Misplaced Loyalty on Cabinet Shuffle Debate
The piece questions Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to shift Frances Perkins from Labor to Federal Security Administrator while Harold Ickes would lead Labor and the War Manpower Commission. It argues Perkins is failing as labor secretary, critiques loyalty to friends over national welfare, and notes the president might be preserving her seat to save face amid a centralized labor authority debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Harold Ickes
Labor
Frances Perkins
Department of Labor
War Manpower Commission
Perkins
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Ickes
Interior
Mrs. Perkins
Roosevelt
United States
Madame Perkins
Franklin
Frances
Bert Hoover
Collier's
Europe
Wallace
Edith J. R. ‘Isaacs
Theatre ‘Arts Monthly
Shelton Glueck
Free World
Berlin
Adolf
Stalingrad
The
Russky
Poland
Gov'ts
Exile
Himmler
S.S
High Point Musings on Transit Race Relations and Local Lore
In High Point a bishop urges practical bus seating to protect Negro passengers as buses remain crowded. Local voices mockage, a Salvation Army officer condemns a black magic card, fire safety cautions arise for Christmas decor, and a razor blade shortage sparks edgy quips about male grooming and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Penick
Episcopal Church
High Point
J. E. Horney
Editorial contrasts labor policy with wartime needs in High Point
The Enterprise editor rebukes fuel rationing protests from labor leaders as political fear and urges acceptance of collective bargaining. Joe Boyd is defended as a key AFL figure, while authorities insist gasoline control supports the war effort. The piece argues for pragmatic restraint and responsible civic action during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Labor
Joe Boyd
AFL Furniture Workers
United States
John Lewis
High Point
Africa
America
OPA
Congress of the United States
Supreme Cour
Labor Movement
Piedmont
Boyd
Friend Boyd
Broadway Nightlife Glitter and War Time Screen Talk
Walter Winchell reviews Broadway openings with Fontanne Lunt and other stars. He praises The Pirate and The Great Big Doorstep while noting Yankee Point and Counsellor at Law. Films Casablanca and White Cargo are discussed alongside news from Ed Murrow and Leon Henderson amid wartime sentiment and magazine picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Fontanne
Mr. Lunt
S. N. Behrman
Times
Nichols
Mississippi Delta
Dorothy Gish
Louis ‘Calhern
Old Man River
Mr. Lockridge
The
Sun
Edna Best
Elizabeth Patterson
John Cromwell
John Anderson
Paul Muni
Typewriter Ribbons Heywood Broun and More Quotes
A collection of brief quips and aphorisms from multiple authors. Topics span human nature love aging pride and reflection, with compact, witty lines about life, clocks, gin, and ancestry. Notable voices include Broun Morley Warner and Baldwin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Broun
Chris Morley
Francis Warner
O. Henry
Temple
Faith Baldwin
G. Taylor
Anon
Buried alive stunt and boosts for local events
Johnny Askew of New Port News seeks funds for an operation and plans to lie in a roadside grave for ten days at a junction, air supplied by tube. The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association meets tomorrow. Local notices mention travel, hospital appendectomy, social visits, and political updates in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Askew
New Port News
High Ways II
Thomasville Road
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
John Young
Concord
Gratton Foy
Julia Gold Clark
High Point Hospital
Newton Carroll
Rocky Mount
Harry Raymond
North Main Street
Thanksgiving church attendance breaks records in capital area
Reports from Raleigh show Thanksgiving services across North Carolina churches set new attendance records as Governor Broughton attended a 7:30 service. Donations to orphanages also rise, blamed on war stress or reverence, with officials noting the front home front strain and potential food-shortage impact on farm labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton
Cybics
Fwoo
Scott
Department of Agriculture
Guadalcanal
State College
Military specs mandate dustless all weather road surfaces
Specifications require strategic defense roads to have dustless weather resistant surfaces and foundations that can endure repeated 45 ton per wheel loading stresses.
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Maj
Vernon Carter
Salvation Army
Maj. Carter
Roy Valentine
Friddle
Jesus Christ
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Casablanca
U. S
H. Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Paul Henreid
Hedy Lamarr
Norway
Ralph Richardson
Hugh Williams
Hadley
Leon Henderson
Edward Murrow
Britain
Darlan
Harper's
Jacqueline Clarke
England
New Orleans
Hitler
Dog House
Jime
Washington
Nicaragua
University of North Carolina
President Roosevelt
Milton Whitener
Reformed Church
W. D. Brooks
Shubal Kirkman
Bridge
Brooks
Winston- Salem
Jesse Newton Marshal
Mae Belle Baily
Winston-Salem
Mrs. Gratton
Reidsville
Aubrey Dunbar
Charleston
S. C
Mr. Levin
Fifth Avenue
New York
James A. Couzens
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry
Harding
Plant City
Fla
Jan Smuts
South Afria
Capital Square
Lynn Nisket
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
N. Cc
Office of Price Adminstration
Commission
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