Braden to become High Point city manager on Oct 4
The High Point editorial urges city unity as Mr. Braden prepares to take the city manager role on October 4. It notes factions may oppose him but expects majority support and views his leadership as strengthening the administration. The piece also addresses Allied command shifts and praises unity in wartime. The Third War Loan is urged with calls for oversubscription and rallying public support for victory.
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Braden
High Point
Koonce
Chicago
Mr. Braden
Washington “Palace
Marshall
United States
Europe
Simpson
Great Britain
Fifth Army
Salerno
Germany
Japan
Italy
S.B.H
Henry A. Foscue
Guilford County
Texas
Pfc
Charles Smith
M. L. Johnson
Norfolk
D. L. Rueger
Columbia
Bill Shirer
Berlin
Elmer Davis
High Command
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Lou Maxon
OPA
Maxon
Lewis
CBS
Goebbels
Man Bites Dog in Detroit GM UAW Bargaining Standoff
In Detroit, General Motors replaces the usual 1942 bargaining playbook by canvassing its supervisory ranks to present constructive demands to the United Auto Workers as their contract nears expiration October 5. The UAW, unprepared for this tactic, rejects the boss demands outright, setting the stage for renewed negotiations.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Automobile Workers C. L O
UAW
War Time Letters Reflect Home Front Urgency and Support
Community voices from High Point express concern over Braden’s future, urge support for the Third War Loan and War Chest drives, and call for organized bicycle registration to curb theft. Readers abroad echo the war effort from Texas to the East Coast, stressing civilian contributions and job search frustrations.
Inside Washington Memo Sparks Postwar Strategy Debate
A leaked memo linked to Milo Perkins reveals liberal and conservative tactics to influence FDR, Roosevelt policies, and media messaging. It discusses routing support through Lyndon Johnson, targeting farm bureau opposition, and shifting State Department posture toward Senate allies to avoid postwar conflict. Congressmen report the Japanese evacuation ruse from Kika as a clever wartime deception aided by undetected ship movements.
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Washington
Milo Perkins
Mr. Roosevelt
Perkins
Congress
Charley Michelson
House
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic National Committee
Farm Bureau
South
Justice, Agriculture
Board of Economic Warfare
Interior and Manpower
State Department
Francis Sayre
Vandenberg
Michigan
Hull
Foreign Relations Committee
Time's Swiftness Measured By Past Reflections
A compact meditation notes the infinite swiftness of time and the folly of longing for former days. Quoting Ecclesiastes and Seneca, it urges wiser inquiry into the present rather than nostalgia for the past.
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Seneca
Remains of Puerto Rico forts visible in Casa Blanca landmark
Remains of several original Spanish forts remain visible in Puerto Rico with Casa Blanca described as an architectural masterpiece built for the Ponce de Leon family.
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Puerto Rico
Ponce de Leon
CBS Muzzle on Air Sparks War Debate Across Nation
A columnist argues CBS bans on commentators from expressing personal opinions threaten free speech during wartime. He cites outbreaks of angling the news and selective reporting, warns of propaganda risks, praises radio's wartime news, and urges Congress to support war leaders over political motives.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Paul White
Japan
Germany
Italy
FBI
Pelley
Viereck
Goebbels
Columbia Network
Radio
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H. A. Cecil
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SS and
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N. C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Gen. Marshall
Kirk Simpson
George Marshall
Grover H. Jones
Fred J. Bartlett
Dee
High Point Altrusa Club
United War Chest
Willis H. Slane
War Chest
Altrusa Club
Ben Ridge
Employment Service
West Coast
Bob Allred
Roy Wayne
Paul Mallon
Fdr
Jones
National Manufacturers Association
O’neals
Kika
Alaska
Musso
North Africa
Berchtesgaden
Ethiopia
Benito
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Alfred Landon
Wendell Willkie
Harrison Spangler
Senator Aiken
Mackinac Island
United States Senate
Army
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West Point
Annapolis
Capitol Hill
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