Banished by the North Carolina High Court
An editorial condemns a Rockingham superior court banishing Dr. Ora Fisher Logan from the state after convicting her of illegal operation and concealing births. The piece argues the practice shifts responsibility, questions the sentence’s fairness, and urges state accountability over local dodges. It notes inferior courts largely stopped banishment, and warns against using banishment as social problem solving.
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Ora Fisher Logan
Reidsville
Felix Alleys
Rockingham Superior Court
Logan
North Carolina
Ralph Scott
Georgia family fight threatens neighbor states and federal role
The piece argues a divided Georgia government and rival claimants to the governorship create spillover harm beyond Georgia. It warns that delayed court rulings, federal intervention, and cross-border disputes could affect North Carolina residents and businesses, urging swift Georgia court action.
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Georgia
Georgia Unemployment Compensation Commission
Washington
Thompson
Talmadge
Two Major Objectives in Tru mans Two Years At White House
Drew Pearson quotes President Truman stating two goals for his time left in office focusing on world peace and full production and employment. The piece questions whether these aims can be achieved within less than two years and hints at a possible third objective before November 1948.
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Drew Pearson
President Truman
White House
Bus driver Ty Holcomb hailed for protecting students
Community members praise Ty Holcomb a city bus driver for stopping, helping children off, and standing in the street to pause traffic at Montlieu and Ray streets each morning. Patrolman Barr and Patrolman Herman Ivey note they expected an emergency after a late night shift but a crash did not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Holcomb
W. Patterson
Montlieu and
Ray Streets
Sudden Shift as Roosevelt Jr Denounces Communists
The piece notes a rapid reversal among former communist supporters including Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr who now denounces communists and criticizes their influence in the American Veterans Committee. Westbrook Pegler Isaac Don Levine Frederick Waltman and others faced backlash as the piece argues many once loyal allies realize the group’s communist links.
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Communist Party
Daily Worker
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
American Veterans Committee
Westbrook Pegler
Isaac Don Levine
Frederick Waltman
Award Rushmore
Charles G. Bolte
Pegler
Roosevelt
High Point furniture market draws praise from visitors
Greensboro patrols handled calls without incidents in the night while High Point sees sharp praise for the Southern Furniture market. Durham dealer Mack McClung hailed peacetime reconversion and High Point hospitality, as Laurinburg's Marshall James noted NC plants rival Grand Rapids in quality with better design.
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Mack McClung
Durham
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Marshall James
Laurinburg
North Carolina
High Point
Politicians and Communism Infiltration Debate
By George Sokolsky argues committees recruit and use nonpartisan experts while claiming neutrality. He contends infiltration is a tactic of organizers who gain control by time and subvention, citing CIO OWI OSS and Newspaper Guild cases and recalling a late night stand against communists within an association.
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Congressional
CIO
John L. Lewis
OWI
OSS
Heywood Broun
Lawyers Guild
Arthur Garfield Hays
Hays
Economic report delays trigger Capitol fight over chair
Washington observers note Republicans hesitate to organize the joint committee on the President's Economic Report, risking a superficial review. Taft's bid for a third chair clashes with party rivals, while Taft sides with economy and tax cuts, complicating leadership and hearings.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional Joint Committee
Joint Committee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Kyser rumors prompt NC governor run talk in capital square
Capitol square buzzes over a Variety item suggesting Kay Kyser may seek North Carolina governor in 1948. Observers note Kyser’s national exposure and money for a campaign, while others doubt he will run, citing past precedents and state politics.
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Kay Kyser
North Carolina
College of Musical Knowledge
The
Good Association
Capital Square
Kyser
Variety
Variety Magazine
New York
Morgan-Hall
Kyser-Colgate
Ted Bates
Colgate
Texas
Alabama
Capitol Square
Kay
Legislative debate and local governance shifts in North Carolina
The piece notes the rising number of laws and resolutions during recent sessions, with public good and bad outcomes. It highlights Cam Shipp returning to create a Carolina mountains magazine series and book. It discusses a trend toward city manager forms in NC towns, including Raleigh considering a March vote on a charter change.
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North Carolina
Cam Shipp
Charlotte
Hollywood
Shipp
Carolina Mountains
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Wilmington
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Mortimer Muggle
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By Jimmy Hatlo
Thanx
Eddie Dunn Ralio CU
Greensboro
George Sokolsky
AWC
Capitol News Notebook
Peter Edson
NEA
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Committee On Economic Report
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Council of Economic Advisers
Senate Committee On Labor
Republican Policy Committee
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
O'Mahoney
Francis Myers
Pennsylvania
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
President's Council
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Edwin G. Nourse
Nourse
Herbert Hoover
Farm Board
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