Senator Josiah Bailey Lauded as One of Senate's Great Minds
North Carolina mourns Senator Josiah W. Bailey who died after 17 years in the Senate hailed for a brilliant mind and steadfast constitutional convictions. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren called him a great brain with courage though not a magnet for friends.
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Josiah W. Bailey
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Senate
Lindsay Warren
Senator Bailey
al Smith
the Biblical Recorder
Governor Smith
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Democratic Party
Simmons
Walter P. Stacy
Brogden
Josephus Daniels
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Warren
Josiah William Bailey
Horton Predicted as North Carolina Senate Successor
The piece argues Governor Cherry will name Wilkins P. Horton to succeed Senator Bailey, discounting Umstead and Broughton as rivals. It analyzes political alliances between Broughton, Cherry, Gardner, and Hoey, noting the potential for a new regional power dynamic and a possible two-front contest for governor and Senate.
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Bailey
Cherry
Wilkins P. Horton
William Umsead
Durham
Umstead
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
Horton
J. M. Broughton
Senate
Broughton
North Carolina
Cherry Foy
Democratic Party
Hoey
O. Max Gardner
Gardner
London
Wilson Warlick
McDonald
Charles Johnson
Controversy Over Housing Rules Sparks Contractor Concerns
Scott Parker argues that abandoning major housing controls reduces paperwork and red tape that forced many small contractors to cease operations. He notes veterans still receive GI Bill loan priority and government backing, while OPA repeal frees up building materials.
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Scott Parker
OPA
Unlucky Day for Monell Ritchie on Friday 13th
Monell Ritchie recalls a string of misfortunes on Friday 13th starting with a car loaned by a friend. He ran low on gas, found the key missing, and faced a non charging generator before finally running out near home.
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Monnell Ritchie
Those Fake Statistics Sparked Wage Rise Debate
The piece argues past wage increases aided by phony Commerce Department data under Henry Wallace led to widespread disruptions. It cites the 18 percent rise, effects on reconversion and freight rates, and ominous predictions about a new wage rise via the Robert R Nathan report for the CIO. It warns the public will resist higher prices and industries face insufficient profits.
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Henry Wallace
Department of Commerce
Wallace
Robert R. Nathan
Nathan plan on 25 percent wage rise cannot work
By George Sokolsky, Nathan proposes a 25 percent wage rise with no price rise. He argues industry would raise prices the same amount, pushing costs across all commodities and triggering bankruptcies in auto and rail sectors. The Colmer Committee’s view is favored, urging private initiative with government protection during the transition.
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Nathan
Colmer Committee
House of Representatives
Colmer
Mr. Nathan
John L. Lewis
Nathan survey on wages sparks CIO campaign controversy
The author argues that private statistician Bob Nathan was hired by CIO to promote a 25 percent wage increase, claims Nathan’s data misrepresent profits and inflation, and criticizes media treatment as biased propaganda while warning of broader economic harm to management and the public.
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Washington
Phil Murray
CBS
Nathan
CIO
Murray
Bob Nathan
CIO Wage Campaign Risks Inflation and Instability
Paul Mallon argues the CIO uses outdated hoax tactics and labels the wage drive as economically weak. He predicts inflationary danger and poor outcomes for workers, urging a shift toward anti inflation and a stable economy rather than a wage push. He notes missing financial figures from U.S. Steel and General Motors to stockholders and promises fuller substantiation tomorrow.
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Nathan
U. S. Steel
General Motors
John Lewis
Murray
Reece urges real Republicans for federal agencies
Washington. Republican National Committee Chair B Carroll Reece urged Truman to appoint full Republicans to key federal agencies including the FCC, ICC and FTC. He argued agencies create semi legislative rules and that Republican majorities are needed. many past appointees he said do not reflect the minority viewpoint. He noted vacancies and listed current party makeup with terms ending through 1952, highlighting the FCC and ICC as first targets for change.
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Republican National Committee
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reece
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National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
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Civil Aeronautcs Board
Congress
Eveveryone
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James Lawrence Fly
K. Jett
Charles C. Denny
Paul A. Walker
Clifford J. Durr
Durr
Ray C. Wakefield
Rosel H. Hyde
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California
Hyde
Oregon
Commission
William A. Ayres
Garland S. Ferguson
Ewin L. Davis
Ayres
TRE Icc
Claude R. Porter
William J. Atterson
George M. Barnard
Clyde B. Aitchison
William E. Lee
John L. Rogers
Bernard
Newcastle
Ind
Indiana Public Service Commission
Aitchison
Iowa
ICC
Lee
North Carolina
Idaho
Rogers
Tennessee
Carroll Miller
Walter M. Splawn
J. Monroe Johnson
Charles D. Mahaffie
J. Haden Alldredge
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