Guilford County politics noted in a cautious outlook
The Enter tise outlines desired traits for a Democratic county commissioner candidate and endorses F Logan Porter Sr. It notes four announced candidates for Guilford's four House seats and predicts a potentially colorful senate race between George Penny and Huger King. It mentions CIO PAC interest in the sixth district and D. E. Scarborough as a possible anti-Rives candidate. The piece doubts voter enthusiasm and warns of a light turnout harming democracy.
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Entertise
Highoint
F. Logan Porter
Greensboro
High Point
George Penny
Huger King
Mr. Penny
Ciopac
Jack Horner
PAC
Cio-Pac
Durham
Earl Rives
Cone
Pacers
D. E. Scarborough
Rives
A Light in a Darkened World Sermon on Light and Faith
A high school auditorium heard a soulful oration titled The Gift of Light. The speaker continued bravely as the power failed, finishing to the judges’ delight after quoting scripture. The piece links light to spiritual truth, citing Jesus as the Light and urging deeds done now before night comes.
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Jesus
Edison
Earth
John
Christ
George Matheson
Community youth centers set for summer reopenings
J. J. Ellington hopes to reopen white and colored youth centers this summer if a director is found and plans a playground circus with a real band at season’s end. Miss Marjorie Smith thanks the hospital committee for support during the general hospital’s closing at Camp Butner.
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J. J. Ellington
Marjorie Smith
Red Cross
Frank Wall
Camp and Hospital Council
Camp Butner
Community letters applaud streets and Red Cross aid
Motivated readers from Greensboro and High Point share praise for West Lee street as a rough thoroughfare, commend the Air Signs coverage, and urge better roof signs for airports. Sgt Monette promotes Army recruiters in High Point, while Cpl Basil Freeman thanks the Red Cross for coordinating his 30 day furlough home from Italy.
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Hi Point
Red Cross
Cpl
Basil Freeman
Kennedy Street
Italy
East and West in democracy and Russian views
Commentary contrasts Western belief in majority rule and minority rights with Russian veto power and one list elections. It argues democracy means free press and minority rights, citing Tolstoy’s quest for freedom as context for differing worldviews.
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UNO
Count Tolstoy
Freedom versus necessity in political theory and life
The essay compares freedom and necessity as separate sources of self understanding, cites US constitutional clauses on religion speech and due process, and contrasts Western liberal values with Stalinist power. It argues worldviews differ, causing miscommunication, and cites Orton and a revolutionary class struggle frame to illustrate divergent concepts of rights and power.
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United States
Congress
Postwar analysis challenges civilian bombing protection
An excerpt from Modern Medicine argues that casualties from big city bombing in Europe and atomic blasts in Japan show similar injury patterns and the protective value of sturdy buildings. Major Cortez F. Enloe Jr. notes about 422000 deaths from air raids and 77500 bodies unrecovered, stressing the need for awareness of civilian harm.
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Washington
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Europe
Japan
Amburg
Cologne
Essen
Modern Medicine
Army
Germany
Medical Journal
Major Enloe
Enloe
Safest civilian work areas near city edges in wartime
Jack Stinnett reports that workers should be placed on city edges to avoid transport disruption while staying away from targets. He notes many death and injury causes in air raids, including burns, debris burial, carbon monoxide, dust, drowning, and chemical burns. Mechanical injuries dominate, with incendiaries killing more than high explosives, and Maj. Enloe warns atomic blasts may kill more than injure in total war.
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Major Enloe
Spain’s Struggle Shapes Franco Era in Global Power Play
The piece surveys Spain’s division and Franco’s rule, detailing how Franco’s Falange sustains control, the danger of a civil war legacy, and foreign powers’ wary positions. It notes Britain’s reluctance to sanction and Moscow’s fears, while exiles split between monarchist, republican, and communist factions and rival claims for leadership in exile.
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France
Russia
Mexico
UNO Security Council
New York
Spain
United States
Britain
Washington
Paris
Pyrenees
Moscow
Lonedon
Madrid
Gibraltar
Barcelona
Franco
Spanish Republic
Jose Giral
Juan Negrin
Martinez Barrio
Modesta
la Passionaria
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Centmnbee Ave
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Hunter College
Wise
Enterprise
Ralph Crocker
Forday
Tom Monette
George Sokolsky
William Aylott Orton
Stalin
Maj. Cortez F. Enloe, Jr
U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey
Jack Stinnett
Byrnes
Falange
England
London
Alfonso XIII
Portugal
Don Juan
Lisbon
el Caudillo
Gil Robles
Nuremberg
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