Needed: A New Election Law For North Carolina
The Enterprise criticizes the $10,500 campaign spending cap arguing it forces secrecy and hinders finances for Governor races. It advocates a transparent law requiring full public disclosure of all campaign contributions and expenditures to reveal who backs candidates like Major Cherry and Professor McDonald.
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North Corona
Addion
Ralph McDonald
Gregg Cherry
Major Cherry
McDonald
North Carolina
Cherry
Dick Reynolds
American Legionnaires
CIO
North Carolina Education Association
Ricks Scotch Gift Sparked MacArthur Critique
A wartime gesture by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker offering a case of Scotch to Captain Richard Bong drew interest from General MacArthur who deemed it inappropriate. Bong accepted the offer and requested it be sent to the troops, but MacArthur's objection turned a simple act into a public dispute, casting the generals in a tactless light.
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MacArthur
Evement
Gard
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenicker
Rick
Richard Bong
Rickenbacker
Bong
Middle West
Capri Rickenbacker
Everyody
Captain Bong
Southern
Pacific
Sen. Barkley
W. Pegler
Mr. P
Willkie
Republic-hards
N. S. Times
Mrs Roosevelt fuel use sparks congressional scrutiny
The Enterprise declines to praise Eleanor Roosevelt while noting Congress debates the gas consumption of her private Hyde Park car and her White House official car. It remarks she has an A book for private use and a 15 gallon a month B rating for the official vehicle. It jokes about replacing travel habits with fewer bombers.
Veterans and labor worry. city cleanup and rent tightness noted
Knox ville residents discuss wartime readjustment and veterans’ needs as local advisory groups form. A Knoxville rental agent cites tight housing while laundries face a persistent labor shortage and price controls rumors loom. Public works plans curb side service after a city cleanup. Gregg Cherry pledges prudent veteran protection ahead of NC governor race.
Debate on education reform and discipline in schools
A letter criticizes current schooling as mass produced and misaligned with discipline and scholarship. It urges restoring standards, abolishing elective systems, and separating underprepared students, while demanding strict teacher-led discipline and leadership. The author warns of the democratic risks if the average child cannot read, write, or think clearly.
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Miss G
Mallon
California University
United States
Notes of an Innocent Bystander on Broadway Glitz
The column reviews Lillian Hellman’s The Searching Wind as a monumental drama about ignorance and treason with a strong cast led by Elizabeth Patterson. It also praises Follow the Girls with Gertrude Niesen and Jackie Gleason, and highlights The Memphis Belle, Broadway Rhythm, Rosie the Riveter, The Yellow Canary, radio and press critiques, and cultural figures shaping the era.
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Lillian Hellman
Germany
George Murphy
Ginny Simms
Lena Horne
Chas Winninger
Hazel Scott
Rosie the
Jane Fragee
Frank Albertson
Anna Neagle
Richard Greene
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the Grim Reaper
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Public Works
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War Price and Ration Board
Washington Reporting
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Washington
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CBS
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