Hillman Tactics Highlight Fight Over Murray Kilgore Bill
Hillman and the left push centralized federal subsidies to fund unemployment pay up to 35 dollars a week, aiming to leverage a 30 billion dollar fund in a broader battle over democracy versus state autonomy. Dewey counters by championing state rights as the war consumes attention and a $35 check lure looms in political debate.
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Sidney Hillman
New Dealers
Washington
Solalso
Hillman
WPA
AAA
Dewey
Tom Dewey
Railroads Poised for Postwar Growth Says Southern President
Ernest E. Norris of the Southern Railway argues rail networks withstanding wartime demand will thrive after the war. He predicts industrial and agricultural boom in the South, aided by reconstruction and new construction elsewhere. He urges equal freight rates nationwide and opposes regional privilege under IC C oversight.
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America
Ernest E. Norris
Southern Railway System
News-Record Office
Norris
Southern
Lee Transportation
South
Dixie
Interstate Commerce Commission
W.A.B
Connecticut Race Sets Sidelights on Luce Connors Duel
A Fourth District campaign duel unfolds with Republican Clare Booth Luce and lawyer Margaret E Connors facing off. Luce, congressman and politician, tangles with Connors, deputy secretary of state, lawyer and actress contender. Voters can expect lively exchanges and a spirited contest.
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Fourth
Connecticut
Clare Booth Luce
Congress
Margaret E. Connors
Parolee Nurses Return To Prison From Polio Hospital Frolic
Distressing case involves parolees who served as volunteer nurses at a Hickory polio hospital and then left on a wild night. They were returned to prison and segregated for protection, though no prison rules were broken while in custody. The parole commission revoked temporary parole, and other inmates have replaced them on duty.
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Hickory Polio Hospital
Polio Hospital
Congratulations to Harden on infantile paralysis series
The Daily News praises News Editor John Harden and his staff for a timely, high quality series on the infantile paralysis center at Lake Hickory. It also commends the photographers whose pictures accompany the series as top flight work.
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John Harden
A . Daily News
Lake Hickory
Bus Station Plans Considered for High Point
The article notes the city is not concerned with exact site selection for a new bus station but confirms plans for a new and adequate station after the war. It criticizes the current station’s appearance and calls for improvements to leave a better first impression on visitors.
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High Point
Carl Short
Uncle Sam
Greensboro
Pte
Murray Sturm
High Point Community Echoes War Era Voices and Local Efforts
residents discuss wartime enlistments and the draw of service, the role of blood drives prompted by Bebe Daniels, and the absence of a local blood station. others note prison labor efficiency and local civic aid through the DAR to support troops overseas.
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Mre
Lewis Taub
High Point
Bebe Daniels
France
D.ar.'s
Workers, education, and rail fare issues debated in town
The piece surveys prison labor reliability, youth activity, and moral concerns about child labor and wages in distant rug making. It notes U.S. passenger rate disputes with appeals through state, ICC, and federal courts, hinting at potential significant savings for North Carolina rail passengers.
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United States Supreme Court
Lynn Nishet
State Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
North Carolina
Republican Governors Conference shaped party shifts and regional power
The St. Louis Conference of Republican Governors, viewed beyond pageantry, helped extend GOP reorganization and shift center of power from veteran Senators to newer leaders. Governors focus on state matters though their comments hint at broader federal and international concerns.
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St. Louis
Dewey
Roosevelt
Senatee Geer
Senate
Ference
Sokolsky Seeps Into GOP Strategy And Dewey’s Dilemma
By George Sokolsky argues that congressional votes shape the Republican record and that Governor Dewey must align with Senate Republicans to avoid campaign backlash. He urges a joint Senate conference before the St. Louis meeting and highlights demobilization, tariff, and Bretton Woods debates as pivotal in the months ahead.
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Congress
Vandenberg
Taft
Senate
Dewey
Capitol Hill
Tom Dewey
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Jambiery
Washington analysis after primaries shows stubborn isolationist trends
The piece notes light public voting and mixed outcomes for anti internationalists including Clark of Idaho, Reynolds, Holman, and Missouri’s Clark while Nye Gillette Gurney Tobey and Ham Fish gains are cited. It observes age, personal factors, and New Deal battles shaping results, with Mrs. Caraway’s defeat signaling a waning argument.
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Washington
Bennett Clark
Hannegan
St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Cotton Ed Smith
Olin Johnson
Rufus Holman
Oregon
Clark
Idaho
Reynolds
North Carolina
Holman
Missouri
Nye
Gillette
Iowa
Gurney
South Dakota
Tobey
New Hampshire
Ham Fish
Caraway
Primaries as organizational battles shape views on world cooperation
Paul Mall analyzes prewar context showing Nye Tobey and Roosevelt Dewey frames. He argues primary results signal organizational strength, not mere stance on cooperation, with Dewey and Hannegan stressing canvasses while voters weigh Senate prestige and incumbency factors.
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Nye
Tobey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Hannegan
Senate Chamber
Senate
WINCHELL On Broadway
Rich affluent Mark Hellinger returns from India to New York amid fatigue and concern for soldiers overseas. Hollywood gossip covers marriages splits, contracts, health battles, and nightlife including Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, and Cab Calloway. Walter Winchell plans Sept restart. private bottle clubs rise on Park Avenue.
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CIVE
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4. F. Jones
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U.S.A
Hindustan
M. B. Pitts
Bombay Parsee
U.S
George Sokolsky
By Paul Mall
Walter Winchell
Jack Last
Mark Hellinger
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Warner's
Pacific
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Gladys
Manhattan
Jerri Blanchard
Arthur Brown
Hunta Hall
Dead End
Jack Dempsey
Woolworth Donahues
Frank Sinatra
Paramount Theatre
Jackie Krumholtz
Léo Nutini
Cincinnati
Hollywood
Mocambo
Trocadero
California
Greta Garbo
John Ringling North
Ella Logan
Virginia Bruce
Anne Baxter
Pasadena
Lon McAllister
Jeanne Crain
Marjorie Riordan
Bob Stack
Bonita Granville
Sammy Renick
Jerri Higgins
Paul Douglas
Eleanor Hall
Follies
Armando’s
Fletcher Godfrey
Jane Beebe
Ben Rochelle
Strand Theatre
Jack Linder
Mae West
Rose la Rose
Los Angeles
Val Valentinoff
Carmen Miranda
Kay Crespi
Billie Chapin
Ava Gardner
Mickey Rooney
Metro
Willis Goldbeck
Alex O' Arcy
Arlene Whelan
Jackie Coogan
Flower Parry
Bill Caldwell
Joan Edwards
Irving Klein
Brooklyn
Joan
Carole Lombard
Monte Proser
Sidney Kingsley
Copacabana
Cab Calloway
Danny Kaye
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Goldwyn
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Warner Star
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Paris
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