Shall We Kill Our Child in North Carolina
Opinion piece condemns death penalty for 13 year old Annie Mae Allison in Mecklenburg County. Argues for commuting her sentence and for broad social reform to address racial injustice and child exploitation. Calls on Governor Broughton and state leaders to reflect on collective responsibility.
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Whton
Annie Mae Allison
North Carolina
Meckburg
Thompson
Charlotte's
Mecklenburg County
Broughton
Raleigh
William T. Joyner
State Board of Elections
Lowin
Wake County
General Assembly
Atlantic Charter debate and North Carolina politics resurface
The article questions the existence of an Atlantic Charter and cites Roosevelt and Churchill misunderstandings. It then surveys North Carolina political moves, noting Governor Broughton’s potential Senate bid, Umstead Horton dynamics, and future races, with contrasts to Ehringhaus and Hoey.
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Broughton
Capitol Square
Josiah W. Bailey
United States
Senate
Bailey
William Umstead
Durham
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
Cherry
Umstead-Horton
Ehringhaus
Hoey
Washington
Raleigh
Horton
Broughtor
Umstead
Dinner for Fred Tate Praised as Fine and Sincere
Arthur Kirkman recalls a dinner honoring Fred Tate and notes the tribute was sincere. He hopes Tate wasn’t overwhelmed by the emotional strain of the occasion.
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Thenited
Ruth
Fred Tate
Arthur Kirkman
Local readers hear from volunteers and veterans in wartime notes
Mrs. Willis H. Slane urges nurse recruitment for armed forces citing Walter Lippmann’s column on nursing needs. City officials praise the North Carolina League of Municipalities push for tax relief. Pfc. Louie H. Beam Jr recounts injuries in Peleliu and the danger faced. B. G. Leonard warns of last minute Christmas mail crowding and timing.
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Red Cross
Walter Lippman
Willis H. Slane
High Point
North Carolina highway funds and cotton outlook in 1944
A North Carolina overview outlines federal highway aid for three postwar years totaling about 11.373 million dollars annually, with allocations for primary and secondary roads and urban street aid. The piece also notes a 1944 cotton crop of 700,000 bales from 765,000 acres, surpassing 1943 figures, and discusses diversification away from cotton in agricultural counties.
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North Carolina
Congress
State Department of Agriculture
Cotton Pulp Research Funded To Diversify Industry
Governor and state planning board allocate 7760 from contingency funds for continued cotton pulp experiments. Dr. Frank Cameron and state university chemists show cotton plant parts can yield pulp for rayon and other products, potentially revolutionizing the cotton industry if successful.
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Baton
Planning Board
Council of State
Frank Cameron
The
State University
Australians and Americans Spar Over War Time Relations
The article review notes Bill Smith in Southwest Pacific praises American personnel while also criticizing their sentimentality toward women and moneyed habits. He observes friction between Australian soldiers and U.S. troops over social life and entertainment, yet lauds American generosity and compares behavior to earlier allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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States
Smith
Mediterranean
Digger and Yank Troopers Compare Toughness in War Talk
Smith weighs up Australian Diggers and American Marines noting uniforms, age, and appearance shape toughness. He jokes about meeting a Marine red and furious, but concedes Americans know little about Australia while Americans and Australians share a sense of common ground in the new world.
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Smith
United States
Australia
Ith
Yank
You
Dewey
B. Baruch
H. Hopkins
Gazette
Bell
Adano
J. Hersey
Sicily
H'wood
Adele Jergens
Columbia
Jerry Lester
Winchell On Broadway Rumors and Political Echoes
A collage of gossip and politics notes from Winchell on Broadway. The column references FDR's 1946 budget, potential Social Security expansions, and various entertainment and crime tidbits, mentioning figures like Tom Yawkey and Ambassadors Halifax, with rumors of Broadway and world events interwoven.
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Bag
Lec'y Morgenthau
Congress
Tate
E .Day
Boettcher
Hoante
Janesom
Degger
May Eboisier
Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Ambasador
Halifax
Madcap
Merry Fahrney
U. S
Mexico City
Chile
Buenos Aires
N.Y
Mary Martin
5Th Avenue
Sude den Thant
Lupe
Beverly Hills
Ben Bernie
Gossip notes mix with Liberty era scandal in city pages
A jumble of society rumors and industry chatter covers a famed couple’s marriage strain, a corrupt mayoral move, hotel security violence, Greta Garbo sightings, political patronage, literary and film industry tidbits, and radio stars with wry defiance amid wartime print limits.
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Robert R. Reynolds
Wesley E. McDonald
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Latonia
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