Chamberlain critiqued for age and leadership doubt
The article debates Chamberlain's fitness to lead and his stance on war footing. It cites critics calling him too old, notes his hesitation on full Allied support, and questions whether he should cede power to a more vigorous government.
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Lloyd
Winston L
Tom Dewey
France
Tiger
Clemen
Hindenburg
Chamberfor
Parliament
Mr. Chamberlain
Pny
Churchill
Commons
Two Days Left to Register for May 25 Primary
The Enterprise emphasizes the May 25 primary registration deadline and urges eligible voters to register within two days. It warns that without registration, one cannot vote regardless of opinions on candidates and calls on independents to enroll to influence government.
Durham Herald Sees Defense Push Amid Economic Concerns
The Durham Herald argues for rapid passage of a national defense program despite calls for economy, stating a condition now confronts the nation and all wealth matters only if adequately protected. The Randoph Tribune notes Asheboro births outnumber deaths in April by about four to one. The Hickory Daily Record dismisses isolation talk as pointless and urges continued daily actions deemed best.
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The
Durham Herald
Chamberlain
Asheboro
Randolph Tribune
Roosevelt’s Big Stick Phrase Echoed in War Debate
In 1917 many Americans opposed entering war with Germany yet many accepted it to avoid Kaiser Wilhelm II’s dictates. Former President Theodore Roosevelt urged caution with resolve, saying tread softly and carry a big stick to balance war fever with security.
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United States
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Theodore Roosevelt
From a Newspaper Scrap to a Rich Life The Fletcher Story
In 1915 a Birmingham youth Frank I Fletcher found a want ad in a scrap of paper and sailed to New York. He started earning $18 a week, rose to $150,000 income with a fountain pen, and built a career by proving his ad writing talent. Two bold opportunities transformed his life.
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Birmingham
England
Frank Irving Fletcher
New York
Fletcher
Thompson-Starrett Company Inc
Court Rule Against Price Fixing Spurs Arnold Drive On Building Costs
Bruce Catton reports that the Supreme Court ruling on the Madison oil case broadens the Sherman act. It forbids price floors and eases proving price fixing, speeding Arnold’s cost-cutting campaign on building bids and potentially affecting food distribution and moving picture cases. Congressmen brace for extended testimony as Patman anti-chain store bills progress.
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Arnold
Washington
Supreme Court
Madison
Thurman Arnold
Act
Bruce Catton
Moving Picture
Anti-Trust
Charming public figures parade in humorous portraiture
A humorous montage lists Mary Garden, Wayne Morris, D. Sarnoff, George White, Mrs. Vincent Astor, Deanna Durbin, Theodore Guild, Claudette Colbert, Tommy Manville, Wendy Iglehart, Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, Russel Crouse, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, Peggy Joyce, Lady Thelma Furness, Gloria Vanderbilt, Maxine Sullivan, Hope Hampton, Lily Pons, Hope Williams, Alice Marble, Bonnie Baker, Sam Goldwyn, Charlie Butterworth, Joe Louis, Elsa Maxwell, Boris Karloff, each paired with playful quirks or fashion faults, in a light satirical sketch of celebrity peculiarities.
Success Scrap Book: Readers Keep Columns as Textbook
Readers cut out these columns to paste in scrap books and study them as a text book on success. Start your own Success Scrap Book now.
Brief political quips and campaign chatter widen outrage
A collection of snappy political jabs targets Woodring Willkie and the Roosevelt era. The pieces mock democracy debates and GOP anxieties while lampooning wartime strategy shifts toward the Mediterranean and a humorous Bureau of Weights and Measures tale.
Registration books open again tomorrow
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa spoke at the chautauqua last night predicting union of Union sections for mutual economic interests. Meanwhile fifteen people were in municipal court on slot machine charges.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Marguerite Kirkman Bride-Elect Feted On Gatewood
Local news notes Mrs. R. T. Amos hosted at Gatewood Avenue residence on a Friday afternoon in May to honor Miss Marguerite Kirkman, the season’s bride-elect, with social remarks and celebration.
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R. T. Amos
Gatewood Avenue
Marguerite Kirkman
Political quotes on governance and charity debate
George White candidate for Ohio governor and presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey are quoted on money from hats to feed the poor and on government's relation to people. The remarks touch themes of poverty policy and the danger of subservient citizenry in totalitarian foundations.
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George Mercke
Louisville
Richard White
Daughter
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. Ernest Beck
Detroit, Mich
C. A. Beck
Montlieu
Perria
Texas Rangers
Sherman
Tex
George Hughes
Congress
Great Britain
George White
Ohio
Thomas EK
Dewey
Greeneboro Bride-to-Be Plan With Local Guests
The marriage to Forrest Murray of Greensboro is planned for the month. Attending were Miss Kirksman, Miss Edna Wall, Mrs. Ben Moore, Mrs. John Peacock, Mrs. H. S. Coffield, Mrs. W. F. Clayton, Miss Hazel Briggs, Miss Thelma Wineskie, Miss Marie Stevens of Statesville, Miss M Sherrod, Mrs. John Lindsay, Mrs. S. Amos, Mrs. Bob Sechrest, Mrs. W. G. Shipman, Miss Avery Kirkman, Mrs. E. M. Shipman, Mrs. Randall Mann, Mrs. W. C. Idol, Mrs. W. A. Lambeth, Mrs. J. S. Welborn, Mrs. F. N. Scoville of Orangeburg S C, Mrs. Ed Millis, Mrs. Bruce Carraway and Mrs. J. E. Kirkman.
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E. M. Shipman
Randall Mann
W. C. Idol
W. A. Lambeth
J. S. Welborn
F. N. Scoville
Orangeburg
S. C
Ed Millis
Bruce Carraway
J. E. Kirkman
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