Crissman Enter prise congratulates Walter Crissman for Raleigh race
The note praises Walter Crissman as a Democratic candidate for Guilford’s four seats in the State House and foresees his ability to balance local factions. It notes past High Point bill fights and urges open hearings, hoping for better governance and civic feeling in High Point. The piece also weighs Roosevelt and Wallace, hinting Wallace could strain Roosevelt’s leadership.
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Enterprise
Walter Crissman
Democratic
Guilford
The
of Representatives
Raleigh
Mr. Criss
High Point
Crissman
Ber
Roosevelt Wallace ticket under review in 1940 race
The AP report notes Roosevelt may keep Wallace as running mate but hints a stronger, more decisive partner could improve the ticket. Polls show slight Republican lean, with Dewey possibly favored if voters shift. Goebbels propaganda is suspected in a claimed Nazi lynching tale.
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Ated
Apman Jack
Roosevelt
Wallace
Wal
Literary Digest
Sui
Law
Wey
Dewey
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Class Bias in Governor Conference Critique Sparks NC Response
The column argues PM’s attack on a Governor Conference over lavish hospitality is class prejudice. It defends North Carolina leaders for hosting dignitaries with meals, hotels, private cars, and police escort as proper state hospitality.
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New York
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Fashion Note on Sweater Girls and Wool Comfort
A fashion column humorously notes a coming shortage of sweaters for sweater girls this year. The writer admits discomfort with wool against skin and jests that itching follows seeing sweater girls, while playfully defending fondness for the look.
Local residents discuss postwar planning and pool praise
Danie Saunders asks what girls with curly hair should do now and notes bathing cap shortages. Ben Lewis cites mayoral plans for postwar work, urging earlier action. T Sgt. Alex Germino visits the city lake and compliments the swimming pool and landscape, noting one flaw.
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Danie Saunders
Ben Lewis
City Lake
T Sgt. Alex Germino
High Point
Residents comment on city life amid war era changes
Voices reflect on polluted lake conditions, trains near town, and rationing while recalling past labor unrest in High Point. Garden clubs urge flowers and vegetables for morale and food as Bryce Holt comments on Gregg Cherry’s gubernatorial nomination, praising his experience and loyalty.
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Bryce Holt
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Civilians in mufti issue summonses for “state of mind”
A Riverside Park incident sees two plainclothes officers target pedestrians with summonses for stepping on or near grass. The writer condemns uniformsless police actions and urges public protest against such state action.
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Riverside Park
New York
Sokolsky Attacks Public Authority Overreach and OPA Rules
By George Sokolsky, he questions police authority and OPA ceilings on consumer goods. He compares park enforcement to petty tyranny, cites an OPA refrigerator case in Stamford Connecticut, and laments government micro managing daily life. He urges individual judgment over Bureaucratic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Stamford
General Electric
CPA
Postwar talks advance amid congressional scrutiny
State Secretary Hull signals readiness to pursue postwar negotiations with the United Nations after talks with senators, noting presidential approval but sparing explicit senator consent. McCarran and Clark fury over air settlement, while Beaverbrook dealings cited. Bricker-Dewey split at Harrisburg conference noted.
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Washington
Hull
United Nations
Sevelt
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
China
McCarran
Nevada
Clark
Missouri
Menton
Berle
Lord Beaverbrook
London
Montgomery Ward
Bricker Delegates Claim Open GOP Nomination Fight
The Bricker group privately asserts they hold more than a quarter of nominating convention strength and have set up headquarters under Roy D. Moore. They argue many uninstructed delegates favor Dewey, keeping the contest open though national GOP leaders show no anti Dewey push and opposition is not evident.
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Bricker
Ohio
Roy D. Moore
Dewey
Wisconsin
Willkie
Broadway Ballads and social whirl in wartime New York
A collage of Broadway nightlife and society figures amid postwar reflection. Mentions Captain Don Gentile and Dorothy Thompson among a crowd at the Latin Quarter and Waldorf Astoria, with notes on films, music, and a sobering tale of a fallen comrade remembered in a small Midtown vignette.
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Don Gentile
Godfrey
Latin Quarter
Erners Green
Dempsey
Illinois
New Mexico
Stark
Dudley Digges
Theatre Guild
Cub
Tony DeMarco
General R. Johnson
Marquis George McDonald
Palm Beach
Andrew Jergens
Cincinnati
Elsa Maxwell
Clare Luce
Dorothy Thompson
Clare
Jennifer Jones
Linda Darnell
Frank Kingdon
White House
Noro Morales
Concord Hotel
Upstate
Lores
Santo Domingo
London
Guy Lombardo
Decca
NBC
Donald Buka
Helen
Troy
Pamela Rivers
Hubbard
Hoover
God Housekeeping
Chatham Square
East Broadway
Board of Education
New York
59Th Street
Park Ave
Confucius a la Mencken: A Man Loses Direction After Fourth Drink
A humorous column chronicles a man who misreads social cues after his fourth drink while a woman reels from her fourth kiss. The piece blends wry commentary with lively banter to critique flirtation norms.
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J. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Gomses
Associated Press
Louk & Cue Ie
Snecma
Post
N. C
John Oo
Lerington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulati
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Ast
North Carelinas
Churchill Downs
AAA
cHurcHine
Grace Ann Harris
Clyde Foushee
George Moser
Garden Club
Mra
F. Hayden
Garden Club Council
George Sokolsky
Harrisburg
Paul Mallon
Winchell
Broadway
Pan
52Nd Street
Fred
Gerald L. K. Smith
President
Blue Newsroom
Fred Allen
California
Man Mountain Dean
55Th Street
Meridian
Rebecca
Benny
Side Street
Hanson
Cleveland
Walter Reed Hospital
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Breger Abroad
By Lt
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