Raleigh heats up as governors race draws crowds
Clerks of court convene in Raleigh amid heavy visitor flow and busy political chatter. Cher ry and McDonald campaigns gain traction with possible managers named as Horton Doughton or Robert Sims. ABC liquor rationing sparks bottlenecks and black market tensions as stores face urgent demand and unapproved brands emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
Robert R. Reynolds
Wesley McDonald
State Highway Commission
State Board of Education
William Umstead
High Point
Cherry
McDonald
Horton Doughton
Statesville
R. L
Bob” Doughton
Father Doughton
Son Doughton
Doughton
Robert Sims
State Baptist Convention
Sims
Supreme Court
Guilford
John Caffey
Shelley Caviness
Capitol Square
Liquor Stores Debate Dampens Prohibition Hopes in NC
In North Carolina's 25 wet counties the liquor situation strengthens drys while mounting cash and demand challenge state supervised stores. Bootleggers profit from limited store hours whereas many wets still back the control system despite its flaws. More soldiers, more people, more liquor demand fuel ongoing dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Governor’s gracious gesture stirs Horton’s NC Railroad post
The piece notes Governor Broughton named W. P. Horton of Pittsboro as president of the North Carolina Railroad with little work required and a $900 cash honor. It questions the political optics, suggesting Horton faces a gratuity risk if he accepts, while accepting avoids being seen as a hardliner. The writer believes the governor’s intent was good but ill advised and wishes the move had not occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
The
North Carolina Railroad
Horton
Coming Home Congress Recessed Till September
The piece notes Congress is in recess until September with members returning home to hear from constituents. It argues that while elites lobby loudly, most rank and file citizens rarely communicate with their representatives, making home visits a key link in gauging public opinion after a long session.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Voices on Prices and Postwar Duty Echo in City
A compilation of quotes touches OPA price ceilings, rationing, and consumer confusion as merchants, ration board members, and citizens urge clarity and compliance. Navy and government figures discuss wartime strategy and postwar reconstruction, while education and safety programs promote youth swimming and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Burgess
Renegotiation in War Profits Becomes Policy Stay
Peter Edson reviews the push to curb war profits through renegotiation of contracts after Pearl Harbor. He notes 14,300 contracts cleared for renegotiation across Army Navy Maritime and more, with about 10 percent government savings and 800 million cash recovered. Protesters from the profit class dispute scope while Congress signals a lasting postwar shift by applying renegotiation to RFC subsidiary contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
War Department
OPM
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission and
War Shipping Administration
Treasury
Maurice H. Karker
Price Adjustment Board
Washington
House Naval Affairs Subcommittee
House Naval Affairs
Carl Hatch
Clovis
N. Mex
Truman Committee
RFC
Noted moral verse on forgiveness and pride
A compact quotation set contrasts biblical maxim Luke 6 29 with Franklin’s adage that forgiving is nobler and despising revenge reflects manliness, capturing a medieval moral tone and Enlightenment sentiment.
July 4 Death Toll Drops Compared With Recent Years
The July 4 death toll was the smallest in years. The piece emphasizes safety, urging pedestrians to be seen and not hurt.
Broadway Gossip and NYC Nightlife Notes
A collage of New York social chatter and show business snapshots. Notable figures like Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Eddie Cantor, and Kay Kyser appear alongside scenes from Stork Club nights, Fraunces Tavern memories, and Broadway life. A vivid, period-voice capsule of midtown vignettes and celebrity glimpses.
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Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Paul Gallico
New York
West Street
Jack Smith
Guadalcanal
Brooklyn
Eddie Cantor
Eddy Duchin
USNR
Averill Harriman
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Associated Press
Sune Patenhen Geen
N. C
John Budd
Lexington Ave
N.Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
ABC
Halifax
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
R. A. Herring
Vance McGee
Victory Garden
F. W. Collins
Joe Boyd
OPA
Roger Thompson
Secretary of Navy
Douglas Fairbankas, Jr
Japan
Earth
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Edgar Hartley
YMCA
Y.M.C.A
U. S
France
Winston Churchill
James M. Harris
James F. Bell
General Mills Board
Peter Edson
Benjamin Franklin
Winchell
Broadway
Y. M
Manhattan
Billy Rose
Midtown
Tunisia
Fraunces Tavern
George Washington
Texas
Hackie
Vincent Travers
Florida
Mitchell Brother
Versailles
Madeleine Webb
H. Klurfeld
Popigrammarian
Jean Garfield
Cliff Nazarro
Robert Brackman
Louis Kronberg
Robert Philip
Carl Brenner
Peter Donald
Waldorf
Morton Downey
le O'Reisman
Wellington Hotel
Park Central
125Th Street
New
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Frank
Gwan
Chauncey Schmalowitz
Ferdie Billingsley
Howard Cullman
Oklahoma
Kay Kyser
Brown
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