State Guard funds debated by city official and merchants
City Manager M Knox questions an $1800 city appropriation for the State Guard amid state surplus claims and guard locations. J W Poole commends merchants of High Point for supporting war stamp sales, while Girl Scouts praise fundraising efforts. local items note gas rationing woes, a wrestler’s musings, and reflections on Nazi blood prejudice in wartime philanthropy.
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M. Knox
Igh Point
J. W. Poole
High Point
Girl Scouts Organization
Sarah Owis
Esther Free
Charles Tore Yesteray
England
William Gerton
Guilford College
Fiji
Hull's Speech on Postwar Peace and Alliances
The article reviews Cordell Hull's postwar speech urging nations to join an international organization to keep peace, with a court for disputes and vigilance. It notes the thoughtful, consensus view yet finds it cold, and asserts that true peace requires victory over Germany and Japan before any lasting settlement.
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Cordell Hull
International Court of Justice
Hull
Germany
Japan
Segregation Stance Sparks Alabama Governor’s Protest
Governor Frank Dixon denounces federal and United States Employment Service efforts he says erode segregation in the South. He cites the Fair Employment Practices Committee as forcing intermingling of races, arguing it undermines war efficiency and white workers under Negro bosses. He praises C. C. Spaulding for seeking only opportunity equality.
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Frank Dixon
Alabama
Thomas Dixon
South
United States Employment Service
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Dixon
Washington
Clean up the dry city or liquor control option urged
The Enterprise urges Guilford County and High Point to tackle the liquor issue by either adopting a controlled liquor store system or intensifying public pressure on law enforcement. It argues that 60 percent of so called crimes are linked to liquor and that public opinion can drive real progress toward a healthier condition.
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Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Cyylin LeBaron
Council of Social Agencies
High Point
Hiquor
Guilford County
General Assembly
Dry
Parole Decision Reactions To Lynching Case In North Carolin a
The state and beyond react as Governor Broughton frees four of five men who were sentenced for attempting to lynch a Black man in Person County. They served three months of a year to a year and a half. The fifth man remains jailed for alleged California robbery. The governor cited substantial service and recommendations from officials, while noting not all mob participants were captured. Critics question policy and fairness in shortening sentences for mob action.
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Person
Broughton
California
Harris
War coverage fades in old reliable editorials
Readers confront mixed war headlines from Rostov as editors in Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte and Winston-Salem show fatigue. The Raleigh News and Observer telegraph editor seems sick of the whole war narrative while papers in Greensboro Charlotte and Winston-Salem headline Rostov battles but the old reliable editorials reveal a weary tone.
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Russia
Telegraph
Raleigh News and Observer
Rostov
Greensboro
Charlotte Observer
Winston-Salem Journal
Nightlife montage of New York misfits and landmarks
A vivid reminiscence catalogs Greenwich Village clubs grand hotels and city sights from the Horror House to Waldorf Astoria and Central Park terraces. It notes dazzle and decay from haloed entrances to dimmed Penn Station, street signage and curiosities, playful shop windows, and late night bars, cafes, and performances shaping midcentury urban culture.
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Horror House
Vanguard
Greenwich Village
Waldorf-Astoria
Claremont Inn
1St Ave
Stork Club
Central Park
Pennsy Station
Fizzicians
China Relief
42Nd Street
Whimsical City Bits and Oddities From Old New York
A kaleidoscope of Midtown and downtown curios recalls Broadway bohemians, street vendors, and theater folk. Notes on 52nd Street wanderers, a van Dyck beard, a 50s Broad Way firehouse apple stall, Mrs. Murphy at 27th Street, and a sign at 90 Church St urging war talks. Also mentions Chekhov Theatre Studio, Morris Carnovsky, Natalie Schafer, Tamara, Phoebe Brand, and a playful glimpse of city lore from the Tombs to Maiden Lane and beyond.
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52Nd St
van Dyck
Broadway
Murphy
27Th St
Army and Navy
Church St
Chekhov Theatre
West 36Th
Morris Carnovsky
Natalie Schafer
Tamara
Phoebe Brand
New Tombs
Madison Ave
Ayent
Greenwich Village
Bronx
Local News Briefs and Social Notes in July Edition
Local items report the Southern Furniture Market opening tomorrow July 25. Miss Vada Shef field and Mrs. Nannie Patterson attend the Annual Opportunity School at Clemson College, sent by the Woman's Club music-literature department. Inc opens Monday with a full line of cars. social notes mention Miss Jewell and Marcia Montague of Rome visiting at Miss Dorothy B. Wright’s home, plus Tyson T. Ferree’s return from Wrightsville Beach. News briefs note Senator Borah’s call for a world debt conference, thinning fines for the bonus arms, cold weather complaints from Japanese athletes, and a three week wild boar hunt near Long Creek Meck County. Local feature covers Dr. Edwin Mims speaking on militant faith at Wesley Memorial, and reenactment plans of colonial resistance August 17 in Burlington. Further items list Greensboro visits, dinner party honors for Miss Facts Foy, rail strike timing, guardianship for Jackie Coogan, and a rise in alcohol-related deaths.
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Southern Furniture Market
Vada Sheffield
Nannie Patterson
Clemson College
S. C
Woman's Club
Pat Brown, Inc
Borah
Washington
Los Angeles
Long Creek
Mecklenburg County
Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Tryon
Burlington
Meat shortages and prison meals in North Carolina
Chairman Ben Prince of the Highway and Public Works Commission discusses meat supply for state prisons amid bids absence. Prison dept may slaughter its own stock if needed, risking higher costs but potentially improved meals. Civilians face scarce better cuts while lamb remains available. Major General Edwin P. Parker and Private General Parker at Camp Butner headline military notes.
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Ben Prince
Highway and Public Works Commission
North Carolina
Prince
Washington
The
Highway Commission
Parker
Weathered Wit and Worldview Fragments in Terse Snippets
A jumble of aphorisms and headlines spans weather, politics, and daily life. Observations touch on work, moon crops, wartime sentiment, a Wisconsin wolf, and war bond optimism amid economic gloom, with World War II tone and varied locales.
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Deily
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Lexington Ave
New York City
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Middle West
Asheile
Hunh
Walter Winchell
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Greenwich Street
Cocoanut Roost Park Central
the Waldorf
New York
65Th St
Park
College Point
Lewis & Conger
63Th and
Mademoiselle Cohen
43Th Street
10Th Avenue
Soth
44Th
Fort Jay
Fifth Ave
Chinatown
Eighth Ave
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Mott St
Joseph Mott
72Nd St
Times Square
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Empire State
Chrysler
Maiden Lane
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Broadway Alley
Lexington
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Nathan Hale
United States
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Jewell
Marcia Montague
Rome
Dorothy B. Wright
State Street
Maxine Day
Franklin Street
Winston-Salem
Tyson T. Ferree
Wrightsville Beach
Convention of Architects and Contractors
Jackie Coogan
Guardian
Capital Square
Clyde Council
Wananish
Raleigh
Columbus
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Wisconsin
Thurman W. Arnold
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