Cost of Living and the Price Rollback Debate
The piece argues price controls and wage freezes failed to stop inflation and notes the 10 percent rollback is small compared with earlier 100 percent price rises. It cites Meany and Madam Perkins, and laments that nonboom town workers suffer most while war boom gains are misrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
George Meany
AFL
Madame Perkins
Department of Labor
OPA
Pearl Harbor
High Point
Trained nurses urged to join wartime service
The article stresses a severe nursing shortage and urges women to enroll in nurse training around Florence Nightingale's birthday. It notes that war demands will persist, with student nurses shouldering greater responsibilities even after active hostilities end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightengale
Nice Names Trade Reform in Real Estate and Draft Era
The piece notes shifting terms from undertakers to morticians and press agents to public relations men. It observes real estate agents as realtors and suggests the newer crop of draft draftees has given way to selectees, reflecting evolving professional labels.
Soft War call to sacrifice by wartime correspondent
War correspondent Robert St John told Greensboro audiences that enemies and some allies wage a total war while civilians resist sacrifice. He urged unified home front support, noting casualty lists will bring the conflict home and speed victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert St. John
The
Woman's College
Greensboro
America
Clare Luce
Worry over a Soviet puppet Poland amid Russo-Polish tensions
Anglo-American diplomats fear a Soviet sponsored Polish government in exile rivaling Paderewski’s London leadership. A split could mirror Moscow backing of a discordant Yugoslav force against General Mikhailovitch, posing greater harm than a Polish Quisling scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Sikorski
London
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Mikhailovitch
Hitler
French Influence and Air Force Mustache Club Parody
The piece mocks American youth in France and North Africa with a spoof about air force members forming Point Snorkers, a mustache based group modeled on Short Snorters. Initiation requires a conspicuous waxed mustache that cannot be removed until return to the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
North Africa
Satevepost
Sevastopol
Lock
Ruth Mitchell
Dorothy Parker
Jane Hudson
Gwan
Broadway
Omari Harris
Harper's
Hays
Jitters Hit City Hall as Fear of Firings Grows
An editorial notes an epidemic of jitters at City Hall despite civil service protections. It urges the newly elected leaders to declare their firing plans soon to avoid harming government efficiency and morale.
Voices on War Efforts and Youth Attitudes
A collection of quotes from Rev. C E Haworth Judge D C MacRae Mrs Homer Miller Robert St John Bill Ringold Gary Davis Lt Alcutz Paul W Casey Dr O C Williamson William L Batt Jacob L Devers and Eric Johnston discuss wartime youth delinquency manpower mobilization and social unity urging action and coordinated drives while noting shortages and efforts across professions and institutions.
Sweden and Bulgaria Hover In Axis Shadow As War Weighs
The column argues Nazi overreach risks provoking Sweden into an anti Hitler stance and notes Swedish actions from minefields to armed flights. It compares Bulgaria's Axis alliance to past capitulations, warning the Balkan state may reveal the Axis’s waning grip and hint at a broader Allied bridgehead opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Ulven
Altkirch
Sweden
Norway
Vasteras
Germany
Wth
Bulgaria
Rumania
Greece
Serbia
Reich
Boris
Macedonia
Yugoslavia
Serbia and
Thrace
Russia
Balkans
Balkan
Apple crop hopes and humble thoughts in Montgomery
A brief reads of quotes on humility from Philippians and Montgomery. The note hopes for a large apple crop this fall to avoid shortages and spillages from jugs and bottles.
Broadway Notes and Reviews From The First Nights
Winchell surveys Broadway with previews of a season trio and a revival, praising The Corn Is Green as a notable Barrymore vehicle. He notes mixed reception for Sons and Soldiers and Three's a Family, while praising Geraldine Fitzgerald and Gregory Peck. Also covers The OxBow Incident and Next of Kin films, and commentary on radio, censorship, and other reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Ethel Barrymore
Bel Geddes
Max Reinhardt
John Anderson
Mr. A
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Stella Adler
Gregory Peck
Times
Dora Merande
Gee Gee James
William Wadsworth
Robert Burton
Mother England
Nora Pilbeam
Mervyn Johns
Greta Gynt
John Clement
Gestapo
USA
Henry Fonda
Mary Beth Hughes
Johnny Doughboy
Jane Withers
Bobby Breen
Soprano
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High Point Enterprise
R. BR. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
J. P. Rawley
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
Ted Press
N.C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave.n
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Raleigh
Telegraph Messenger
North Carolina
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Caesar
Rev
C. E. Haworth
Homer Miller
D. C. MacRae
United States
United Nations
Bill Ringold
Montgomery
Tunisia
Gary Davis
Lt. Alcutz
Paul W. Casey
O. C. Williamson
WPA
Wlliam L. Batt
Jacob L. Devers
Eric Johnston
Burton Heath
Imperial
Boris III
Sofia
Ferdinand
Wilson
Turkey
Wilhelm
Nazi Germany
Winchell
Fred Allen
Ballyhoo
Musso
Lewis
Fdr
James P. McGranery
Arlene Francis
Louisville
Haskin
Ding
Herald Tribune
Uncle Sam
John L. Lewis
Gov't
Europe
Davies
Army
Ray Ellis
War Production Board
W. Cottingham
Anon
R. L. Martens
E. T Bell
C. McCarthy
Rebecca West
NEA Service
Dorothy Lamour
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