Revival of interest in national and state politics grows
A long lull in political activity ends as interest rises in national and North Carolina contests. The piece weighs likely 1944 candidates, favors Roosevelt’s continued influence if war ends, notes Willkie’s rising profile, and predicts a tight North Carolina governor race between Gregg Cherry and Ralph McDonald with Reynolds dwindling support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
William al- White
Wendell Willkie
St. Louis
Dewey
New York
Bob Reynolds
North Carolina
Shelby
Hoey
Senator Reynolds
Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
McDonald
Piedmont
Hope Focusing on the Living God Amid Global Turmoil
The piece cites Paul’s faith as a model of hope fixed on the living God despite trials. It contrasts to worldly power, recalls Lincoln and Garfield, and calls for righteousness to sustain the common good. It ends with a plea for divine mercy amid modern peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Paul
Timothy
Evangel
Earth
South
North
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Pademonium
James A. Garfield
Wall Street
Jesus
Egypt
Babylonia
Persia
Hitler
God
Babylon
Joshua
Citizens discuss war effort and local issues in High Point
In High Point discussions, C F Wilson urges work for nonworkers, Oswell Blat shares refugee resolve to fight Nazism, councilman J A Sloop favors selling city timber, Sgt. Shields explains police duties, Mrs. Sallie Graham backs United War Chest, Mrs. R A Herring calls for women’s draft, Mabel Boyd Stevens cites Red Cross dressings, A M Garris warns of meat shortages, P Davis touts Trinity fair, and Miss Bessie Tesh outlines labor mobilization enforcement with possible court action if men 18 to 55 refuse work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswell Blat
High Point
United States Armed Forces
America
High Point College
Austria
United War Chest
Sallie Graham
Adamsillis
Red Cross
Mabel Boyd Stevens
Labor Mobilization Board
Bessie Tesh
Police Department
Under Cover book chronicles anti American movements and their leaders
A critical review of John Roy Carlson the book Under Cover exposing pro fascist anti American and isolationist groups in the United States. The piece traces Carlson's life alias Derouian and his collaboration with Friends of Democracy founder L M Birkhead, noting libel risks and mixed reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Roy Carlson
Arthur Derouian
Greece
Derounian
Europe
New York
Fortune Magazine
Friends of Democracy
L. M. Birkhead
Kansas City
Birkhead
E. P. Dutton
Vermin Press
Free America
Criti
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Congressional Record
Pearl Harbor
Valtin
Dies Committee
Devounian
Did We Learn From Versailles and the Berlin Treaty
The piece argues that peace efforts after World War I failed due to a small group of isolationist leaders and widespread chauvinism. It contrasts 1943 instincts with 1919 fatigue, warns against repeating history, and notes memory of a sabotaged peace may influence Americans today.
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Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
America
Clemenceau
Orlando
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
United States
Germany
Cox
Jim Watson
Indiana
Senate
League of Nations
League
Hitler
Kaiser
France
Nicholas Chauvin
Italy
Congress
Roosevelt
Wilson
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Cherry
Mr. Cherry
Washington
Jesus Christ
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C. F. Wilson
Council
Eve
Lake Y
J. A. Sloop
Frank Shields
People's Army
R. A. Herring
AAUW
Guilford County
A. M. Garris
Trinity Community
P. Davis
Mrs. Sallie Graham
Peter Edson
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