Visitors at High Point convention discuss Tar Heel economy
Delegates to the State Merchants Association gather in High Point, with speakers including the North Carolina budget director and Governor Broughton. The piece links merchants to state revenues, policy debates over Russia and Germany, and notes Churchill's stance. An anecdote about a Bible bet at the Yorkville Enquirer is included, alongside a reflection on draft-era loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GySereyes
High Point
State Merchants Association
North Carolina
Association
Broughton
Raleigh
God’s love message quoted in a devotional thought
A religious excerpt reflects on John 3 16 and a concluding murky line urging living as one would die. It cites Herbert and presents a moral exhortation to belief and eternal life.
The Russian Forces Against the Germans
A historical piece argues Hitler’s drive on Russia stems from German needs for Soviet food and materiel and Russia’s appeasement promises. It condemns Hitler’s ruthlessness and notes his disregard for pledges and negotiations, framing the struggle as a fight to destroy Hitlerism.
Japan’s treacherous treaties and shifting power bets
The text portrays Matsuoka as a diplomat who returned with a Stalin pact and a renewed Hitler- Mussolini alliance. It argues Japanese contracts are used as surface proofs while real power moves drive unilateral action. It warns Japan faces a hazardous position and possible rapid ministry changes if Russia resists and German gains delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matsuoka
Europe
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Russia
Hitler to Turn World Over to Soldiers Says Proclamation
In a Sunday proclamation Hitler states he has decided to place the fate of the German people Reich and Europe in the hands of his soldiers, admitting that his power politics have failed and he must rely on the armed forces to carry out the heavy tasks. He seeks to pose as the world’s greatest statesman and the sole leader of the new order he envisions, noting past attempts by other great powers have fallen short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Churchill
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
Moscow
Hitler
Reich
Oliver Wakefields
Mary Alice Collins
England
Ned Sparks
Canada
U. S
Chums
Post
Gazette
Telico
Mexico
Evelyn Carmel
Anette Arden
Gloria Vanderbilt
Jeff Jones
Princeton
Spencer Godfrey
Huh
Eliza Whitney
Mottoes of Great Minds and Leaders Collated
A collection of famous mottos and sayings from Edison Wrigley Hoover Farley Pickford Lincoln Marcus Aurelius and others. The piece notes how leaders used maxims like There is no expediency to escape labor of thinking and This too shall pass away and urges readers to start a Success Scrap Book for study and inspiration despite wartime sacrifice.
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Thomas Edison
Joshua Reynolds
Edison
William Wrigley, Jr
H. L. Webster
Chicago
Flo
Wrigley
Emerson
J. Crpet
Latter Day Saints
Herbert Hoover
James A. Farley
United States
Mary Pickford
New York
Shakespeare
Polonius
Laertes
Frank Bettger
St. Louis Cardinals
America
Gil Dittmer
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Mich
Abe Lincoln
Marcus Aurelius
Social column scraps reshaped by wartime gossip and scandal
A collage of celebrity chatter spans marriages paydays and legal blunders from Barbara Hutton's stepmother to Lepke's surrender and Hoover. The page weaves rumors of Las Vegas style idols Paul Whiteman and Mitzi Mayfair incidents at 1 University Place and Luxor like mentions. Henry Ford era figures drift through global intrigue and fashion notes while legal notices hint at high society lawsuits and trust fights.
Broadway Gossip Sparks From Nightlife Scene
The Lindy’s crowd buzzes about Butch Towers and Pancho at the Riviera. Estralita Sear ts doubles as dentist for showgirls. Ric Cortez and Frances Farmer are an item. Midtown chatter notes Mrs Tony, Renee DeMarco, and a glowing chest model Alice Eyland. Rockefeller Center to debut sea lions July 2. Fuehrer aide complains of possible exile. Leviton strike hopes for settlement this week.
