Wasteful Health Spending in North Carolina in 1941
A critical piece argues North Carolina spent only 33.1 cents per person on public health in 1941, ranking 26th in the nation. It contends federal and state health funds are squandered, while education spending soars, urging better health investment to preserve lives and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
U. S. Children's Bureau
State Board Health
Carolina
North Carolina
Laware
Ohio
North
Suffering and sonship in Paul’s letters
A religious reflection tracing Paul’s discourse on being heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. The piece links spiritual witness to daily duty, suffering for righteousness, and the promise of glory, urging steadfast faith amid trials and wartime sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Paul
Tdea
Abraham
Jesus
John
Lot
Apostle
the Apostle
America
Kaiser Builds Scale Models for Eight-Motor Cargo Planes
Officials doubted Henry Kaiser could deliver on large plywood cargo aircraft. Public pressure and Donald Nelson's push led to testing. Kaiser's 16 foot scale models prove the concept and win authorization to construct full scale planes with eight motors and a 60 ton cargo capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kaiser
Donald Nelson
Kaiser
High Point Leaders Recall Eddie Knox as City Builder
City officials and community leaders express sorrow over the death of Eddie M. Knox. Mayor Arnold J. Koonce calls him a great builder and booster of High Point and an inspirer of efficient city government. The remarks accompany a broader set of local opinions on law, social issues, and regional leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie M. Knox
Arnold J. Koonce
Knox
Igh Point
High Point
Pressure cookers and botulism fears for victory gardens
Peter Edson notes pressure cookers are essential for safely canning non acid vegetables like beans and peas while wartime shortages bite. He cites government stance, permit needs from County War Boards, and rising but limited supply plus alternatives such as drying, brining, or freezing to preserve surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
North True
South
Rockies
County War Board
Victory
No time for dispute when doing God’s will
A religious reflection quoting Leviticus 20 8 and George MacDonald. It asserts that obedience to God’s plan leaves no time for argument and emphasizes sanctification through action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
George MacDonald
Portrait of a Man Sizzling at Critics and War News
A column by Winchell reviews wartime films and political clashes, noting reactions to Nazi crimes, Elmer Davis, and the press. It cites public figures, editors, and readers, lampoons politicians, and comments on propaganda, censorship, and Lend-Lease as part of a lively media critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
Bataan
North Atlantic
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Elmer Davis
Elmer
Washington
South
Speaker
Newsweek
Congress
Lowell Thomas
Lowell
Pantelleria
America
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Theama of
Iaint
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Louisiana
J. J. Corrigan
Fred J. Bartlett
Wassermann
W. G. Friddle
R. H. Sechrest
Camp Merriwoode
Sapphire
V.W.C.A
Louise Surratt
Ywacla
Mabel Burnett
Sen. J. W. Bailey
Peter Edson
Winchell
Broadway
Moving Picture
Ethel Waters
Lena Horne
John L. Lewis
FDR
Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Chicago
Sen. Wheeler
Wheeler
Gestapo
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