Bus Speed Rule Changes Raise Transportation Concerns
The editors question the 35 mph bus speed limit advocating a higher threshold to cut buses’ slow average speed. They warn slower schedules hurt capacity and offset wartime fuel savings, urging reconsideration by Governor and advisors while noting broader aims of efficient wartime transportation and Pacific operations.
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Aptain L. R. Fisher
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Broughton
Council of State
Judge Faces Lifetime Pension After Disbarment Case
Five U S district court judges in Pennsylvania unanimously disbar lawyer Morgan F Kaufman for conspiring with William Fox and J Warren Davis to obtain a 15000 loan. Davis allegedly used his office to favor Fox in bankruptcy cases. Fox served time in Lewisburg penitentiary. Kaufman is disbarred. The judge signing most claims a yearly federal pension of 1000 dollars for life.
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U. S. District Court
Pennsylvania
Morgan F. Kaufman
Kaufman
William Fox
J. Warren Davis
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Fox
Davis
Lewisburg
Federal Treasury
High Point Voices on War Ration Rules and Local Issues
Residents and officials in High Point share views on rationing and civil service rules. Quotes address Band gasoline cards, political contributions, labor conditions, and morale efforts, with comments from local leaders and visiting Bolivian labor director Romberto Capriles Rico.
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High Point
Romberto Capriles Rico
Labor Department
Bolivia
Community Voices on War, Prohibition and Postwar Roles
A string of quotes covers Sunday beer prohibitions, civilian defense staffing, WAAC recruitment, and postwar European youth education. Councilman Claude Lewis urges restricting beer sales. Royster Tucker warns Army takeover if civilians neglect Civil Defense work. WAAC recruiter Edna Caslin notes women’s changing roles. E P Carr warns on shaping Europe’s youth away from militarism.
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Claude Lewis
U.S. Army
Royster Tucker
Control Center
Cpl
Edna Caslin
WAAC
High Point
Pacific War Outlook: Defensive Actions Shape Pacific Balance
The report notes Japan's Pacific striking power remains a comfort yet warns US and United Nations show no immediate plan for strong offensives to reclaim the Pacific Empire. Attu and Kiska gains spark significance, Guadalcanal battles reflect defense, Midway viewed as defensive turning point, with Allied momentum framed as defensive so far.
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Japan
Pacific
White House
United Nations
Attu
Kiska
Guadalcanal
Midway Island
American
Yoo Hoo incident and wartime public guidance mix
The column criticizes the Yoo Hoo incident over Senator Clark and Major General Ben Lear, notes seized whiskey in Wilkes, urges OWI diet propaganda, jokes about Greensboro FBI agents as city managers, and ends with graduation advice to buy war bonds amid tense enemy nations.
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Yoo-Hoo
Clark
Ben Lear
America
We Need The Moral Equivalent Of Peril In Unity
ERWIN D. CANHAM argues that unity must replace division in American life. He urges redefining beliefs, charting areas of agreement, and applying coordinated international cooperation to win the war and secure a lasting peace, with demilitarization and collective policing of aggression.
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Hanny
United States
Estimate of manpower in regional war effort
A conservative figure suggests 500000 men are needed to hold continental footholds and over five million plus Russian forces would be required to defeat Germany, indicating scale of manpower deemed necessary.
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Congress
Pacific
Germany
Europe
Betty Hutton
Herbert Bayard Swope
Willkie
Winnie Gardiner
Natalie Thompson
Jersey
Mary Astor
Gypsy Markoff
Lisbon
Cosmopolitan
Ned McLean
Tucky Astor
Gloria Hatrick
Exec
Thoughtful Verses on Judgment and Choice
A biblical line from Joel speaks of multitudes in the valley of decision as the day of the Lord nears. A poem echoes that moment of deciding between truth and falsehood for the good or evil side.
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Joel
Lowell
On Broadway Echoes and Gossip from a Wartime Era
A collage of theater and society snippets mixed with wartime commentary features Broadway pasts, stars, and club chatter. Ella Logan meets Lord Beauchamp. Jessel’s book critique. Swope callers and random fashion notes mix with Senator Nyzi, Joe McWilliams, and the Washington Senators.
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E. Simms Campbells
Nyzi
Joe McWilliams
Chicago
Pals
Longden
Grohs
Belmont
Roger Stearns
Gladys Hensen
Emlyn Williams
Diosa Costello
Pupi
Fla
Leticia
John Jay
Ind
Georgie Tapps
WAAC
Jessel
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Christian Science Monitor
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