Governors as subjects of press salvos and praise
North Carolina reporters praise R Gregg Cherry yet overplay his blunt humor, risking public misread of Governor-elect Kerr Scott. The piece urges the new administration to avoid pretense while embracing a plainspoken, authentic style to keep public perception accurate and fair.
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North Carolina
State Capitol
R. Gregg Cherry
Cherry
Capitol
Kerr Scott
Scott
Beer regulation debate roils as ABC board takeover discussed
A looming legislative fight over beer regulation includes a proposal to place beer sales under the state ABC board. Some beer interests back the shift while others push drastic measures such as banning on premise consumption or limiting sales to cases. The debate mirrors the hard liquor referendum clash in Raleigh.
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State Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control
ABC Board
ABC
Raleigh
Sidewalk Demand in High Point Stresses City Needs
The city faces widespread public works gaps in water sewer and electric distribution while prioritizing paving and sidewalks. Attention centers on English Street and Lexington Avenue where lack of sidewalks may have contributed to a fatal hit-and-run. City council is urged to act promptly on the sidewalk issue.
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High Point
English Street
Lexington Avenue
GOP faces uncertain reform as 1949 congress opens
As the new congress begins, familiar Republican faces are missing and leadership remains largely unchanged. The party debates how far to liberalize after losses, with Taft's influence seen as a final arbiter of GOP policy and potential in 1950 elections shaping 1952 voter judgment.
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Congress
GOP
Lst
Dewey
Truman
Republican Party
Taft
Senate
Impermanent Changes Shape State Government Personnel
A review of the last year shows frequent personnel shifts across state departments led by Governor-elect Scott. In agriculture and highway agencies, long-tenured officials retired or were replaced, highlighting that governmental jobs lack lasting permanence and that change drives progress. The highway plan to expand the commission to about thirty members aims to bring authority closer to citizens, though it risks concentrating power with the chair and chief engineer.
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Scott
State Department of Agriculture
Kerr Scott
Dave Coltrane
L. Y
Stag) Ballentine
Lionel Weir
Wayne
Holt Haywood
Forsyth
D. J. Lybrook
Davie
Agriculture Department
Fred E. Miller
Cecil Thomas
C. A. Upchurch, Jr
Blackburn Johnson
I. E. Miles
Fielding Reed
Randall Etheridge
Harry Westcott
Ballentine
Department of Agriculture
Reeves Noland
Highway Commission
General Assembly
Highway and Public Works Commission
Nami
Goldsboro News. Argus
State Highway Commission
These Days by George Sokolsky on Duggan Welles cases
The piece analyzes Laurence Duggan and Sumner Welles deaths asking whether they were suicides, murders, or unrelated incidents. It stresses FBI silence and urges clearer Justice Department explanation while warning against linking unrelated events to espionage and the CH Hall affair. It lists alleged issues of espionage neglect and oath violations and notes that membership in the Communist party is not a crime.
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Laurence Duggan
Chambers-Hiss
State Department
FBI
Department of Justice
Duggan
Sumner Welles
Welles
House Committee On un-American Activities
Mr. Welle
Welles-Hull
Mr. Hull
Harold Ware
Dies Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Adolf F. Berle
Canada
MacKenzie King
United States
Communist Party
Bob Hope
Berlin
Hitler
Gracie Allen
Fred Allen
Theatre Guild
Fred
Portland
Jack Benny
NBC
G. Marx
Ingo
Groucho
Belgrade
Belgrae
Gabriel Heatter
Rinehart
Helen Waren
Israel
Mom
Pop
Ladies’ Home Journal
Thtree
Ferguson Committee
Koch
Gen. Clay & Co
Herald-Trib
Legislative Investigating
Cong. Mundt
Bunche
British Empire
A. Asquith
Sinclair Lewis
G. J. Nathan
Elbert Hubbard
Harry Ingram
la Rochefoucauld
Life Lessons and World Opinions From 1949 Columns
W A Bivins reflects on New Year resolve with a sermon theme to watch and be strong as Charlie Justice leads in the Sugar Bowl, while an editorial on American fashions notes Soviet control of style and the immigrant origin of the nation with a wary eye on the future.
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New Orleans
Paul
Corinthians
Moffat
Charlie Justice
Oklahoma
Kenneth Goodson
Greensboro
Whittier
America
Russia
Winston-Salem Sentinel
Kremlin
U.N
U.S.S.R
New York Critics Skim Theatrical Bazaars And Radio Gaiety
Critics sweep a week of Broadway and radio fare noting mixed receptions for Oh Mr Meadowbrook and The Victors while praising The Madwoman of Chaillot. Brooks Atkinson derides Dont Listen Ladies as stale, with Kiss Me Kate hailed as a smash hit and Enchantment praised as a lace ed heartstring delight in reviews.
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Chaillot
Rooters
Booters
H. Haines
Brooks Atkinson
Lucretia
Cole Porter
Kate
D. Watts
Mighty Bird
Crossword style clues reference a bird of prey and symbols. The grid hints include bird, heraldic emblem, and related terms across multiple entries such as animal names, celestial or religious associations, and descriptive adjectives. The puzzle weaves themes of nature myth and heraldry through month names and mythic figures.
Unity and strength amid foreign threats quoted leaders
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg warns unity and nuclear deterrence are essential for peace as he condemns communism’s aims. Secretary Sullivan asserts communism seeks world domination. Henry A. Wallace criticizes California Democrats' progressiveness as a potential presidential opening.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
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Dennis Morgan
Dorothy Malone
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