Call Your Shots, Please in Guilford County Government
The Guilford County commissioners, who chose Rupert Pickens as assistant county attorney, should have explicit, factual charges when critiquing city officials and Louis Fisher. The Enterprise notes the broad critique was unfair, often inaccurate, and urges precise, billable public charges with clear facts and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Rupert Pickens
Louis Fisher
Ioners
High Point
Fisher
Igh Point
Hitler Power Questioned As War Continues
The writer argues Hitler may be incapacitated or dead, yet asserts the war persists with gains in Russia and Africa. He contends Americans fight the German and Japanese peoples, not just leaders, and stresses continuing the fight until victory.
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Hitler
Adolph Hitler
Russia
Africa
Releasing Manpower Minnesota Seeks 20 Percent From Civil Service
Releasing Manpower Minnesota reports it can release twenty percent of state civil service male employees to war industries. The plan, adopted last October, liberalizes unpaid leave and fills only essential vacancies using women and handicapped workers where possible. The article notes thousands of able-bodied men could be spared from federal rolls and references President Roosevelt’s pending executive order to release some of these men.
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Minnesota
Inflation Reminder From Vancouver Merchant to Canada
A Vancouver merchant sent three German stamps to Canada's price administrator Donald Gordon as a stark reminder of inflation's reach. The stamps, sent in 1922 to 1923 at six month intervals, carried 502 000 marks, 200 000 000 marks, and 5 000 000 000 marks respectively, with prewar equivalents of 59 500 dollars, 47 600 000 dollars, and 1 190 000 000 dollars.
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Vancouver
Canada
Donald Gordon
War forecast hinting at big news break soon
The piece notes a confident forecast of a major wartime news break within a week or two or three, likely aligned with weather changes. It also cautions that the news may be mixed, with hopeful signs and sad losses for many families amid ongoing financial concerns.
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Associated Press
High Point
Lambertson
FDR
Chip
Evie Robert
Chip, Jr
Langley Field
Boston
Ray Driscoll
Worth's
London
Gaumont
Frances Mercer
Wm. Gillette
Ryse Nyvee
Dolly Thon
Chicago
Mickey Rooney
Citizens Speak on Local Issues and Wartime Policy
A compilation of remarks from Guilford and High Point figures covers city council actions, food prices, wages, recreation for juveniles, customer service, and transportation. Voices include Shelly Caveness, J. E. Suggs, William Y. Elliott, Mrs. Knox Wilson, E. R. Whiton, Bill Odges, Mrs. W. C. Anderson, Miss Jewel Woodley, C. L. Rinehart, Rev. Edmund Walsh, Miss Penny in, Miss Pearl Brooks, Dr. Elliott Cutler, Col. Lewis Sanders, Clement Atlee, and Sheriff John C. Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Raleigh
Guilford County
Shelly Caveness
Free will in the skies tainted by seas debate
Peter Edson argues that freedom of the air differs from freedom of the seas. The United States benefited from sea freedom in wartime and may lead in air transport, while Britain presses for open sky policies and reciprocal agreements. He notes base locations affect postwar commercial potential and cautions against overvaluing military bases for future aviation.
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United States
Great Britain
Seven Seas
British Isles
London
Canada
Mexico
U. S
Hong Kong
Burma
Britain
Caribbean
Brazil
Cunard-White Star
British Overseas Airways
Revelation Verse On The Last Trumpet By Wentworth Dillon
A quoted religious verse recalls Revelation imagery of Christ's return and the loud trumpet awakening the dead. The excerpt frames prophecy and judgment, ending with attribution to Wentworth Dillon.
Broadway gossip and high society notes from wartime pages
A sprawling column lists Hollywood figures and socialites including Winchell on Broadway, Judy Garland, Evelyn McLean, Mrs E Coe Kerr Jr, and Olivia various ties. It covers rumored romances, relocations, military service, legal matters, and nightlife in New York and beyond with multiple named persons and places like Las Vegas Mexico City and Palm Springs.
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Arch Selwyns
Palm Springs
Judy Garland
Hollywood
Amour
Judy
Evelyn McLean
Ned
Ann
Colorado Springs
Robert Wood
Willkie
E. Coe Kerr, Jr
Fifi Mallory
Horsey Set
Las Vegas
Tennessee Army
Ed Flynn
Chicago
J. FE
Hoover
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Nationaresentative
Lexington Ave. N
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
J. E. Suggs
WPB
William Y. Elliott
E. R. Whiton
Bill Odges
E. S. Whiton
W. C. Anderson
Massachusetts
C. L. Rinehart
Greensboro
America
Rev
Edmund Walsh
Georgetown U
Miss Penny In
Senior High
Miss Pearl Brooks
Elliott Cutler
U.S. Medical Corps
England
Col. Lewis Sanders
Selective Service
Clement R. Atlee
Sheriff's Department
John C. Story
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Peter Edson
Bermuda
New York
Singapore
Wentworth Dillon
Winchell
Broadway
MAN About Town
Carlo Tresea
Point Abroad
N. Y
Tresea
Mexico City
Trotsky
Robin Cruikshank
Eden
Washington
Mme
Chiang
Admiral Standley
Vice Pres
New York Sun
Newspaper Guild
Sarge
Sun
Monte Carlo
Golden Glover
Elaine McAllister
Lord & Taylor
G. K. Arthur
Eagle Squadron
D. Kelehers
Crusaders
Ol’ Bahstin
Mark Clark
Freddy
W. 49Th Street
Burns
Allen
Stork
Jimmy Walker
Cpl
Baroney Ross
Nikolai Bukharin
Bukharin
Izvestia
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