Conscientious Objectors in War Time
A historical reflection on conscientious objection during war, citing Mark and Matthew Henry and noting Lew Ayers as an early figure. The piece discusses pacifist ethics, the role of objectors in World War I, and the tension between patriotism, religion, and personal conscience amid national crisis. It recalls Robert E. Lee and calls for careful scrutiny of individual motives in declaring conscientious objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose
Pee Ayers
Cascade
Oregon
Othrs
Ewing
Lew
Ollywood
Robert E. Lee
Confederte
United Nations
Ar Solitiers
Nemy
Henst
Vacation Ends For Longtime Burrus Hospital Aide
The Burrus Memorial hospital in High Point enters new leadership as Miss Muse departs for indefinite rest and Mrs John D. McCaskill assumes duties. The beloved administrator, known to patients and staff for years of calm service, leaves behind gratitude and many memories of her serene care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Miss Muse
John D. McCaskill
Calls for study of entire functioning
Discussion outlines the North Carolina prison system budget crisis, noting a $358,000 deficit and attributing it to rising costs and falling prisoner numbers. It questions the intra departmental funding via road department work pay and urges thorough review of prison farms and new industries to uncover the true causes before balancing the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
Road Commission
Jong
Central Prison
Strevey
Bai
Freight car orders herald wartime rail surge
The Lexing ton Dispatch notes 36,000 freight cars ordered by American railroads in 1942, creating about 720 trains of 50 cars each. With highway traffic at a peak, the paper says the wartime transportation task should not bog down as in the last war, reflecting a fireside chat tone about the president’s cough heard around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Lexington Dispatch
Dispatch
Williamson back on payroll as NC liquor board chair
Raleigh moves stir as ex postmaster Carl Williamson returns to public payroll with a $6,000 post overseeing the Heated Act on the State Board of Alcoholic Control. The appointment follows a turbulent Hatch investigation era and shifts in the utilities commission lineup, with Governor Broughton aiming to mend past perceived wrongs and balance local Raleigh politics amid lingering friction with Johnson and Winborne.
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Hatch
Hoockl
Carl Williamson
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Alcoholic Control
Broughton
Bailey
Carl
Mel Broughton
Oscar Pitts
Catawba
Bruce Poole
Bob Powell
Poole
Pitts
Williamson
Texas
Robert Grady Johnson
Utilities Commission
Mot
Johnson
Utilities Commissin
Stanley Winborne
Winborne
Charles M. Johnson
Oscar
Jebsison
Robert Grady
Council of State
tEure
Pow
Horton
Erwin
Gravely
McMullan
Maxwell
Unclear Fragments Describe California Weighed Items
Fragmentary notes describe weights and prices for items in California. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or events to identify a concrete news item or outcome.
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Baxs
California
Walter Winchell Scraps and Gossipy Bits From Town
A collage of Hollywood rumors and society notes includes Madeleine Carroll’s alleged marriage hint, Chaplin and Goddard tensions, the Knickerbocker war desk in Australia, a Sammy Kaye impostor captured in Norfolk, and various divorces, drafts, and notable figures tied to high society gossip. Names like Rita Hayworth, Lindbergh, and Arm strong surface amid colorful vignettes and sharp asides from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Madeleine
Connecticut
Charlie Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
H. R. Knickerbockers
Australia
Sammy Kaye
Norfolk
Hope Air
B. Rohdes
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Louise Anvill
MacArthur
Lionel Atwill
Broadway Notes Snap Slang and Society Buzz
Variety rejects slang as manufactured yet slang remains sharp in on Broadway chatter. The column lists names from Hess to Suspected, Suspected to June Cox and Peggy Ann Canby, with mentions of Littauer in the Army Air Corps, Easterday’s jail debt, and a tense Senate spotlight on aliens and hearings set for April 9.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Hess
London
