Trustees seek new president for High Point College
A committee of trustees is appointed to search for a new president as Dr. G I Humphreys nears the end of his tenure. The piece notes the difficulty of replacing him given his role in stabilizing finances and uniting the college community, and urges careful, non rushed judgment in selecting a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
G. I. Humphreys
Harrell
Dr. Humphrey
Dr. Humphreys
Lucius Clay
Berlin
Subway
Sec
Army
Kenneth Royall
William H. Draper
Royall
N. Y
Tom Sullivan
Oregonian
Billy Kent
Daylights
Polo Grounds
Durocher
Sullivan
New Mexican Leaders Split From Wallace Party Over Communist Influence
Six leaders exit Henry Wallace’s party claiming the Communist party steers it toward unacceptable goals. Counterattack’s Who’s Who of the Wallace convention lists 26 key stalwarts with Communist ties or credibly identified links, plus 17 others tied to party activities without clear dues or cards.
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Tonie
Leo Isacson
Elmer A. Benson
Minnesota
Lee Pressman
CIO
Philip Murray
Henry Wallace
Harry Bridges
Julius Emspack
CIO Electrical Workers
Fitzgerald
Paul Robeson
Singer
Hugh
Communist Party
Wallace Party
Progressive Party
Jerry O'Connell
Charlotta Bass
Wallace
Charles Collins
Arthur Osman
National Committee
Earl Robinson
Dolph Winebrenner
Albert J. Fitzgerald
The
Louis Adamic
C. B. Baldwin
Clark Foreman
Vito Marcan
Time value delays in post office helicopter trial
The piece argues against halting helicopter mail service between airports, noting Los Angeles success and Chicago delays. It highlights ground-time savings, cost comparisons, and the public demand for faster air mail, urging faster modernization rather than retreat to ground transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
John J. Gillen
Post Office
Wayne Parrish
American Aviation
Washington Hearings Highlight Red Scare and Hawaii Route Delays
A Senate war investigations session pits officials over loyalty probes as Secretary Sullivan defers on William Remington’s Navy data. In Seattle, CAB announces a Hawaii route favoring Northwestern, prompting political intrigue and denials from Truman. A Pennsylvania congressman faces a journalist student in a light note amid anti American activity hearings.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Homer Ferguson
William P. Rogers
Navy
John L Sullivan
William W. Remington
Department of Commerce
Sullivan
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Norton K. Benson
Secretary of the Navy
Benson
Millikin
Hollywood
Joseph J. O'Connell
Civil Aeronautics Board
Charlie Ross
Truman
Seattle
Hawaii
Honolulu
San Francisco
United
Northwestern
Matson Steamship Lines
C.A.B
Warren G. Magnuson
White House
Magnuson
Billings
Mont
Christy Thomas
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Thomas
Home Office
Harry P. Cain
Burgess
O'Connell
Chairman O'Connell
Secre Ross
Mr. Ross
CAB
Notable Weather and Demographics Facts in Brief
Britannica notes Great Salt Lake in Utah is about three and a half times as salty as the ocean. Chattanooga Tennessee records the nation’s highest divorce rate, not Reno Nevada. The first polar bear born in captivity appeared at the Milwaukee park zoo. An air draft occurs when incoming air is more than eight degrees cooler than the room.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Reno
Nev
A Park
Milwaukee
Errata and comments on language and public issues
A columnist admits errors in recent issues citing misreports on a Carthage man who died in jail and on a St. Marys church union service. The piece discusses language pitfalls, KORAL testimony before HUAC, Canadian counterintelligence, and a rural preacher mocked for romantic views of women.
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Carthage
Raleigh
St. Mary's Church
Down East
Truman hints at woman presidents and political evolution
The article recalls President Truman remarking that a woman might someday lead the United States, noting his own ascent after Roosevelt's death and contrasting poll expectations. It also includes a rural school incident where a teacher apologized after scarring a pupil, with the father humorously noting hens scratch.
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Truman
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Jimmy
Truman Says Congress Worsened Inflation Fight With Inaction
Washington notes warn that the Republican leadership ignored anti inflation proposals, risking a business crash. Taft committee did not act on a steel price rise and Senate and House panels failed to meet on food supplies or consumer prices. Brannan and Sawyer stressed limits on demand, controls, and priorities to stabilize production and prices.
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Washington
NEA
Truman
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Joint Committee
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jesse Wolcott
Michigan
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Sec
Retary
Sawyer
Krug. Wolcott
Capitol
Charlies W. Tobey
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Keyserling
Broadway and Elsewhere by Jack Last
Los Angeles authorities pursue the Bugs Siegel murder case, tying a New York and Chicago mob syndicate to the killing. Lou Walters declines sale of Earl Carroll’s theatre, Janet Thomas and Ted Lewis tied to a Broadway spot, and Buckner faces a Park Avenue inquiry. A collage of showbiz notes, gossip, and historic asides closes with trivia on Wisconsin history and early telegraph lines.
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Hat
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Bugsy” Siegel
New York
Chicago
Siegel
Earl Carroll
Lou Walters
N. Y
Milton Berle
Johnny Meyer
Janet Thomas
Margaret Truman
Congress Ignores Potato Price Reform Woes
In 1946 and 1947 price supports cost the government 130 million dollars as 20 million bushels faced no market. Congress gave no action, risking another 20 million this year. The total could reach 150 million, a heavy tax burden from inaction on expert advice.
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Clinton Anderson
Congress
Anderson
Marathon Clue Puzzle Spans Horizon and River Island
A fragmented crossword style list mixes marathon terms with city and country clues. The dense grid hints at a themed puzzle crossing Canadian routes, Boston triumphs, and varied word answers from rivers to elements and numbers.
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FBI
George Dixon
John McDowell
Pennsylvania
House Committee On UN- American Activities
MacDowell
McDowell
Mr. McDowell
Yaketty
Eldoradijo
W. A. Bivins
Sam
Edson
Broadway
Jack Last
Bill Buckner
Park Ave
Buckner
Grand Jury
Jack Lavin
Pawtucket
R. C
J. Kiern Brennan
Mike Fritzel
Chi
Lavin
Brennan
the Inquirer
Manhattan
Andrew Cowans
Ann Seymour Fox
Fred Clark
Diana Lynn
Bill Cagney
Lucille Wagner
Jane Powell
Jimmy Stratton
Peggy Ann Garner
Forrest Tucker
Lois Andrews
Bob Strong
Leslie House
Miriam Lavelle
Husky Lou Kusserow
Joe Keon, Jr
Gloria Shannon
le Ruban Bleu
James Horne
Jackie
Richard Maxim
Richard Ney
Anny Ondra
Max Schmeling
U. S
Max
Choe Louis Y
Madeleine Carroll
Carmen
Rita Hayworth
George Pe
Washington Ch Srs
Tex McCrary
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Herbert and Dorothy Fields
Jack Whitney
Patty Calvert
Jimmy Gardiner
Jean Nicolet
Fox River
Wisconsin
Dover
England
Calais
France
River Island
Hetman
Jacob’s Brother
Anewer
Nevada City
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