Public Here to Voice High Point Local Laws
Citizens and groups in High Point are invited to a public meeting with City Council and five Guilford delegation members in the court room tomorrow night to discuss proposed local legislation including a non partisan city election proposal Civil service changes and possible abolition of civil service. The outcome could influence local government over the next two years and reflect public support.
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High Point
Raleigh
Juilford
Representative Crissman
Civil Service Commission
Braden
Skunk hunt urged after North Carolina Speakership race
An editorial proposes a post election "skunk hunt" to expose members who pledged to both Oscar Richardson and George Uzzell in the North Carolina House race. It recalls 1935 tactics by Victor Bryant, D. L. Ward, and William Fenner, urging scrutiny of dual pledges before leadership picks are made.
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North Carolina
Oscar Richson
George Uzzell
House of Reptatives
Richardson
Uzzell
Victor Bryant
Durham
D. L. Ward
New Bern
William Fenner
Rocky Mount
Gether
Bryant
Ward
Fenner
Paul Gallico
Paul
MGM
H. Koenitz
Hargrove
Reno
John P. Marequand
George Apley
Geo. S. Kaufman
Kaufman
Connie Immerman
Cotton Club
Rights for Women on Juries Should Be Required
The editorial urges amending the state constitution to compel women to serve on juries once drawn. It criticizes voluntary proposals and chivalry in the legal system, arguing women are capable and should face the duties like men, with excuses limited to parental obligations, and questions postwar outcomes on women in the workforce.
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Old Fogey
Cordell Hull Retires as Secretary of State in World Affairs Shift
The piece notes Cordell Hull retires from the world scene after long service as secretary of state. It recalls Hull’s 50-year public career from Spanish American War veteran to congressman, senator, and top diplomat under FDR, while acknowledging critics and the transition of diplomacy to new hands.
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Congress
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Minois
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Secre
Hull the Secretary of State and His World Role
The article reviews Cordell Hull's controversial foreign policy record from prewar tensions to World War II. It notes his health, sharp rebukes from critics, and praises two achievements: pushing reciprocal trade treaties and attending the Moscow conference. It highlights his long 45 000 mile flight to negotiate the Moscow Pact, a cornerstone of Allied relations, reached at Teheran.
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Harold L. Ickes
Teheran
Washington Notes on Elections and Inauguration Sparks
The piece reviews post election tensions with the Dies committee moving records, Senator Green questioning Republican wins, and a White House clash with Senator Byrd over inauguration costs. It notes Roosevelt’s plan to cut inauguration spending and Byrd’s clerks sticking to a $2000 limit, prompting mixed media reaction.
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House
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Theodore Francis Green
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Indiana
Green
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Roosevelt
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Inauguration Debate Over CIO Influence and Social Plans
Paul Mallon discusses fears about CIO influence after Roosevelt’s victory. He notes cautious expectations for new programs in January and questions whether radical groups will seize government. He mentions social security, unemployment, and a proposed wage guarantee as possibilities with limited reach.
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CIO Auto
Internal New Deal power struggle surfaces in State Department row
The article outlines a factional battle within the New Deal over State Department reorganization. It centers on Harry Hopkins versus Henry Wallace and the implied clash for influence over the President, with Hull and Perkins as pivotal figures. The piece notes party and labor tensions shaping the dispute.
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Rockefeller
Clayton
MacLeish
Dunn
Holmes
New Deal
Harry Hopkins
Henry Wallace
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Mr. Hull
Miss Perkins
Mr. Wallace
Nessmen
The Roosevelt Faction and Its Allied Network
A critical analysis identifies a broad New Deal bloc including Southern and Northern Democrats, educators, social workers, big business, and internationalists led by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It portrays Harry Hopkins as the operative, with power shifts within the State Department and government bureaucracy, while Republicans watch the intra party clash.
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Communist Political Association
Willkie
Sta
Ed Tottinius
Rry Hopkins
On Broadway Gossip and Star Romances Flash Across Town
A column of show business chatter notes Ruth Chatterton and other stars secretly married abroad, marriages, romances, bids for re both stage and screen, and industry gossip. Mentions include Joan Fontaine, Signe Hasso, Gloria Vanderbilt modeling, Kitty Carlisle maid loss, and wartime reports on performers, writers, and executive moves.
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Joan_Fontaine
D. Lewis
Signe Hasso
Jean Hersholt
Allan
Bendixen
Betty Hutton
Hank Dunham
Lola Lane
U. S Marine
Ruth
Chicago
Oklahoma
Clayton
Eugene Grace, Jr
Bethlehem Steel
Ambasador Grew
FDR
Hope Grew
U. S
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