Ambassadors seek clarity on Stalin remarks amid second front talks
The United States and Britain will ask the Russian government to clarify Stalin’s call for allies to fulfill obligations. They argue his language mirrors Willkie’s urging a second front, a promise seen by Americans as a pledge by Roosevelt and Churchill. If a second front cannot be created soon, officials urge straightforward wording to Russia. Mrs. Bost earns praise as North Carolina’s welfare chief for expanding expert staff and growing in role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Stalin
Associated Press
Russia
Wendel Willkie
United Nations
Washington
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
War effort urges scrap metal and skilled enlistments
Westbrook Pegler urges turning in automobile pets for scrap metal to aid the war effort. Lieut Lincoln Smith promotes enlistment for skilled workers to service fighting machines. North Carolina experts blast transport subsidies and call for strict regulation standards, while Astrid Varnay gains notice for her Metropolitan performance with praise from critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arn Air Force
Lincoln Smith
Tire Rationing Chief Warns No Rubber for Private Cars
John A. Reed, regional tire rationing officer for the OPA, told the North Carolina Truck Operators Association that truck tires must be recapped five to six times to maximize mileage. He warned there will be no rubber for private automobiles for a long time as synthetic rubber plans rise, while army and war production demand soars and the government may requisition private cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Reed
OPA
North Carolina Truck Operators Association
Honorary Law Degrees Awarded to Notable Women
The article lauds Mrs. Julius W. Cone of Greensboro Mrs. W. T. Best State Welfare Commissioner and the University of North Carolina Woman’s College for granting honorary Doctor of Laws. It also honors Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee director of the WAVES and praises Laura Weill Cone for her blend of culture and common sense acknowledged by Dr. Frank Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius W. Cone
Greensboro
W. T. Best
Woman's College
The
University of North Carolina
Mildred McAfee
WAVES
Laura Weill Cone
Frank Graham
President's Secret Tour Sparks Democratic Press Debate
A wartime cooperation row over Roosevelt's two week trip highlights censorship by newspapers and radio. Critics argue voluntary suppression overstepped bounds, hindering public enlightenment while supporters praise discipline. The piece urging democratic media to function openly cites editors and publicists across camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Walter Winchell on Broadway Scene Sparks and Rumors
Walling the social whirl, Winchell reports on Broadway gossip from high society to Hollywood figures. Notes include dalliances, marriages, bankrupts, plans, and political shifts, naming D. Fairbanks widow, Woolworth Donahue, Christine Cromwell, Lucille Wilson, and others amid showbiz intrigues and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ashley
D. Fairbanks
Woolworth Donahue
George
Phoenix
Arizona
California
Illinois
N.Y
Louis
Satch) Armstrong
Alpha
Chicago
Lucille Wilson
Mike Todd
Star & Garter
Backer
Local News and Obits from The Enterprise 1922
Excerpts note Dr P L S Kennett addressed Rotarian club on North Carolina's role in the Revolution. Kennett dies in Buffalo N Y. High Point T2 voting precinct registration begins Saturday with new registration for ATL fourth ward. Mrs Miles Stryker of Winston Salem hospital stay after appendectomy. Julia Ailes to chair Philathea Class meeting tonight. Roosevelt back at Albany desk plans Oct swing through Dixie Midwest. Winston-Salem tobacco sales hampered by rain. Wisconsin milk war escalates with bombed Burlington plant. Senator Norris campaigns coast to coast for Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pls
Kennett
Rotarian Club
Nort Carolina
Frank B. Hower
Buffalo
N. Y
ATL
Fourth Ward
Dean P. E. Lindley
Parent
Emma Blair School
Miles Stryker
Winston-Salem
Guilford General Hospital
G. A. Ausband
Julia Ailes
First Baptist Church
Franklin JD. Roosevelt
Albany
N.Y
Dixie
Midwest
Wisconsin
Burlington
Wis
George Ae Norris
