The Battle of Southern Italy and Redefining War Struggles
The essay reflects on the Battle of Southern Italy around Salerno as a pivotal, grim phase of World War II, warning of German resistance and future Allied reverses. It also discusses U.S. Congress salaries, the draining costs of political service, and concerns about railroad maintenance amid wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ameri
Salerno
Europe
Mediterranean
Hitler
Sicily
Rommel
This Is the Army Premier in High Point War Drive
Citizens are urged to support multiple war bond and tax campaigns including the Army Emergency Relief effort. The High Point premiere of This Is the Army at Center Theatre on September 22 raises funds with all proceeds to AER, highlighting soldiers families and dependents as the focus of civic duty.
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Associated Press
Higle Point
N. Y
Europe
Congress
Washington
High Point
America
Army
AER
Navy
Warner Brothers
Irving Berlin
Broadway
Hollywood
Center Theatre
United States
L. N. Dewitt
M. L. Johnson
J. Henry Rimmer
Norfolk
White House
Ernie Pyle Willop
Poland
Nazi
Trans-Ocean Agency
N. Africa
Sicily
Stalingrad
Michie Stadium
West Point
Many good cooks join wartime machine shops and war plants
A brief notice notes that many skilled cooks are now employed in machine shops of war plants, covering tasks from soup to nuts and highlighting a shift in labor roles during the war effort.
Residents describe Sunday worship disturbance at ley Memorial
Mrs Rosa B Sutherland complains crowds outside ley Memorial church last Sunday night drowned out the sermon and urges police to maintain order. E F Ford Jr thanks donors who funded cigarettes for soldiers and cots for Saturday night hall use. Local officials comment on weather, court docket and wartime morale with remarks from Lt L N Dewitt, Thomas Sprinkle and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa B. Sutherland
Ley Memorial Church
Hallowe'en
High Point Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
E. F. Forward, Jr
Willkie shifts stance amid Indiana talks and war outlook
Washington observes Wendell Willkie’s subtle pivot after Hoosier discussions with Republican leaders. He rejects Wallacelike “One World” talks and pledges to back New York’s lieutenant governor candidate while facing party pressure to prove GOP fidelity and independence from New Deal policy. Rumors warn of Japan internal strife after Germany’s fall, with naval buildup and MacArthur’s Huon Peninsula campaign shaping a protracted war outlook.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Ellwood
Wallace
New York
Indiana
Willkie
Wal
A Thought on Humility by Owen Meredity
A reflective line from Owen Meredity cites Matthew 19 30 about the first and last being arranged by humility. The prose urges that true learning begins with humility before progress.
Winchell on Broadway Ups and Downs in War Time Gossip
A sprawling column reports on wartime intrigue and celebrity moves. It notes J J Astor III’s grave illness at Rhinebeck and hints at indictments for U S politicians and Hollywood figures. It covers Selznick paying 100000 for J P Marquand book and many sensational agitations across government, crime, and society with vivid personality mentions.
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J. J. Astor, III
Rhinebeck
U. S
Robert R. Reynolds
Evalyn McLean
New England
Selznick International Studios
J. P. Marquand
Ford
Benson
Lord Mountbatten
Montgomery
Rudy Vallee
Coast
Mitzi Bruce
Pals
Robert Ripley
Phil Baker
Philly
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J. P. Rawley
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Nati
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Brooklyn
House
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Lackawanna
Wayland
Erie
Port Jervis
Cassie Dunn
Thomas Sprinkle
Robert Martin
D. L. Rueger
Japan
Sen
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
Eric A. Johnston
U.S. C
LT. L. N. Dewitt
Marx
Mg Art Ih
Paul Mallon
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
MacArthur
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Lae
Rabaul
Java
Gilbert Islands
South Pacific Islands
Owen Meredity
MAN About Town
G-Men
German American Vocational League
Feds
Rogge
Col
Madame Litvinov
Max
Ilona Massey
Lorayne Holmes
John Walker
Medico
Bessie Cushenberry
el Morocco
Red Cross
Otis L. Guernsey
Trib
Dorian Downe
Haile Selassie
INS
N. Adams
47Th Street
Rickenbacker
Midtown
Fire Island
England
South
Boston
Manhattan
Edmund Goulding
Frederick Lonsdale
Beck
Ambass
J. Kennedy
Johnny Broderick
Internal Revenue
J. T. Higgins
Tammany
American Labor Party
A. A. Berle
Sumner Welles
Dewey
Poletti
Sonny Tufts
H'wood
Sinatra
Lex Thompson
Private
Breger Abroad
By Lt
Dave Breger
World Rights Reserve
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