth, and the idea that God remains with His people wherever they wander.
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Ezekiel
Christ
Israel
Chaldaea
Gilead
Jehovah
Mediterranean
Babylon
God
Jacob
Abraham
Isaac
Jesus
Mount Sinai
Jacob’s Well
Father
Jerusalem
Bethel
Egypt
Mount Zion
Solomon’s Temple
Memnon
Europe
Globe
Australia
Tropics
Pacific
Bestir
Iceland
Walter Winchell on Broadway Odd Times and Whimsy
A Walter Winchell on Broadway column recounts eclectic nightlife anecdotes from oddtown restaurants to La Martinique with Peggy Joyce and Lenore Lemmon. A British officer visits dentist Dr. A Tyler Smith. a Stork Club clash with MGM stars. Victor Marianni, a 17 year old bus boy, earns a Navy commendation aboard the Enterprise. The piece weaves quick vignettes of wartime social scenes and celeb tensions.
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la Martinique
Blade
Peggy Joyce
Lenore Lemmon
Walter O’keefe
O'Keefe
A. Tyler Smith
Victor Marianni
Armando’s
East 33Th St
Victor
Sam
Navy
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Enterprise
The Old Plank Road and the Alchemy of Gold
The piece recounts the King Midas myth and Bacchus reward, then traces alchemy from ancient ideas to medieval practice. It notes alchemists called philosophers, sought transmutation to gold, and linked their work to early chemistry and later radioactivity concepts, ending with a comparison to radio lead.
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Midas
Bacchus
Pactolus
James Campbell Brown
After Thoughts by W A Bivins Reflects on Doctors and Kindness
A reflective piece by W A Bivins touts doctors eye care and prevention while praising those who helped him. It recalls a tale of faith and responsibility, and urges gratitude toward the citizens of High Point as a model of practical Christianity.
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John Doe
Hornblow
Legion
High Point
South
Bob Gray
Raleigh Times
West Martin Street
Reorganize the Maritime Commission for faster ship production
The piece argues that hours of labor and months pass, urging the President to reorganize the Maritime Commission. It notes ships are the nation s greatest need and criticizes the agency as slow and inefficient. Senator J W Bailey chairs the Commerce Committee overseeing Admiral and maritime legislation.
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Maritime Commission
J. W. Bailey
Senate Committee On Commerce
Pioneer System champion checkers edition reviewed
The Pioneer System by Arthur Reisnan is praised as a valuable updated edition with a practical Beginner's section and revised problem material. The piece notes its focus on forced play as a shortcut to championship status and mentions other literary items including a Cripps Mission book by R Coupland and True Comics color feature on the Lost Colony narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Reisnan
Boston
American Photographic Publishing Co
High Point
Long
Reisman
Oxford University Press
Cripps
R. Coupland
India
Sir Stafford Cripps
Coupland
Oxford University
Sir Stafford
North Carolina
Walter Raleigh
Governor White
Virginia Dare
America
Paul Green
Mantea
Press
Wanchese
Queen Elizabeth's
United States
War Bond Drive Message from Mrs Green of High Point
A wartime civic appeal from Mrs. R. Green of High Point North Carolina urges readers to buy War Bonds and Savings Stamps to support the fight against Hitlerism and Japan, highlighting patriotic duty and saving.
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America
Japan
R. Green
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A. Rawley
D H Mmett A. Cecil, Capus M. Waynick
Wj Vance
Walter Winchell
Broadway
New York
General MacArthur
Metro
Stork Club
MGM
Norma Shearer
Melbourne
Yorkville
Hurley
Daly
49Th and
6Th
6Th Avenue
Radio City
Rockefellers
W. A. Bivins
John
High Point, N. C
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