North Carolina university system debated amid bids for titles
The State questions whether the three units Chapel Hill, State College, and Woman's College should share leadership titles. Proponents urge a Chancellor for each unit while critics warn the move may deepen rifts. Supporters say State College excels in engineering and agriculture, needing greater recognition, as leaders like Max Gardner and Josephus Daniels oppose the bill to avoid consolidating power.
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Dan
Te College
Woman's College
Consuli
University At
College
Greensboro
Chapel
Josephus Daniels
OF x Gardner
State
University At Chapel
State College
North Carolina
Woman's
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
G. I. Joes
G. I
State Collge
University At Chapel Hill
Petebee
General Assembly
Max Gardner
Capitol Square Women Tiptoe Through Narrow Rights Debate
A North Carolina legislative session debates granting women full privileges equal to men while preserving some exemptions. A bill aims to allow women to enlist in the State Guard and exempts poll tax while lawyers argue libraries may rely on ad valorem taxes. The House library committee weighs a Wallace proposal to let counties levy real estate taxes for libraries with or without a public vote, sparking confusion and debate.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
Caveness of
Greensboro
State Guard
State Guards
House Library Committee
Wallace
Citin
Pulpwood Debate Sparks North Carolina Policy Clash
Lynn Nisbet notes unity for funding public libraries by state and local governments. In Raleigh a heated pulpwood conference, led by Kerr Scott, attacks pulpwood buyers for unfair farming practices and warns of future regulation after farmers fear losses and lack of measurable pricing.
Marines Return Spark Public Duty Debate in High Point
Richard Parker urges High Point citizens and veterans groups to aid twenty five Marines who spent two years overseas. Lt Taylor R Kennerly recalls reuniting with his brother Sgt Ray Kennerly in an Army post exchange line in the South Pacific and notes family ties amid wartime service.
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Virginia Frank
Richard Parker
High Point
V.F.W
American Legion
Taylor R. Kennerly
South Pacific
U. S. Marine
Sgt
Ray Kennerly
Marine Air Corps
Thoughts of Others and Community Notes Rise in Davidson Record
Letters urge sober remembrance after Nazi victory, urging prayer and solemn thanks at churches. Community mentions highlight Mary Bethune YWCA branches, Y clubs, and civic work in High Point. B Coddington discusses accuracy in income tax filing at the post office.
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High Point
Mary Bethune
YWCA
Iis
Mary Bethage
B. Coddington
Internal Revenue
Post Office
Streamlining Congress and the Record Debate
In wartime America the push to streamline Congress faces Rep. Robert F. Rich of Pennsylvania who argues for the Congressional Record to reflect verbatim remarks. He denounces deletions from the Record and insists on showing precisely how statements are spoken, noting the difficulty of getting such changes into rules amid broader streamlining proposals. News services and papers monitor the evolving debate.
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Washington
Congress
Robert F. Rich
Pennsylvania
Congressman Rich
Congressional Record
Rich
Senate
Cena
U. S
Les Brown
Sec
Navy
Forrestal
Sir” Magazine
H. Colson
Jane Russell
Adele Jergens
Da-Dee
Walter Pidgeon
Greer Garson
Backstage Capitol Briefing on Congressional Record Gaps
Capitol reporter Jack Stinnett notes congressional coverage often ignores the Congressional Record. He recalls Rep. Rich from Pennsylvania returning to Congo after a leisure period and highlights his long GOP service and role on the Printing Committee shaping rules and procedures.
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Capitol
Congress
Congressional
Charlie
Rep
Congo
Woolrich
Pennsylvania
G.O.P
Portant
Domestic Servants in 1940 United States
The article notes 2.3 million domestic workers in 1940 with about 32 million families, mostly in large cities. It argues the domestic servant role is marginal but essential for child care and home management, especially where mothers work and need support. It mentions widows, divorcees, and spinsters without children less likely to hire servants.
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United States
Thero
Davis
Domestic Servants 40 Hour Week Plan Sparks City Debate
George Sokolsky criticizes Mrs. Shelby Cullom Davis for proposing a 40 hour week for domestic workers and a national charter for household employment. He argues the plan ignores economic realities, warns of professionalization without college, and questions the impact on families and city life.
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Shelby Cullom Davis
National Council On Household Employment
Young Women's Christian Association
Harvard
WINCHELL ON BROADWAY
A digest of media chatter and wartime anecdotes from Walter Winchell notes. References include CBS stars, NBC plans, Berlin jokes, public figures like Henry Wallace, and theater news. Commentary covers Red Cross blood drives, Nazi prisoners, and industry gossip from Hollywood to New York.
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Karl Siegel
Univ. of
PAC
Krock
Milton Berle
H. Singer
New York
Hokum
WEAF
WNBC
Ann Sheridan
Warner's
H'wood
Annie
Jon Sebastian
CBS
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Hamilton Fish
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J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
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H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
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Lexington Ave
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Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Kerr Scott
War Manpower Commission
John W. Goodman
J. S. Dorton
Scott
Walter Damtoft
Champion Fiber Company
Caesar
Monthew Avenue
U. Lanier
Dentondis
Davidson Record
Republic
Stanley Davis
America
Jack Stinnett
George Sokolsky
MacArthur
Manila
Red Cross
Danny Webb
Africa
Berlin
North African Special Service Command
Russia
Henry Wallace
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
London
Fort Smith
Ark
Ozark
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Herald Tribune
Charles & Co
Manhattan
Walter Winchell
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