Four named lobbyists hover over Kerr Scott’s stalled program
Governor Kerr Scott pins block to four lobbyists Fred Bowman Harry Buchanan Gilmer Sparger and Sam Blount. He notes their influence mirrors other groups with paid representatives, while acknowledging his own lobbyists and political appointees push legislative success despite criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr Scott
Fred Bowman
North Carolina
Harry Buchanan
Hendersonville
Gilmer Sparger
State Organization of Oil and Gasoline Distributors
Raleigh
Sam Blount
Beer Brewers and Distributors
North Carolina Education Association
Highway Contractors
Allied Church League
Prohibitionist
North Carolina League of Municipalities
State Federation of Labor
The
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Railroad Brotherhoods
North Carolina Merchants Association
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
State Bar, Inc
Scott
Elmer Long
Bowman
George Ross
Charlie Ross
George Coble
Democracy and Prosperity Contrast in Global Standards
A newspaper column argues American living standards outpace Britain Italy and Soviet Russia citing hours worked for basics like shirts stockings and food. It credits democracy free enterprise and capitalism for higher living and warns against socialism communism or totalitarianism, labeling those who favor them as blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Labor
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Soviet Russia
United States
America
These Days On Empire and Overseas Roles
George Sokolsky argues the American Empire is costly and obligations heavy. He cites Hoover Commission proposals for a unified overseas administration and a Secretary of Overseas Affairs to coordinate, fund, and manage postwar commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GeoRge E. Sokolsky
India
Germany
Australia
Japan
Korea
Greece
Turkey
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Guam
Samoa
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Office of Foreign Liquidation
American Battle Monuments Commission
Philippines
Army
Navy
Interior
Hoover
State Department
Department of Defense
Secretary of Overseas Affairs
British Colonial Office
Hoover Commission
China
Berlin
Austria
Union of Europe
Winston Churchill
Herbert Hoover
Hugh Gibson
Great Britain
France
Genet
Soviet Russia
Europe
Quotes on power and democracy from Vandenberg and Truman
Senate Republican Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan asserts the United States is the greatest power on earth and warns of involvement in any future world war as its chief target. President Truman adds that the spirit of democracy drives finding new ways for the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
President Truman
GOP Chairman Scott Tours Campuses With Old Campaign Speeches
Vincent M. Gaughan of the Young Democratic Clubs says it is useful for Democrats that Republican Chairman Hugh Scott is back on the road delivering leftover 1948 campaign speeches at colleges. He offers to book speaking dates for Scott to expose what he calls antediluvian Republican ideas to younger audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh) Scott
Vincent M. Gaughan
Young Democratic Clubs
GOP
Scott
Women's Society Notes at Methodist Church Meet
W A Bivins extols the vital role of church women from aid societies to union services. He welcomes the Women’s Society of Christian Service to a three day conference at First Methodist Church, urging a pleasant and helpful stay for all representatives. The piece recalls 1929 market crash and 1932 recovery optimism amid lingering economic hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
America
Rayburn warns against a self-fulfilling recession mood
Texan Speaker Sam Rayburn at a Raleigh Jefferson-Jackson dinner urges against letting pessimistic talk spark economic decline. He says 1949 should be prosperous and dismisses rumors of an imminent downturn, noting propaganda from Russia and the danger of howlers shaping public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Raleigh
Rayburn
Russia
Leftists and National Socialism in American Politics
A discussion notes that about 35 percent of Americans are left handed while over half lean left politically. It contrasts Socialists, Nazis as national socialists, and Communists as both national socialists and totalitarians. It warns against fears of national socialism while affirming voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau
True test of love toothbrush quip linked to Maugham
A woman asked if she was in love with a man and Maugham responded that the only true test is whether she could use his toothbrush. This anecdote appears in Les lie F. Hannon in New Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Maugham
Leslie F. Hannon
New Liberty
No Change Doctor Exchange in Ward 53
A nurse reports no change for the patient who swallowed a half dollar in Room 53, as the doctor asks about the condition and awaits updates from staff. The exchange, attributed to Stewart Warner, captures a wartime era hospital scene with concise medical concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Warnerite
Mark Twain Quotation Sparks Plain Speaking Debate
A line from Mark Twain praising direct talk prompts a discussion on honesty and candor. The remark suggests value in speakers who express clear views even when audiences may disagree.
