Political and Military Direction of War
In a considered editorial, the piece debates how far political authority should control military command during war, noting the tension in both Allied and Confederate contexts. It weighs Roosevelt and Churchill as leaders, hints at Churchill's domestic pressures, and anticipates England’s push for a purely military lead, while Americans hope leaders act wisely in guiding war aims. The article also notes local concern over the High Point Furniture Company seeking receivership and the hope for a brief, non-damaging disruption.
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Hitler
Rosevelt
Churchill
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
England
Shurchill
Commons
Death of George B Craven Tribune editor shocks town
The unexpected death of George B Craven editor of the Thomasville Tribune follows a ten day illness in a county sanatorium where tuberculosis was discovered. Craven, tied to Trinity and High Point, contributed a Pot Pourri column to The Enterprise and once edited a small city paper before rising to a municipal bonds business. The notice notes his literary ties and reflects on wartime realities and public morale.
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George B. Craven
Thomasville
Craven
Governor's reprieve fuels debate over NC insane crime policy
Governor Broughton weighs delaying execution of John Samuel Baldwin amid medical opinion of insanity after the Duke Hospital murder. Parole Commissioner Gill notes traditions against executing the insane, while supporters push for Baldwin’s death. Endorsements stir for Maj. R. J. Lamb as revenue chief, and state fair timing splits officials on postponing until August. Conference speakers praise national unity but fault rationing plans.
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Broughton
North Carolina
John Samuel Baldwin
Randolph Jones
Duke Hospital
Baldwin
Edwin Gill
Gill
Frederick Hanes
Duke Medical School
Gil
Jones
Leo Anderson
Duke
Revenue
Maj
R. J. Lamb
Whiteville
Charlies England
Lamb
Revenue Department
High Point Furniture Company in Receivership Shock
The petition preceded a court order by days and astonished High Point residents who saw the firm as a cornerstone of the local economy. Founded with the city’s mud-sill era, the company passed to a widow after M. J. Wrenn’s death, with management previously tested.
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High Point
High Point Furniture Company
M. J. Wrenn
County Fairs Urged to Act Now in Support of War Effort
Officials urge all county and district fairs to take decisive actions immediately, stressing that the fairs can wait but the war effort cannot. The call emphasizes mobilizing resources, boosting recruitment, and aligning events with national priorities to aid victory.
Celebrity gossip and war era captions mix with theatre buzz
A fast paced collage of show business notes from wartime America mentions Walter Winchell on Saboteur, Hoagy Carmichael recording for Decca, Maurice Evans salaries, Bruce Smith kiss ban, George White bankruptcy, Vaughn Monroe in Boston, Linda Daniels Stardom piece, Mack Grey and Robert Taylor, Linda Lee aka Hattie Richardson, Betty Whalen doppelganger at Leon and Eddie's, Deanna Durbin makeup free in Forever Yours, plus industry buzz on Phil Barr, Patsy Kelly, Angels Inc., Larry Clinton in Army Air Corps, and other scattered anecdotes about stars, press, and wartime life in clubs and studios.
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Hoagy Carmichael
Decca
Equity
Maurice Evans
Macbeth
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Columbia
Bruce
George White
Vaughn Monroe
Paramount
Boston
Linda Daniels
Silly
Mack Grey
George Raft
Robert Taylor
Linda Lee
Hattie Richardson
Jack Singer
Intl News
Betty Grable
Lana Turner
Veronica Lake
Leon & Eddie's
Betty Whalen
Phil Barr
Patsy Kelly
Wall
Army Air Corps
Harry James
James
Paul Whiteman
Broadway bar talk and Hollywood chatter mix in noisy pages
A collage of gossip from Broadway to Hollywood mentions bars, hotels, and drugstores, with notes on Dewey, Dutch Treat Club token gifts, defense worker stigma, and Harlem critics. It cites Frank Farrell and H Taubman, Peggy Fears plans, Veronica Lake rumors, Spivy, Hedy Lamarr, and a 49th Street pay dispute amid light sensational flashes.
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Dutch Treat Club
Frank Farrell
World-Telly
H. Taubman
The
Times
Sudden Thawt
U. S
Harold Ross
New Yorker
Harlem
Bronx
Nick
Chas
Kenny
Peggy Fears
Mexico
Pittsburgh
Diosa Costello
Veronica Lake
Chums
David Rose
Spivy
Frisco
49Th Street
Hollywood
Hedy
Local News Briefs From North Carolina City
A Coke Cecil becomes North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association president after the death of Polk C Gray in Statesville on June 24. High Point merchants plan their annual meeting June 28 at Elwood Hotel. Detective Ray Nance, shot in a liquor raid, is released to go out. Mendenhall Park proposed as city lake name honoring a long local family. Larry Wagger travels to Black Bear Camp near Marion. George Armfield visits Willard Hammer in Washington DC. Daniels at Chicago pre convention talks opposes two thirds rule for nominating a President.
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A. Coke Cecil
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
Polk C. Gray
Statesville
High Point
Elwood Hotel
Atnus
Ray Nance
Mendenhall Park
City Lake
North Carolina
Larry Wagger
Black Bear Camp
Marion
George Armfield
Williard Hammer
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Richmond
Josephius Daniels
Local News Highlights From Regional Briefs
Twenty years ago Local News shows High Point surpassing 31 wins and 21 losses since league start. Seven people injured as an auto overturned on Main Street. Boy Scouts and chaperones depart for Lakeview for a weeklong outing.
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Newa
High Point
Main Street
Lakeview
House panel nears end of $ tax bill battle
Peter Edson reports the Ways and Means Committee has spent four months hammering out a sweeping tax measure. The panel, tired and divided, produced a bill likely to favor a general excise tax plan over a broad federal sales tax, with the idea of future changes after the election. The piece notes complexities of a manufacturers tax and forecasts possible shifts in tax policy in the next year.
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Treasury
Senate
House Committee
Labor
White House
Canada
U.S
U. S
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