Public debate on dog pounds and war morale in High Point
On Tuesday November 10 1942 community leaders weighed war era concerns. Police H F Richardson praised a dog pound to curb stray bites and promote vaccination. Bishop Clare Purcell cautioned against a prohibition amendment while soldiers serve overseas. Merchants pledged cooperation with WPB requests to cut Christmas lighting to conserve power. Marine Day remarks by Josephus Daniels lauded Marines for versatility and noted Allied progress from Guadalcanal to North Africa as the nation marks a significant war anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Purcell
High Point
WPB
George Rankin
The
Merchants Association
Pacific
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Army
North Africa
Tripoli
Air Force
Mediterranean
Africa
Guadalcanal
New River
Berin
No Armistice Echoes in Wartime Policy Commentary
A patriotic column argues the 1918 armistice was a mistake and urges complete surrender of Germany Italy and Japan in World War II style. It praises veterans of 1918 as recognizing past errors and calls for stronger terms and French revival to bolster the alliance. The piece frames US France ties as a strategic military move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
France
Germany
Marshal Foch
Italy
Japan
America
United Nations
Hitler Reaches for a Dunkirk in Africa
A raw appraisal asserts Adolf Hitler seeks a Dunkirk like evacuation in Tunisia for Rommel and the Afrika Corps. It claims Mussolini and Laval will supply ships and Italy and France must deliver boats and matériel as Hitler readies a new North Africa push. The piece notes Laval faces potential reproach in Rome.
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Adolf Hitler
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Pierre Laval
Rome
Hitler
Il Duce
Mussolini
Laval
Italy
France
Stooges
Tunsia
Afrika Corps
Rommel
S.c
French Resistance Spirit and Giraud Escape Boost War Efforts
President promises no severance between American and French peoples as Allied leaders push to revive French fighting spirit against Vichy. The escape of General Henri Giraud, aided by Americans, is highlighted as a pivotal morale boost and symbol of leadership for the French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Vichy
France
Henri Giraud
Pretty Cheap Tires Show War Shift in Public Mind
The piece argues that Leon Henderson’s tire plan must be judged by war needs rather than pleasure driving. It warns against overoptimism, stresses that certificates lack real tire supply, and questions ethics of siphoning rubber from armed forces for civilian use. It also touches on Hitler and Rommel, and a sports distraction.
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Leon Henderson
Washington
Hendeson
S.B.H
Walter Winchell reports wedding and rumor round up
Hollywood and Washington gossip run in a single note card. Walter Winchell mentions the steel magnate Tom Girdler’s forthcoming fourth marriage to his long time betrothed, while Reginald Gardi ner and Nadia Petrova are expected to wed in two weeks. Washington revives Stimson retirement talk with L Johnson slated for cabinet post. Congressmen Hol land and McCormick loom in party-favored scenarios, and Simone Simon’s accent shifts toward Pierre Aumont. Also noted are Beery’s possible remarriage, Cartier widow’s poverty dispute over a French will, and Almassy connection to the late Spanish king.
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Tom Girdler
Reginald Gardiner
Nadia Petrova
Washington
Stimson
Ass't Sec
L. Johnson
Elmer J. Holland
Penn
McCormick
Ed Flynn
Democratic Committee
Flynn
Simone Simon
Pierre Aumont
Boyer
Frederick Couderts
Hollywood
Wally Beery
George Hurrells
Lou
Costellos
Chip
Evie
Robert
Broadway showbiz scraps and wartime chatter headline
A crowded reminiscence of show business upheavals and wartime social notes. Will Bradley returns to work under a new name Wilbur Schwictenberger after leaving his band. Hedy Lamarr and Jay Howard resume their relationship. Ernst Lubitsch courts Helen Fortescue Reynolds for a Jack Benny film. Mary Anderson runs her soldier groom’s jukebox business. Jimmy Ritz and Vivian Blaine threaten a merger. The Van Heflin heir is due this summer. Fred Finkel hoffer’s Show Time is rejected by services. Violinists and pianists cancel tours over a 25000 dollar limit. Foreign language broadcasts face strict scrutiny. Unlisted speakers mock FDR in comedy bits. Willkie in Moscow learns from a public library as Stalin explains education in war. New York hotel scarcity persists and train space tightens for war effort. Living Age may resume with the right editor. Adrienne Ames linked insomnia for Pvt Jane Fabry. Alice Leone Moats teases her Mars book on a war correspondent. The Burma Road looms with malaria jokes.
