Democratic senatorial race seen as quiet compared to governor bid
The piece notes a slow campaign for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator with former Gov Clyde Hoey and former Gov Morrison as leading figures. It says neither has organized state headquarters or spent heavily, and the May 27 primary lacks revival energy while Reynolds departure altered dynamics. It urges activists to push between now and the primary.
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United States
Clyde R. Hoey
Aeree Morrison
Welkin Ring
Jor Reynolds
Hoey
Reynolds
Morrison
Draft status confusion as policy promises loom
A veteran expresses readiness to serve and frustration over shifting draft guidance. He and others face uncertainty as Washington reportedly plans a clear 26 plus policy, while local boards and inductees fear conflicting orders and ongoing confusion about service requirements.
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Washington
Selective Service
America
Rickenbacker congratulates Johnson for 27 aerial kills
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker sent a telegram of congratulations to Captain Robert S. Johnson after Johnson broke the World War I record with 27 kills. The Western Union Raleigh office accepted the message, drawing scrutiny from others who questioned the exception to wartime telegram bans. The incident echoed through Atlanta and even to General MacArthur’s headquarters.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
North Carolina
Robert S. Johnson
Rickenbacker
Ameri
Western Union Raleigh
Raleigh
England
Associated Press
Atlanta
General MacArthur
Bonds as Patriotism and Profit In War Bond Rally
A columnist argues war bonds test patriotism and financial sense. Investors who held bonds since 1935 see quadruple returns at maturity, while some cash out early. The piece notes rising admiration for bond programs and personal satisfaction from investing in the future.
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W.W.B
Thoughts of Others and War Time Views Reflected in Local Voices
Local readers share opinions on speeches at the Elks Mother’s Day exercises. Ed Mitch ell praises Edwin Gill’s talks while Kate Hedrick criticizes nylon hose quality. Postmaster Clark comments on women mail carriers and gardeners. Florence Allen recalls a bayonet and grease packed gun from abroad. Dave Stanley urges broad participation in Mother’s Day. Fire Chief Ingram describes firefighter drills and ladder practice. Sam Rayburn discusses price controls and home needs. Margaret Cullen Banning questions women’s return to homes. Dr Ruth Gruber notes Alaska’s proximity to Siberia, reflecting wartime geography.
Sedition case marks death of Kansas pauper in trial
An eighty year old Kansas pamphleteer labeled an arch seditionist died in a Wichita rooming house amid his sedition trial. He published a small sheet called publicity and coined Jemocrats while railing against Roosevelt and the New Deal. The piece reflects on his influence and the era’s political tensions.
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Kansas
Reg Justice Department
Wichita
Hitler
William Allen White
Stalin
Roosevelt
Justice Department
FBI
Republic
Southern senators consolidate pro Administration stance
Observers see Sen Claude Pepper of Florida and Sen Lister Hill of Alabama boosting pro Administration votes, effectively quelling any Southern Democratic revolt for November. Reports indicate a clear New Deal versus anti New Deal split, with Pepper and Hill among the most loyal backers in the Senate.
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Florida
Hill
Pepper
Democratic Party
South
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Senator Pepper
Ollie Edmunds
Jacksonville
Claude Pepper
Lister Hill
Alabama
News From Home May 1944 High Point Bulletin Highlights
High Point residents report resignations and missing in action notices. Pfc Perry Lonnie Coltrane and Lt Robert Wade Biesecker are confirmed killed in action in Burma and over Germany respectively. Fire losses surge in April to 9790 dollars. Missing 14 year old Helen Driggers remains at large. The Little Norma bomber sails with the 669th squadron stationed in England. Community notes cover debt relief efforts for High Point College, navy loss reports, and local school activities amid wartime.
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War Department
Pfc
Perry Lonnie Coltrane
Infantry
U. S. Army
Burma
Robert Wade Biesecker
Germany
International Red Cross
Dorothy Rankin
Norma
669Th
416Th
England
Norma Page
B. C. Page
Peter Dontas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Page
Lieut
Dantas
France
Belgium
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Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
MacArthur
Dank
Dutch New Guinea
U. S
Tanahmera Bay
Dan Barbey
Robert Eichelberger
F. A. Irving
Signal Corps Photo
International
Edwin Gill
Ed. Mitchell
the Elks
Kate Hedrick
8. C. Clark
Florence Allen
Dave Stanley
John Lumpkin
BE. K. Ingram
Sam Rayburn
Margaret Cullen Banning
Alaska
Siberia
Ruth Gruber
Department of Interior
Washington Reporting
Paul Mallon
Wendell L. Willkie
Jack Stinnett
Joe
Enterprise
James C. Burton
Carter Street
C. C. Stoker
Sanitary Food Store
West Point Avenue
English Street
Martin Spinelli
High Point College
Italy
Helen Driggers
Ruby Mellette
Thomasville
U. S. Navy
Richard Mellette
Harley Cecil
O. W. Cecil
Hesty High School
Austin B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Wilbur Hutchins
Grover H. Jones
Piedmont Baptist Association
James Clayburn Borland
J. A. Borland
Route 3
Romania
S. P. Brewer
U. S. Department of Labor
Selective Service Officials
Washington, D. C
Arizona Desert
Pacific
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Lieut. Fitzgerald
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Charles F. Carroll
J. C. Payne
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