McAnallys Lime Quarry Plan Spurs State Debate
A North Carolina opinion piece urges legislators to hear Dr. W J McAnally on reviving agriculture via lime and related practices. It argues for careful consideration of his methods, notes past fertilizer controversy, and contrasts civilian farming gains with wartime labor strains and draft issues.
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Yadkin County
High Point
W. J. McAnally
Doc
North Carolina
Dr. McAnally
Kerr Scott
McAnally
A. and T. College
Greensboro
Joint Agricultural Committee
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Senate
Raleigh
Car Value Policy Sparks Tax Chief Probe
Tax Supervisor Troy R Short questions automobile valuation methods used by Guilford County. He says the Blue Book practice may be wrong and will seek reductions if misvaluations are found. He notes dealers had raised prices on new cars while many were not new.
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Frank Way
Troy R. Short
Guilford
Automobile Dealers’ National Association
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Dishonor and Disobedience Highlight Coal Strike
The UMW and John L. Lewis face criticism as they and other authorities fail to curb the anthracite miners strike. Wildcat strikers are warned they will be dishonorably discharged if they do not return to work per the President’s order.
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UMW
Lewis
Strik
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Senator Reynolds hires Hensley in Asheville office
The article notes Senator Robert R Reynolds sending James Hensley Jr to open an Asheville office to travel political fences for the senator and represent the heir in law to the Hope Diamond. It comments on Hensley’s duties amid local busy politics and a broader wartime context.
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O. Max Gardner
Gardner
Clyde Hoey
Senate
Reynolds
James H. Hensley, Jr
Washington
Asheville
Hensley
Hope Diamond
Mr. Hensley
Speaking Opinions On Gas Rationing And Wartime Policy
A collection of quotes discusses conserving gas by removing nonessential traffic signals in High Point, government hearings, immoral vagrancy issues, postwar international policy, and the need for a free press. Public figures cite war, nationalism, and economic measures while citizens share personal reflections on rationing, bread, and bus travel.
Cheap Stuff Inhot and Hollywood’s dirty side in trial
The writer argues Errol Flynn’s possible statutory rape case reflects Hollywood’s cheap image. If Flynn is convicted on testimony from two young women, the California system is a farce. A mother who enables her daughters’ independence or complicity with moneyed men faces criticism or institutional concern.
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Errol Flynn
Sue
Hollywood
California
Satterlee
Mussolini
Italy
Patootie
Claretta Petacci
Bert Friedloch
Ginny Simms
Park Avenue
Abe Lyman
Lincoln Hotel
MGM
Mitzi Green
Riobamba
Hy Gardner
Hotel Astor
N. Y
Congress Faces 16 Billion War Tax Bill In Total War Funding
Burton Heath notes Roosevelt asks Congress to raise 16 billion dollars through taxes and compulsory savings to finance about half war expenditures and curb inflation. He warns this total war budget will burden taxpayers, with 30 to 40 cents of every dollar taken for federal financing and a further 10 cents for war bonds. He calls for courageous, forward looking tax action and questions the congressional burden.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Uncle Sam
CSS
Oiny
Parody Lines Mix Wry Advice and Odd Facts
A string of jumbled quips muses on safety and society. The piece jokes about avoiding auto accidents, walking after gas, and a parade for the March of Dimes. It notes Denmark bans poker and cites a 37 mm anti aircraft gun consuming copper quickly.
Broadway and Elsewhere Gossip Scraps From A Busy Scene
A roundup of stage and screen chatter. Frances Farmer, Leif Erickson, and a chorus of stars jostle headlines from Broadway to Hollywood with marriages, divorces, bids for roles, tax notes, and Oscar prospects. Notables include Nancy Kelly, Edmund O’Brien, Anita Eden, Eva Gabor, and Louise Rainer amid a stream of nightlife and industry moves.
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Frances Farmer
Frances
Leif Erickson
New York
Hollywood
Mexico City
Ritz
Fannie Brice
John Conti
Nix Snooks
Susan Hayward
John Carroll
Georgia Tapps
Janis Wallace
Lee Trent
Marion Martin
42Nd Street
Jimmy Walker
Edmund O'Brien
Nancy Kelly
Barrett O'Shea
Motion Picture
Army
Milvia Miller
Margaret Chapman
Nancy Coleman
Toni Selwart
Doris Duke
Jimmy Cromwell
Luise Rainer
Elizabeth Rogers
Art Jarrett
Warbler
Phil Yordon
MGM
Chick Nelson
Yale 44
Dustine Farnum
Dustin
Lindy Block
Martin Block
Nevada
Joseph Cash
Frances Gifford
Wyn Rocomara
Carol Bruce
Eric Remarque
Stork Club
Persian Room
el Morocco
Charlie Drew
Taft
Marion Rosamond
Anita Boyer
Songbird
Dick Reese
Illinois
Eva Gabor
Hale
Hearty
Adele Jergens
20Th Century-Fox
Jean Muir
Walter Winchell Column to Resume January Twenty Fifth
The column will resume Monday January 25 as Walter Winchell returns to his regular feature. A fashion expert says a girl can dress in 45 seconds, a claim intended to amuse married men. A suggestion asks for bus thermostats to be read to make riders shiver.
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Walter Winchell
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