Blue Sky Over Postwar Construction Plans In North Carolina
The Enterprise examines North Carolina postwar planning noting Wilmington type toward the end of the national curve. It cites North Carolina ranking thirty-ninth in complete blue print construction and thirty-eighth in proposed postwar work, with per capita figures far below the national and Southern averages. It warns slow planning risks delays in peacetime rebuilding and stresses the need to finalize blueprints to mobilize engineers contractors and labor.
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State Planning Board
High Point
Ittle
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America
North Carolina
Engineering News-Record
Union
News-Record
South
War Bond Quotas and Gas Rationing Topics Raised by Local Citizens
Local residents discuss wartime duties with Dan Harris urging bonds stay bought till war ends. M. Horton voices the burden of rationing decisions for hospital visits. The group notes a need for about 300 swimming trunks for service members at the city lake.
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High Point
Dan Harris
Community Voices on Draft Age and War Efforts
Local residents discuss draft age limitations and the need for youth uniforms while noting the importance of service in Italy and the Pacific. They urge milk fund support for underprivileged children and question rumors of mail stoppage as invasion nears.
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High Point
Lois Welborn
Youth Challenge and Pauls Advice Across Generations
A sermon discusses how every generation faces youth criticism while urging modern believers to heed Paul’s guidance to Timothy. It argues youth can be rooted in virtue through word, conduct, love, faith, and purity, with Christ as example and strength to overcome evil.
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Timoy
Timothy
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Apostle
Christ Jesus
A Call for Due Process in Admiral Kimmel Case
The author denounces convicting Admiral Kimmel of cowardice without a fair trial. He argues no American should be deemed guilty without due process and compares such unjust labeling to dictatorship. He insists Kimmel deserves a public hearing and the chance to defend himself.
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Kimmel
Hitler
Pearl Harbor
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Roberts
Admiral Kimmel deserves due process over Pearl Harbor legacy
By George Sokolsky argues Admiral Kimmel merits a full trial and public airing of Roberts report amid wartime politics. He condemns wartime secrecy and court-martial delays, likening the situation to a Dreyfus case and urging high judicial accountability.
Nebraska vows to win war and peace with sacrifice
Gov Bourke Hickenlooper notes Nebraska contributed 260000 military personnel from a 2.5 million population, a one in 9.6 ratio versus national 13.5. He rebuts isolationist labels and cites Illinois navy recruiting success as evidence of broad cooperation for postwar peace. He says Western views align with united effort beyond isolation.
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Nebraska
Chicago
Navy
New York City
Illinois
Middle West
Mannish nonintervention stance shapes wartime politics
Paul Mallon notes that many voters back the pre Pearl Harbor policy and reject single mistakes. A Midwest politician recalls Wendell Willkie losing in Wisconsin for pressing postwar cooperation, arguing voters care more about domestic issues than foreign policy.
Winchell on Broadway’s American Roadscape and War Echoes
A portrait of rail travel across America blending scenic vistas with wartime undercurrents. The piece surveys towns, deserts, mountains, and cities while noting soldiers returning home, road signs, and the nation’s collective mood during wartime.
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