City Slicked and the North Carolina school amendment
Governor Broughton maneuvers to undercut opponents of a state constitution school amendment. The table talk exposes alleged misdeeds by Monroe Redden and mixed signals from Dr. Frank Graham Clarence Poe and others. Opinion pages say the amendment remains unacceptable and propose defeating it for a better version.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ppwers
Broughton
Monroe Redden
Frank Graham
Clarence Poe
Edgar Knight
Women discuss wartime coffee rationing and duty
The piece records several women's views on limiting coffee to one cup daily as a wartime sacrifice. It contrasts Mrs Hayden and Mrs Gold’s pragmatic stance with Mrs Raymond’s reluctance, plus comments from Mrs Burnett and Dr Morgan on broader civic duties and race-related policing. It also highlights War Manpower Chief McNutt’s praise of women joining war industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hayden
Woman's Club
Thomas Gold
Harry Raymond
Mabel Burnett
America
Reorganization talk at state civilian defense office
A Raleigh editor reports possible reorganization of the state office of civilian defense OCD under head Douglas. The piece notes past roles, current dull tasks, and potential shift of duties to other agencies as uniform procedures are pursued by a governor’s committee with a legislative bill expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCD
State Office of Civilian Defense
Office of Civilian Defense
State Office of Price Administration
OCD State Office
Industrial Commission
Revenue Department
Utilities Commission
Highway Commission
Special Committee
Navy Day Plea for Navy Pride and Duty
On Navy Day the nation honors seamen while acknowledging fewer parades this year as the navy stays busy. The Commander in Chief lauds the fleet’s triumphs and courage, urging Americans to support the armed services and their joint mission with the army Marine Corps and coast guard to maintain America’s standing among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
America
Community of Nations
Willkie Calls For Public Whip To Force Truth In War Efforts
The piece argues Wendell Willkie condemns extreme censorship and urges using the whip lash of public opinion to compel honesty from Washington about war progress. It criticizes officials for boasting while admitting lag, notes Elmer Davis’s OWI role being neutered by politics, and cites a Fairmont doctor’s light jail term for peddling dope and a Negro car washer humming The Star Spangled Banner as signs of change.
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Wendell Willkie
Congress
Washington
China
Willkie
Russia
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
United States
Administration
Walter Winchell Broadway Gossip Scrapes and Glitters
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway society with notes on Mrs Winston Churchill and Mrs Prime Minister, Rooney reconciliation rumors, legal battles, marriages, pregnancies, celebrity moves, court cases, and looming drafts amid wartime blackout and party chatter. The column strings together headlines, romances, disputes, and career notes from Winchell’s famous backstage compass.
National and Local News Items from October 27 1932
Senator Rivers TD Johnson of Warsaw to address voters at Democratic headquarters. North Carolina Retail Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association met at Sheraton. 60 day lumber market up. H M Armentrout of this city elected president. $12,000 for regional relief disbursed to High Point Greensboro Guilford Rural areas. Mrs W W Edinger convalescing at 1107 Forest Ave after Guilford General Hospital. Miss Blanche Mackie of Yadkinville visiting North Main Street. Tom Alderman Sykes to speak to Central Friends meeting on William Penn citizenship. Unemployed marchers clash with police at Hyde Park London over dole. Governor Gardner to speak at Asheboro. Hoover notes Navy Day and urges national readiness.
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Rivers TD. Johnson
Warsaw
Votters
Democratic
District
North Carolina
Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
Sheraton Hotel
Carolinas
H. M. Armentrout
Guilford
W. W. 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
Hyde Park
London
Dole
O. Max Gardner
Asheboro
Hoover
America
Local News Highlights from Friday October 27 1922
Population data omits High Point from Fifth District list. if population reaches 20000 it would join cities Asheville Durham Charlotte Greensboro Wilmington. Registrars keep banks open to aid voter qualification in city extension ballots. Guests of Mrs R S Dalton in Winston-Salem include Mrs C M Hauser Mrs Tom Gold Airs Mrs Harry Raymond and Mrs Carter Dalton. Notables attending the Davidson Trinity game and dance include Miss Eva Bullock. Mrs J K Norfleet Miss Dorothy Glenn Miss Fas Huntley and Miss Elizabeth Bynum traveled from Winston-Salem. Mussoilini may form a new cabinet. City planner John Nolen visiting Asheville urged artificial lakes to boost tourism in the Southern Appalachian region. The NC mountains’ beauty is noted but needs development.
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High Point
North Carolina
Asheville
Durham
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
R. S. Dalton
Winston-Salem
C. M. Hauser
Tom Gold
Jiarry Raymond
Carter Dalton
Davidson-Trinity
Eva Bullock
City Schools
J. K. Norfleet
Dorothy Glenn
Fas Huntley
Elizabeth Bynum
Winston-Satem
Il Duce
Benito Mussolini
Italy
John Nolen
Appalachian
Old Dime Tales and War Drafting Quotes in Briefs
A collage of wry sayings and wartime quotes, from a dime’s talk of past buys to cautions about calves misseen as deer. It cites Maj Gen Zuraviev on war gear, Henry Stimson on drafting, Leon Henderson on price control, and a Polish RAF gunner recalling Kiel raid, ending with Willkie on lake shortages.
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Kiel
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Babes In the Wood
Greensboro Daily News
Enterprise
J. C. Morgan
Paul V. McNutt
Modern Atlas
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Sir Walter Hotel
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Ben Douglas
U. S
Ormer Charlotte
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NAVY
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Whitey
Flying Ace
Philip Kay
Harry Bull
Town & Country
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Bull
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Krupas
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Muriel Richards
Doctors Hospital
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Frisco
Roy Sediey
Anne Rutherford
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Pirl
Tanis
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Arfange
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Geo. Kelly
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Reno
Chas
Victor
Libby Holman
la Vie Parisienne
Sable
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Lou Holtz
Beverly Hills
Helen Lee Worthing
Ziegfeld
Ginger Rogers
Philip Reed
Marie Windsor
John Carroll
Coast Guardsmn
Vic Mature
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Lunt
Fontanne
Alan Reed
Jack
Boston
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Lillian Gish
Bernadette
Eric Knight
Florence Lake
Wm. Arnold
WP Biggie
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U.S. O
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Stork
Aileen Whelan
Alex D’ Arcy
Ted Lewis
Repubs
Hitler
Geo. M. Cohan
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Maurice Kelly
Ruth Joseph
George Hale
Jolson
Mary Anita Loos
Kay Kyser
Eunice Musgrove
Powers Beatty
Tony Martin
Ann Sheridan
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Gion Mill
Vollywood
Life Mag
Wm. Schneiderman
Jan Masaryk
Europe
Frank Fay
Betty Keane
N. Zuraviev
Henry N. Stimson
WPB
Leon Henderson
Wendel
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