Editorial Calls for Local Control of High Point Officials
The Greens Daily News urges High Point voters to approve local election or appointment of the municipal court judge and officials salaries, criticizing governor driven selections. The piece notes tensions over appointment power in Greensboro and critiques Kerr Scott's proposed tax and education promises as ill thought out.
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High Point
Greens- Daily News This
John Clinard
General Assembly
Clinard
Ignortock
Greensboro
Kerr Scott
Alamance
Cherry
Gaston
Broughton Wake
Huey
Cleveland
Sys
Ehringhaus
Greens
Hoey
Newvernor
Scott
Capus Vaynick
Nct
Governor Kerr Scott Steps Back From Tax Proposals
The governor declines to back specific new or increased taxes. He says legislators should find new revenue and calls proposed sales taxes and income tax rate hikes only lightly as suggestions to be considered. He avoids direct ownership of the ideas, noting they were passed along for legislative consideration.
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Scott
Kerr Scott
Charles M. Johnson
AMA shifts to proactive health program and reform
The American Medical Association abandons its hard line against socialized medicine adopting a 12 point program calling for a cabinet health department a national medical research foundation expanded industrial medicine voluntary health insurance rural health centers mental hygiene and health education AFL President William Green remains opposed to Taft Hartley and regulatory reforms while AMA signals a broader view of public health policy.
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American Medical Association
AMA
Association
Cabinet Department of Health
National Foundation For Medical Research
AFL
William Green
Green
Casual Comment By W. A. Bivins Not Running
In E. V. Mitchells You Know Him column a biographical sketch of W A Bivins appears. He says he did not seek honor or public office and notes his dislike of praise while reflecting on wealth and friendship versus daily toil. He thanks E V and asks readers to know him as more than a face.
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E. V
Roy Walls
Clark Gable
Clark
Main
Samuel Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Beau Brummel
Tain
Vichy
Petain
Vishinsky
United States
Carlsbad
Stepinac
Hitler
God
Man versus hog contest sparks moral reflections
A Michigan student hosted a Saturday contest with a hog in Ann Arbor to see who could eat more. The writer doubts the hog won and wagers the student ate more by weight. The piece broadens to anecdotes on gluttony, temperance, and a tale of Jake Meeker who stops feeding the dog after hearing evangelist Sam Jones.
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Jake Meeker
West Virginia
Wheeling
Sam Jones
Sam
Jake
Hickory
Take Time For Everything Says The Little Growl
A Pinckneyville Illinois paper The Little Growl urges readers to take time for many virtues and activities. It emphasizes work thought play reading worship friendship dreams love and looking around. A brief cartoon ends with a caption about a dog not allowed in a theater highlighting small daily annoyances.
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Charles Darwin
Little
Pinckneyville
Illinois
Petain’s 94th Year and a Plea for Memoir Truth
The author questions the ongoing imprisonment of Marshal Petain in his 94th year, arguing he may be treated unfairly for a judgment error and suggesting France should let him die at home. He muses on forgotten figures, fears of tyrannical power, and the erosion of the four freedoms amid postwar politics.
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Marshall Petain
Petain
America
Stalin
Europe
Asia
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
France
Vichy
United States
Great Britain
Germany
FBI Doubts Strong’s Soviet Exile In Russia
A Washington columnist notes FBI and central intelligence doubt Anna Louise Strong’s claim of Soviet exile. They view denouncement as a common ploy and say Strong remains under surveillance as an American citizen. A Honolulu case shows two G men on leave solving a shipboard theft and honeymoon incident. Senator Broughton presses McMahon after a roll call omission.
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Washington
Anna Louise Strong
FBI
Central Intelligence
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Strong Dame
America
Joel Shubin
Russia
MEMOS OF A GIRL FRIDAY IN NEW YORK
Winchell reports on Munich court matters delaying Ilse Koch indictments after Gen. Clay reprisal. Wenner Gren faces a 100000 damage suit in Supreme Court for breach of contract, prompting a celebrity exodus. overseas wedding talk, Hoover denial, Venezuelan ex-presidents in exile, Kay Armen and Guy Thomason harmony, Patterson’s sway, and New York papers facing closures while the Mirror gains circulation.
