Difference in Democratic revolt echoes through southern governors
The piece notes Governor Cherry and southern governors pivot from loyal Democratic stance to criticizing federal power. It contrasts their 1944 revolt with current criticism of Truman and Roosevelt era policies, arguing they oppose federal overreach and defend states rights, while lamenting racial matters becoming the open issue. It questions the present gap between Truman and Roosevelt positions.
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R. Gregg Cherry
National Democratic Party
National Democratic
Harold McGrath
Southern Governors’ Committee
Cherry
Democratic Party
South
Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
F.D.R
PortsidER Harry Harper Seeks New Jersey Senate Nomination
former AL southpaw Harry Harper announces a bid for the U S senate in New Jersey as a Republican. The note predicts un American activities committee scrutiny of a left wing infiltrator within the GOP.
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Harry Harper
U. S
New Jersey
House un-American Activities Committee
North Carolina Faces Slow Decline in Public Sectors
Caputol Square notes that North Carolina trails peers as states accelerate. The piece argues that many claimed Tar Heel firsts are now weak second or lower results, and that funding methods for schools and health complicate fair comparisons.
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North Carolina
Levels of government and road funding debated
Lynn Nisbet argues the 48 states bear full responsibility for public roads and questions the efficacy of the current system. He notes that regardless of which level collects taxes, money ultimately comes from the people and that higher levels gain control through funding. Local autonomy depends on local financial contributions.
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Commonwealths
North Carolina’s Public Education Role and Segregation Legacy
The state claimed first full state responsibility for public schooling, though counties and cities still supply buildings. North Carolina boasted early state universities and, despite segregation, provided equal salaries for white and colored teachers and strong support for segregated Negro higher education programs.
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North Carolina
Delaware
North Carolina Uses Most Tax Revenue For Public Education
North Carolina allocates more than 75 cents of every general fund tax dollar to public education. About 90 cents of each highway fund dollar funds road improvement, with remaining funds supporting highway patrol paroles and probation commissions and perhaps indirect prison department support.
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North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Paroles Commission
Probation Commission
North Carolina Road System Faces Long Term Struggle
The piece notes a twenty five year boast of NC roads dating to the 1920s, contrasting a bold program with rival states that accepted the challenge and left North Carolina behind as the sole laggard in this era.
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North Carolina
North Carolne
Teacher Education Report Flags Elementary Shortages
The school education study commission reports a shortage of elementary teachers in training and on the job, while high school teachers are not scarce and physical education majors show an oversupply this year.
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School Educational Study Commission
State push for central control of teacher training in colleges
The committee advocates closer coordination of teacher training across three white and three colored colleges and university units. It signals that North Carolina must limit individual course selection and expand state control over curricula to keep a top public school record.
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North Carolina
Repugnant idea of larger government control in NC debated
The piece argues against expanding government reach over individuals and local units as repugnant to the people. It notes some able men propose this approach to keep North Carolina competitive among states and within the South, suggesting it could preserve near-top status.
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North Carolina
Randolph County Roots and Modern Progress in North Carolina
A column reflecting on Randolph County's heritage and ongoing progress. Notes strong schools, historic cemeteries, and proud local ancestry, alongside quotes on marriage from Mead and Ibsen highlighting focus and commitment.
American Voices and North Carolina Tribute
A reader reflects on Americans abroad and native-born knowledge, praising foreign students who master U.S. history and English. The column then honors Frank Porter Graham and his father Alexander Graham, noting tributes by Dr. Edgar Knight and a plaque unveiling in Charlotte.
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America
United States
Paris
George Washington
Harry Truman
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford B. Hayes
Webster's International Dictionary
Alexander Graham
We the People
Cumberland County
Charlotte
Edgar Knight
Graham
New High School
Ly Se
Petitioning the Government My Partisan Complaint
George Sokolsky argues that in practice the right to petition the government is hollow for individuals without power. He cites Amherst NH resident Charles Van Newkirk’s 1944 grievance as chief engineer of the S S Knute Rockne, detailing attempted beatings, union obstruction, and denial of redress from the Maritime Commission, the Coast Guard, and the presidency. He accuses officials of inaction and labels the overtime pay dispute a theft of public money, illustrating a broken rights system.
