NC Politics Since 1920 First of Four Editorials
The Enterprise previews North Carolina political history focusing on the Democratic machine era. It recalls 1920 gubernatorial battles between Cameron Morrison and Gardner, the Simmons Watts faction, Gardner’s rise after a recount, and other figures like Aubrey Brooks and Josiah Bailey. The piece hints at upcoming coverage of Gardner’s era.
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North Carolina
Democratic Party
Commonwealths
Alatform
Als” Watts
The
Machine
Cameron Morrison
O. Max
Robert Page
Morrison
Simmons-Watts
Gardner
Aubrey Brooks
Greensboro
Senator Overman
Brooks
Simmons
Watts
Josiah W. Bailey
McLean
Buncombe
Bob” Reynolds
Reynolds
Maimed veterans warned as war ends and begins
Washington Evening Star reports warnings from two official sources in Washington and Italy that the American public must prepare for a large number of mutilated soldiers returning from the war. Col. Joseph I. Martin says families face a psychological shock while Palmer Hoyt urges full public education on the fate of physically and mentally disabled veterans.
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Peo
Joseph I. Martin
Italy
Martin
Palmer Hoyt
Office of War Information
OWI
Hoyt
Washington Evening Star
Airlines eye postwar four engine airliners for quick cross country
Six major carriers plan four engine planes with 4400 horsepower and 117 foot wingspan carrying 50 passengers plus mail. They claim coast to coast times cut by a fourth, about six hours, by using the military C-54 derived design. The piece notes mixed hopes for pace with world progress and mentions a laundry strike and Treasury policy hints.
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American
Eastern
Pan-American
Pan-American Grace
United
Western Airlines
Young man joins navy after persistent urging
Reflections show a young recruit enlisting just after turning 17, riding to Greensboro, and shipping out to the Pacific where he earns campaign ribbons for 16 major engagements. Other letters reveal wartime strain, Moravian church memories, library book habits, and local views on draft and morale during a tense pre Pearl Harbor period.
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U.S. Navy
United States
Greensboro
Navy
Pacific
War Unity Debate Highlights Administration Campaign
Washington reports an administration drive to dispel disunity with speeches by Rayburn Wilson and Byrnes. They defend unity on war production while criticizing opposing factions, noting political tensions and ongoing efficiency in war effort despite internal gridlock.
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Rayburn
Charles Wilson
James Byrnes
House
Wilson
Nations Association of Manufacturers
Byrnes
Big Four Brotherhoods
North Carolina
Texas
South
Unity
Guffey
Senate
New York
Rankin
ED Smith
American Federation of Labor Weekly
Rapburns
Wilsons
Axis
Britain
Russia
Wartime Call to Crush Fascist Threats and Lead Global Peace
The author urges a relentless pursuit of Nazi and Japanese war criminals, backing international police action and strict domestic measures. He argues hard choices in food sharing, rearmament, and education to prevent future tyranny, warning that complacency risks another catastrophe like Pearl Harbor. He cites Franco and other regimes as threats and calls for trials and cleansing in governments.
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