Federal Investigation Demanded on Gasoline Shipments
The editorial calls for a federal probe into Carolina Motor Club charges that tank-truck gasoline moves between Charlotte and Wilmington and back, with fake shipments padding costs. It urges Governor Bannister and NC's delegation to pursue a full investigation, public exposure, and appropriate legal action if warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overnor Broughton
North Carolina
Congress
Carolina Motor Club
Charlotte
Wilmington
Coleman Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Harold Ickes
Totten Transfer to Army Air Corps Moves Closer to Fighting Service
Col James Totten leaves the Demobilized Records Branch at Totten High Point. The Army announces his transfer to the Army Air Corps, a step believed to bring him nearer active combat service since Pearl Harbor. Col Totten and colleagues have impressed locals as the kind of personnel to retain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
James Totten
Army Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
Totten
Joe Boyd and State Agency Talk Stir Local Interest
The piece praises Joe Boyd as regional director of AFL furniture workers and urges local clubs to learn more about Raleigh state departments. It notes Boyd’s labor leadership, background as a minister with college and theological degrees, and his usefulness in voicing labor perspectives on rationing problems. It also highlights a Rotary Club briefing by Assistant Director Paul Kelly on the Department of Conservation and Development.
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Joe Boyd
AFL Furniture Workers
Boyd
Organized Labor
High Point
Raleigh
Tony
Rotary Club
Paul Kelly
Bigtown
Lou Costello
Jean Arthur
Hollywood
Rosemay Robson
Jeanne Robson
Norma Taylor
Long Island
LeRoy King
Newport
Dorothy Kane
Tuxedo Park
Sumner Collins
Hearst
Sylvia Porter
The
Post
Milwaukee
North Africa
Truman
Senate
Jimmy Durante
Washington
Henry Kaiser
Franco Advocates Peace Amid Axis Setbacks
The piece argues Franco's pro peace appeal is a tactic by a desperate dictator. It notes Britain and America reject the Franco plan and Nationalist Spain may reflect German Italian disillusionment. Franco labels the war a draw while Allies rise after a Nazi setback. The reaction remains negative.
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Axis
Franco
Hitler
Mussolini
America
England
State Department
Baltimore Evening Sun
Germany
Britain
Egypt
Cortes
Hidden Inflation Hidden In Candy And War Rationing
Peter Edson explains hidden inflation in wartime candy pricing and quality. He notes the shift from three to five cents for small bars, the Big Chubby size changes, and how producers use new numbers while rationing sugar and chocolate. He warns of inferior substitutes fueling a nationwide candy black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
May
Citizens discuss war effort and social roles in High Point
Letters from readers touch on glass on streets and rubber conservation, draft ideas for women, praise for Captain Bailey in Africa, blackout timing, Florida tourism, and work force views. Residents from High Point and nearby areas weigh civic duties, civil defense, and gender roles during wartime.
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Ada Snow
WAAC
William F
Bill) Bailey
U. S. Army
Charles E. Hayworth
Sidney A. Gayle
North Africa
Special Service Department
the Army
Bailey
U. S
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A devotional fragment exalts God for ever and blesses the Lord as source of strength and inspiration. The speaker emphasizes God as theme, crown, life, light, wealth, and eternal praise beyond time, celebrating divine love and endurance through age and death.
Outlook for War and Weather Echoes Across America
The column blends wartime quips with science notes and social totems. It notes Doolittle and wary bravado, bee color vision, American work ethic, home life routines, fashion trends, and shifting work loyalties. It mentions a strong quake in Germany and Italy's rising tourist season as war and world events press.
Faces and Memos From Broadway Nightlife Gossips
A collage of celebrity sightings and backstage chatter across New York City scenes. Notables include Sinclair Lewis, Bela Lugosi, Christine Ayres, and Dor othy Parker linked with vivid vignettes from Central Park South to Fifth Avenue. A Midnighter memo hints at a Draft Dewey push failing at the Albany Republican gathering.
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Sinclair Lewis
St. Regis Maisonette
Bela Lugosi
Cinemeanie
Central Park South
Christine Ayres
The
Follies
Esquire
Varga
Joyce Mathews Berrie
Jim Farley
D. C
Fifth Avenue
Sherman Billingsley
Albany
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Jerry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Onterprise
Associated Press
Ageceiated Press
Giga Point NC
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Administration
Roberts
Col. Totten
Estion
Almeria
Times
Barcelona
Africa
Spain
Italy
D. D. Arden
T. J. Gold
Army
Charles F. Carroll
Florida
St. Peterburg
Sgt
Lawrence Baker
Miami
Myrtle Buchanan
Tom Alderman Sykes
Thomasville
Junior League Service
Nancy Lowe
Nehemiah
Doolittle
John L. Lewis
Waacs
Reveille
Winchell
Broadway
Frank Sinatra
Don Wahn
Eddie Pola
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy
New York
Chicago
Harrisburg
New
Midtown
Lou Walters
Boston
George White
Earl Carrell
Lou
Tempus
Walters
Palm Island
Carroll
Majestic Theatre
Latin Quarter
Bway
Yokels
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