State to cut license plate steel by reducing size
The Division of Purchase and Contract and Motor Vehicle Bureau note an allotment of 300 tons of steel for North Carolina license plates, costing about $23,000 and produced at Central Prison. Authors argue the state could save by adopting smaller plates like Connecticut, with simple machinery changes. defense needs may not justify current plate size.
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Motor Vehicle Bureau
North Carolina
Central Prison
Connecticut
Change of base for German submarines
The piece notes the Ark Royal loss and German submarines moving into the Mediterranean. It argues British sea power in Mare Nostrum must stay alert for new dangers and possible further crippling attacks. It contrasts Italian naval efforts with German effectiveness, stressing Germany’s unexpected strength at sea.
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Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum
Crete
Need for Revision of Navy Policy and News Censorship
A Raleigh News and Observer editorial argues against voluntary censorship by the U S Navy stating it harms wartime information flow. It urges immediate public disclosure of facts about battles near Iceland and criticizes reliance on unauthorized or Berlin leaks, warning of rumors and propaganda. The piece links to broader doubts about cooperation and future actions.
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Navy
Iceland
War Secretary
News and Observer
Raleigh
United States Navy
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Washington
United States
Berlin
High Point Power Commission urged to push action on defense plan
A potentially urgent call from the High Point Power Commission after a Washington meeting with PWA officials urges rapid local effort to advance a municipal power project. The piece warns against delays that could raise costs and threaten defense production, and argues for a swift, fair purge of ineffective officers in both civilian and military ranks.
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High Point Power Commission
Washington
P.W.A
Talk of interests wins church growth in Council Bluffs
Pastor Wahlin of Emmanuel Evangelical Church rebuilt a stagnant parish by focusing on the father's interest in digging and home repair. He connected through shared projects and trusted conversation, turning six new members into a church breakthrough. Readers encouraged to collect Success Scrap Book clippings.
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George W. Wahtin
Emmanuel Evangelical Church
North Seventh Street
Council Bluffs
Town
Wahlin
Flo
Tol
Mr. Wahlin
Unfamiliar Subjects in Anthony and Abolition Debate
The Chicago Daily News notes a heated exchange between Susan B. Anthony and an abolitionist over marriage, with Anthony retorting that abolitionists talk about slavery while ignoring her status. The item blends historical quip with the era’s reform rhetoric and a brief national defense shortage impact.
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Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Chicago Daily News
No Room for Insane Hospitals S shortage looms in North Carolina
A North Carolina columnist notes chronic hospital bed shortages for the insane across the three state facilities. He explains that building materials were diverted to national defense during the last legislature, leaving no new beds. The piece also sketches political and public relations angles around state leaders Kerr Scott and Walter Murphy, plus local education groups and turkey market insights for Thanksgiving.
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Bob Thompson
L Enterprise Bureau
Str Wester Hotel
North Carolina
ATL
Sunflower Named for Sunward Growth and Heliotropism
The Sunflower explains that sunward turning is a result of heliotropism and phototropism. It traces the etymology of heliotrope from Greek and notes how young plants bend toward light while roots move away, causing the stem to curve toward the sun.
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Thomas Moore
W. P. Keasbey
Christian Science Monitor
Brief quotes on freedom and society from leaders
A collection of brief statements from figures including Owen D. Young Sumner Welles Samuel Guy Inman Leon Henderson Ralph A Burns and Senator George Norvis. The remarks touch on employment free labor markets social justice foreign policy and perceptions of history and prices. A closing playful note mentions miners and a malfunctioning lightning metaphor.
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Owen D. Young
American Youth Commission
Samuel Guy Inman
University of Pennsylvania
Coffee Hemispheres and Shifting Coffee Power
The article traces coffee origins in Ethiopia and Arabia while noting Arabs first cultivated it in the 6th century. It then highlights the modern shift to the Americas, with Americans consuming a majority of global coffee and Latin America supplying about 85 percent of the world’s supply. It concludes with a cultural note on the persistent demand for coffee across the Western Hemisphere.
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Ethiopia
Arabia
South
Central
Latin America
United States
Western Hemisphere
Science seeks sun power for future energy needs
For years researchers pursue solar energy solutions while families pursue balanced power at home, aiming to combine sun driven innovation with equitable energy use for both daughters and sons.
Shared Equally Across The Family Estate Feud
In Birmingham a local resident recalls his father making him the principal heir while the other five children received small shares. They quarrel over a fair division, agreeing only that the bequest was wrong and that equality should prevail after the siblings stop bickering. The tale hints at a looming division of the estate.
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Birmingham
Ala
I. High
Jp Vt
Office of Facts and Figures faces slow start in Washington
Washington reports the new Office of Facts and Figures under Archibald MacLeish is a month old with few offices, no facts or figures, and a skeletal staff. Critics question its purpose while MacLeish defends transparency and warns against propaganda and morale campaigns as he outlines limited advisory duties to the President.
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Washington
Defense
Office of Facts and Figures
Archibald MacLeish
France
Yale
Harvard
Librarian of Congress
MacLeish
OFF
Lowell McNett
Office of Government Reports
Robert M. Kintner
Board of Censorship
BlacLeish
Archibad MacLeish
Russell Davenport
Willkie Campaign Brain Trust
Robert Kintner
Barry Bingham
Ocd
Frank Kingdon
Davenport
la Guardia
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Capitol Square
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Pete” Murphy
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Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
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T.A
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