Readiness for Atomic War Cited as Key Priority
The piece argues the United States must be prepared for instant atomic action if Russia attacks, citing Bradford Huie and urging readiness across air force and services. It warns past un readiness after Pearl Harbor and stresses building a united nations to prevent or shorten a future war.
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Bradford Huie
Air Force
United States
United Nations
Huie
Russia
Mr. Huie
Parole Case Calls for Fitting Work over Quick Job
The editorial argues the state parole policy should allow time to place a paroled 65 year old physician, Dr. G D Gardner, in a suitable role beyond a gas station attendant. It urges using his scientific training in a drug store hospital or sanatorium to aid reintegration.
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State Parole Commission
G. D. Gardner
Gardner
Dr. Gardner
Governor Scott to appoint 30 plus boards and commissions
Governor Scott will fill thirty or more board and commission posts in coming months besides full time salaried roles. The appointments include assistant budget director, highway commission chair, revenue commissioner, ABC board chair, and others. He plans to seek authority to create a personnel director separating duties from the budget office.
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Scott
Budget
Highway Commission
ABC Board
Purchase and Contract
Employment Security Commission
Rural Electrification Authority and Burial Association
Utilities and Industrial Commissions
Budget Office
Health board terms face April 1 reappointment
The state board of health has nine members: four chosen by the State medical society and five governor appointees with six year terms. On April 1 three executive appointees up for renewal are Dr. Hubert Haywood Raleigh Dr. James O Nolan Kannapolis and Dr. Paul Jones Farmville. One dentist and one pharmacist must be on the governor’s slate. Dr. Jones is the dentist member and J C Jac of Lumberton carries over.
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State Board of Health
State Medical Society
Hubert Haywood
Raleigh
James O. Nolan
Kannapolis
Paul Jones
Farmville
Scott
Dr. Jones
J. C. Jac
Lumberton
Incumbent Terms Expire Across State Boards and Commissions
The governor must approve selections for several officials whose main appointments lie with boards or commissions. Expirations occur for all single person positions between January 1 and July 1. Fred Hunter's term as utility commissioner ends February 1, Baren Jurney's as industrial commissioner ends May 1. Other members extend into next year or beyond.
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Fred Hunter
Baren Jurney
Industrial Commission
Commissions see staggered terms as new governor eyes changes
Ordinance making boards attract many applicants as terms are staggered to allow only a few new members at a time. The governor may disapprove past methods, prompting anticipated changes in board practices.
State Education Board Members and Vacancies Listed
The state board of education includes three ex officio and ten appointed members. Terms for three appointees end April 1, with Horace Stacy of Lumberton Santford Martin of Winston Salem and Alonzo Edwards of Hookerton named. Edwards will vacate January 5 to join the Greene county legislature.
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State Board of Education
Horace Stacy
Lumberton
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
Alonzo Edwards
Hookerton
Edwards
Greene County
The Mad House At State Department Luncheon
Washington December 22 The states foregun service officers plan an odd show of sympathy for colleague Alger Hiss as they form the American Foreign Service Association They gathered at a National Press Club luncheon where pre lunch cocktails were served and a toast urged spies in the sky pumpkin pie followed as dessert
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Washington
State Department
Alger Hiss
American Foreign Service Association
National Press Club
Mundt Keeps Pumpkin-Themed Tie During HUAC Work
Rep Karl Mundt of South Dakota wearing a pumpkin colored tie while presiding over the House Committee on Un American Activities. The act ing chairman adds a festive touch to the proceedings as he leads questions and hearings in Washington.
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Karl Mundt
South Dakota
House Committee On un-American Activities
Confession Stuns as Politician Bets on Election Outcome
A former campaign figure admits he bet Republicans would lose control of the House. He recounts arguing with Rep. Leonard Hall of New York, who challenged the bet and involved Rep. Walter Ploeser of Missouri. He collected $100 total from the lawmakers.
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Orris Ame
Flywood
Leonard W. Hall
New York
Walter C. Ploeser
Missouri
Rep. Hall
Ploeser
Hall
Mr. Poulson
Munich court verdict on stocking hole case
A Munich court granted him a verdict related to a stocking hole incident. The case stemmed from a baker noticing a small hole in his wife’s left stocking before she went to a film and seeing it in her right stocking upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuters
Munich
Treasury letter urges bonds as Christmas push
A letter signed by Mrs. Pearl Heagerty of the savings bond division urges buyers to purchase U S savings bonds for Christmas. The salutation reads Dear Comrade indicating a Soviet influence concern.
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Treasury Department
Pearl Heagerty
Savings Bond Division
U. S
Hospitals Board Members Term Expiring April 1
The state hospitals board of control has fifteen members appointed by the governor for four year terms. Six members will go out of office on April 1 unless reappointed. The named members are Dr Yates Palmer Valdese Francis Whitesides Gastonia Kelly Bennett Bryson City Leonard Oettinger Kinston Mrs Rivers Johnson Warsaw and Mrs Andrew Blair Charlotte.
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State Hospitals Board of Control
Yates Palmer
Valdese
Francis Whitesides
Gastonia
Kelly Bennett
Bryson City
Leonard Oettinger
Kinston
Rivers Johnson
Warsaw
Andrew Blair
Charlotte
Hadwen Fuller Demonstrates Pneumatic Pruning Shears
Rep Hadwen C. Fuller of New York unveils pneumatic pruning shears in the capitol. The device ran on AC current, forcing a round trip to the basement electrical shop for power as Horan's twigs are pruned. About 15 electrical workers left their desks to watch the demonstration.
