Neutrality threat spurs fast reconstruction of merchant fleet
The Maritime Commission accelerates rebuilding of United States merchant ships to 300 million dollars in contracts within two years of a 1.25 billion plan. Proponents argue rapid build is needed for future war use and to replace aging vessels as many ships face 1942 retirement. Some ships could substitute foreign-flag services while trade with Europe remains restricted and South American demand grows.
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Congress
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England
France
Europe
South America
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Dula
America
Controversy Over Tax Liabilities May Be Settled Soon
Debate pits attorneys and city officials over whether a single property can be released from tax liability when other properties owed by the same owner have back taxes. City Manager Knox argues taxes are personal obligations and policy has not allowed releases, while lawyers contend equity and statutory allowances require releases for sales or mortgages. The issue affects financing and real estate transactions in High Point and Guilford County.
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Collections
E. M. Knox
Knox
Guilford County
High Point
War Profiteering and WPA Recovery Call in 1940s Letter
W. S. Helms of High Point argues against war-driven economic crash, criticizing the Woodrum act and WPA layoffs. He contends recovery requires large government programs in housing, slum clearance, and highways to raise living standards, not war profits for a few. He warns millions face unemployment and crisis if policies favor profiteering.
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Col. Harrington
Wall Street
W. 8S. Helms
Unemployment Figures Highlight War Order Gap
The editorial notes Mr Harrington states that only about one sixth of the 10,000,000 unemployed could obtain jobs from war orders, with at most a quarter hopeful. The remarks stress urgent national attention to the employment crisis amid wartime needs.
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Harrington
Prophecy and public alarm over looming war then and now
Daily Smith argues that no government desires war yet world armament grows. He cites Revelation imagery of an invisible planning power and quotes a secret plan to sow unrest and provoke conflict. He laments lack of peace, warns against propaganda, and calls for awakening citizens to resist being drawn into war.
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John
Apostle
Europe
Russia
Germany
Italy
America
Synagogue
Daily Smith
Local Couple Returns From 7500 Mile Trip To West And Back
Mr and Mrs H F Cooper return to Gatewood Avenue after a 7500 mile vacation through 22 states to the San Francisco Fair and back. They visited Yellowstone National Park renown for Old Faithful and the Paint Pots Lily Pools San Francisco landmarks Treasure Island Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Oakland Bridge, Boulder Dam Grand Canyon Painted Desert Petrified Forest Albuquerque Tucumcari Amarillo Wichita Falls Dallas and other stops before returning home.
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H. F. Cooper
Gatewood Avenue
Yellowstone National Park
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Salt Flats
Great
Salt Desert
Reno
Nevada
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Golden Gate
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Winchell notes on politics and press
Walter Winchell critiques current politics and media. Alf Landon and Senator Vandenberg urge F D R to state plans on a third term while the President guards his stance. Dies proposes firing all government workers who back Communist causes, stirring debate. Elliott Arnold’s Book of the Month for November shifts from October.
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Alf Landon
Vandenberg
Elliott
World-Telly
Arnold
Bremen
Berlin
Bryan Field
Times
Observance Of Furniture Week Gets Underway
National Furniture Week runs September 30 to October 7 across the United States. W. M. Longmire urges focus on home furnishings, noting future generations may remember designers like Chippendale and Sheraton more than wartime leaders. He argues civilizational progress from everyday living outlives battles.
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W. M. Longmire
United States
High Point
Hitler
Chamberlain
Fair show manager stabbed during alleged robbery attempt
Louis Napoles, Havana Cuba, manager of a High Point fair show, was stabbed in the chest while arguing with a man at the ticket window over entering without paying. J L Kiser, 27, of Ennis Street, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. A second man fled the scene. Kiser jailed on $500 bond. Napoles was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital and discharged.
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Louis Napoles
High Point Fair
J. L
Bill) Kiser
Ennis Street
Napoles
Havana
Cuba
Kiser
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
Guilford Deputies Hunt Driver After Highway Crash
Deputies sought an unidentified man who fled after his car sideswiped another on a Winston-Salem highway. The auto left the road and plowed through a corn field. three people fled the scene, none apparently injured. The vehicle’s license linked to J. F. Hilton of Tholville.
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