Fog dispersal tech thrills Los Angeles crowd at airport show
George Dixon describes a July night at Angeles airport where the Fido fog dispersal system was demonstrated to officials and partygoers. The display failed to produce real fog while audiences and celebrities observed the flames and jet nozzles lighting the runway.
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England
Fido
Angeles Municipal
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Louella Parsons
Harry W. Martin
Miami
Joe Schenck
Miss Parsons
Sid Grauman
Rudy Vallee
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Mrs. St. Johns
WPA
Winchell In New York Manners and Magazines Buzz
A column of high society chatter and romance rumors from New York. Grace Coolidge counts posed suitors and church co member gossip while stars such as Errol Flynn and Greer Garson surface in playful headlines.
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Grace Coolidge
Iris Mountbatten
Cunningham-Reid
Edward Arnold
Valli
Italy
Oscar de Mejo
Errol Flynn
Greer Garson
Paulette Goddard
Mexico
John Steinbeck
Lady Bridgett
Paulette
Bogota
Louis Robledo
Lenora Corbett
Baron van Zuylen
North Atlantic
Crustacean Crossword Clue Set Across and Down
A compact list of clues for a crossword grid covering horizontal and vertical entries. Each clue pairs with a definition or wordplay to fit in a lattice including terms like popular food, Icelandic myths, French sculptor and Hebrew deity. The grid uses standard abbreviations and cross-reference indicators.
Crossword Clue Answers Set A 24 26 23 34 36 37 42 43 44 45
A compilation of crossword clues with numbers for positions and several short definitions. Each clue yields a word such as own, antiseptic, improved, bird, claws, indolent, pair, stir up, indolent, Egyptian river, Thoron, Sai x, strike lightly, and suffix forms.
Excessive oil use may stem from oil faults not engine defects
A collection of notes cites that oil consumption in cars can arise from oil deficiencies rather than mechanical failures. It also mentions a doctor needing 1400 to 1500 patients for a fair living, and compares lifespans and death rates with various topics including traffic, murder myths, Venice, and an Alaska skull discovery.
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Venice
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Hollywood
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Winchell
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Diego Rivera
Alexander Cadogan
Lady Goschen
Prince Louis of Monaco
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Ijet
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Anatole Litvak
Monique Davalou
Jim Ramsey
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Jacqueline Bultink
Dgthr
St. Regis
Poletti and
Fdr, Jr
Riviera
Waddayawant de Miles
National Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions
Shostakovitch
U. S
Havana
Alger Hiss
Il Duce
All For Love
Milada Miadova
Mrs. J. Newell
Jerry Lowe
Florida
Joe Palooka
Wilkes-Barre
Jean Perkins
Lite
Comdr
Harry Harmon
Admiral Barbey
Caribbean Command
Haiti
Kravchenko
Paris
John Briggs
Jude Mag
N.Y
C. L. Bissell
Air Force
Bowling Field
Kathleen
Amber
Winsor
June Dreyer
Arthur Murray
Richard Ney
Santa Barbara
Liz Clarge
Sammy Colt
John Warwick
Pabst
Lucifer
Judy Canova
Barney Ross
Ann Lane
Swing Street
Lynne Garrett
Winnie Garrett
52Nd Street
Jerry Colonna
Mavana-Madrid
Raymona Rolands
George Jessel
Santa Monica
Calgary Bros
St. Moritz
Leslie House
Joe Cornell
N. Y. Times
A. Sulzberger
Dwight E. Hook, Jr
B'way
Tagliavani
Senor Bueneventura
Ecuador
Anewer
van Heflin
Fio
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