Arnall in Georgia: From rising figure to national joke
The piece argues Governor Ellis Arnall, once hailed as a promising southern leader, has lost stature in American eyes. It cites his constitutional reforms, expanded suffrage for 18 year olds, and freight-rate efforts, but notes Georgia voters then backed Gene Talmadge and questioned the governor’s liberal record amid racial tensions and unclear succession rules.
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Georgia
Ellis Arnall
South
Herman Talmadge
Arnall
Ku Klux Klan
New Columbians, Inc
People of
Principle and Statecraft in Postwar Policy
The senate and house remain about 100000 apart on an 8 million salary increase, a dispute framed as a matter of principle. The piece argues for unity to grant raises to teachers and state workers and questions the broader handling of personnel in the state department. It calls for General Marshall to clean out subversive elements amid wartime tension with Russia and internal doubts about Communists within the department.
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Senate
House of the General Assembly
State Department
Marshall
Washington
Moscow
Congress
George Marshall
Russia
Pearl Lusk
Truman
Secy
Alan Ladd
London Economist Quietly Forecast Five Billion US Loan
The London Economist predicts Russia will seek a five billion dollar loan from the United States as its price to scale down reparations against Germany. It argues such a loan would be a gift to Russia and a threat to U.S. interests, suggesting dire consequences for American diplomacy.
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London Economist
Russia
United States
Germany
Sam
Uncle Sam
No. 1 Banker Stanley Wahab hailed for community service
The text lauds Stanley Wahab as a valued North Carolina Outer Banks figure who suffered a heart attack. It notes his Arab sailor lineage, wealth from Baltimore, and dedication to developing Ocracoke and the banks, urging support for his speedy recovery.
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Stanley Wahab
North Carolina
Hatteras
Baltimore
Ocracoke
Egg comes first say Romer in famed paradox
Prof Alfred Romer of Harvard argues the egg predates the chicken solving a long debated question. He credits hard-shelled eggs with enabling land animals and birds. He urges physicists to conclude if the universe is finite to better face the risks of fissionable atoms.
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Alfred Romer
Harvard
Professor Romer
Millenia
Lawmaker's beer ban on premise sparks town hall debate
The letter-writer mocks Rep Crissman proposed on premise beer and wine ban in High Point, arguing its ineffectiveness and predicting cross county persistence of drinking in nearby Randolph and Davidson counties. The piece portrays a satirical chain of local characters seeking alcohol and circumventing restrictions.
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Auto
Crissman
Opposition to Raleigh capital alterations voiced by clubs
Mrs. Earl Bishopric leads a NC Federation of Women’s Clubs protest against exterior additions to the Raleigh capitol. She notes the federation’s roadside beautification role and urges clubs to oppose changes that would disturb the capital’s symmetry.
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North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Capitol
Raleigh
Earl Bishopric
State Council
Truman Budget Reconfigures Categories Raising Most Totals
The column argues President Truman shifts budget names and raises nearly all categories over three years while cutting defense and finance commerce and industry. Welfare, health and security grow from 1.1 to 1.6 billion and general government climbs from 988 million to 1.4 billion, with no tax cuts offered to offset wartime rates.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Budget showdown looms over 37.5 million plan
Paul Mallon notes a budget battle as Republicans demand a 20 percent tax cut from the 37.5 million budget. He argues waste and savings could cover relief without harming essential services, while Taft shifts to endorse cuts amid wartime rates. The piece treats fiscal strain and party tension without motive speculation.
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Taft
House
Ways and
Knutson
Broadway Gossip and Runyon Fund News at Tropical Park
New York page items mix theater chatter and sport notes with a Runyon Memorial fund update. Tropical Park crowd attendance rose while take slipped. disqualification reshapes the Damon Runyon Memorial feature race outcome with Weathercock paying $69.30.
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Broadway Express
Frank Hague
Jersey
FBI
Spencer Drayton
F. B. Eye
Damon Runyon
Tropical Park
Weathercock
Runyon
Beryl Davis
U. S
America
Fdr
Sherry-Netherland
Ingrid Bergman
Gracie Fields
Rumpelmayer's
St. Moritz
J. E. Ayrhart
Campbellford
Ontario
Contricts
Dewey
Republican State Assembly
Runyon Cancer Fund
Mark Hellinger
Guy
Winter Garden
Betty Forsling
Columbia Pictures
The Value and Risks of Congressional Probes
The piece argues that congressional investigations, though prone to overreach and secrecy, are essential to expose crooks and curb tyranny. It cites past committees like Black, La Follette, and others to defend inquiry as a tool for transparency, despite flaws in procedure.
Truth Will Not Be Suppressed In National Inquiries
By George Sokolsky argues for full public disclosure on corruption and war conduct. He defends congressional investigations as necessary audits to ensure honesty in Pearl Harbor policy and wartime leadership, asserting the nation benefits even at the cost to some reputations. He urges open, frank findings to reassure grieving families and uphold national morale.
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James F. Byrnes
United Nations
George Marshall
Mr. Byrnes
Pearl Harbor
United States
Congress
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