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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1944

Page

4

Wanted Politician Candidate for Legislature in High Point

A call seeks a High Point resident with business or professional experience to run for the Legislature. Applicants must withstand cross-fire from Democratic factions, sacrifice personal interests for public service and endure scrutiny, with compensation limited to public service satisfaction. The notice urges timely applications to the County Board of Elections.

Democratic Party County Board of Elections

Reminiscence sparks leaks in Washington and Raleigh notes

The column recounts tension between Bob Doughton and Drew Pearson over executive session leaks in Congress and similar frictions involving Rafe Doughton and Fleet Williams. It also jokes about team name changes in baseball and other wartime garble, ending with a note on the New York Yanks.

Williams Rafe Pearson Appropriations Committee Victor Bryant Durham House Bryant Senator Dunn Bob Doughton House Days and Drew Pearn Washington Bob Raleigh Cairman Finance State House of Representatives Doughton Mr. Williams Rafe Doughton Hton Philadelphia Phillies Blue Jays Athletics Washington Senators Mr. Roosevelt Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yanks Eleanor Roosevelt Drew Pearson Mocambo Hol Ethel Barrymore Clifford Odets H. Crocker Anita Colby Louise Groody Far East Jane Pickens Paul Williams Miami Patrick Hitler Fuehrer Shickelgruber

Campaign tea and public figures share wartime views

A set of comments from local officials and public figures covers campaign planning, tax forms, bond sales, home repairs, Pacific geography, women in service, lipstick and cleanliness, travel conditions, and aging. Notables include Mrs. F. Tomlinson, Ernest Welch, W. H. Easterling, FE. Ingram, Admiral Nimitz, Sgt. Toni Oliare, George F. Reeves, Henry Morgenthau, Jeff Davis, and J. A. Sloop.

Broadway Gossip and Celebrity Snippets From New York

A rapid-fire roundup of show business chatter and society whispers from New York, naming DiMaggio, Jolson, Lubitsch, Emmons, Barrymore, Runyon, Goodman, and others. Politicians, unions, and socialites mix with theater buzz, naval notes, and fashion flares in a column of captions and rumors.

Lepke Hogan Brooklyn Carly Blackwell Idol Nancy Emmons Joe DiMaggios al Jolson Marily Johnson Copacutie Columbia Flicks B Way Benny Goodman Tammany E. Loughlin Damon Runyon Damon Hearst Way

Stintney column on Congress and White House clash

Washington columnist Jack Stinnety analyses the REA Daniels case and the veto override as a sign of narrowing breach between Congress and the President. He notes Congress’s resilience, the war‑time stakes, and rising illness among lawmakers as sessions extend beyond five years with few breaks.

Washington Congress Connor Jack Stinnety Senate Investigating Committee Jonathan Daniels Rural Electrification Administration Senate Alben Barkley Daniels Harry Slattery REA Roosevelt Feg

Death toll in Congress mirrors 1931 mood shift

The piece recalls 1931 as a year of low mood and high deaths among lawmakers. It notes Speaker Nicholas Longworth warned the next House silhouette, and describes a historical shift with five Democratic and five Republican deaths in the current Congress, leaving Democrats with a six member edge.

Congress Nicholas Longworth House

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