Abe Jones A Greensboro editor dies leaving strong Republican support noted
Abram Dalton Jones aged 58, longtime editor of the Greensboro Record, died at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was praised as a man of integrity and skill, a loss to Greensboro and North Carolina journalism, with editorials urging a robust two party system and strong campaigns by John Wilkinson and J. M. Broughton.
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Abram Dalton Jones
Greensboro Record
Baptist
Winston-Salem
Abe Jones
Abe
Greensboro
North Carolina
John Wilkinson
Chapel Hill
Durham
State College
Business Foundation
State
General Education Board
College
Heart of Carolina
John Motley Morehead
Parimutuel dog racing grows in North Carolina resorts
Observers note dog racing and parimutuel betting attract visitors to Morehead City Beaufort and Atlantic Beach areas. The trend could push Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach to seek legalizing gambling in their counties, triggering legislative battles as races spread and opponents mobilize.
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Morehead City
Beaufort
Atlantic Beach
North Carolina
Wrightsville Beach
Carolina Beach
Morehead
Wilkinsons Senate Campaign In North Carolina Hailed
A North Carolina editorial lauds John A Wilkinson of Washington as running an earnest campaign for the U S Senate while criticizing past GOP candidates who sought federal appointments rather than office. It notes Wilkinson acts like a real candidate and may doubt his chances.
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North Carolina
United States Senate
John A. Wilkinson
Washington
Senate
Wilkinson
Fears Justified As Congress Opens In Partisan Session
The opening of the special session sees both parties blame each other for inaction on inflation housing and other issues. Price controls are debated as a temporary fix with risk of masking deeper problems. Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas notes that housewives cannot eat speeches and need relief.
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Congress
Truman
Washington
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Seven Thousand Dollars in a Chicago Underworld Tale
A Chicago correspondent recalls a tale of a mysterious stranger delivering seven thousand dollars to Eddie Guerin in Chicago. The money came from Guerin's partners in a Brussels robbery. Guerin had served four years age before returning to Europe and the U S. The narrator quips about the partners being arrested later and needing a mouthpiece.
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Broadway
Chicago
San Francisco
Underworld
Eddie Guerin
Eddie
Brussels
Belgium
Guerin
Devil's Island
Churchill
Europe
U. S
Lasey Welch
New York
Paris
Kago
May Churchill
A Were Banks
West
National
F.B.I
Leavenworth
Prices and taxes drive inflation analysis by Truman critics
The piece argues that Truman cites price rises to justify a special session while ignoring wage, tax, and government expenditure factors. It cites Federal Reserve and banking data showing rising savings, analyzes taxes and subsidies, and urges a scientific, nonpartisan approach to monetary policy and price controls.
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Truman
Congress
Henry Wallace
National Industrial Conference Board
Federal Reserve Bank
Goverment
Interbank
Russia and Europe mapping reveal vast size and rivers
The Soviet Union comprises 11 republics with the Russian SFSR occupying almost 80 percent of the country. Switzerland spans about 16 000 square miles and hosts headwaters of the Rhine Rhone Po and Danube. Russia, largest nation, covers nearly half Europe and much of northern Asia. Much European Russia lies below 600 feet above sea level.
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Soviet Russia
Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic
Switzerland
Rhine
Rhone
Russia
World
Europe
Asia
European
Children of Congress and the August caesars
A reflective column on the 80th special session labeled asChildren of Congress. It contrasts political tempers with a return to August and football season, recalling Julius and Augustus Caesar, summer’s end, and a poem drafted after attending a Carolina Davidson game.
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Tempus
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Jule
Gus
Let Me Live in the Road Poem Fragment
The piece invites living on the road beside a house and racing by passersby. It contrasts rough travelers with an urge to keep going, avoiding dusty rumble seats and worn upholstery. It hints at practical living and a message attributed to FE. M. Avett and a note about pronunciation and author.
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You
FE. M. Avett
North Carolina's Negro College and Chapel Hill Compared
The budget commission tours UNC Chapel Hill and Durham's NC College for Negroes, noting vast gaps in facilities and salaries. UNC reports 7,000 students with a $9.25 million book value. Durham College about 1,100 with a $488,874 value. Enrollment and funding show deep disparities, yet Durham remains among four Negro institutions in the AAU.
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Advisory Budget Commission
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
North Carolina College At
Durham
Negro University
N. C. College For
University At
Chapel Hill
College At
United States
American Association of Universities
Howard, Fiske
Atlanta
University At Chapel Hill
Southeastern
Chancellor House
the Hill
Central Hospital
Quotes on war, economy, and civil rights from 1940s figures
The remarks cite Dewey Byrd Gottwald Smith and Eaton on resisting war, curbing federal spending, and political influence. They reflect Cold War era angst about democracy, finance, and minority power within American politics.
Doleful Price Cheer With Taxes And Bills
Mrs Diggs and Mrs Riggs discuss stubborn prices after income taxes and continuing installments. The dialogue suggests the burden on households as they juggle rent bonds college costs and daily expenditures.
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Mrs. Diggs
Mrs. Riggs
Dancing Star HORIZONT puzzle list and clues
A compiled list of crossword style clues and answers arranged by vertical and horizontal categories. Includes terms like European province and chemical symbols alongside dates and word fragments, indicating a mixed clue set for a puzzle.
The Steppes Span Europe and Asia From Holland to Siberia
A description of the steppes as vast treeless plains starting near Holland and reaching across northern Europe to Siberia, with a note on the scale of the land and climate. It also mentions the male killer whale with a six foot curved dorsal fin resembling a serpent neck, contributing to sensational sea serpent tales.
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Russia
Holland
Gortenty, Saese
Siberia
Pacific Ocean
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George Sokolsky
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Wesley Memorial Din
Carolina-Davidson
Greensboro Christian Advocate
Sam Walter Foss
Mr. Avett
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
School of Commerce
Thomas E. Dewey
Newark
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Gerald L. K. Smith
Christian Nationalist Crusade
Berlin
Charles Eaton
New Jersey
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Puecate
Republic
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