The Navy Row and a Senator’s Call for Honest Testimony
Senator Tom Connally warns that interservice disputes weaken national defense at a pivotal time. The piece argues Congress must hear full testimony from Army Navy and Air Force experts, avoid gag orders, and consider historical lessons from Billy Mitchell and John Crommelin to judge arms policy.
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Tom Connally
Texas
United States
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Department of Defense
John Crommelin
Col
Billy Mitchell
Crommelin
Mitchell
Top Brass
From Manteo to Murphy A Collected Fly Cotton Tale
Mr Bill Sharpe writes of housewives in Hamlet Norfolk Richmond and other places wiring screens with cotton to block flies. He doubts the method while noting flies seem to avoid untreated cotton. Tommy Thomas in High Point repeats the tale with summer success and skeptical yet curious tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sharpe
Manteo
Murphy
Greensboro
Daily News
Hamlet
Norfolk
Richmond
Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe
High Point
Tommy Thomas
Our Fair City
Thomas
Salvation Army Captain Questions Readers on Town Boost
Captain Ruth Sheppard of the Salvation Army poses pertinent questions as part of Business Women's Week series. Article emphasizes BPW's theme Boost your town it boosts you and encourages local civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BPW
Ruth Sheppard
Salvation Army
Be Proud of High Point Your Town Needs Your Boost
Community call to action urges residents to actively promote High Point. Emphasizes personal responsibility, loyalty, and involvement in clubs and projects to build civic pride and a better tomorrow. Highlights individual contributions through work, patronage, attendance, donations, and youth engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
High Point
Senator Neely Lays an Oldish Egg in Farm Debate
The Washington scene features Sen Matthew Neely of West Virginia reacting to farm price support talk. He quips during a chicken versus broiler dispute and later has his remark stricken from the record. In other notes, Ralph Trigg of the Commodity Credit Corporation testifies before an empty House, and Rep Jesse Wolcott shelves a quorum issue. A dressmaker promotes a new low price line starting at 100 dollars.
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Washington
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
Neely
Senator Neely
Scott Lucas
Senate
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
Lucas
Minton
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Wild Bill Langer
North Dakota
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ralph Trigg
House Banking and Currency Committee
C.C.C
Jesse P. Wolcott
Michigan
House
Ralph Gamble
New York
Gamble
Larchmont
N. Y
Seven Inventions and a Casually Discussed Invention
A Greensboro News column surveys seven key inventions from planting seeds to canning and lists popular but disputed items such as the wheel and atomic power. The piece notes varied opinions, cites Free's Britannica list, and includes reader input alongside humorous anecdotes about zippers and daily life.
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Greensboro News
Edward EF. Free
Encyclopedia Brittannica
Pasteur
Free
Atomic Power
Paris
Witch Hazel Branches Linked to Water Seeker Divining
In colonial times locals used witch hazel branches as divining rods to locate underground water and ore deposits, a practice tied to beliefs in supernatural guidance and practical resource hunting.
Christopher Columbus myth busting and film debut note
A historic essay debunks common Columbus myths and recounts his voyages the fall 1942 launch of the film Christopher Columbus notes his travels from Palos to the Bahamas and the 33 day voyage. It covers his upbringing and struggle to win Isabella and Ferdinand's support and mentions statues and literature about him.
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Columbus
Isabella
Spain
Angels
Ferdinand
Chris
Beatriz de Havana
Torquemada
Inquisition
Santa Maria
Long Island
Palos
New York
Grover Whalen
Don
Duke
Veragua
New World
Horatio Alger
Portugal
Ferdinand and
N. Y
Debasement of the Republican Party in New York City
A NY political column decries the Republican party as debased by pressure group ties and subversive affiliations. It argues Stanley Isaacs’ numerous listed affiliations with subversive groups symbolize a broader collapse of party principles and a shift toward extremist influence.
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New York
Republicans
Stanley Iaacs
Staley Isaacs
United States
Isaacs
Vito Marcantonio
Paul Robeson
Stanley Isaacs
John Foster Duiles
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Karl Marx
Alger Hiss
Vermont
McCullough
Connecticut
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
Robert L. Thompson
A. Rawley
Charles B. Loflin
Ils Crommelin
Capt. Sheppard
Umpcress
Unese Ou
FAR East Cafe
The
Sen. M. Neely
W. Virginia
George Dixon
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
Norma Paul Ruedi Hazeltine
Joe Kuhel
Washington Nats
W. A. Bivins
Edison
Newton
Jenner
Americas
Warren
Walter Winchell
Genoa
Christopher Columbus
Europe
Leif Ericson
America
Bahamas
San Salvador
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Nova Scotia
Cabot
Giovanni Cabot
Seas
Seville
San Domingo
Havana
Cuba
Columbus Circle
Madrid
Central Park
Jeronimo Sunol
Alabama
Goldenrod
U. S
George Sokolsky
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