Red Tape E r e causes wartime employment confusion at High Point
In High Point workers face uncertainty over whether their jobs are essential for war work. The Enterprise reports the tangled process to obtain clarification involved the local and state employment offices and the OWI, with no definitive public statement issued. John L. Lewis is criticized for political stance and leadership conflicts.
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Associated Press
High Point
N C
United States Ployment Service
Emservice
State Employment Office
Ate Office of War Information
Raleigh
State Office
State
OWL
Washington
Rachel Shiplett
The
Employment Service
OWI
Co Education Time Marches On at University Row
Chapel Hill recalls a 20 year old college story on co education and women’s dorms. The piece drew sharp letters to the editor with critics arguing co education would wreck real learning. The author labeled as radical faced hostile reaction amid debates on progress and women’s roles.
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Chapel Hill
University Women's Government Association
State Papers
What We Fight For And Who We Are
The piece argues Americans defend the United States while others defend their nations England France Russia and China. It warns against overlong ideological plans and urges action to protect national interests now rather than future clothes of ideas. It contrasts outdoor play with chaotic tales and imperfect youths.
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United States
England
France
Russia
China
House
Senate
Martha Smith
Nice Going High Point Debating Teams Win Here
High Point's debating squads shine with the affirmative team of Jack Dillard and Leigh Rodenbough and the negative team of Jimmie Bulla and Brandis Leonard winning in the preliminary triangle. They advance from Greensboro district eliminations to the state final, under coach Miss Evelyn Ballentine.
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High Point
Jack Dillard
Leigh Rodenbough
Jimmie Bulla
Brandis Leonard
Greensboro
Evelyn Ballentine
War voices and public opinions from wartime North Carolina
A collage of quotes from readers and officials on Navy publicity, labor organizing, China Soong connections, politics, price ceilings, and war aims. Notable names include Russell Baker, Joe Boyd, Louise Wilde, Homer Metz, Prof. Jerome Dowd, Baxton Craven, Martha Smith, Vance McGhee, Commander R F J Johnson, Wendell Willkie, and Roscoe Drummond.
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Jerome Dowd
Charlie Soong
Madam Chiang Kai- Shek
Old Trinity College
Norman
Trinity College
China
Baxton Craven
Soong
North Carolina
Great Britain
U. S
Baxtonven
Braxton Craven
Expanding Pacific Islands Debate Weighs War Aims
Wayne W. Parrish argues in American Aviation for acquiring non American Pacific islands as air bases to deter future Japanese aggression. The piece contrasts expansion with the public stance of Americans who favor no territorial gain, while warning of a costly, protracted war and urging readiness.
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Wayne W. Parrish
American Aviation
United States
Mr. Parrish
Pacific
New Zealand
Fast Indies
Far East
Parrish
Japan
Anthony and the crowd usher in a pop cultural shift
A surge of ordinary people embrace a growing trend as Anthony leads a broad movement. The article notes rising popularity and a social shift driven by common traffic and shared interests.
Germany future and justice in postwar policy debated
The piece discusses postwar plans for Germany and Japan, questioning how to punish or reform Germany, possible roles for the United Nations and Allied powers, and concerns about postwar policing. It notes Vera Michelis Dean's Questions on Germany and reviews the film Desert Victory and its producer Lieut Col David Macdonald.
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Washington
Hull
Eden
Litvinov
Germany
U. S
Japan
United Nations
Peary
Rhine
Foreign Policy Association
Vera Michelis Dean
David Macdonald
British Army
Hollywood
MacDonald
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Africa
Rommel
Western
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Audit Bureau OF Circulation
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Labor Movement
AFL
CIO
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boards of Arbitration
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Navy
Russell Baker
Labor
Joe Boyd
Frances Maloney
Louise K. Wilde
Homer Metz
Vance McGhee
OPA
R. F. J. Johnson
Wendell Willkie
Roscoe Drummond
Burton Heath
Europe
Hitler
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Moscow
Reich
Italy
Axis
Detroit
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Bridgeport
Norfolk
Pittsburgh
Birmngham
Peter Edson
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