Roosevelt seeks national service act amid war powers doubt
The editorial questions President Roosevelt's push for a national service act arguing he favors generalities over specifics and has not fully used war powers. It notes reluctance to commit to wartime measures and warns against shifting blame to Congress while calling for clear action.
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United States
Congress
Europe
Roosevelt
Germany
Deat
White House
Tax lists prompt lines and High Point concert concerns
H A Wood warns tax lists must arrive faster as 64 listed items appeared on opening night last year and 27 on Tuesday. Mrs. Charles F. Tomlinson objects to canceling January 27 Helen Traubel concert in High Point. High Point women finish an extra 36 000 surgical dressings for the Red Cross, with praise from local and national chapters.
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H. A. Wood
Tax Department
Tam
High Point
Helen Traubel
America
Charles F. Tomlinson
Red Cross
Local leaders discuss war effort and public duties
Horace Haworth praises leadership of Mrs. A. L. Stevens and Miss Anne Byerly. Representative Shelley Caveness backs Walter Crissman on High Point bills. Wade Renfrew denounces civil service fights. V. Peel notes repair overload. Frank Hutton plans Raleigh stay with three sons. George W. Jones urges January generosity for Infantile Paralysis. J. F. Jones warns fuel oil conservation to prevent shortages.
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Horace
Haworth
Red Cross
A. L. Stevens
Anne Byerly
Walter Crissman
High Point
Shelley Caveness
J. F. Jones
Ebenezer and God’s help in Israel's history and America
The sermon recalls Samuel’s stone Ebenezer as a symbol of divine aid and gratitude. It links Israelite history to American founding things, warns of materialism and wartime strain, and urges faith and perseverance under God’s guidance. The piece ends with a hymn-like reflection on salvation.
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Samuel
Israel
Abinidab
Mizpeh
Bethear
Miriam
Red Sea
Joshua
Jordan
Jacob
Shen
Ebenezer
America
Frank Sinatra
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Wartime Washington Notes on Woodlawn Horse Club and OWI
A Washington Star note recalls the Woodlawn Horse Company in Fairfax County facing abandonment for lack of interest after a poorly attended Christmas meeting. The piece also critiques the Office of War Information and contrasts its delays with James Byrnes leadership in the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion.
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Washington
Washington Star
Woodlawn Horse Company
Fairfax County
Potomac
Southwest
Washington Monument
Woodlawn Anti-Horse Thief Boys
Harmon Roberts
Colchester
OWI
James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
OWMA
Byrnes
Broughton Eyes Senate Run as Inaugural Year Opens
Governor elect R Gregg Cherry takes oath on January 4 in Raleigh as J Melville Broughton shifts to private practice and plans to seek the United States Senate in 1948. The House debates rules and a possible deferment to discuss minority and majority votes.
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Gardner
Trey
Shell
Broughton
Gardner-Hoey
United States Senate
Hoey
McLean
Washington
Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Veterans seek federal jobs for returning service members
An interagency committee led by Perry Faulkner of the placement board coordinates Civil Service, Selective Service, War Manpower and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Its aim is to ensure every discharged veteran who wants a government job gets one, prioritizing new veterans and fitting them to suitable roles.
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Office of War Information
Washington
OWI
War Department
Navy Department
State Department
White House
Department
Perry Faulkner
Faulkner
Civil Service
Selective Service
War Manpower
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Civil Service Point
Ose
Faulkner Committee
Hat Gift and Political Jabs Steal Spotlight in Laughter
In a backstage moment Governor Cherry eyes a new hat from Ed R. Buchan of Kinston but deeming it a Sunday piece keeps it off daily wear. Lieutenant Governor L. Y. Ballentine, after long service, takes oath and reflects on office life amid playful remarks. Democratic caucus ballots are humorously described as dropped into a retrieved wastebasket, likened to a church offering.
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Cherry
Erniett
Ed R. Buchan
Kinston
L. Y
George Lynch
Kelly
Hollywood
Lynch
Broadway
Lena Horne
Broadway gossip and show trade notes from Libby Holman to Lena Horne
The column blends light Broadway chatter with profiles of Libby Holman and Bernice Parks, notes on John Kirby winning libel damages, and gossip about Lena Horne’s Hollywood move. It also covers Mil ton Berle and Joe E. Lewis antics, Mamoulian’s Liliom renaming, and industry curfews affecting nightlife.
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Libby Holman
John Kirby
Pittsburgh
Canary Bernice Parks
St. Regis
Life
Horace MacMahon
Milton Berle
Joe E. Lewis
Sam
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