Beer and Wine Referendum Efforts Face Setbacks in Guilford County
The Allied Church League failed to obtain the 5216 valid signatures for a Guilford referendum. Goldsboro voted beer and wine 2 to 1 while Wayne County had already gone wet last November. The ABC effort is praised for cleanup and enforcement, while questions linger about campaign timing and potential moves toward municipal liquor elections in Greensboro and High Point.
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Allied Church League
Guilford County
City of
Goldsboro
Couty
Wayne
State Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control
C. A. Upchurch Jr
Guilford
League
ABC Liquor Stores
Greensboro
High Point
General Assembly
ABC
Victory Against Noise at Grand Central
Harold Ross of New York er Magazine led a small protest against Grand Central Station broadcasting music and ads. After votes and public service concerns, the railroad stopped the broadcasts, confirming a minority can influence policy despite a majority poll.
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Harold Ross
New Yorker Magazine
Grand Central Station
New York City
New York Central Railroad
Tles
New York Public Service Commission
Ross
New York Central
Grand Central
America
Diplomatic Immunity Denied in Coplon Gubitchev Case
Secretary of State Acheson declares Valentin Gubitchev Soviet engineer lacks diplomatic immunity. The joint trial with Judith Coplon may proceed as prosecutors and defense teams deploy multiple legal maneuvers to delay, acknowledging the immunity claim as unfounded.
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Acheson
Valentin Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Gubitchey
United Nations
Miss Coplon
Democrats Use Dolls To Embarrass Republicans In Fundraiser
The piece accuses Democratic organizers of exploiting romance to draw attention away from GOP fundraisers on February 6 the Lincoln Day week clash with a Republican box supper and a Democrat counter event planned in Washington. The narrative frames the Democrats as using theatrics to outshine GOP efforts during the Lincolnian week.
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Aline Amea
National Democratic Club
Barkley
Shoreham
GOP
Paducah
N. Y. Times
W. 3
Huber
Repubs
Britain
Jack Carter
England
Formosa
Berlin
Worship and Giving Spiritual Practice Across Cities
A church service admired for communal singing and generous offerings. A man gives five dollars while a poor woman offers her last coin, illustrating worship through generosity. The piece cites James Norman Hall on fear and a satirical modern Hamlet pledge essay by Rev. Donald Irvin.
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James Norman Hall
Women’s Change and Suffrage Across the Century
A reflective overview traces women’s status from 1900 to 1950, noting shifts in education employment and independence. It cites Pankhurst’s suffrage work, Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership, the New Deal era, and growing rights in marriage divorce birth control and consumer markets.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Broadway Lights and Reviews Sparkling in New York
A whirl of show business notes from New York highlights praise for Ethel Waters and Julie Harris, with critical spins on The Member of the Wedding and other Broadway acts. Curiosities include jokes from Joe Frisco, campy TV quips, and editorials on film and press foibles.
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Welkins
Ethel Waters
Julie Harris
Aisle Sentinels
Larry
B. Meredith
Texas
L’il Darlin
Tin Pan Alley
N. Y. Sun
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