Gastonia Case Parole Termination Reexamined
An editorial argues the Gastonia strike of the late 1920s created violent division in Gastonia North Carolina. It recounts Beal and Communist organizers, the killings of Police Chief Aderholt and Ella Mae Wiggins, and the parole termination as a lesson in labor, management, and public responsibility.
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Fred Erwin Beal
North Carolina
Filis
Gastonia
CIO
AFL
Communist Union
The
Law
Aderholt
Ella Mae Wiggins
Beal
Supreme Court
Russia
Clyde Hoey
Broughton
Cherry
Stooge
Communist Party
Fifth District Race Sets Tone in Forsyth County
Capitol Square observers focus on the Folger Chatham contest with Joe Harris unlikely to sway votes. Forsyth County signals a close race, Chatham leading there but overall Folger favored by labor ranks. rumor swirls Folger agreed not to run if Chatham entered.
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Winston- Salem
John Folger
Thurmond Chatham
Joe Harris
Chatham
Folger
Washington
John Taylor
Stokes
Forsyth
Forsyth County
Wallace Tops Speaker Bid in 1947 House Race
F F E Lew Wallace announces his candidacy for speaker of the 1947 house. A veteran of four terms, Wallace sits unopposed for a fifth but faces Thomas J Pearsall of Nash as a rival. Frank Taylor is named but will not run. Vanguard of Young Democrats arrives for postwar reorganization at the Robert E Lee hotel amid talk of GI influence in party politics and possible veteran leadership.
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F. F E
Lew) Wallace
Senoor County
John Kerr, Jr
Thomas J. Pearsall
Nash
Pearsall
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Wallace
Taylor
Robert E. Lee
States win first round in coastal lands ownership dispute
The Senate committee favored eight to six a report on a resolution about submerged coastal lands and oil rights with actions linked to California claims and guidance from the attorney general. Progress may take months or years as the case proceeds through courts and Senate debate.
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Senate Committee
JoneMullan
Washington
North Carolina
Supreme Court
California
Harold Ickes
McMullan
Senate
Mayors oppose taxes amid road bond row in the Carolinas
In Charlotte and Raleigh leaders protest new taxes as undemocratic while backing progress. Ben E. Douglas, former mayor, vents frustration over cultural losses after a ten million dollar permanent improvement bonds package. Highway board colleagues mock his stance as he remains wary of only 85 percent bond success.
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Chicago
Assembly
Eddie Merritt
Catawba County
Hickory Daily Record
Raleigh
Charlotte
Xter
Andrews
Ben E. Douglas
Es —Ars
Douglas
Public Works Commission
Highway Board
Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents Revisited
A reflective note on James Bryce’s The American Commonwealth 1888 essay Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents. The author cites Bryce’s view of U S presidents from Jefferson to Grant Lincoln and mentions Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as contemporaries shaping the presidency’s legacy. The passage contrasts Bryce’s traveler diplomat perspective with late 19th and early 20th century realities.
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Washington
James Bryce
United States
Lord Bryce
University of California
Warren G. Harding
New
Britain
Commonwealth
Jefferson
Adams
Madison
Gen
Grant
Raham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Woodrow Wilson
Assessing Truman through Bryce on presidents and candidates
The author argues that Lord Bryce would separate a president’s merits from a candidate’s and suggests Truman’s merits as president require history and perspective. He invokes figures like Webster and Franklin and notes Bryce’s likely critique of most presidents while acknowledging Wilson and FDR.
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Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
Lord Bryce
Truman
Wilson
Fdr
Public debate on United Nations power and sovereignty
A columnist reflects on Owen Roberts and John Marshall, arguing the U N Security Council agenda in the Iran case raises broad international issues. It says investigations constrain sovereignty, weak nations resist coercion, and UN actions lead to publication and discussion, though force remains the last resort.
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Owen Robert
United Nations
League of Nations
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Security Council
Iran
War may be impractical yet needed by the Security Council
By George Sokolsky argues the Security Council's strength lies in enforcing its decisions without war. He cites Iran and Russia over withdrawal, notes Iranian Communist rebellion, and condemns Soviet and French and Polish stances. He appeals to United Nations survival through principled justice and public opinion, referencing McCulloch v Maryland on government power.
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League
Security Council
Persia
Iran
Russia
Russian Foreign Office
Soviet
Poland
France
Hitler
Stalin
The
Union
United States Supreme Court
Price Trends Across Wars and Postwar Costs
An analysis compares living costs across the Civil War, World War I, and World War II eras. It notes that while wartime inflation ran high, postwar prices varied, with OP A controls and prudent spending tempering rises. Savings totals loom large for potential postwar demand, risking inflation if unleashed too soon.
Economic Reflections from World Wars and Domestic Policy
The piece contrasts WWI and WWII eras noting rising living costs after 1914 and wage-price dynamics through 1920 and beyond. It questions postwar price stability under future government policy and consumer behavior. It then details a House Senate feud over social economic and military laws with Roosevelt and Truman pressing draft and nurse bills and the Senate inaction shifting blame to the House.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Truman
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