We are weak alarms over universal training commission
The piece critiques a presidential advisory commission on universal training led by Dr. Karl T. Compton. It warns the United States faces military weakness including few combat divisions, declining air and sea power, and a fragile atomic monopoly, urging mobilization and readiness while noting political cautions about costs and policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advisory Commission
Uiversal
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Daniel Poling
Samuel Roseman
Congress
United States
America
United Nations
Commission
Retiring agent Greenwood wrote of political deal claim
The Raleigh column by Mr. Greenwood alleged State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson offered to back Lieut. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine for various posts or withdraw from the governor race in exchange. Johnson denied the charges, and readers weigh the defamation question while noting some logic in parts of the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Greenwood
State Department of Agriculture
State Merchants’ Association
State Department
Greenwood
Charles M. Johnson
L. Y. Ballentine
Johnson
Ballentine
Highway Commission
Mr. Johnson
Death of Dog Sparks Outcry Over Police Shooting
Local dog lovers condemn the killing of an elderly, deaf and partly blind dog owned by Professor Hobart of High Point College. Neighbors question the officer’s identification and license tag use, urging reform to prevent repeats and protect the police image.
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Hobart
High Point College
Stoker
Rail upgrades and public relations at odds over station access
The piece questions Southern Railway's stance on installing an escalator or passenger elevator from track to platform, noting the president opposed the idea while admitting track depression near High Point benefits both railroad and city. It argues for modern service improvements and better public relations over opposition to improvements.
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Southern Railway
The
Southern
High Point
Only work and production can save Great Britain
The piece argues Europe’s dollar shortage stems from scarce goods not money. It critiques British socialism and calls for increased production and the abandonment of socialism to restore trade, urging multilateral exchange and capital goods over consumer credits amid postwar economic tensions.
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Europe
Great Britain
Egypt
Iraq
New York
International Trade Organization
Geneva
Russia
British Commonwealth of Nations
ITO
Stafford Cripps
Germany
Japan
Reynolds eyes NC comeback in race for congress
Intriguing rumor says Bob Reynolds plans a 1948 bid for North Carolina’s 12th district seat and possibly a governor or senate run. Observers note Reynolds’ eastern state roots, Buncombe county support, and his independent campaign style despite political odds and strong rivals like Monroe Redden in Hendersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Square
Bob Reynolds
North Carolina
Congress
Washington
Senate
Reynolds
Asheville
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Buncombe County
United States Senate
Man and Nature and Machines in Progress
W A Bivins reflects on human inventions from labor-saving devices to the gasoline engine. He warns that progress brings tools with risks and that deliberate storms, winds, and earthquakes—Acts of God—can strike without warning and defeat human plans.
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God
Tragic Weekend Prompts FAA Chief on Air Crashes
Chair man James M. Landis of the Civil Aeronautics Board said no evidence of safety violations has been found yet in last week's air crashes that killed 42 at LaGuardia and 53 at Bainbridge. He urged caution about flying in adverse weather and called for better weather study and simpler instrument boards.
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James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
la Guardia Field
N. Y
Bainbridge
Being Rational and Human Relations in a Racial Era
The piece argues against lynching and urges rational, educated citizenship across races, emphasizing religion and good governance. It notes unease over Russia, cites Edwin Markham on inclusion, and discusses Presbyterian church union with the Federal Council of Churches amid Montreal decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Edwin Markham
Presbyterian Church of America
General Assembly
Montreal
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council of Churches
the Angels
Anniversary recalls Wake Forest diploma for Senator Jenkins
In Raleigh on committee business Senator Chas H Jenkins of Bertie county marks an anniversary recalling the day 43 years ago he received his Wake Forest college diploma. He notes he was very young then and adds a quip about the governor addressing Duke's graduating class. The senator is known for his dress and attention to the ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Jenkins
Bertie County
Raleigh
Committee On Federal and Interstate Co-Operation
Duke
Wake Forest College
Senator Jenkins
Senate
Stage Door Gossip and Radio Industry Jokes
A noisy mix of Show World items notes Bob Hope quips about Bob Feller and writers, credits failed shows, and mentions Susan Svetlik and Art Ford. Diana Adams and Hugh Laing wed secretly May 26, while Jolson and other entertainment leaders face shifting schedules and theory on radio talent growth.
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Bob Hope
Bob Feller
Bob
Cleveland
Feller
Hope
Art Ford
Susan Svetlik
Carousel
Billy Rose
Longchamps
Talu Bankhead
Bedford Village
N. Y
Diana Adams
Ballet Theatre
Hugh Laing
Joe Dimaiglo
Runyon Cancer Fund
J. Eliason
Book Review Highlights Democracy and Press Under Strain
A broad survey criticizes political and social tensions in America and Britain. It surveys wartime writing by Ernie Pyle and others, notes Bevin’s unpopularity in the U.S., and quotes critics from Ralph McGill to Woollcott about fascism and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Quentin Reynolds
U. of Ala
Charles Luckman
Harper’s
Luckman
Sloane
Ernie Pyle
Pyle
Dixie
Ralph McGill
South
FBI
American Committee
Bevin
George III
Boston Globe
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Ambassadors and Clues in a Thematic Word Puzzle
Readers solve a crossword style puzzle with clues for across and down entries. The grid lists definitions for terms such as ambassador issues and geographic references, including names like Nicaragua and America, plus common words and abbreviations.
Fae harm from sliding rugs cited in home injuries
A 16 900 annual fatal injuries figure links home hazards to sliding rugs. The piece notes broad issues from domestic risk to broader industrial and economic topics including synthetic rubber output, Sicily population, Carnauba wax exports, 1942 urban diet constraints, Caribbean shipping, tomato blight costs, and bulb filament temperatures.
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Kerr Scott
Mister Breger
George Sokolsky
Lynn Nisbet
Monroe Redden
Hendersonville
Redden
Zebulon Weaver
Robert
W. A. Bivins
Winchell
Congreve
John Gielgud
Aifleman H. Barnes
Variety
Neon Street
Jolson
Joan Crawford
van Heflin
Glenn Ford
Dorseys
Horn-Tootlers
Lady Astor
Moscow
Kremlin
Siberia
Benny-Allen
Robert S. Allen
ABC
Hummert
Willie Earle
George C. Paton
John Gunther
Angie Bond
J. Smith
A Woollcott
O. Battista
Frances FE. Kaye
Jackson
N. C
L. Beecher
Bill Berns
Guillermo
Imb
Nicaragua
Arabian Gulf
Very
Pan Ame Union
Sicily
Vermont
Brazil
Caribbean
Atlantic
Gulf
Florida
Canada
Indiana
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