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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1944
Page
4
A local editorial argues for laying off the dispute over the police chief's new arrangement and any gossip about Washington spying. It urges the council and public to pause until the plan shows real efficiency gains and notes the importance of postwar civic and recreational progress for High Point.
Advices from Washington say the Office of Price Administration is working on plans to produce a five cent cigar. The idea echoes Uncle Joe Cannon and aims to let husbands smoke without being chased to the yard, reflecting wartime cost controls.
The article lauds the mass resignations of the old Thomasville school board as public spirited and in the best interest of the schools. It notes a new board, and soon a new superintendent and principal, hoping the previous conflict is forgotten.
The piece notes Eric Johnston of the Chamber of Commerce visiting Joseph Stalin at Stalin's invitation signaling a broadened American business mind and Russian state capitalism. It argues they may share common ground while acknowledging shifting times and a veteran film industry milestone.
Local residents weigh duties during wartime from Red Cross dressings to curfew and canning registrations. Citizens, teachers, and officials discuss manpower, invasion planning, and support for troops with calls for prayer and public action.
The Moscow visit by Father Orlemanski is analyzed as a Russian move to counter Polish emigre influence in the United States. Oscar Lange and others are noted as involved behind the scenes. U.S. passport issuance and Vatican diplomacy are discussed amid Cold War politics and internal party maneuvering.
On Broadway social whirl and show business chatter feature rumored marriages elopements and celebrity plans. Frequented names include the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Leon Leonidorf Madeline Leighton Mae West Frank Sinatra and Betty Smith with updates on Hollywood stars politics and New York nightlife.
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