Nine Men and Women Seek a President of UNC
Governor Scott named a nine member committee of trustees to pick UNC's next president. The panel includes three women Laura Weil Cone P P McCain and Mary Stanford and six men Victor Bryant Hugh Harris Jr John Clark Major L P McLendon Spencer Love and O Max Gardner Jr. The columnist emphasizes liberal leanings and argues for a capable, bold leader with a strong administrator who will clash with Dave Clark in year one.
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Scott
University of North Carolina
Frank Graham
Woman's College At
Greensboro
Laura Weil Cone
P. P. McCain
Mary Stanford
Chapel Hill
Hugh Harris, Jr
Oriental
John Clark
Franklinville
Victor Bryant
Durham Corporation
Parts
Bryant
L. P. McLendon
Labor
McLendon
Spencer Love
Harvard
Graham
O. Max Gardner, Jr
Webbs
State College
United States Senate
Dave Clark
North Carolina
Taft’s Advice to GOP Fellows on Social Welfare
Senator Taft urged fellow Republicans to back a sound social welfare program with state and local control to avoid political death. He argued for balance with free enterprise and independent leadership, shaping a liberal revolt within the GOP on how to reach the same goals.
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GOP
Washington
Taft
Congress
Aft
J.T
Casual Comment Signals Steady Trade and Caution
The Times records freight agent Minnis noting a definite rail shipment rise, a sign industry is not in doldrums. Residents describe a watchful waiting economy with cautious buying to avoid price declines and profit loss.
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the Times
H. D. Minnis
Southern Railway
Rank Hypocrite Duke the churchgoing dog
In my boyhood Hometown, Duke the small rat terrier sensed Sundays as rest days. He slept through sermons but woke for the organ doxology, then greeted the family at the front gate as if never gone.
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Duke
Sermon Topics and Love’s Way in Biblical Echoes
The note recalls Rev D Vance Price’s anecdote about a crowded evening sermon on A Short Bed and a Narrow Blanket and another minister’s text Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked. It reflects on humorous Bible quotes from Isaac Avery and discusses love at first sight, marriages, Ruth and Boaz, and the need for harmony of sunshine and clouds before vows.
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D. Vance Price
Chattanooga
Isaac Erwin Avery
The
Charlotte Observer
Jacob
Rachel
Moab
Canaan
Boaz
Ruth
Quotes on friendship with Russia and political rhetoric
The passage features Winston Churchill expressing a wish for friendship with the Russian people and Jesse Jones commenting on political change. It also includes Sen. Tom Connally defending the right to a filibuster as a check on totalitarian dictatorship and a defense of public servants speaking for constituents.
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Winston Churchill
Senate
Tom Connally
Texas
Calls for congressional probe of American China policy
The author urges a special congressional committee to study U S China policy from 1939 to 1949, focusing on Acheson’s aid figures, the State Department turnover, and key figures Currie Lattimore and Vincent. He links policy shifts to Maoist and Titoist dynamics, warning of potential Soviet pressure and risk to American lives.
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Dean Acheson
Nanking
Styles Bridges
Pat McCarran
China
Congressional Committee
Whanghea
John Hay
Stimson
State Department
Lauchlin Currie
Owen Lattimore
John Carter Vincent
Thse
Chinese Communist Party
Comintern
Li Lih-san
Manchuria
Shanghai
North China Daily News
Japan
Tito
Lodge
Mao Tze-tung
Stalin
United States
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Li Lih
Cross confirmed to ICC despite rail knowledge doubts
Senator Lucas backed Illinois Republican Hugh W. Cross for the Interstate Commerce Commission, amid concerns about his rail experience. The vote was quick and largely unexamined, while Cross, a Jerseyville lawyer and farmer with limited ICC exposure, faces a five year term and skepticism over his grasp of railroad issues.
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Washington
NEA
Senate
Hugh W. Cross
Ilinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cross
ICC
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Lucas
George M. Barnard
Truman
New Jersey
Crosses
Commissioner Cross
University of Illinois
Chicago & Alton
Jerseyville
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
Senate Commerce
Clyde Reed
Kansas
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
Winchell On Broadway Chorus Girls And Their World
A nostalgic look at chorus girls in New York and Broadway history. Highlights include wages, career length, and notable figures such as Lena Horne and Florenz Ziegfeld, with anecdotes about Fashion and stage life in Harlem's Cotton Club and the era of top names.
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Chorus Equity
Music Hall
Roxy
Money Lads
Lillian Russell
Josie Mansfield
Frankie Bailey
Florenz Ziegfield
Cotton Club
Harlem
Eva
Lena Horne
Senate Criticizes ICC Leadership and Rail System Prospects
In a tense discussion Tobey argues that ICC efficiency is at a historic low and questions the Senate for abdicating its duty to confirm capable appointees. He warns there is little hope for improvement and accuses the body of choosing politics over merit.
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Taft
Senate
Old Guard
Tobey
ICC
Food Fish Across Horizontals and Verticals
A compact word puzzle listing clues for a crossword like grid. The horizontal set includes terms for places and objects while the vertical section provides related clues. Answers span foods minerals bodies and mythic figures highlighting crossword style wordplay.
Notable Era of Ziegfeld and French Casino Chorus Girls
The passage extols the Ziegfeld Carroll White era and the French Casino for hosting large chorus lines with up to 96 dancers. It notes the prominence and hardship of chorus girls nicknamed torch luggers, whose lives center on love and heartbreak, and acknowledges their influence on popular song hits.
Chorus Girls on Broadway Glamour and Superstitions
The piece notes Broadway chorus girls endure long rehearsals and little daylight, with glamour outweighing exertion. Radio City performers are praised for precision and unique nose shapes, while a few stage mothers exist and wealthy fathers frequent the Winter Garden. A quip about Ziegfeld and bow legs closes.
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Radio City Music Hall
Winter Garden
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Barbara Stanwych
Alice Faye
Celeste Holm
Myrna Loy
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Adele Jergens
Joan McCracken
June Allyson
Fay Templeton
Ruby Dallas
Joe Louis
Lena
Feld
Ziegfeld
New York City
W. Rockefeller
Bobo
Otto H. Kahn
Ritz
Indonesia
Mindanao
Hercules
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Emerald Isle
Tentmaker
Broadway
Will Rogers
Rogers
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Dowell
Diamond Horseshoe
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