Call For Cautious Budget Cuts From Marshall And Vandenberg
The piece argues against a six billion dollar federal budget cut, urging Congress to heed General Marshall and Senator Vandenberg. It warns that abrupt demobilization could weaken national security and international standing, risking lives and wartime gains. It emphasizes preserving credit, honoring war bonds, and prudent, long view budgeting.
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United States
Marshall
Vandenberg
United Nations
Congress
Kay Kyser eyed as possible North Carolina governor candidate
A North Carolina commentary argues Kay Kyser could be a strong if unlikely governor candidate in 1948. It notes his showmanship, personal appeal, and self-funded finances, while predicting limited early backing and suggesting he gain experience before pursuing office. The piece cites a seasoned critic and recalls Kyser’s Chapel Hill days.
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Kayser
North Carolina
Kyser
Kay Kyser
Charles M. Johnson
Ok Kay
Mr. Kyser
Chapel Hill
Kike” Kyser
Babe Ruth greeted by crowd of children at hospital door
The retired star known as Mr Baseball exits the hospital to a welcoming crowd of about a hundred schoolchildren who yell Atta boy Babe. The moment brings tears to Ruth as reporters note his impact on sport and American life and call for another Babe Ruth to inspire today’s youth.
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Babe
Ruth
Swat
Babe Ruth
America
Intelligentsia
Nuremberg
Little Brown
Agnes Moorehead
Anon
Mary Carolyn Davies
Henry Kane
C&s
Eisler
Winchell
Richard
Pierrot
God
Critics warn NC medical school growth hits rural needs
Dee War ing Smith Jr a University of North Carolina medical student argues that urban doctors ignore rural shortages and urge expansion of the Chapel Hill medical school to prevent hindering the state's medical program. He condemns the theft of a March of Dimes collection box as a lesser crime.
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North Carolina
Dee Waring Smith, Jr
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Efforts Aimed at Domestic Help and Spastic Class Discussed
Remarks from C J Layton and Miss Bessie Tesh highlight demand for home care staff due to illness. Parents and instructors discuss the Cloverdale school spastic childrens class with individualized supervision and physician guidance. Highway Patrolman Ivey notes Feb midpoints without any wrecks in the High Point court jurisdiction.
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Family Service Bureau
Bessie Tesh
Cloverdale
Charles Carroll
High Point
Herman Ivey
Communist Party Seen Behind Southern Conference Front
A 1939 article notes the Communist party’s study of southern issues and its representation at the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. It contrasts the small party with larger front organizations, calling Browder’s group a front and highlighting Communist influence in the broader welfare effort.
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Browder
Communist Party
Front
Earl Browder
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
James W. Ford
Munist
Subversive Links in 1930s Southern Welfare Network
The Dies Report ties the Southern Conference for Human Welfare to Communist influence through key organizers like Robert F. Hall Paul Crouch Ted Wellman and Joseph Gelders and cites actions by Herman C Nixon James Dombrowski and others. It critiques alignment with Communist policy and questions confirmations of Lilienthal and Clapp amid wartime shifts.
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Southern Negro Youth Conference
South
Robert F. Hall
Paul Crouch
Ted Wellman
Joseph Gelders
TVA
Herman C. Nixon
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Dies
Tulane University
Citizens Committee
Gadsden
Ala
International Labor Defense
National Committee For People's Rights
Provisional Committee
National Conference On Constitutional Liberties
James Dombrowski
Communist Party
National Conference For Constitutional Liberties
Southern Conference For
Communist Party of Alabama
Hitler
David Lilienthal
Gordon R. Clapp
Lilienthal
Clapp
Senate
Capitol Square Research Notes On State Taxation and Growth
The North Carolina General Assembly nears the end of hearings on budget revenue and appropriations with calls for complete authoritative data on the state’s financial and social conditions. It discusses tax policy, road maintenance, school funding, and welfare, noting wartime backlogs and rising demands for education, roads, and health services among NC citizens.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Big Money Committee
Revenue squeeze forces state tax rethink
The article argues that current revenue sources have reached a saturation point. With rising demand for schools health services and culture, leaders seek more money for the state coffers while fearing tax increases. Alternatives include corporate taxes and income taxes but warn of economic drawbacks. Inheritance and gift taxes are dismissed as minor windfalls.
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North Carolina
Stage Door Echoes from New York Arts Scene and TV Glitz
NYC column notes Columbia Pictures backing Oklahoma risk of 15000 dollars while the film earns a million dollars. Reports on Basil Rathbone in a Sb Avenue shop window and Jet McDonald in Beggar’s Holiday cast. Avon Long charm and Bert Lahr’s Burlesque revival receive praise. Moran Mack and a new partner may be signed by a candy sponsor. Mary Kirk Brown’s wedding cancels amid remarks on Mary Surratt. Reviews praise The Story of Mary Surratt, The Wanhope Building, and Craig’s Wife. Various TV hosts, films, and censorship debates noted with humor.
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Oklahoma
Columbia Pictures
Basil Rathbone
Jet McDonald
Avon Long
Bert Lahr
Jean Parker
Moran & Mack
Mack
Rado
Moran
First Knights
Mary Surratt
R. Garland
Fauntleroys
Wanhope
Craig
Dick Watts
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Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Russia
Baseball
Merchant Tailors and Designers Association of America
Santa Claus
Liam Tell
C. J. Layton
Communist
Laurent Frantz
George Sokolsky
Capitol Square
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New York
Gershwin
Betty
Dane Clark
Mozart
Lucille Ball
Eddie Foy
Thurstbee
Dotty Gerself
Poland
Roosevelt
Thompson and
Ralph
Truman
Dinah Shore
Abbott & Costello
CBS
Mebbe
Kurt von Schuschnige
WNBC
Demmy
GOP
Lincoln
H-T
Britain
John L. Lewis
Stalin
Moscow
A. Smith
Disraeli
J. Struther
M. B. Greenbie
E. Hubbard
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