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Hadwen C. Fuller
New York
Capitol
Waltaren
Washington
Fuller
Horan
State board of conservation and development terms set
The state board of conservation and development has fifteen members appointed by the governor for six year terms. Five terms expire May 1 and the holders include Clyde Council Wilbur Bunn Robert W Proctor A K Winger and Percy Ferebee. A new governor is expected to appoint different names to the board.
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State Board of Conservation and Development
Clyde Council
Wananish
Wilbur Bunn
Raleigh
Robert W. Proctor
Marion
A. K. Winger
Albemarle
Percy Ferebee
Andrews
C&d Department
Royal Christmas party recounts playful dances at Buckingham Palace
London dispatches describe Queen Elizabeth dancing with a footman and Princess Margaret Rose with the wine cellar keeper during the Buckingham Palace Christmas celebration. The narrator also recalls arguing with Mrs. Perle Mesta over dancing with author Louis Bromfield.
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London
Elizabeth
Margaret
Buckingham Palace
Perle Mesta
Louis Bromfield
Highway Commissioners Face Change by May First
All ten division highway commissioners end their terms on May 1. Dr. Henry Jordan of the sixth division is favored to remain, is related to Governor Scott, and supported Scott in the primary. Rumors say resignations could come earlier if the governor requests. By May 1, a new chairman and at least nine new division commissioners are expected.
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Capitol Square
Henry Jordan
Scott
Highway Commission
Peter Gimbel
M.jay Dennison
Armando
Richard Sears
Carol Bjorkman
Metro
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Irene Thirer
Miami Beach
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Fran Carson
N.B.C
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B. Strauss
Bill Williams
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Mirror
Francisco Sinatra
Int'l
Clark Gable
Phoenix
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Gable
Clark
Hanson's
Perplexed Gentleman Invited to Women’s Reception
A baffled town resident received an invitation from Frieda B. Hennock the first and only woman FCC commissioner to a reception. The note stated the event was a women’s affair and that male guests would be limited to the commissioners and a few other men, leaving the recipient uninvited.
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Frieda B. Hennock
Federal Communications Commission
Wayne
Chan
Quotes on employment and payroll economics
Harvard economist Sumner Slichter argues that the United States operates as a nation of employees with about three out of four workers on someone else’s payroll, reflecting a broad reliance on wage labor.
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United States
Sumner Slichter
Harvard
These Days by George Sokolsky on Oscar Ewing and socialized medicine
The column critiques Oscar Ewing on Meet The Press for opposing physician lobbying and argues socialized medicine threatens individual rights. It compares Ewing’s stance to historic totalitarian arguments and questions whether other professions could be socialized if medicine is.
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United States
Oscar
Democratic National Committee
Meet the Press
Ewing
National Physicians’ Committee
Washington
Ed Flynn
Bronx
Flynn
Cecil Dickson
Ernest K. Lindley
Lindley
Christmas Week Observations On Main and West
A columnist recalls holiday bustle on Main Street with shoppers braving crowds and post office lines. He notes Christmas week spending, reflections on bereavement, and a Los Angeles report about Mrs. Stull promoting remarriage clubs and Cupid influence in Southern California.
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Los Angeles
Cupid
Stull
National Widows and Widowers’ Club
Elyria
F.A.L. Club
California
Hollywood
Marriages and matchmaking in June and December
Two months June and December contend for marrying timing as betrothals at summer resorts may lead to December weddings. A wag notes matches born of earth and sulphur, while many bachelors drink to excess and some married men drink due to disagreements with wives. The City thanks Frank J. Sizemore Sr and the local chamber for Pioneer Days on Progress of High Point item and its revealing facts.
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Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
N.C
Czech Diplomat Sifts Through Clues Of Riddled Puzzle
A bilingual puzzle fills a page with horizontal and vertical clues. Entries range from a global figure to common terms such as window part, state, and hold. The grid lists words for concepts like self esteem, vigilance, and wooden fruit symbols.
Gossip and Society Notes From a Busy New York Scene
A sprawling society column traces romances and curiosities in New York and beyond. Merle Oberon at the St Regis headlines a web of flings, marriages, and faded alimony woes, with mentions of Steinbeck, Ruth Pratt, Sloan Simpson, and many others amid film, theater, and financial circles.
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Broaday
Merle Oberon
Count Cini
St. Regis
Wellington Koo, Jr
Ted Chan
Margaret Wei
C. Kaishek
Pater Cushing
H. Cushing
Georgette Windsor
John Steinbecks
Gwen Conger
Standard Oil
Ruth Pratt
C. Leonard
Wall St
Early Schoolhouse Costs and Tools in Centennial Area
The first schoolhouse, built of jogs near Centennial Avenue, had pupils on slabs instead of desks. A $20 outlay would barely build a decent chicken coop today, yet 1850s children learned their Three R's and helped shape the city. Mark Hopkins is said to have taught with a log and a student at either end, illustrating frugal beginnings. Teachers then and now aimed to sustain a sound educational system.
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Centennial Avenue
Tis
Mark Hopkins
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