President Truman accused of shotgun approach to policy
The editorial argues Truman used a shotgun method in his congressional message, scattering focus across many issues instead of targeting key aims like ending industrial strife. It calls for strong leadership to confront steel, packers, and other strikes, urging public pressure to compel decisive action.
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Ferguson
Michigan
Truman
Congress
Harry Truman
Washington
Senate
Cousin Willie Clark to End Long Legislative Career
State figure W. G. Clark of Edgecombe, longtime member of both regular and special sessions since 1927, known as Cousin Willie and a famed compromiser, will not seek re election. His exit leaves a void in Raleigh as the legislature nears January session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Clark
Edgecombe
Willie
Sena
Ford views on labor management from Henry Ford II
Henry Ford II argues that real progress in industrial relations will cut costs as effectively as mass production. He says management must test initiative, unions must accept power responsibilities, and cooperation should lower prices while improving products. He notes Ford-UAW talks follow these lines producing small wage differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Society of Automotive Engineers
Ford Company
Ford
Sympathy for Governor Gardner's Family and Reflections on Democracy
The piece mourns James Webb Gardner son of Governor O Max Gardner with sympathy to the Gardners. It notes his kindness and business skill and questions why he ended his life. It comments on democratic duty and cites Germany's 83 percent turnout in a recent election.
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James Webb Gardner
Decker
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Strong local voices advocate J F Jones for Guilford sheriff
Fred Flagler praises J F Jones after twenty years of dealings and urges support for his sheriff bid in Guilford. Sgt M D Hepler from High Pointer at Brooks Field Texas comments on the library issue, noting the city funds library maintenance yet legal circles debate the need and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Jones
Fred Flagler
Jones
Guilford
Sgt. M. D. Hepler
Brooks Field
Texas
Local residents discuss library funding and veteran aid in High Point
In a community dialogue, residents debate whether to fund a new library from existing city surplus and keep downtown park space, while veterans priority on clothing prompts merchants and citizens to back aid efforts. One speaker recalls a lost family heirloom as a cautionary tale.
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Cipality
High Point
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
First Baptist Church
Frank 4. Sizemore
Greensboro
Hard thoughts on charity and public health spending
The author weighs private charity against public funds for health causes. He cites tallies for paralysis, tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and mental illness, noting large totals yet small private agency spending. He questions efficiency and emotional appeals driving donations.
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John D. Roskegeller
Tius Rosenwald
Oe Arena Paralysis
Psarm
Pooling Charities Urged to Boost Health Campaigns Nationally
Sokolsky argues private collections like March of Dimes and Christmas Seals fail to address heart disease and cancer. Dublin of the National Health Council cites uneven voluntary health efforts and urges pooling funds to form a unified nationwide campaign targeting infantile paralysis and other major health problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McCosker-Hershfield Cardiac Foundation
Louis I. Dublin
Committee For
Volunt
National Health Council
America
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Thal
Ffort
Washington column weighs unions and the strike power
A Washington columnist argues the union strike weapon could halt national life by shutting telephones, transport, electricity, and food logistics. He notes both workers and businesses fear unemployment and highlights universal grievances amid the era of strikes and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Argentina
Public must not let unions hostage economy by strikes
Paul Mallon argues unions threaten the public interest with unrestrained strikes. He advocates arbitration and fair trials, warning that sustained strike power could collapse the nation or push wages and prices higher until inflation and economic breakdown occur.
Pearl Harbor query exposes early U. S. Japan war certainty
The Pearl Harbor inquiry reveals war between the United States and Japan was likely as early as spring 1941, linked to lend-lease, Roosevelt’s aid to Britain, and alliances with England and China. Documentation shows April 1941 talks and a nonbinding “or” in agreements, with warnings from Washington and embassies before December 1941.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
United States
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Britain
Tokyo
U. S
Germany
William D. Mitchell
Gerhard Gesell
Congress
Wendell Willkie
England
Holland
China
George C. Marshall
Philippines
Washington
Marshall
Henry L. Stimson
FDR
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
British Commonwealth
Netherlands West Indies
Thailand
Portuguese Timor
New Caledonia
Loyalty Islands
Singapore
Winant
London
South China
Siam
Australia
Willkie
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Burma
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R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Associated Press
Cosuatvets
N. C
John No
Lexington Ave
N. C. City
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Young MR. Ford
OF TS
League of Nationalump
Monnell Ritchie
George Sokolsky
Paul Mallon
Honolulu
Charles C. Hart
Mister Breger
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