We Have Good Government in North Carolina and High Point
After visiting Raleigh and evaluating High Point politics a writer defends state and city governance. He asserts North Carolina has clean efficient government and High Point ranks highly, while noting no system is perfect and critical public scrutiny remains essential. The piece emphasizes public interest keeps officials honest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
High Point
North Carolina
Council of State
En- Eaekee
Florida
New England
Guilford County
Older MEN could serve in support roles in wartime
The writer argues that men over 38 can fit roles in the army navy and marine corps. He suggests positions behind the lines anti-aircraft units military police and support duties where reflexes and frontline combat are less critical. He questions gender role limitations in wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Wall quotation on loyalty at High Point police office
A city editorial discusses a quotation from Elbert Hubbard about loyalty in the High Point police department. It argues loyalty should flow to the mayor and city council, and that leadership must be loyal to the people, with calls for cooperation among city managers, civil service and council to improve efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
High Point
Chief of Police
Friddle
Elbert Hubbard
Civil Service Commission
Anon
H. Kluffeld
Winchell
H. VY. Wade
Nazi Germany
Sports Palace
Gene Fowler
C. Gaylord
Sullivan family impact sparks union walkout protest at war plant
Response to plea on Friday by Mr and Mrs Thomas F Sullivan after losing five sons when the cruiser Juneau sank led to protests at the Phelps Dodge war plant in Elizabeth New Jersey. On Tuesday about a third of the first day shift walked out and a sixth of the second day shift followed demanding equal pay for equal work. The union contract requires arbitration for unresolved disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Sullivan
Juneau
Phelps-Dodge
Elizabeth
N. J
Sullivan
Citizens weigh opinions on traffic ban and politics
Readers discuss the pleasure driving ban and its honor system, government efficiency in High Point, and upcoming political events. Names cited include B. T. Thompson, J. F. Jones, Jake Harriss, Gregg Cherry, Max Gardner, L. S. Chakales, W. F. Bayless, and Ed Freeze, among others, with references to High Point, Raleigh, and state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
B. T. Thompson
Eeeta
J. F Jones
Jake Harriss
Tom Jarvis
High Point
Gregg Cherry
American Legion
Auxiliary
Raleigh
Max Gardner
McDonald
Ed Freeze
Cannon-Fetzer
Jack Fields
Sabotage Trials Demand expedited hearings across nation
Burton Heath warns that public propaganda by indicted writers damages morale and war effort. The text urges speedy sabotage trials, cites figures on absenteeism at Bethlehem Steel and Fore River shipyards, and links it to economic pressures and antiwar sentiment. It notes Rickenbacker and drafts boards flag absenteeism as unpatriotic in wartime.
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United States
Times
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Washington
Joseph P. Kamp
New York
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fore River
Yards
William H. Norton
Independent Union of
Fore River Workers
Trade quirks and global supply notes in 20th century
Sweden requires old tires for new tire sales. Colombian merchants double orders for American hardware. India ships beeswax to the United Kingdom for shoe polish. African Gold Coast buys American aircraft worth 6.397 million dollars in January. Spider silk used in making cross lines for surveyors instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
United Kingdom
African Gold Coast
Surveyors
Helen Hayes Stars in Harriet First Nights on Broadway
Helen Hayes delivers a striking performance in Harriet based on Harriet Beecher Lowe and the life of Aunt Tom’s Cabin author. Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements craft a serviceable biog while a strong supporting cast including Jane Seymour Rhys Williams and Jack Manning elevates the production amid a lean season.
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Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Harriet
Florence Ryerson
Colin Clements
Harriet Beecher Lowe
Jane Seymour
Rhys Williams
Jack Manning
John Anderson
Miss Hayes
Mr. Anderson
Helen
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Jerry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
National Resentative John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
N. Y. City
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Union
Selective Service
Asheville
Orlando
Fla
L.S. Chakales
W. F. Bayless
State Revenue Office
Jack Scarborough
Betsey Chase
City Lake
Alston Clark
Sedgefield
Greensboro
Red Cross
Tee
Coy Moose
Norway
Maj. Vidkunerg
Ernest S. Pisko
Oslo
Quisling
Paul V. McNutt
Burton Heath
E. J. Garner
Wichita
Kan
Roosevelt
George E. Sullivan
Court Asher
Muncie
Ind
Navy Department
Eddie Rickenbacker
Boeing
Douglas
Philadelphia
Pacific
Africa
Sweden
Colombia
Broadway
Saroyan
Mickey Rooney
Bob Hope
Persnickety
Joan Crawford
France
Gestapo
Paris
John Wayne
Philip Dorn
Laval
Johnny
Jos. C. Harsch
Berlin
Samuel Grafton
Spain
Grafton
Axis Wireless
Ribbentrop
Benito
Mme
Chiang
Germany
Richard M. Brickner
The
Atlantic Monthly
Brickner
Hitler
Wendell Willkie
Coronet
Leningrad
Pic
Mag
Westbrook Pegler
Norman Cousins
Clare Luce
Cong. Record
Saturday Review
Chicago
Collier's
George Creel
Leon Henderson
Leon
Otto D. Tolischus
Tokyo Record
Japan
USA
Walter Lippmann
Gov't
Walter Duranty
Norman Ebbut
London Times
Ebbut
Duranty
Elmira
High Court
Viereck
Vanderpool
William Saroyan
Harcourt, Brace
H .L. Mencken
Knopf
Monck
Mystery House
Lorna Lindsley
Houghton, Mifflin
A. Nevins
H. S. Steele
America
Little, Brown
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harpers
Quentin Reynolds
Dieppe
Random House
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