City Manager Knox successor plans surveyed with care
City leaders consider a mix of outside professionals and local candidates to fill the late City Manager HE E. Knox role. They urge careful screening, interviewing, and avoiding patronage row politics to honor Knox’s legacy while seeking the best possible appointee. The piece also critiques a film on Russia, urging facts over propaganda.
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FE. M. Knox
High Point
Greensboro
Charlotte
Eddie Knox
Knox
Editor Defends Publishing Hollywood News
The Raleigh News and Observer argues newspapers should print all news of public interest including Hollywood divorcees and celebrity intrigues. It cites John L. Lewis and political candidates as similarly newsworthy, noting editors may disagree but public interest justifies coverage of Chaplins and Dempseys regardless of taste.
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North Carolina
John L. Lewis
Chaplins
Dempseys
Flynns
Daniels
Editorial critique of Mission to Moscow by Norman Cousins
A Saturday Review of Literature editorial led by Norman Cousins condemns Warner Brothers propaganda film Mission to Moscow for mangling the book and history. It argues the film’s semi-official status makes the misrepresentation more damaging.
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Warner Brothers
Moscow
Saturday Review of Literature
Norman Cousins
Steuben Society
Congress
Guam
U.S
Japan
Annapolis
West Point
Last Minute Coupon 17 Rush Effects Shoe Rationing
The rush to use Coupon 17 before June 15 expiry shows mixed results in rationing. Thousands bought shoes as insurance against policy shifts, boosting spending and inflationary pressure while ensuring coupons did not lapse.
Tribute to Eddie Knox sparks park naming talk
Citizens and officials in High Point honor late city manager Eddie Knox. Ed Fllison urges naming the park beside the First Baptist Church, while friends recall his devoted service and leadership. The voice of critics and colleagues reflects the town’s shared respect.
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Eddie Knox
First Baptist Church
Ed. Fllison
Knox
High Point
Roy 8. Braden
International Association of City Managers
International Association
Julian Miller
Charlotte Observer
Fred N. Tate
Reno gossip chronicles stars and society shuffles
A sprawling Reno driven page captures Hollywood names and society figures amid divorces bets and intrigues. Elizabeth Arden, Greer Garson, Evelyn Vernon and others surface with marriages separations and rumored affairs as the War Relocation Authority and political snippets spice the chatter.
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Donald Nelsons
Fred Perry
Helen Vinson
Aileen Whelan
Alex D'Arcy
Jane Froman
Lisbon
Dodo S Hospital Satdee
Rosemary Lane
Lud Westmore
Armen Amaya
Cupid
Peter Rodriguez
Alien Squad
Corn or Pork? Corn’s Political Danger and War Impact
Peter Edson explains corn is Public Cereal No. 1 with ties to hogs dairy poultry and industrial uses. He notes frozen corn prices raise hog profits driving hog populations higher and threatening to consume feed and raise prices for bread butter and eggs while risking war-time supplies.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
Baby food shortages prompt appeals to public restraint
OPA low point values on baby foods have spurred widespread buying, depleting supplies. A major manufacturer asks editors to urge the public to stop hoarding. The industry can produce 40 million dozens annually, far short of the potential 250 million dozens demanded. Do not deprive infants of food.
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OPA
Sealed records of a decade old espionage probe urged for release
The text argues Congress should release a ten year old investigation into Japanese espionage and invasion plans once facts are accessible. It contends the inquiry was suppressed to avoid offending Tokyo and suggests countermeasures could have been informed by the findings. The piece notes G men may have used the information if available.
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War Relocation Authority
U.S
WRA
FBI
Military
Naval Intelligence
WEA
Congress
Tokyo
Courage and faith echo in remembered lines
A torn fragment quotes Matthew 14 30 about fear on the wind and sinking with a prayer for salvation. It also cites Cicero praising a man of courage who is full of faith.
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Cicero
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mer
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
N. C
John Budd
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Tion
Russia
Mr. Cousins
March of Progress Toward Democratic Organization
Hitler
Communist Party
Comintern
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
the Dempseys
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Hollywood
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Robert L. Martin
Ben Douglas
High Point College
Mildred Allen
J. F. Jones
Tom Robertson
American Legionnaires
Giregg Cherry
Detroit
North
Henry Newman
F. M. Lyndon
Ben Ridge
Coy Moose
Hell
MAN About Town
Robert Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Medical
Lake Tahoe
Chums
Edward Ely
Stork Club
Johnson
Evelyn Vernon
la Martinique
57Th Street
Evelyn
Jim Vernon
Irene Castle
Reno
Indore
Patsy Prescott
Alamo Ranch
Elaine L. Derick
American Red Cross
Newton Smith
Philly
Rosalie Bell
Minsky
Tin Pan Alley
Richard Himber
Eileen McDougall
John O'Donnell
Waacs
O'Donnell
Spangler
Ensign
Navy
Mr. Spangler
The
Republican Party
L. Gradys
Silver Screen Mag
Mary Immaculate
Jamaica
Jack Benny
Rochester
Angela Green
New York State
Powers
Mary Dunbar
Edward Stewart
Diane Courtney
Radioo
Gil Martyn
Denver
Duke of Windsor
London
Diego Rivera
Chamber of Deputies
J. Cannon
Chicago Army Public Relations
WAAC
Arthur Maxwell
Barytone
50Th Street
A. Bloomingdale
Jerry White
Mgr
Susan Brewster
Steve Hannagan
Florida
Satdee
Teddy
Seward Eric
Hannagan
Doughgirls
Hugh Owen
Paramount
Peter Edson
United States
BreviCe
Morg
Matthew
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