Dabney Urges South to End One Party Grip in Speech
Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times Dispatch calls for a free and independent South politics while cautioning against mere switch of allegiance. He argues for breaking away from the one party system yet warns others to avoid being the first to jump the fence. The talk echoes ongoing debates about party labels and southern voting unity.
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Woman's College Week
Virginius Dabney
Richmond Times Dispatch
South
Dabney
Bothies
Pearson’s Yalta claims spark calls for public facts
The piece questions Drew Pearson’s interpretation of wartime diplomacy and Berlin’s fall. It argues for full disclosure of the facts by authorities who should illuminate the record, noting American, British, and Soviet actions and withdrawals at Berlin.
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Drew Pearson
Absenteeism Down Among High Point Workers
A local employment service report claims absenteeism fell 33.13 percent in High Point over eleven months. The piece credits the shift to workers' seriousness, patriotism, and peer influence, noting mothers juggling home and work and urging no tolerance for laziness.
Capitol Square Double Check Safeguards North Carolina Speeders
The Raleigh district OPA office reviews speeding and reckless driving cases across NC SC and VA. Local rationing boards face embarrassed drivers as court judgments are shared from neighboring states. Over 500 cases have been reported since program start amid rising violations and coupon cancellations.
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Raleigh
OPA
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Eastern Carolina
Motor Vehicles Bureau
Traffic tickets rise as equipment wears out and youths seek jobs
Speeders make up nearly half of total citations while last year’s totals show a surge in speeding. Vehicle safety failures and license issues rise, with minors certifying at 4,105 in March. Governor Cherry walks publicly, saying he enjoys it more than the president, amid guarded crowds.
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Highway Patrol
State Department of Labor
Truman
Cherry
North Carolina
Secret Service
The President as a Politician
Alexander R. George examines President Truman as a political leader and party chief. The article compares Truman with Franklin D. Roosevelt and analyzes whether he can unite diverse Democratic factions including new dealers moderates and conservatives.
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Washington
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
World War II Peace Trusts and Truman Political Outlook
The piece contends postwar trusteeships rest with the United States Britain and Russia with the US best positioned to care for wards. It argues secrecy over wartime pacts is unjustified and notes Truman may emerge as the strongest Democratic presidential prospect in 1948 with Wallace's cabinet role and party unity concerns.
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San Francisco
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Quebec
Moscow
Teheran
Yalta
China
Cairo
Hitler
Germany
Truman
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Questions on postwar settlements from Sokolsky editorials
The writer probes postwar allocations and protections from San Francisco to Cairo and Yalta. He questions fate of Belgium Holland and Scandinavia, Java to Bali, Korea, Palestine and Pacific islands, demanding open covenants and the nullification of unrecorded agreements. He cites Russia Manchuria and British mandate issues while calling for transparent treaty terms.
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Russia
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
Eire
Portugal
San Francisco
Belgium
Holland
Java
Sumatra
Bali
United States
Japan
Cairo
Great Britain
China
Churia
Korea
Palestine
League of Nations
League
Pacific
Woodrow Wilson
Truman outlines world conference aims after Roosevelt plan
The piece explains President Truman privately urged adherence to Roosevelt’s plan for an international forum. It emphasizes establishing a Dumbarton Oaks style United Nations, a four to five week to couple of months long meeting, with open discussion and wide invitation to air all causes, prioritizing the little nations.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Stettinius
Britain
Eden
Stalin
Government faces mixed views on Dumbarton Oaks outcome
Paul Mallen Barton argues the conference will be judged a success by the government though some authorities disagree. He says alternatives to Dumbarton Oaks reduce risk without wars, relying on bilateral deals or hemispheric defense rather than a colonial style league. He cautions against assuming war if the San Francisco talks fail and notes broad political support for the path ahead.
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Barton
Dumbarton’ Oaks
Wallace
San Francisco
Portrait of a City San Francisco on Broadway
Reprint tribute to San Francisco as the Pacific metropolis rich in history culture and memory. It surveys poets artists politicians churches and vice, from Alcatraz to Telegraph Hill, noting landmarks neighborhoods and legendary figures shaping the city’s myth and spirit.
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San Francisco
Pearl of the Pacific
Comstock
Mother Lodes
Far West
Suisun Bay
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Santa Clara
Nob Hill
Fairmont
Pacific Union Club
Marin
Alcatraz
Presidio
Berkeley
U. of California
Hunters Point
Beniamino Bufano
Sun Yat Sen
China
St. Mary's Square
Robert Louis Stevenson
Portsmouth Square
Sarah Bernhardt
Ellen Terry
Nelly Melba
Kipling
Izzy Gomez
Market Street
Bay Bridges
Harry Bridges
Albert Bender
Peninsula
Bud Fisher
Jimmie Swinnerton
Homer Davenport
Dirks
Bay Street
Joe DiMaggio
Fisherman's Wharf
Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan
Paviova
Tom Mooney
San Mateo Way
Paris
Pacific
Lotta
L. A
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Alexander R. George
Mr. Truman
Harry Truman
Senate
Labor
George Sokolsky
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Republic of China
Dumbarton League of the United Nations
Dumbarton
Livadia
Paul Mallen
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Jack London
Frank Norris
McTeague
Bret Harte
Edwin Markham
Man With
Examiner
George Sterling
Swinburne
Joaquin Miller
Columbus
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Gelette Burgess
Phoenix City
Argonauts
Good Living
Barbary Coast
Judge Lynch
Fremont Older
Schmitz and
Ruef
Thomas Starr King
Father Yorke
Kip
Rabbi Nieto
Hanna
Parsons
Jimmie Rolph
the Magnificent
Angelo Rossi
Sierra
Richard Henry Dana
John Masefield
Press Club
New York
Steinbeck
Saroyan
Stockton Street
Telegraph Hill
Will
Wallace Irwin
Naples
Gertrude Stein
Ferde Grofe
Yehudi Menuhin
Ruth Slencyzinski
David Belasco
Old Baldwin Theater
Maude Adams
Adelina Patti
Lola Montez
Cliff House
Blanco’s
Delmonico's
Napa Santerne
Chateau Margeaux
Odeon
Portola Louvre
Techau Tavern
Coppa's
Marquard’s
Waldorf and
Orpheum
Tait’s
America
Perry Sue's
Grant Avenue
Golden Rule
Ritz
Solari’s
Breens
Third
Golden Pheasant
Union Sq
Chopino
New Joe's
Sole Meuniere
Pierre's
Olympia Oysters
Maye's
Hotel Espanol
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