Preparedness For Peace Plan No 1 Focuses On Jobs For Returning Servicemen
A High Point editorial argues postwar planning should prioritize employment for returning service members. It cites nearly 4,000 local troops, urges businesses to prepare reemployment, and points to Brainard Minnesota as a model for centralizing postwar job surveys and opportunities. The piece warns against relying on government agencies and stresses private industry must act now to avert a major unemployment wave.
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Chamber of Commerce
Armed Services
WPA
PWA
CCC
Brainard
Minn
High Point Citizens Rally for War Bond Drive
Local residents and officials urge participation in the war bond campaign. J Vassie Wilson projects 827000 revenue from property sales, while leaders including W B Hall and Mrs Sherwood Forrest call for strong buys. The mass meeting at Center theatre aims to push High Point’s 4162250 quota over the top with bonds and stamps.
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High Point
J. Vassie Wilson
George Rankin
Food Follies Reflect Home Front Food Shortage
An editorial condemns mismanagement of meat poultry and dairy supply in Washington. It laments rising prices and black market sales while noting stores lack adequate stock and refrigerators overflow with spoiled poultry. The piece warns of forthcoming food distribution experiments as the home front degrades.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Mussolini
Hitler
Tojo
B.H
Treasury Seeks Volunteers for Third War Loan Campaign
The Treasury plans a September drive requiring about three million volunteers, double the second war loan effort. It offers flexible help options for those unable to commit long term to support Uncle Sam.
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Treasury
Uncle Sam
Sign Of The Times On Tammany Hall Ownership
The Garment Workers' Union has bought Tammany Hall in New York, shifting the stigma away from the county Democratic organization. The hall’s social organization reportedly leaves its million dollar club as it moves on, while a separate note questions the effects on governance. Secretary Ickes warns gasoline is low in the U S tank, reflecting broader national concerns.
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New York
Garment Workers’ Union
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Society of Tammany
New York County Democratic Organization
Ickes
U. S
Forgiveness tax changes spark confusion and extra bills
Washington readers face a complicated revised tax for the forgiveness scheme unrolled by Congress. The September 15 form hides three tax increases, retroactive withholding changes, and a 6 percent penalty for errors, forcing most taxpayers to seek expert help or lawyers to navigate pay as you go.
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Washington
Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
The
Rmiass
Littl
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue Bureau
Notes on a Deserving Best Seller on Carlson’s Under Cover
Winchell reviews John Roy Carlson’s Under Cover as a best seller amid controversy. He outlines Carlson’s undercover methods exposing plotters who despise democracy and praise Hitler, with profiles of groups like the Phalanx and figures such as Pelley, arguing the book undermines antiwar sentiment and reveals widespread subversion.
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USA
John Roy Carlson
Carlson
Leon Tourain
Dashnag
Hitler
George Pagnanelli
Whiskers
Gabby
Republic
Berlin
Sweet Mercy Heaven Gates of Worth
A reflective line pairing mercy with upright conduct framed as a biblical verse. The lines reference Psalm 18 25 and invoke themes of mercy and virtue as spiritual guidance.
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Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Ragan
Sign of the Times
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Pearl Harbor
America
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