Censorship and errors stain trust in press and radio
The piece critiques wartime news handling and censorship from AP and UP reports. It argues repeated false alerts, denials, and hurried broadcasts erode public confidence in newspapers and radio, urging accountability and clearer standards to preserve a free press.
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Associated Press
Europe
London
San Francisco
Ed. Kennedy
Associated
Germany
The
United
United Flash
Japan
Ted
Kennedy
Carl Baillie
Solicitor Wilson faces illness and possible re election doubt
The piece argues Solicitor Wilson may not run due to sickness and notes rising concerns over his handling of a Davidson county fraud case. It urges a clear decision on whether to pursue a special prosecutor or withdraw, warning indecision harms his career and public trust.
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Son
Davidson County
State Bureau of Investigation
Davidson
Wil
Ron
W. T. Joy
State Board of Elections
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Warren urged as NC governor candidate in 1948
The piece notes Raleigh observers and Washington insiders increasingly view Lindsay Warren as a possible North Carolina governor candidate for 1948. It suggests his run could narrow the field of contenders and hints at timing and political impact, while reflecting on wartime to peacetime policy shifts and civic timing.
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Washington
Raleigh
Lindsay Warren
North Carolina
R. E. Williams
Raleigh News and Observer
Mr. Warren
Warren
Williams
National theater plan gains traction in wartime culture
Wartime discussions in Washington center on a proposed American national theater to replace the earlier failed WPA effort. Support from Sen. Elbert D. Thomas and army collaborations like This Is the Army and Winged Victory renew hope, stressing quality, community need, and serious backing.
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Washington
USO
Irving Berlin
Moss Hart
Air Forces
National Theater
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Robert Breen
Argeant
Cpl
Robert Porter
AAF
Wilva Davis
Thomason
The
American National Theater
Public Theater Foundation Seen As Bright Future
By Jack Stinnett and academy, which has functioned since 1935, would administer the foundation through grants and bequests from individuals, industry and humanitarian funds, and allocations from county, city, state and federal bodies. If Utah's senator supports the cause in Congress, its momentum could surge with New York producers, agencies, and Hollywood backing.
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Public Theater Foundation
New York
Hollywood
Utah
Congress
Japan’s rapid rise and failed quest for regional dominance
The article traces Japan’s swift post 1852 ascent to global power by 1917, its naval and industrial achievements, and its risky aims in Asia. It notes Japan’s sovereignty, then highlights misjudgments in Russia and China, and the eventual pushback from the United States as diplomacy, bribery, and aggression proved ineffective.
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Japan
Asia
Russia
China
Siberia
Ina
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Japan and the United States in the race to Asia
By George Sokolsky reflects on historic ties and mutual gains with Japan, then traces rising tensions over race, immigration, and fear of Soviet Russia. He describes Japan’s 1931 Manchuria seizure, its wartime alignment, and the inevitability of American industrial strength prevailing, leaving Japan diminished as a Pacific island nation dependent on others.
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Margerie Hart
Durham
Commodore Perry
John Hay
Manchuria
Eodore Roosevelt
Japan
Portsmouth
United States
Russia
America
China
Great Britain
India
Egypt
North
Africa
Soviet Russia
Turkestan
Clina
Asia
Pacific
Ussia
Hidden tensions in Truman era politics stir in Congress
Washington reports a rift within the Truman administration as arch conservative senators seek to organize against the president with left wing labor pressure. They warn of discontent, pressuring for changes before the 1946 elections while claiming a swing to the left amid Britain’s influence.
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Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Mr. Truman
Labour Victory Shaped by Middle Class Shift and Weak Britain
Paul Mallon argues Labour gains came from white collar districts as Britain's weak economic and military state drives change. He notes Canadian elections show limited socialist success, Truman builds Democratic power, Roosevelt relied on CIO-PAC, and warns on left wing pressures and patronage impacting unity and future organization.
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Britain
Dding Cooperative
Wealth Federation
Bob Hann
Jim Farley
New Deal
Winchell on Broadway: 20 Years Back in Variety’s Pages
The piece notes Walter Winchell’s column to be guest-run by others this month. It recalls Variety's 1925 era with ASCAP royalties and Paul Whiteman earning large weekly sums. It mentions Scopes trial coverage, Charleston hysteria, major theater mergers, and global film industry shifts shaping the era’s entertainment landscape.
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Walter Winchell
Abel Green
Variety
Mugg
N. Y
Pearl Harbor
Father
St. Louis
Gershwin
Cohan
Nora Bayes
Tony Pastor
Sime Silverman
Jerome Kern
Cole Porter
Marilynn Miller
Texas Guinan
Will Rogers
Kindred Pix
Paul Whiteman
Keith
N. Y. Hippodrome
Broadway Capitol
Balaban & Katz Theatres
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Paramount Dynasty
Keith Albee
Famous Players
England
Metro
First National Pictures
Warner Bros
Fox
Warners Pathe
Associated Exhibitors
Universal
London
Paris
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National Preaegure
Uateatee Ave
City Bureau OF
Collier
Jack Stinnett
Academy
George Sokolsky
Velt Democrat
Vest
Paul Mallon
Winchell
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ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Tin Pan Alley
Radio City
Jack Lait
Mugg and Today
N. Y. Mirror
Dayton
Hays Office
Pix
Show Biz
King Alphonse
Spain
Hart Smith
Portugal
France
Belgium
Pickwick Club
Boston Tenderloin
John Casey
Curley
Boston
Ohi
Panama
C. Z
McCoy
Gilda Gray
G. A. Atkinson
Atkinson
Klu Klux Klan
Freeport
Long Island
KKK
Sid Marion
Vaudevillian
Shean
Ed Gallagher
Fifi Loussier
al Shean
Gallagher
Ann Luther
Budapest Actors Union
Ben Blumenthal
Pars Rep
Hungary
Blumenthal
Remy
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