YMCA Reaches 60 as It Marks 100 Years of Service
A reader reflects on the YMCA's long history and its broad mission from aiding soldiers and prisoners of war to assisting civilians. The letter urges support for war bonds and care for veterans and families, noting the postwar needs of those who left jobs and married during the conflict. The writer promises to share lighter topics tomorrow.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Creed
YMCA
High Point
United Service
China
America
War News Reflects on German Defeat and American Resolve
The article argues the Axis faces multi front pressure from France Italy northern and southern Russia and air power. It warns German chances depend on delaying Allied victory and provoking war weariness in the United States and Britain. It includes a reader letter from a Navy family about civilian attitudes and wartime spending pressures.
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Gersources
Red Army
France
Italy
Russia
United States
Germany
Equality plank in the constitution matters more than party planks
The author argues that racial equality is guaranteed by the U S Constitution for over 75 years, regardless of a 1944 Democratic platform. He says both Black and white Americans seek equal opportunity in education, politics, and economics, plus equal government treatment.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Roosevelt Flights Highlight Election Publicity Battle
A columnist forecasts how publicity shapes the 1930s political scene with Roosevelt operating from London and Dewey potentially mirroring the stunt from Chicago. The piece links invasion news, headline drama, and the straw hat season to a broader media race influencing public perception.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
London
New York
Albany
Dewey
English Channel
United States
Junior Offends With Alphabet Soup Refusal During Summer
A boy in summer vacation refuses alphabet soup saying it reminds him of school, prompting family discussion about meals and comfort foods during break. The incident highlights how routine foods can trigger memories of classroom life.
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Junior
Supreme Court
Aaron Levy
Hizzoner
Levy
Kaiser Called Wests Miracle Man by Jack Stinnet
Writer Jack Stinnet lauds Henry J. Kaiser as a coastal giant who towers from Seattle to San Diego and even visits Washington to shape policy, returning to see the West rally to his influence.
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Paul Bunyan
San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser
Jack Stinnet
California
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Thoughts on Youth and Bridge Safety at Public Gatherings
The piece cites concerns about loafing teens and risky driving near old folks homes as well as calls to lower railings on two new High Point bridges for safer visibility. It notes the 18th annual Carolina's Junior golf tour at Country Club expected to draw about 150 players from the Carolinas, with events slated June 19 to 22.
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High Point
Country Club
Carolinas
South Carolina
Bricker Visits Trenton Faces Absent Governors
The article notes John Bricker’s visit to Trenton where Governor Walter Edge and most Republicans absented themselves due to prior engagements. It criticizes campaign manners and public decorum, lamenting the decline as Broadway crowds resemble Coney Island. It mentions New Jersey once led by Woodrow Wilson and hints at many new candidates entering the race.
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John Bricker
Trenton
New Jersey
Walter Edge
Broadway
Coney Island
Woodrow Wilson
Conventiona
Woods
By George Sokolsky on the Dewey movement and 1944 race
The piece discusses a stop Dewey movement led by figures like Governor Edge of New Jersey and criticizes the 1940 Willkie campaign crowd. It argues that professional politicians shape campaigns, warns against a Park Avenue bloc in 1944, and stresses voters seek a candidate with clear policies on war, peace, economy, and governance.
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Edge
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dewey
Bricker
New York
Willkie
Park Avenue
Cal
Postwar plans clash with war bond drive optimism
Washington reports the administration struggles to curb exuberant expectations after D-Day. Officials warn against premature endings to the war economy as the $16 billion bond drive opens and debates over postwar policy, Baruch and Hancock reportedly weigh resignations amid weak planning.
Wilson leadership faces delay in Baruch report fallout
Paul Mallon reports that competing factions within the Wilson, Nelson, and Baruch camps hinder progress on implementing the Baruch plan. The dispute centers on leadership, with Wilson backed by Navy and War officials while Nelson and Baruch resist, and CIO protests at Brewster plant finally triggering action.
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Wilson
Baruch
Navy
Forrestal
Brewster Aeronautical
Moonlight era Broadway and war era gossip columns
A collage of whimsical verse and press snippets from SHAEF and American society recounts Broadway in a playful mood and recalls wartime notes. It mentions a major general demoted over D-Day remarks, a nightclub quip, stage billing quips, fashion editor talk, a POW escape tale, and a light anecdote about Lowell Mellett’s pay raise, ending with a quip on teaching and a dean.
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London
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