Mrs. Roosevelt urged to table fourth term talk for now
The column argues Mrs. Roosevelt rightly says discussion of a fourth term for her husband is premature. It urges her influence to sway key men and the President, noting the political and patriotic harm of pushing the issue before the 1944 convention. It warns anti Roosevelt forces could be angered and hinder national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roose
Congress
National Press Club
Secret Service
Averell Harriman
Winant
London Post
Martin
John Nance Garner
Guadalcanal
LeRoy Sanitarium
FDR
Debate Over Voting Age and Bread Ban In 1943
The piece notes the Georgia and North Carolina moves on an 18 year old voting age amid wartime pressures and argues many legislators oppose enfranchising youth. It also critiques Washingtons sliced bread ban and credits bakers for disproving agency claims while questioning official explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Georgia
North Carolina House of Representatives
Washington
Paper Shortage Shrinks Reads Noted by WPB
The WPB warns of further cuts as newspapers reduce size and reading matter. Labor Department brochures describe office work across cities like Richmond and Kansas City, though dated 1940. The pieces note meat and war headlines while poking at shortages and wartime responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Labor Department
Richmond
Kansas City
Washington
War Era Voices From High Point Citizens Speak On War Efforts
A collection of quotes from locals including Frank Sherrill and W. C. Comer on municipal services during wartime, community activities such as tin can drives, war bonds pledges, and support from leaders like President Quezon and Joseph Stalin. The remarks cover street maintenance, public notices, music, farming, books for service members, and overall morale.
Question on 8 200 000 man army fuels debate
The column argues Senator Green dodges needed wartime measures to field 8.2 million troops and sustain industry. It cautions Washington may fail to pass laws for farming, absenteeism, and longer work weeks while Koestler's NYT piece is cited on democracy versus Marxism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Rhode Island
A. F. of L
Washington
Tropics
Congress
House
Mr. Koestler
Strugle
Russia
Reich
United Nations
Crete Island Size Compared to Long Island
A historical note explains Crete and a Mediterranean strategic isle are about twice the size of New York's Long Island. It mentions buffalo plains Indians obtaining food clothing fuel utensils and ornaments from the buffalo. It discusses battleship design balancing machinery weight armament and armor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Koestler
New York Times
Koestler
United Nations
Coun
Crete
Isle
New York
Insland
Broadway gossip and wartime tidbits swirl in a rapid note
A collage of rumors cites Governor LaGuardia, Mme Chiang, and star politics. MGM buys The Seventh Cross. Kennedy may lead under Baruch. Wall Street liquidity and billion-dollar drafts surface. FDR and press clash. Cuba’s Batista decorates Xavier Cugat. labor, conscription and Tresca cases thread through the chatter with cultural and political sharpness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGuardia
Hizzoner
Mme. Chiang
Presbyterian
Jack Oakie
Gogi Tchitchinadze
MGM
J. Kennedy
Donald Nelson
B. Baruch
Stock Exchange
U. S
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
High Point
Mech Bod Loe
Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Portance
Berlin
Crissman
Frank Sherrill
W. C. Comer
Lilly Company
FE. K. Ingram
Atlantic Ocean
Leslie Miller
Fred Wright
R. T. Amos
United States
W. B. Ridge
Nancy K. Poston
Greensboro
Wickard
D. L. Barr
Pacific
Pacific Islands
Philippines
Rep
Warren Magnuson
America
Manuel Quezon
Jan Masaryk
Czech
Dosef Stalin
Burton Heath
Senator Green
Europe
Warpath
Winchell
Broadway
MAN About Town
Coug Lambertson
Kansas
Walter Winchell
Franklin, Jr
Africa
F. D. Jr
Gen. Doolittle
Elliott Roosevelt
Lambertson
Topeka
Roosevelts
White House
Repub
Supreme Court
W. O. Douglas
McNutt
Brooklyn
Somervell
Army Air Corps
Paulus
Int’l
Stalin
Batista
Cuba
Xavier Cugat
American Legion of
Mr. Cole
Joe Hayes
Elmira
Kay Williams
Macoco
Beverly Hills
Louisiana
Huey Long
Alfred
Texas
Maestri
New Orleans
Lec'y Knox
Tresca
Killer Zangara
Bayfront Park
Miami
Roosevelt
Cermak
Jimmie
Reuben
Met
Palm Beach
Hitler
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