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Lindy
Butch Towers
Pancho
The
Riviera
Marge” Adams
Estralita Searts
Ric Cortez
Frances Farmer
Tony
Renee DeMarco
Rockefeller Center
Nancy Hill
Saks
Eddy Duchin
Barbara Bannister
Detroit
Vic Mature
Bill Ellsworth
Stork
Jay Thorpe
Mr. Big
Samson
Museum of Modern Art
Bernice Parks
Townsend Netcher
Dan Sonja Henie Topping
Soa- 3A
Leviton
Local News Highlights From Greensboro Area
Two youths attempted a hold up at E. D. Steele office but fled with only Steele’s coat. Greensboro Male Chorus to sing a cantata at Wesley Memorial Church. Mr. and Mrs. Garner away at Virginia Beach, others visiting in Denton. Miss Lilian Smith and family in Denton for week. T. J. Gold, Sr. travels to Boston for a professional visit. Tokyo shaken by earthquake. reparations moratorium debated in Congress. Ruth Nichols pursues Lindbergh route toward Paris. First Methodist Protestant Church plans a $100000 church on North Main. Judge Boyd blocks Southern Power from supplying Greensboro and High Point. Seventy five buyers at Southern Furniture Exposition. Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe named book editor in Greensboro Christian Advocate. Besdie Tate returns to High Point after Columbia study. Senator Overman to speak at Independence Day event. Dawes named head of budget system. Jane Howard Douglas and Wes Evans killed in Sarthe explosion incident.
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E. D. Steele
Mr. Steele
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Mgr
P. W. Garner
Virginia Beach
Lilian Smith
Fred Smith
Lorene
Denton
T. J. Gold, Sr
Boston
Mass
First Methodist Protestant Church
North Main Street
Boyd
Federal Court
Southern Power Company
Tigh Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
Gilbert T. Rowe
This City
Greensboro Christian Advocate
Quarterly Review
Washville
Tenn
Besdie Tate
High Point
Columbia University
New York
Lee S. Overman
Salisbury
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Harding
Jane Howard Douglas
Wes
Yas
Consumer Division in Office of Price Administration
Washington report outlines Harriett Elliott leading the new Consumer Division with Leon Henderson in a reorganized OPACS structure. John Cassels joins as assistant administrator overseeing policy and publicity while Joe Nicholson heads quality maintenance for consumer goods amid defense production and price controls. The piece notes rising living costs, anticipated shortages, and efforts to maintain American living standards with limited price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoverprise
Washington
National Defense
OPACS
Price Administration
Miss Elliott
Leon Henderson
John M. Cassels
Stephens College
Columbia
Defense
Joe Nicholson
Milwaukee
Justice Department
Washington Price Notes Bureau of Labor Statistics
Soldier Caretaker Ties to Army Manifest
A fragment notes Maj. Gen. Charles L. Scott commanding the First Armored Corps and references a man who tends equi pent in the Army tied to Feriby on the American soldiers manifest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Scott
First Armored Corps
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High Point Enterprise
J.P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley Hammett
A. Ceci
Capus M. Waynick
Sec'y and
Treas
L .Gen
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
N. Co
National Adv
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
New York City
Britain
Jimmy Grist
Yorkville
S.C
Enquirer
Grist
Greensboro Record
Office
John
Herbert
Dale Carnegie
Lieut
John Bassett
Canadian Black Watch
General de Gauulle
Free French Forces
Turkey
Walter Winchell
MAN About Town
Barbara Hutton
James A. Moffett
Joe Louises
University
Lenox Hill Hospital
Doris Duke
James Crorzwell
Hamilton Rice
Eleanor Taggert
Timmy Lansing
Peter Arno
James Dougdale
R.A.F
Nassau
Milton Berle
Joe Miller
Lepke
World- Telegram
24Th St
Madison Square Park
John Edgar Hoover
Don Terry
Here
Kansas City
Jose Iturbi
Amparo
Winifred Rutz
Pierre
Candish
Charlie
King’s
Helen
LeRoy Smith
Josette Daly
Apt
Anita Colby
Louis Primas
Athens
Gazettes
Supreme Court
Florence Brevoort Kane
Astors
Grandad Brevoort
Manhattan
Evelyn Burger
Denver
Guarantee Trust
Granville Kane
Sam
I0s
Carl Schurz
Western Ave
Bund
Broadway
Hans Thomsen
Charve Waffaires
Rat
Fuehrer
Tokyo
Bulwinkle
Gastonia
Hoover
Congress
Ruth Nichols
Aviatrix
St. John
New Brunswick
Paris
Peter Edson
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