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Congress
Charles van Newkirk
Amherst
New Hampshire
van Newkirk
Knute Rockne
United States
Maritime Commission
New
W. W. Jordan
J. Davidson
Coast Guard
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McLoughlin
New York
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
House of Representatives
Schuyler Otis Bland
Virginia
Leslie Biffle
Mad House on the Capital Handicappers Plot Wallace Odds
Washington column notes political gamblers racing to price Wallace against Roosevelt and the Bull Moose. It recalls 1900 to 1912 vote splits, GOP erosion, and predicts Wallace may herd Democrats to the rail, aiding Republicans yet offers no firm price. It also recounts Rural Electrification head Claude Wickard cracking down on grain market gambling and a Color photo session at the White House with photographers briefly locked in.
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Washington
Wallace
T. R
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
McKinley
Bryan
Teddy Roosevelt
Alton Parker
William Howard Taft
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Bioux
E. T. Maynard
Chicago
Winchell's Men About Town Highlights a Wild Mix
A rapid-fire column notes Virginia Brute and husband Ali Spar amid gossip on Evelyn Law’s disappearance mother’s agony James S Bush as Mr Next and West Coast grindhouses eyeing Rocke feller name. Hedy Lamarr plastic work, Kerry Blue pup bite, FDR Jr and Alice Marble at St Luke's, May Mann divorce, Steinbeck suit, Edith Luce in Florida, and Baruch secretary in a Rolls Royce.
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Virginia Brute
Ali Spar
Turkey
Evelyn Law
Ziegfield
James S. Bush
St. Louis
Wieder
Rhinelander Stewart
42Nd Street
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hedy Lamarr
Tennistar
St. Luke's Hosp
Betty Ammidown
Palm Beach
Philip
Emory Burke
Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals
Emory
May Mann
Movie Mags
Jack Dempsey
Ursula Parrott
John Wildberg
Barney Baruch
John Steinbeck
H'wood
California
B. Byrons Productions
Edith Luce
Life
Paradise
Florida
Ernest Matthews
Popular
Mr. Roberts
Nancy Oakes
Tokyo Street
Mexico City
Rob
Alf Vanderbilts
Henry Ford
Nevada Smith
L. B. Mayer
Wallace's New Party backs Sandburg for Senate
A breezy roundup notes Wallace's party expects Carl Sandburg as finais candidate for the Senate with confirmations that Idaho's Senator Glen Taylor would be Wallace's running mate. The column skims celebrity gossip, politics, and society to preview postwar intrigues in New York and Washington.
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Wallace
Finais
Senate
Carl Sandburg
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Jadt
Arab League
Peggy Raab
Mrs’ Trust
George DeWitt
June Duprez
Air Force
Roger
Jrv Hoffman
Super Chief
Mayor O'Dwyer
LaGuardia
First Lady Receives Flash Bulbs From White House Photographers
Last year Speed Graphic notes the First Lady and her daughter teased the photo corps about flash bulbs. Mrs Truman asked where to buy them and photographers joked they were hard to obtain unless you know somebody big. They then gave her four bulbs.
Ambassador HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured envoy to U.S. Dr. Gonzalo
Excerpt appears to be a crossword puzzle clue list with numbered hints across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes terms like Walking stick, Ceremony, Symbol for sodium, Disembark, and Babylonian deity among others, suggesting a mixed clue grid. The fragment shows several solve prompts and cross references without a connected article narrative.
Fragmented Clues Point to Historical Crossword Entries
A list of puzzle style clues includes entries such as Meadow Overcontr Constellation and Wapiti. Several lines reference birds like a gull like species and terms like debit note Greek letter and Ireland. The page presents a miscellany of short cipher style hints.
Quotes on ideology and science politics by Bevin and Cori
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin warns that settling the world on an ideology leads to greater trouble while Nobel laureate Dr. Carl F. Cori says scientific training does not confer political insight and a scientist’s opinion is no better than others in politics.
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Ernest Bevin
Carl F. Cori
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