U.S
Nebraska
United States
Franklin D
Obituary and society notes from High Point 1922
Cyrus Vestal Cummings, prominent High Point citizen, died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Martha Elizabeth Estridge of Charlotte to wed Edwin Morrow Brietz at the bride’s home on Oct 18. Mrs. Charles T. Ingram of Atlanta underwent a serious operation at St Joseph’s Infirmary last week. Odelle Peacock to visit Brooklyn, Ruth Balsam, for several weeks. Mrs. Gold, Kearns, Welborn, and Mendenhall noted in ongoing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Vestal Cummings
High Point
Sth
Woman's Missionary Society of the Potomac Synod
Reformed Church of the United States
First Reformed Church
Martha Elizabeth Estridge
Charlotte
Edwin Morrow Brietz
Brietz
Charlotte News
Enterprise
Charles T. Ingram
Atlanta, Ga
St. Joseph’s Infirmars
Ingram
Odelle Peacock
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ruth Balsam
Thomas Gold
Ed Kearns
John Welborn
Otis .Mendenhall
Cotton-picking volunteers bolster North Carolina crop effort
In Raleigh area, about 23 women clerical workers and 25 men from the Department of Agriculture, plus 12 girls from the Central Experiment Station, helped gather nearly three bales of cotton at McCullers test farm ten miles south of Raleigh. Governor Broughton plans a cotton-picking appearance at Caledonia Farm, with Mrs. Broughton possibly in the field. Officials criticize stalled road work and material shortages that delay major projects, noting many were abandoned for the war and only the Camden causeway remains active due to steel needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North, Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Central Experiment Station
Joe Rand
McCullers
Raleigh
Catton
Broughton
Caledonia Farm
West Asheville
Lexington
High Point
Hickory-Conover Road
Camden Causeway
Political heat and logistics swirl in State campaign moves
Democrats seize the Sir Walter Hotel as fall campaign headquarters with leaders planning a broad effort to mobilize voters for the entire ticket. A key focus will be the tenth district and close counties to improve turnout. Mrs. B. B. Everett leads women voters efforts amid some responsiveness delays from county chairmen. Goebbels and a note on wartime caution frame a broader political backdrop as the state gears up for the 26th annual UDC convention October 11-12. News briefs report the Giants' World Series win, a Virginia governor pardoning two Hillsville shooting defendants, and a wave of Democratic speakers to open the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Hotel
Tenth
B. B. Everett
Giants
Yanks
Trinkle
Virginia
Hillsville
Carroll County
Sidna Edwards
Friel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sora Wiley
Sree
B. Terry
A. Rawley
See
Treas
Mmett A. Cecil
Met. Bert, Thompson
Erviers
Audit Bureau
Tered Ag
Defice
N C
of Congress
National Adv
John Bude CO
Ee Vo
York City
Ameri
Nee S. Johnson
Secry
Olina
Associa
Astrid Varnay
Henr'y Simon
Howard Taubman
York Times
O.T
New Sun
Rayinghd Clapper
Ernest Lindley
Walter Winchell
Broadway
A. A. Borie, Jr
Assange
General Stil
E. Easterbrooks
Carmel
Cal
Ted
Merry Macs) McMichaels
Methodist Hospital
North Hollywood
C. Vanda
Suzy
Marilyn
Michael
J. Reeves
Ridgefield
Jacqueline Clarke
Miss Clarke
England
Harper's
Peggy Wood
Lester Stones
Bway
Corp. Joe Louis
Canital Big- Biles
Tlohen
Lohe
Leon Nenderson
Wilkerson
Brownie
Reno
Hays Office
Cole Porter
Tim
Cole
Savoy
Lena Horne
MGM
Bolling Field
Park Avenue Canteen
Sid Silver
Sheia Ryan
Howard Hughes
Denmark
Nordlyset
Brook- Isis
Christian
Jack Warner, Jr
Patsy Mace
Mar-lene Dietrich
Charlie Einfeld
Edge of Darkness
Norway
J. Hylton Smyth
Living Age
Benny Goodman
Ted Fio Rito
Virginia Bruce
Tony DeMarco
Fefe
Monte Carlo
Rise Stevens
the Thrush
Hargrove
Mademoiselle Mag
George Jessel
Bruce Cabot-Marie McDonald
Nancy Kelly
Virginia Langdon
Lynn Roland
Max Haas
Esposito
Lady Pepper
Pai
Jersey
Wo OR. Andersons
Jeff Donnell
She
Trans-Radio Press
Errol Flynn
Charles Ray
Brian Donlevys
Coin Olsen and Johnson
T. Netcher-Bernice Parks
Martha Raye
Capital Square
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Elizabeth City
Camton Causeway
Army
Navy
Highway Commission
Goebbels
Germany
State Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!