Wallace stunt sparks backlash from North Carolina Negro leaders
An editorial denounces Henry Wallace and his Progressive party for using a race based lodging stunt in Durham. It argues segregation laws bar Negro guests from Washington Duke hotel and urges respected local Black leaders like C C Spaulding to reject the move. It claims better race relations come from character and steady progress, not publicity stunts.
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Henry Wallace
Durham
Wallace
Progressive Party
Washington Duke
North Carolina
Mary Price
C. C. Spaulding
Charles Clinton Spaulding
Henry Agard Wallace
James Shepard
Favorite Hymns of the Church Authors Study 8
A note on Charles Wesley 1707 1788 and the hymn Come O Traveler Unknown based on Jacob's night wrestling. It links Sarah Frances Adams Nearer My God to Thee with Jacob’s dream and the 1848 death anniversary, and cites John Wesley’s emotive Bolton service reaction to Wrestling Jacob.
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Charles Wesley
Candler
Jacob
Sarah Frances Adams
Isaac
Laban
Leah
Rachel
Esau
Krovuk Jabbok
Theo
Wesley
W.A.B
Big NC state mental hospital system under review
Morganton visit shows the state hospital system as a large, diversified operation with 21 million in capital investment and seven million planned for permanent improvements. It notes progress in facilities and care from asylum to curative treatment, the need for expansion, and ongoing costs. The Morganton Deaf School is highlighted with high annual maintenance for educating 350 to 375 deaf children, plus urgent needs for vocational farming programs and staff.
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North Carolina
Budget Commission
Morganton
Morganton Institution
C. E. Rankin
Television and the death of real rhetoric in politics
The piece argues television erodes genuine oratory by exposing facial expressions and mannerisms, favoring photogenic candidates. It cites Hoover’s simplicity, laments flashy performances, and questions whether great orators like Webster or Lincoln could succeed on screen. It warns conventions may vanish if elected voices are only seen.
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Canis Statesman
Lordly Statesman
Moe
Joe
Hoover
Henry Wallace
Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Demosthenes
John Barrymore
Department of Cosmetics
Duel of Quakers in Hiss Chambers Perjury Clash
The House Un-American Activities Committee questions Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers in a 10 hour confrontation. Both deny and accuse, with cross examination focusing on perjury and alleged communism rather than minor factual disputes.
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Washington
Nea
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Curl
Dwyer
Cantwell
Hiss
George Crosley
Chambers
Stanley
Livingston
Africa
Ford
Rep
Richard Nixon
California
Nixon
Carl
Crosley
Henry Collins
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Nathan Witt
Charles Kramer
Victor Perlo
Collins
America
Un-American Activities
Uranium transfer story probes U235 security links
Business Week reports a milli gram of separated uranium-235 moved to Dr Allan Nunn May, later British spy convict, as part of a McCarthy era Un American Activities Committee intrigue. The item contrasts with prewar natural uranium shipments and notes the data aided bomb project designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Atom Laboratory
Allan Nunn May
Russia
Business Week
Un-American Activities Committee
Manhattan
Board of Economic Warfare
U. S
Hiroshima
Hanford
Discoveries and census notes span science war and history
A survey outlines how medical science shares findings, the Baruch plan faces Russian stance, and census history from 1790 is recalled. It notes A S Barnes’s restraint on his eye remedy Argerol, Woollcott’s gallery invite snub, and Owen family census curios. It also discusses front line casualties in modern war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Barnes
Philadelphia
Alexander Woolcott
Hiss and Chambers Clash Over Truth in Suit Debate
The exchange centers on slander claims with Hiss branding Chambers a liar while Chambers insists Hiss is lying. The confrontation mirrors a larger controversy over honesty and espionage.
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Hiss
Chambers
Axis Sally not glamor girl but Mildred Gillars says wartime voice
Wartime recollection explains Axis Sally as American born Mildred Gillars a woman described as ordinary in appearance accused of using music and a seductive radio voice to undermine Allied morale. She was brought from Frankfurt to await trial for wartime broadcasts from Berlin.
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Washington
Axis
Berlin
Eighth Army
Rommel
Afrika Corps
Bengali
Tunesia
Jock
Axis Sally
Desert
Sally
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
Asities
Frankfurt
Germany
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