Power and government in wartime North Carolina politics
Drew Pearson criticizes Senator Bailey for praising Duke Power and warns that government control or competition faces harsh scrutiny from private enterprise advocates. The column contrasts private production with government planning, cites Churchill and Tokyo events, and notes Canadian draft limits as examples of cautious wartime policy.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
North Carolina
Josiah Bailey
Duke Power Company
Duke
Piedmont North Carolina
Mr. Pearson
Bailey
Pearson
Prn
Winston Churchill
United Tes
Resignation unlikely if Guilford board chair changes
The Greensboro Record predicts J Ed Millis would not resign from the Guilford board of commissioners if not re elected as chairman. It asserts he is unlikely to quit mid term and doubts any motive for resignation from fellow commissioners choosing another chair.
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Greensboro Record
J. Ed. Millis
Guilford Board of Commissioners
Millis
Inside Soviet Factories A Reporter Visits Moscow Plant
Reader's Digest correspondent William L White tours a Moscow factory that builds the Stormovik for the Red Air Force. He notes poor lighting and dirt, uneven floors, idle workers, and a lack of modern production lines amid a system where one model is produced for the privileged few.
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Moscow
Red Air Force
Threat to North Carolina shore spurs call for action
A letter from C T Williams of Avon to Herbert Bonner, with a copy to Attorney General Harry McMullan, warns that ongoing erosion along Cape Fear and outer banks could flood Dare and Hyde counties if dunes collapse. Williams urges immediate government dredging to reinforce banks before three foot tides render evacuation necessary.
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North Carolina
C. T. Williams
Avon
Herbert Bonner
Harry McMullan
McMullan
Mr. Williams
Dare
Hyde
Roanoke
Williams
State Highway Patrol
Bodie Ward
John Armstrong
Patrol extra duties prompt state police debate
The article notes growing use of the patrol for extra tasks beyond traffic duties, with officials citing superior court orders to run patrols in bench warrants and prisoner transports. Calls arise for a clear policy to restore traffic enforcement or establish a full state police under justice control.
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Superior Court
Rttrent of Justice
Behind the News Washington on Chiang Kai-shek cabinet shakeup
An analysis of Chiang Kai-shek removing a strong cabinet member and shifting toward closer coordination with allied powers. The piece argues his mistrust of Chinese Communists persists while military aid and internal pressures shape a more political than military reform, with China’s war effort hampered by Japanese control of industry railroads and seacoasts.
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Washington
Ting Gene
Sang Kai
Stilwell
United Nations
Chiang
Salween River
China
India
Burma
Chinese resistance endures amid internal strain and warlord politics
The author notes growing Chinese supply gains over five months yet warns internal distraints and provincial warlord leadership strain the economy. Inflation and famine fears linger, but resilience persists, and Japan cannot exploit the weakness. Viewpoints urge looking to other fronts for favorable news.
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Supa
Chungking
China
Your bond choice and war duties are your own business
The piece asserts individuals are not obligated to buy bonds but must support the war through broader efforts. It emphasizes the reader's son may serve anywhere and could return changed, while highlighting Americans who organize munitions, supplies, and medical aid to ensure proper quantities and readiness.
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Europe
Pacific
Admiral Inking
General Patton
Bonds as private business to support war effort
By George Sokolsky argues buying bonds is a patriotic private matter beyond politics. He says bonds help ensure American boys have what they need for victory. Patriots may differ in views, but supporting bonds unites the nation and proves elected unity to Germans and Japanese.
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Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
Germany
Japan
America
Winchell On Broadway Notes From a wartime page
A slice of wartime columns and gag items from the American Third Army front in France. The piece mocks German efforts to provoke homesickness among troops with a spoof Lightning News, plus backstage chatter about Lauren Bacall, Ann Sheridan, Prince Peter of Greece, and other show business figures. It also covers wartime polling in Maryland Virginia and Washington area results for Dewey versus Roosevelt, plus light anecdotes about Sinatra and cigarette customs for troops.
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N. S. Times
Third Army
France
Stars and Stripes
Walter Winchell
Wacs
Winchell
WAC
the Times
Vaude Villian
Ann Sheridan
Mary Landau
Prince Peter
Greece
Cairo
Mary
Shepherd Hotel
Miss Landa
His Highness
Annie
Your Highness
Prince
Pete
Roosevelt
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Dewey
Montgomery County
Prince County
Stephen
Fdr
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Alexandria
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D. A. Rawley
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Mgr
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Secene Rasaiatey
High Faint
N. C
Rational Representative
Lexington Ave
B. C
City
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
High Point
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Tokyo
General Arnold
Berlin
Canada
Russia
William L. White
Reader's Digest
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Detroit
Capitol Square
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Paul Mallon
George Sokolsky
Times
H’wood
Lauren Bacall
Garbo
Dietrich
Tvoll
Bob
Frank Parrell
World Telly
U. S
Solomons
Bougainville
Guadalcanal
Peleliu
San Franscisco
Exscribe Farrell
Alan Sands
Ingrid Bergman
Frank Sinatra
the Waldorf
Bernie Kamber
United Artists Studios
Ambrose
Sinatra
Dorothy Dearing
Mexico City
Joan Edwards
Miss Dearing
Reforma Hotel
John Edgar Hoover
Houdini
Cardini
Jack Spooner
Cub Room
Raft
Mannie Sachs
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