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Hedy Lamarr
Jay Howard
Ernst Lubitsch
Helen Fortescue Reynolds
Jack Benny
Mary Anderson
Jimmy Ritz
Vivian Blaine
20Th Century Fox
van Heflins
Fred Finklehoffe
Armed Services
Ernc Rapee
FDR
New York
Washington
Mag
Joseph Hilton Smythe
Adrienne Ames
Jane Fabry
Esquire
Alice Leone Moats
Collier's
Burma
Parlor gossip and legal notes mix in NYC column
A collage of society doings and courtroom moves fills a New York page. The Countess de Mua, once Paris’ social star, works at a 5th Avenue furrier while exiled exiles and celebrities drift through town. War correspondent Whitaker reappears, and King Carol’s nightclub tale is debunked. Lucille Bremer leads Cap Cab chair. Burton Turkus’s election loss reshapes Brooklyn’s legal scene. DOJ roundups threaten over 11,000 enemy aliens and 1,000 Band members face prosecution.
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Countess de Mua
Grace Cuyler
Paris
5Th Avenue
France
John T. Whitaker
King Carol
Mexico City
Ciro’s
Babs Beckwith
California
Brooklyn-Is
Burton Turkus
Sam Leibowitz
Lucille Bremer
Copacabana
David Worth
Peter Arno
Dept. of Justice
Nudist Clip Sparks March of Time Wall Display
A nude clipping from Coronet adorns the March of Time offices wall. Rumors suggest it features a girl connected to the Flynn case. Mil ton and Somerville, linked to March of Time and an ad agency, sealed deals last week.
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March of Time
Flynn
Paul K. Milton
Jean Somerville
New York
Tipoff
Philadelphia
al Santell
al Rogells
Hollywood
Philip Ammidown
Barbara Salisbury
Raeder
Herman
Baltimore
Sam
Levin
Columm
Africa
Hitler
U. S
Armistice Day program and local events in Guilford
Tomorrow in the city will feature a parade at 16 o clock and a speech by Congressman-elect William B. Umstead at the Senior high school at 11 a.m. Guilford led state counties in gubernatorial votes with 29 244 ballots cast. The High Point Public Library marks its sixth anniversary with a doll show and Red Cross roll call forthcoming.
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William B. Umstead
Guilford
High Point
Red Cross
Big Armistice Day Parade and Address Tomorrow
Twenty years ago preparations kick off for the big parade and Armistice Day program planned for tomorrow. Hon John J Parker of Charlotte, former North Carolina gubernatorial candidate, will deliver the principal address. The Furniture Manufacturers Association adjourned this morning with C F Tomlinson elected president. Concrete for the High Point Winston Salem highway poured. opening set for Nov 29.
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John J. Paker
Charlotte
North Carolina
Furniture Manufacturers Association
C.F. Tomlinson
High Point
Winston-Salem
Scrap drives fuel war effort and salvage policy
The state highway and public works commission has contributed over seven million pounds of scrap metal to the national war effort since Pearl Harbor. Much of it came from prison camps and highway shops while additional tonnage was gathered by communities. tires and old equipment also feed the junk pile as engineers convert worn parts into usable machines. The piece notes questions about how figures are counted and touches on salvage philosophy versus “junk.”
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
Pearl Harbor
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Walling
Latin American Republics seek better overland transport
Shortage of ocean shipping and other wartime problems have focused attention of the Latin American Republics on the need for improved overland transportation, the Department of Commerce reports.
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Department of Commerce
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