Democratic power lore and the NCPAC critique
Av Ferree voices criticism of the North Carolina Political Action Committee and its claimed control over candidates and election boards, noting long-standing but disputed influence within the Democratic party. The piece also discusses historic power shifts and proposes reforms to margarine labeling and ice cream branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Av. Ferree
Asheboro
United States Senate
Democratic “Political Action Committee
North Carolina
NCPAC
Democratc Party
Simmons
Cameron Morrison
C. Max Gardner
Ehringhaus
Hoey
Broughton
Cherry
McDonald
Gardner
Horton
Evely
Ferree
State Democratic Committee
Raleigh
Wanted Students for the Future War Effort
The piece urges high school students to stay in school for national readiness, arguing education now yields dividends for country and family. It cites Sumner Welles and notes German policy toward pregnant mothers as evidence of looming long-term conflict and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
United States
Sumner Welles
Germany
Netherlands
Voices on Labor, Race and War Impact in City
Community figures discuss labor representation on the school board and appointing a Negro to the board. A city manager and highway officials hear war era concerns about local project timing. Pvt. Jack Haley recalls a shrapnel wound in France and hopes to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S.S. Braden
Jack Haley
France
Community opinions on land use and city leadership in High Point
Residents and officials voice views on Church and Main corner land development into a municipal flower garden. Others advocate a local police chief, stressing knowledge of city and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church and
Main Street
F. Evans
The Middle Road in Campaign Rhetoric
The article critiques campaigns that favor slogans like the middle road over substantial debate. It argues that defining a true middle path between extremes is impossible without exact externities and notes liberalism’s centrist drift between Toryism and socialism.
Middle road in politics and economics remains undefined
The author argues there is no true middle between pre New Deal capitalism and the New Deal. He notes the RFC and Federal Reserve blur private and public control, yet all U.S. policy has moved within a constitutional framework toward some state role. He urges clear definitions of the two extremes and the middle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oday
Roosevelt
H Johnson
Herbert Hoover
New Deal
Hoover
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
RFC
SEC
Bank of the
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capitol Square Ballots Rise as Soldier Votes Pour In
Ballot applications sent to North Carolina counties surged after an initial dip, reaching 1610 mailed post cards and about a dozen letters. County clerks cope with processing duties as the state Elections Board and party committees coordinate, with some counties pooling resources to aid absentee military voters. The piece notes heightened patriotism over partisan politics and outlines tax effects on liquor sales and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Col. W.T. Joyner
State Elections Board
Democratic
Republican
Capitol Square
North Carolina
New Hanover Leaders in State Democratic Race Rumors
The piece notes New Hanover leading among counties with Durham second Wake third and Cumberland fourth amid personnel reductions at Fort Bragg and Camp Davis. It cites expected leadership picks for state party posts with William Umstead as chairman and Mrs. Walter Craven as vice chair, forecasting a strong fall campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hanover
Durham
Wake
Cumberland
Fort Bragg
Camp Davis
State Democratic Committee
Capitol Square
Walter Craven
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Jenny
Charlotte
William B
Bill) Umstead
Craven
Cherry
Umstead
Touts Tarnish Turf as Winches of Prize Bets
Walter Winchell column guest writers dissect horse race swindles led by touts. The piece traces scams from six horse group schemes to forged credentials and yacht schemes, notes high losses to the public, and cites organizers, bookmakers, and a Florida case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Kling
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. ‘Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thomason
Associated Press and
Apperatures Press
High Point
N C
National
Esentative J B Co
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Merwin
By Jimmy Hatlo
Thany TO
Hapry Levitt
Hardsburg, PA
Organized Labor
Coy Moose
Board of Education
Ruth
W. F. Elliott
Bill Sharpe
State Publicity Office
Gilbert Furgarvon
BE. C. Bozzelle
Jay- Cres
L. H. Baker
Grover H. Jones
USC
Virginia Frank
George Sokolsky
ABC
Bank of Counties
By Lynn Nisbet
Winchell
Broadway
Walter Winchell
Tout
Ue Tout
Florida
Kale
New York
Sportsman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Belmont
Jamaica
Private
Breger Abroad
By Lt
Dave Breger
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