Industry and Business In North Carolina at War
North Carolina faces vast war driven changes as the Office of War Information notes mid 1942. Gasoline rationing cuts pleasure travel. uniforms, queues for ration cards and war production reshape everyday life. The tobacco and Estusa papers industries surge while furniture and many consumer goods decline or end. Military construction and boom in ship building lift retail in towns near bases, while myriad small firms and services shutter or pivot to war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Raleigh
North Corona
Office of War Information
Queens
Tar Heelia
Ie Army
Navy
Hfe
Army
National Whirligigs Ties Roosevelts War Plans and Rationing
The piece outlines FDR's influence on wartime politics and potential adjournment tactics, noting fights over inflation legislation and targeted Senate races. It also lists wartime rationing across tires, travel, coal, oil, cars, bicycles, appliances, and machines, with a satirical aside on Morgenthau's fake currency anecdote and a WW II humor piece about a British guide for troops.
Dewey Favored for New York Governor, Mead Favored by Roosevelt
A writer’s sharp critique opens with a gibe at snitching and loyalty then shifts to politics. Albert Leman argues Dewey will secure the Republican nomination for governor while James M. Mead is Roosevelt’s preferred but vulnerable pick, facing Farley forces at the Democratic State Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N. Leman
New York
Dewey
James A. Farley
John J. Bennett, Jr
Roosevelt
James M. Mead
New Deal
U. S
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Mead
Chicago
Jim Farley
Empire State
Farley
Owen D
Hunter Dent Under Suspicion In Mansion Gathering
Hunter Dent manages farms for Ballard, entangled in a bank messenger murder. A dramatic night at the estate gathers Hawkins Temple, Neal Frazier and the Ghibarto twins as Hunter faces a deadly web while Red suspects Junior’s innocence and hints of deeper ties. The crowd debates the killer’s location, singling Dent as a likely culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Dent
Strickland Ballard
Ballard
Junior
Hunter
Travrka
Hanter
Gheriff Anderson
Red
Hawkins Temple
Ghibartos
Twins
Neal
Bill
River Front
Nat
Unter
McDougal Girls
Mrs. Ballard
Neal Frazier
Ghibarto Twins
Frazier
Roosevelt farley clash and wind that follows
The piece traces tensions in the Roosevelt Farley split, noting Mead’s caution with party allies and Roosevelt’s stance in his home state. It links political feuds to a broader warning about self interest, domestic policy, and wartime attitudes as the nation faces leadership questions. It also critiques wartime morale and proposes reviving local industry in Palmyra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Alr
Roosevelt
Farley
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Washington
Capitol Hill
Massachusetts
Joseph Edward Casey
Henry Cabat Lodge Jr
Pennsylvania
Iinois
Senate
Davis
Brooks
Michigan
Murray
A. F of L
Green
la Guardia
James W. Wadsworth Jr
Hitler
South America
Henry L. Morgenthau Jr
Treasury
der Fuehrer
Fishkill
Morgenthau
Frank A. Birgsfeld
Uncle Sam
Mr. Morgenthau
Sweetheart
War Department
Great Britain
Tommy
Atkins
F.D.R
Bennett
Marines
Horace G. Hderton
Harry Harrison Kroll
Warwick
NEA Service. Inc
Sarah Kiker
High Point Firms
Kot -More
Egypt
Palmyra
Philadelphia
DeWitt Clinton
New York Central
Nelson Rockefeller
Germany
High Point
Mr. and
Mra. F
D. Myers
Mra. Forrest Archer
Mrs. F
F. Fwiddy
Mra. & Barrow From
Mrs. C. Setel
Sra. F
Dd. Whitaker
Fourth Street
Kernersville, N. Cc
Campbell Street
Ashboro, N. Cc
White Oak Street
Burlington, N.C
Oakwood Court Apts
Charlotte, S.C
Patternson, N
Rowella
Cassell Street
Belmont, N.C
J. A. Hill
T. W. Neston
Ewa Teeter
C. H. Hester
Baltimore
Greensboro, N. C
Winston- Salem, Nn. C
Army Air Forces
Anderson
West End
Main St
City Shoe Shop
W. Commerce Street
Dixie Hot Shoppe
North Main St
Koonts-Mcghee Drug CO
Mappocite Post Office
Redwine Hardware Company
Quality Dry Cleaning Co
IES NL
McMahon
C. C. Goodson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!