Ontario
Sumner Welles
Boy
June Cox
David Hamilton
Tuxedo
Peggy Ann Canby
Washington
Collier’s
Ken Littauer
Army Air Corps
Navy
W.W. Easterday
Gee Shing Wong
Mass Ave
South End
Boston
Douglas
Wong
Hollywood
FBI
Fifth Avenue Department Store
Local News Briefs and Society Notes from the Monarch Club
H W Taylor of Sartin addressed the Monarch Club on Business Ethics at the noon luncheon. Republicans plan precinct meetings tomorrow to name delegates to the County Convention meeting Saturday. Household Appliance Co to open at 203 North Main Street tomorrow per R R Blackburn. Miss Mary Jane Lynch of Nashville guests of Miss Nel Smith on Randolph Street. Mr and Mrs L H Winslow announce birth of son Darrel Groom March 20 1932. Dennyce McAdams Mr and Mrs B J Underwood and B H Atkins holiday in Florence SC. News Briefs: De Valera elected president of Ireland signals break with Britain. J C Penney founded 30th anniversary on April 14. W J Ainfield III of Asheboro seeks State Senate. New York delays Democratic convention vote. 34 uninstructed delegates. Maine delegates instructed for Roosevelt. Charltown News buys Thomasville Times. single paper for Thomasville. Lena Ramsey married to George F Ellis at First Presbyterian Salisbury. Mrs Milton Silver hosts Dutch supper in Reidsville March 26. About People: Junior Missionary Society meets April. Miss Alice McRae Caldwell. Mary Muse hosts Tar Heel Chapter, Children of the Confederacy. Mae Brown weds Roy Wright in High Point March 29. News Briefs: John L. Lewis predicts 600,000 miners strike. Guilford precincts meet April 8 per F A Ogburn. Irish Free State bill becomes law as King George V approves. Quotes on labor and liberty from Ravemond Fosdick.
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H. W. Taylor
Sartin’s
Monarch Club
Household
North Main Street
R. R. Blackburn
Clinard Electric Company
Winston-Salem
Mary Jane Lynch
Nashville
Tenn
Nel Smith
Randolph Street
L. H. Winslow
Darrel Groom
Dennyce McAdams
B. J. Underwood
B. H. Atkins
Florece
S.C
Chairtown
Thomasville
First Presbyterian Church
Salisbury
Lena Ramsey
George F. Ellis
Milton Silver
A. Bane
Reidsville
John L. Lewis
High Point
F. A. Ogburn
Guilford County
Fresh Hash From The D C Delicatessen
Peter Edson writes from Washington on wartime liability for shared autos and injuries to pedestrians. Questions arise over whether riders are common carriers and if there is joint liability, with talks of federal group insurance. Also notes DC barber shops and a 71 hour week, plus wartime production drive backfires and extended work weeks.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Quotations and News Snippets Mix in Brief Log
A collection of satirical lines and political quotes from figures such as Gen Douglas MacArthur and Winston Churchill. Topics range from marriage and self reliance to Hollywood, coffee habits, and education policy. The items read like light snippets and observations from public discourse of the era.
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Rawley, Publignar
B. Terry
Amir Fer
Airact i
Acdit Bureau
Gibulat
Mallee
Tue
Joan Budd Co
Lexington Ave
New York City
Mark
Matthew Henry
England
Nilford Courthouse
Capital Square
Jim
Walter Winchell
Mexico
Lindy
Izzy Elfinson
Lucious Beebe
Weskit
Lindbergh
Foard
Peg Joyce
Bert. Acosta
Bellevue
Dick Himber
Camille Anderson
Memphis
Maid of Cotton
Mrrs
Greater Miami
Bayfront Park
Dad Pelley
John Barry
Anne Lindbergh
Victorville
Calif
Los Angeles
Pappy Winch
Walto
de Casa Manana
Hallywood
Florida
Alakrasser
Louis Satchmo Armstrong
O. O. McIntyre
New York Chronicler
G-Men
Mr. Hoover
Richard Whitney
Soociety
Peter Stackpole
Dick Pollard
S. America
Roy Sedleys
Shemp Io- Ward
Virginia Bruce
Priscilla Lane
Anne
Broadway
Gwynne
June Elvidge
Rudy Valentino
Ernestine Dobbs
Dean
Murphy
Judy
Benedict Arnold
de Valera
Ireland
Britain
J. C. Penney Company
W. J. Ainfield
Asheboro
Senate
New York State
Maine
Roosevelt
Junior Missionary Society
Alice McRae Caldwell
Mary Muse
Terday
Tar Heel
Children of the Confederacy
Miss Mae Brown
Roy Wright
Ravemond BR. Fosdick
Rockefeller Foundation
Peter Edson
D. C
District of Columbia Board of Barber Examiners
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Clarence B. Kelland
Republican National Committee
Winston Churchill
Filbert Thomas
Utah
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