City debate on military leave policy raises questions in High Point
City Manager E M Knox cites 1941 resolution granting leaves to guardsmen and others joining the armed forces while noting workers leaving for higher pay do not qualify. About 18 former city employees have taken leaves. Parks chief W F Bailey reports Blair Park golf activity down as second nine holes open. The piece also includes campaign quips by Gregg Cherry and Sgt George S Gammage recounting a scrap metal recovery near an Army truck operation, with a pulley wheel and gear haul totaling about 11 000 lbs.
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Armed Services
E. M. Knox
National Guard
Army
Tavy
Marine Corps
George S. Gammage
Poe Shows Courage In Retraction Of Education Amendment
Clarence Poe editor of the Progressive Farmer publicly admits error in sponsoring the state education amendment. He condemns the amendment after learning its true effects and resigns from the sponsoring committee. He warns against one man control and partisan political influence harming public education.
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Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
Board of Education
Dr. Poe
Poe
Broadway The First Lady and War Time Duties
The piece surveys Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's stance on not traveling to Britain unless she can aid the war effort, endorses women in public life on merit, and comments on wartime policies from labor drafts to national mobilization. It notes Eleanor Roosevelt’s activities and critiques, plus assorted political and cultural gossip and wartime concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
America
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Great Britain
Drafting a manpower draft faces political and legal traps
The piece surveys the push for a manpower or industrial draft, noting public support and cautious administration. It warns that lawmakers must resolve many pitfalls in a final bill, including state residency laws, to avoid bitter resistance and ensure workable implementation.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Rhode Island
Paging Father Jime Excerpts From The Enterprise 1932
Excerpts note events and people of 1932 October including political speaking by Norman Thomas in a Junior High auditorium, church rebuilding plans for First Baptist, regional scout talk by Kenneth Bentz, and miscellaneous local travel and visiting figures. Mentions Roosevelt, Lindbergh era figures, and international news including Hitler Churchill and British politics.
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Norman Thomas
First Baptist Church
Kenneth G. Bentz
Atlanta
Rotary Club
Salvation Army
H. A. Fesperman
The
Reformed Church
Greensboro
First Reformed Church
Armistice Day observance plans from North Carolina
North Carolina leaders press ahead with Armistice Day events in most counties despite waning significance. State Commander Henry L. will speak at Raleigh as the observance emphasizes perseverance, determination, and continued support for democratic ideals amid the ongoing war. A columnist notes mixed seriousness and optimism about this year’s commemorations.
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North
Lina
Henry L. I
Raleigh
Sion
Spi
Devel
Dem
Delegates Named For Az Deeper Waterways Assembly
Governor signs parchments naming fourteen delegates to the Az Deeper Waterways Association annual convention in Philadelphia. The group will meet Thursday. each delegate receives a commission bearing the great seal. Printing cuts threaten state communications as printing and rationing rules tighten. North Carolina reports a lower industrial accident death rate this year, attributed to safety education. Speed enforcement yields many violations. tire shortages and gasoline supply remain tight.
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Layleigh
Asheville
Congress of Prison
Philadelphia
Chairrman T. AL Son
Industrial Sion
North Carolina
Educational Pro
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D. A. Rawley
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Hammett
A. Cecil
Mgr
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Dally
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Point
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Men Point
WN. C
Congress
Blair Park
W. F. Bailey
Caesar
Rubicon
Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
11Th
VAZN
New York
Willy Nilly
S.B.H
Kirkman
High Point
Archduke Otto
U. S
Stimson
General Kneer
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Jean Muir
LeRoy Sanitarium
Jean Wallace
Lee Tracy
Amy
Jan Valtin
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Sweden
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Richmond
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Betty
John Hartwell
Don Richards
FBI
Roger Touhy
G-Men
Edith Kingdon Gould
Miss Gould
Univ. of Wisconsin
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3Rd Naval District
Jan Massaryk
L'Affaire Hodza
John Durant
Iris Hall
Chas
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Met
Roseland
Stork Club
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Percy Kilbride
Lou Costello
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King Features
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Bob Davis
Ripley
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Blold
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la Conga
Cam Marshall
Washington Redskins
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Waxey Gordon
Earl Wilson
Calyum
Dick Idanson
Grace Crystal
Sons of Fun
Jay Gould
Shirley Patterson
Columbia Pix
Jime
J. P. Bodenheimer
High Point Hospital
J. H. Rountree
Greenway Drive
Harrington Hotel
Washington, D. C
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Parkway
Rose Hadley
Greenville
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Lindley MM. Garrison
Sea Bright
N. J
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Hitler
Winston Churchill
Lois Welborn
Pearl Kivett
Oxford
Glaus Kivett
Oxford College
Elizabeth Myatt
R. H. Garrison
Harry Doctor
Spartanburg
S. C
Morrison
Capitol Square
Mac
Ington
Rubber Jeffers
Omaha
Nebraska
Jeffers
Romore
Health
Agriculture
Mate
OPA Raij
E. H.lenburg
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