Judges Lenient on Bootleggers Sparks Public Outrage
Judge Don MacRae reduced sentences for J. F. Dalton and Worth Church from six months on the road to fines of 150 each after they withdrew an appeal. The editorial denounces the compromise as undermining law enforcement and warns of war losses despite confidence in ultimate victory. It praises wartime tech like the electronic automatic pilot developed by Minneapolis Honeywell and urges peacetime use of such innovations.
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Don MacRae
J. F. Dalton
Worth Church
Superior Court
Germany
Schwein
Flying Fortress
Minneapolis-Honeywell Company
America
Army Air Forces
Wright Field
Goebbels Urges Calm as Nazi Claims Debris Shift in Russia
The Nazi Propaganda Ministry tells Germans not to discuss defeats or look discouraged as officials claim 300000 square miles of debris were evacuated in Russia. The piece contrasts these claims with real reversals from Stalingrad to White Russia and notes millions of German casualties.
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Goebbels
Russia
Stalingrad
Hitler
Volga
White Russia
Girls Break Ground as Editors at Chapel Hill
In North Carolina, UNC defies wartime norms as a girl is elected editor of the Daily Tar Heel and Carolina magazine for the first time. Supporters credit merit or wartime male shortage, but the move signals a new era for women in campus journalism. Riveting changes accompany the war era.
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North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Tar Heel
University of North Carolina
Carolina Magazine
Carolina
Opinions From High Point Citizens On War Jobs Civic Duty And Local Issues
Letters from residents and officials in High Point discuss teens quitting school for defense jobs and long term effects, civics education, open council meetings, wives joining service personnel, whiskey stills, and public engagement in city government. The voices include M L Patrick Mayor Pro-Tem C A Lewis and Deputy Sheriff W L Whee less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
C. A. Lewis
Ration Tokens Raise HOARDING Fears for OPA Plan
The OPA plans plastic one value ration coupons next year to ease making change. Tokens will break ration period barriers and allow households to hoard leftovers. Officials warn that millions of tokens may be kept out of circulation and the original 900 million order could vanish quickly.
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OPA
Spurs in dress uniforms for mechanized troops sparks shortages debate
The piece questions whether mechanized soldiers should wear regalia and spurs given metal shortages and scarce manpower, asking if dress uniforms are necessary when clothing and gear are limited.
Freight Rates by Law and the Legislative Threat
This editorial discusses bills pending in Congress that would fix freight rates by fiat, risking inflexible mileage scales and regimentation. It argues the Interstate Commerce Act already guards against unfair charges and urges opposition to such legislation.
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High Point
The
Southern Railway
Thomasville
Denton
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Congress
Editor wanted for war effort copy desk in vital post
Memo from a Broadway columnist recounts wartime gossip and industry moves. Notes a war agency seeking an editor with magazine book or newspaper experience for a duration role, with details on people from Veronika Lake to Garbo and Swope, plus industry chatter and theater hospitality news.
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Coluumist
Woodcliff
N. J
Southern Army Hospital
Lee’y Stimson
Herbert Bayard Swope
Veronica Lake
J. Detlie
Ritz Towers
Miss Garbo
London
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W. L. Wheeless
J. E. Ward
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Communist Party
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Warner
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Leland Hayward
New York
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H'wood Pictures
Jack Wilson
Julie
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Miami Beach
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Roney Plaza
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