Women's views on coffee rationing during wartime period
Several women share reactions to the one cup per day coffee limit. Mrs Hayden says her family has adapted with little hardship. Mrs Gold believes one cup suffices. Mrs Raymond fears hardship but will comply. Mrs Burnett calls rationing a patriotic duty. Additional comments praise war effort and call for more Negro police and women in industry assisting aircraft, tanks, and radio equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hayden
Woman's Club
Thomas Gold
Harry Raymond
Mabel Burnett
Girl Scout
America
Governor Broughton Faces School Amendment Clash
The piece analyzes Governor Broughton and opponents over a state constitutional school amendment. It notes the governor’s leverage, alleged misconduct by Monroe Redden, the opposition’s claims, and the paradox of a peace conference. It cites Dr. Frank Graham and Dr. Clarence Poe as pivotal figures and quotes Greensboro Daily News urging defeat and a better proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co Ebs
Broughton
Monroe Redden
Frank Graham
Clarence Poe
Edgar Knight
Ed Knight
Babes In the Wood
Greensboro Daily News
Navy Day Tribute Highlights Sailors Courage and Duty
Navy Day observance notes fewer parades as the navy stays busy. The Commander in Chief praised the Navy’s triumphs, courage, and teamwork with the Army, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to uphold America’s standing among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
America
Community of Nations
Willkie Urges Whip For Public Opinion In War Efforts
The piece argues Wendell Willkie condemns censorship and calls for stronger use of public opinion to push the administration Congress and military leaders toward greater wartime effort. It notes Washington’s boastfulness, the Office of War Information, and the need for truth about US military production and aid to allies. It closes with a local scene of a nurse or driver singing The Star Spangled Banner and a prize quote on justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Congress
Washington
China
Willkie
Russia
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Administration
Count Basie
Duke Flemington
Gion Mill
Hollywood
Life Mag
Rew
Wm. Schneiderman
High Court
Navy
Jan Masaryk
Europe
U. S
Frank Fay
Betty Keane
Walter Winchell On Broadway Roundup of Society Gossips
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway chatter including Mrs Churchill rumors, Ed its Rogers Dahl wedding to Philip Kay, custody cases, showbiz romances and draft news. Mentions Warne r Brothers Errol Flynn investment, Beverly Hills gossip, and political notes as a flowing digest of early 1940s celebrity intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
London
Churchill
Mickey Rooney
Edith Rogers Dahl
Franco
Whitey
Flying Ace
Paging Father Jime Excerpts from The Enterprise of Twenty Years Ago
A digest of 1938 items includes North Carolina civic notes and personalities. Senator Rivers D Johnson of Warsaw to speak at Democratic HQ. Lumber dealers meet at the Sheraton. Carolinas lumber trade viewed as improving. Relief funds allocated regionally with specific city disbursements. Local social notes mention Mrs Edinger convalescing at 1107 Forest Ave and Blanche Mackie visiting from Yadkinville. Tom Alderman Sykes to speak on William Penn. News briefs cover Hyde Park unemployments march and police clashes, plus Gov Gardner to speak in Asheboro. Hoover cites navy strength as Navy Day noted. High Point omitted from Fifth District list. population threshold discussed. Registrars extend voter qualification windows for city extension ballots. Social guests hosted by Mrs Dalston in Winston-Salem. attendees from area schools join Davidson Trinity game plans. Duce Mussolini considering a new cabinet. John Nolen comments on Asheville area needs for artificial lakes to boost tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocak News
Rivers D. Johnson
Warsaw
North Carolina
High Point
Greensboro
Guilford
W. WW. Edinger
Forest Avenue
Guilford General Hospital
Blanche Mackie
Yadkinville
Parker Waynick
North Main Street
Tom Alderman Sykes
Christian Endeavor Society
Central Friends Annex
William Penn
Asheville
Durham
Charlotte
Wilmington
Reorganization hints for civilian defense office in capital area
A Lansing dispatch outlines proposed OCD restructuring with possible new director and assistants, odds of transferring duties to another agency, and upcoming action. Ducks population figures are noted with 96,848,000 across the United States and Canada. A governor appointed committee weighs uniform procedure across state agencies, hearing from multiple departments, with the Industrial Commission favoring a scintilla rule while others prefer substantial evidence. a bill to standardize procedure may be proposed next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCD
Safe Office of Civilian Defense
Office of Civilian Defense
State Office of Price Administration
OCD State Office
Douglas
Ben Douglas
Tran
U. S
Orme
Charlotte
The
Conservation Department
United States
Canada
Industrial Commission
Revenue Department
Utilities Commission
Highway Commission
Special Committee
Dime Tales From Wartime and Witty Wisecracks
A collection of old quips and quotations spans topics from money and shopping to wartime leadership and family duty. Notable lines include remarks on price controls, war morale, and the role of women in keeping costs down, along with playful observations about hunting season and daily life.
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Enterprise
J. C. Morgan
Paul V. McNutt
Men In Blue
Davis
Fairmont
Modern Atlas
STA Savrorest
Walter Winchell
Owen Wards
Brenda Joyce
John Beals
Teten Craig
Rex Tugwell
Tanis
John W. Alexander
Bennett and
Arfange
Orrin ‘Tucker
Bonnie Baker
Chicago
Anita Louise
IH Shonbrun
Gypsy Markoff
Ripley
King Carol
Mexico
Ciro’s
F. Pickard
Freddy
William Seabrooks
Constance Kuhr
Kansas City
Yacht
Geo. Kelly
Karen Morley
Reno
Broadway
Chas
Victor Libby Holman
la Vie Parisienne
Ermine
Sable
St. Paul's
Warner Brothers
Errol Flynn
Lou Holtz
Beverly
Lad
Helen Lee Worthing
Iegfeld
Ginger Rogers
Philip Reed
Marie Windsor
John Carroll
Vic Mature
Jack Smart
Lunt
Fontanne
Alan Reed
Jack
Boston
Luise Rainer
Lillian Gish
Bernadette
Eric Knight
Florence Lake
Wm. Arnold
WP Biggie
Lorraine Wallace
U.S. O
Dawn Bedan
Stork
Arleen Whelan
Alex D'Arcy
Ted Lewis
Repubs
Hitler
Geo. M. Cohan
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Maurice Roux
Ruth Joseph
George Hale
Jalson Tower
Maxie Rosenblooms
Gov
Lubitsch
Mary Anita Loos
Kay Kyser
Eunice Musgrove
Tony Martin
Ann Sheridan
Kaiser
Jime
Hyde Park
Dole
Max Gardner
Asheboro
Hoover
R. S. Dalston
Winston-Salem
C. M. Hauser
Tom Gold
Carter Datton
Davidson-Trinity
Eva Bullock
City Schools
J. K. Norfleet
Dorothy Glenn
Fay Huntley
Elizabeth Bynum
Benito Mussolini
Italy
John Nolen
Appalachian
Capital Square
Lynn Nisret
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotell
N. Zuraviev
Henry L. Stimson
WPB
Leon Henderson
Kiel
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