Mayor Bailey Appointed Regional Price Control Director
Mayor Bill Bailey has been named temporary regional director of price control for four states. The article urges supporting Bailey, notes his leave of absence from Triangle Hosiery Mill, and weighs how to fill High Point’s mayoral duties during his civil service tenure. It calls for a special council meeting and legal opinion on the resignation issue.
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Bill Bailey
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Bailey
Civil Service
Triangle Hosiery
High Point
Grover Jones
Protem C. A. Lewis
Richmond
England’s fuel limits spark chaos as socialism cited
The author cites severe rationing in Britain with fuel shortages and a flu epidemic, noting government control of coal mines and other industries. AAP warns of domestic unrest as Britons grow frustrated, while the piece critiques socialist policies and compares Britain’s woes to domestic strikes and policy debates.
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Doal
Great Britain
England
Associated Press
Heart Disease Campaign Urges Help For Armed Forces
A February fund drive by the American Heart Association highlights heart disease as a leading killer and its impact on military prospects. Wartime figures show hundreds of thousands of men rejected or discharged due to heart ailments, costing billions in care and reducing available manpower.
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American Heart Association
United States
Pacific Theater
Navy
Pittsburgh Press
America
Gray Uniforms Shelved By Army For Economy
A weekly magazine notes the Army backs away from glamor in favor of economy, shelving the new gray uniform. It questions the Quartermaster Department’s choice of gray as ideal for glamour and contrasts gray with rainbows and Hollywood style. The piece ends by contrasting the right way with the Army way.
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Quartermaster Department
Farmers and Cadillacs Help Truman Win 1948 Vote
Political reporters in 1948 traced Truman support to farmers and rural loyalty. They observed farmers displaying Cadillacs in backyards as a symbol of prosperity, arguing such backing would help the president maintain power.
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Truman
Tom Dewey
President Truman to eat fewer public dinners during national emergency
Column jokes about President Truman skipping many public dinners to limit obsequious feasts. It notes White House events like the White House Correspondents Association dinner being called off and implies reporters will face less exposure to lavish banquets and the associated social spectacle.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Peter Lind Hayes
Mr. Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bridiron Club
Community Outlook on Progress and Heritage
The piece reflects on progress and decline in towns linked to mining booms, notes on High Point economic cycles, and the push for a Reeves Memorial Community Center. It discusses humanitarian institutions, defense prep, and a proposed city center for recreation and gatherings. Weather lore and local anecdotes finish the column.
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Reeves Memorial Community Center
Mt. Airy
High Point
Sack
Blue Nose
North Atlantic
Comery St Oe
Bill Barker
Washington and
Main
Bill
Prissy
Doc Hs
Movement restrictions tighten for Russian diplomats in U S
The article notes new limits on movement for Russian diplomats in the United States while American diplomats in Russia face restricted travel. It describes Intourist control, limited open routes, and daily escort practices for the American ambassador, with trips often blocked to major cities like Leningrad Odessa and Tripolis. It also cites past incidents involving ambassadors during excursions and wartime travel rules.
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United States
U. S
Russia
Moscow
Siberia
Kirk
Irkutsk
Intourist Agency
Leningrad
Odessa
Triflis
Ambassador Smith
Ambassador Harriman
Sen
William Benton
Connecticut
Eric Johnston
Gen. Eisenhower
Leon Henderson
OPA
Johnston
White House
Ress
Congress
Three Chaplains Honored By Bnai B’rith Lodge
The Goode Lodge of Bnai B’rith awards honor to three chaplains in a Waldorf Astoria ceremony. Commander Robert M. Schwyhart Major Merritt O. Slawson and Captain Herman G. Felthoelter are praised for courage charity and devotion to troops across faiths. Felthoelter died in action on Kum River during the Korean War.
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Alexander D
Goode Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Dorchester
Joshua L. Goldberg
Navy
Waldorf- Astoria
Alexader D. Goode Lodge
Robert M. Schwyhart
Merritt O. Slawson
Airforce
Herman G. Felthoelter
Army
Abel Greenberg
Lodge
Francis Matthews
Felthoelter
Kum River
Father Felthoelter
Slawson
Schwyhart
First Marine Division
Chapplains
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