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Munich
Ilse Koch
Senate Committee
Gen
Clay
Axel Wenner-Gren
Supreme Court
Ritz- Carlton
5Th Avenue
Eberstadt
G-Man Hoover
Miami Herald
Venezuela
Miami
Kay Armen
Guy Thomason
Washington
James T. Patterson
Conn
Congress
Georgetown Univ
Philly
N. Y
The
Mirror
Controversy Over Ads and a Van Gogh Piece
The piece critiques sympathetic ads from the 52 Ass'n affair including a Mussolini linked message paid by 25 dollars and a Tito Schipa sign off. It notes Time magazine's art section on a long-missing Van Gogh painting and recalls prior two line publication. The column mentions the Morning Freiheit’s scolding of Paul Robeson and broader reputational worries.
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Tito Schipa
Time
Corker
Freiheit
Paul Robeson
Show Biz Sizzle and Quarrels Pepper The Coast
Social buzz notes Yvonne Adair and Sandy Scott squabble while Hedda promises The Big Knife omits its controversial first scene. The Jerry Lewis duo reconcile via Martin Lewis’s mother. London editors chase Aly Khan Rita Hayworth gossip and Lynn Casey John Readymoney romance. Werner von Braun cited among German imports. Carousel backers take a cut amid a $32,000 gross on a $30,000 nut.
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Yvonne Adair
Sandy Scott
Hedda
Jerry Lewises
Martin & Lewis
Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Lynn Casey
John Readymoney
London
Germany
Werner von Braun
Hooper Rankings and Miscellaneous 1940s Trivia
The note mentions Hooper and Fibber McGee tied for third with Benny on top, a reference to the 1946 47 Who's Who listing FDR as 31st president and Hoover ambiguity. It also notes officers being called back to active duty, Vivienne Wooley Hart hiring Charles Washburn for gazette laundering, Newspaper Guild attempts to unionize Variety staff, Fred Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway, and dancing shoes in a shoe store.
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Hooper
Fibber McGee
Benny
Fdr
H. Hoover
Vivienne Wooley-Hart
Charles Washburn
Gazettes
Guild
Variety
Fred Astaire
Barkleys
Broadway
Mae West forgery scare and budget show openings noted
The piece hints Mae West’s name was forged costing her money at a midtown venue. It mentions rising food prices and new shows operating on 25 percent of prior budgets including The Ivy Green about Dickens opening March 4 in London Ontario. It also references the Un American Activities group and a suggestion involving former Congressman Dies about 1939 information.
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Mae West
Ivy Green
Dickens
Judith Evelyn
Burg
London
Ontario
UN- American Activities Group
Cong
Pronunciation Spotlight in North California Speech
Dixie notes a misheard New England accent as Broughton being said as Braw-ton by Broughton explaining regional pronunciation differences in North California.
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Dixie
New England
Broughton
Calina
Suh
Swift Animal Horizontal Brat 1
A compact puzzle entry listing across and down clues for a word grid. It includes hints for animals and related terms along with cross references to letters and positions in both orientations.
Police Commissioner OBrien charms New Yorkers with ease
The new Police Commissioner OBrien wins early popularity in New York with a friendly demeanor and a gleam in his eye. The piece also notes socialite Howard Styne and other society figures in a collage of local gossip.
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O’brien
Fran Warren
Howard Styne
Charles Chaplin
Saroyan
Macoco
Copa
Wendy Bartlett
Washington
Earle Strohl
Journal
Ruth Mason
Savannah
Los Angeles
Wild Story Out of
Neighbor echoes Death of a Salesman in life and death
An amusing column-like reminiscence notes a Miller neighbor whose life mirrors the chief character in Death of a Salesman. It weaves literary echoes with quirky asides about public figures and city life.
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Arthur Miller
Gene Fowler
Jimmy Walker
City Desk
Barbara van Paing
Here
Santa Barbara
Central Park
Sheep Meadow
Nyc
I. Geist
Nyc 1
Tiffany's
Quotes on business, politics, and national kids day
A 1921 mood remark notes a businessman entering politics after a busting merchant faced a distinguished banker and won. Truman expresses preparedness for future disasters while Mrs. William J. Smith of Indianapolis promotes National Kids Day with a $33,000 radio jackpot prize.
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President Truman
William J. Smith
Indianapolis
Personality traits that may survive death, says Rhine
Dr Joseph B Rhine of Duke University argues there is substantial evidence suggesting a facet of human personality could persist after death. He frames the issue within parapsychology and ongoing investigations into life after life.
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Joseph B. Rhine
Duke University
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