City Council Opens With Landmark Flower Funds Reform
The new High Point city administration clears a long questioned funding practice by passing an ordinance to end private flower funds. The measure bars department heads from collecting funds and mandates public audits, aiming to curb coercion and political misuse. The Enterprise urges transparency to purge past unhealthy practices and safeguard political health.
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W. G. Priddle
Mission to Moscow distorts book. critics condemn propaganda
John ny and Suzanne of Wisconsin La Follette critique the film Mission to Moscow for distortions that alter the book by Joseph E. Davies. They argue the picture promotes mass consumption and ally propaganda while hiding facts about Tukhachevsky, the purge, and Soviet terror.
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Suzanne
Wisconsin
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
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Dewey
Miss la Follette
Maral Tukhachevsky
Ambassador Davies
Stalin
Hitler
Davies
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Communist Organizars
Vito Marcantonio
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
Not Surprising Yet Disturbing War Reflections
A wartime column recalls the Centaur torpedoing and Japanese and German war crimes as a warning to examine American conduct and resolve. It cites Allied ethics, leadership, and the need to destroy hostile regimes before lasting peace. A jibe about an Oklahoma jail escape ends the reflection.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Germany
Japan
Tunisia
Community Voices Mixed on War, Local Duties and Club News
Local residents discuss wartime rationing sugar registration for teachers and fuel controls while urging volunteer work in Red Cross surgical dressings and expressing interest in dog shows and kennel club events. Officials temper debates on gas rationing and tax plans as civic life continues.
Tough 10 Minute Test For Army Officers At Fort Knox
Peter Edson reports on brutal quickfire tests used at the Armored Force School Fort Knox where officer candidates crawl in trenches under live fire. The exercise requires improvised gear, a mined course, and two unwilling participants firing tracer bullets as the trainee crawls.
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Sweden pushes railway electrification and wartime musings
In wartime notes the piece cites Sweden advancing rail electrification and comments on American character. It warns about seed potato demand and price jumps while detailing a Fort Knox training crawl through trenches under simulated fire. The tone blends policy, morale, and rugged instruction from the era.
Vengeance Belongs to God Says Samuel Quote
A biblical verse notes that adversaries of the Lord will be broken and thunder from heaven will strike them. The line reflects a theocratic perspective with emphasis on divine justice and vengeance belonging to God.
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W. M. Cunningham
Samuel
Broad and witty musings mix with war era jests in Washington
A jumble of verse and anecdotes fills the column with playful lines about love and farewell. It also relays jokes about Senator Reynolds and Broadway life, plus quips on wartime criticism, poker, rackets, bayonets, and a soldier’s induction.
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