Governor Broughton Appoints Notable State Board of Education
The new board blends veterans of the state school commission with capable figures from other fields. Surprising inclusion of two newspaper editors prompts suggestions for future appointments. The overall tone favors education over politics and notes a female member. Also covers recent quashed indictments in Dallas and Wilson cases with neutral summaries of judicial remarks.
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Broughton
Board of Education
Old Old State School Commission
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
Julian Miller
Charlotte
Martin
Board of Conservation and Development
Lee Weathers
Shelby
Martin's
State Board of Education
F. L. McKee
Sylva
Home-Grown Hero Lt. Harlan Reid Distinguished in Pacific Action
The story honors First Lt. Harlan Reid of High Point for helping destroy a 22 ship Japanese convoy in the Pacific. Born to modest parents and educated locally he embodies America's rights and opportunities. His background reflects the typical American boy who rose through a normal community.
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America
Harlan Reid
High Point
Pacific
Lt. Reid
High Point College
Reid
DoJ failure in A and P anti trust cases judged by jurists
The Justice Department failed to bring three Sherman Act cases against the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co to a jury. Judges in Washington and elsewhere dismissed the evidence as insufficient, sparking debate over whether prosecutions target big business or merely chain stores.
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Department of Justice
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Washington
Dallas
Wilson
N. C
Goldsborough
Butter Rationing Seen Inevitable Says OPA Official
An OPA official states butter rationing is inevitable and that methods are being studied. Butter production by any cow owner complicates enforcement, with dairy regions posing enforcement challenges. The issue has been evident for months, making it seem late for mere study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Cooperation Ends Four-Year Kentucky Indiana Boundary Dispute
After four years of negotiations Kentucky and Indiana settle a long standing boundary quarrel over five square miles of land that shifted with the Ohio river. Mutual concession led to a friendly plan awaiting congressional ratification, contrasting Europe’s settlements.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Supreme Court
Ohio River
Evansville
Congress
Europe
Tragic War Work Fatalities Amid Pearl Harbor Aftermath
After Pearl Harbor, 109000 accidental deaths occurred in four months, with half among workers supporting front line troops. The piece argues that industrial accidents kill more than bullets and bombs and urges respect for the red white and blue and avoidance of the black market.
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Pearl Harbor
Random Thoughts On Legislators And War Time Rationing
A composite of quotes from diverse figures on North Carolina legislators, liquor, the Guilford delegation, and wartime morale. Viewpoints include reform ideas, rationing, Girl Scouts counts, and support for Gregg Cherry. Notable names include Tom Robertson Alex Stockton Roy Rowe Mabel Burnette Dwight D. Eisenhower George D. Stoddard Alf M. Landon W. R. Burgess J. W. Fulbright Louis C. Plain.
Victory Ship Program Aims to Double World War II Fleet
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land outlines plans to push shipbuilding through 1944 and 1945, introducing the adaptable Victory ship. The design allows any propulsion, boosting speed to 15–16 knots and a 10,000 ton cargo capacity. Total planned hulls exceed 4,400 by mid 1945 with cost over $11 billion, and postwar use emphasized for competitive trade.
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Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Navy
Washington
U. S. Merchant Marine
Army
United Nations
Foolish Wisdom Across Quotes by Romans and Voltaire
A compact exchange of quotes reflecting on wisdom and folly. Romans 1 22 warns that proclaimed wisdom can prove folly while Voltaire notes that self deemed wisdom can render one a fool. The pair contrasts sacred and secular views on knowledge.
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War workers can work all night and sleep all day and still find their place in the sun. Paragraphs touch on rationing and social changes as spring arrives and individuals adjust to shortages and layoffs.
Private Papers of a Cub Reporter notes on Hollywood and radio
A column recalls Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Pirate and The Guardsman plus a humorous FBI raid anecdote with Basil Banghart. It links a radio program premiere at Carnegie Hall to The Best Tunes moving to the venue and includes assorted political and cultural jabs about Hoover, Eisenhower, and press figures.
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Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Martin Beck
Hollywood
Miss Fontanne
Lynn
Lunt
Alfred
FBI
Tough Toughy
Basil Banghart
Chicago
John Edgar Hoover
G-Man
Banghart
Mr. Hoover
Alcatraz
Carnegie Hall
Toscanini
Paderewski
Heifetz
Rachmaninoff
Beethoven
Brahms
Bach
Mozart
Carmen Lombardo
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Jerry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
J. P. Rawley
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
N C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Atwell
Wyche
Department of Agriculture
Mercker
Schilz
S.B.H
Tom Robertson
North Carolina
Alex Stockton
Guilford
Roy Rowe
Pender
Robert Johnson
Gregg Cherry
Everitt Bugg
Durham
Mabel Burnette
J. F. Jones
Dwight D. Fisenhower
American Red Cross
George D. Stoddard
New York
W. E. Crissman
Alf M. Landon
Rep. J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Tunisia
Louis C. Plain
North
Africa
Peter Edson
Isca Soo
Ahreda
Dee
Voltaire
Winchell
Broadway
J K
Lambertson
Clare Luce
House
Eisenhower
Germany
Norman Johnson
North Africa
Gerald L. K. Smith
New America First Party
Pittsburgh
Mr. Smith
Walter Locke
Colyums
Atlanta Journal
Winterscheidt
Mr. Locke
Pres. Roosevelt
Gerald Smith
George Jean Nathan
Saroyan
Billingsley
Schramm
Dept. of Justice
New York Herald-Trib
High Court
Viereck
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