A Young Man Going Places
William B. Umstead accepts state managership of Gregg Cherry's gubernatorial campaign strengthening Cherry's odds. Umstead, a Durham lawyer and former congressman, is praised for his broad respect and leadership. The piece argues he is a rising figure with potential governorship or U.S. Senate ambitions.
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Gregg Cherry
Mr. Cherry
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Umstead
Ralph McDonald
Clyde Hoey
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Josiah Bailey
United States
Bill Umstead
Asheville Riot Shows Risks to Negro Soldiers Reputation
The incident involved hundreds of Black soldiers stranded in Asheville with a drunken member of a 600 strong detachment. Military and police removed the offender, but stones were thrown, harming the image of Black servicemen just as they push for greater wartime roles. The piece warns America still struggles to mobilize all its people for the war effort.
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Asheville
Mountain City
America
Congress
Wasted Power and War Strikes in America
The Department of Labor records 3,750 recognized strikes in the last year, involving 1.9 million workers and 13.5 million idle man days. Coal strikes caused the worst waste with 8.5 million idle days, plus 5.5 million more in other sectors, though overall wartime production remained strong.
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Department of Labor
Nebraska Democrats Face Roosevelt Dilemma At Primary
The Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee ballots Roosevelt in the presidential preference primary while not endorsing his administration. It also passes a resolution urging Wickard’s removal from the Agriculture post and Gov. Black from the Farm Credit Admin. The piece notes uncertainty about North Carolina and other Democrats’ support for a fourth-term Roosevelt and suggests no clear alternative candidate before next year’s convention.
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Wickard
A. G. Black
Farm Credit Administration
North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
Scarcity Economics: Wallace Faces Criticism From Opposing View
The piece questions Vice President Wallace on scarcity economics and his past farming policies. It cites his calls to plow under crops and slaughter pigs to curb supply and asks whether paying farmers not to grow could be called scarcity economics.
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Wall Street
Wallace
War era views mix of quotes from citizens and officials
The column compiles diverse remarks from readers and officials on wartime issues. Topics range from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts tributes to railroad crossing signals and civic duty to government, wartime employment scams, union influence, oyster preferences, and political ethics during the war.
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Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Mabel Burnett
Roosevelt poised to lead a United Democratic ticket
The piece outlines Roosevelt's likely bid for a fourth term and the party's split over Wallace. It notes Southern resistance, possible Byrd opposition, hints at a Rayburn or Willkie pairing, and discusses how the Truman Landis lend lease episode shapes Washington politics. It also critiques Willkie on taxes and defending bond inflation fears among investors.
Winchell on Broadway roasts Congress over soldiers' vote row
Walter Winchell lashes Congress for opposing servicemen voting rights amid war. He cites Rankin and other lawmakers, rails at constitutional arguments, and praises Lt Harold Segal as a counterpoint to anti soldier rhetoric, urging open accountability.
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