Eisenhower Seen as Top Choice for Secretary of State
The article praises General Dwight Eisenhower, noting his unity of the armed forces, international vision, and broad support across the United States, Russia, and Britain. It argues his international leadership and organizational talent would make him a strong secretary of state, with only a possible objection being his need in the army.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
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Eisenhower
Mer
Associated Press
Russia
England
United States
Highway commission ends closed door policy opens meetings
The state highway and public works commission voted to open meetings to the public beginning with the July session and to hold hearings on highway matters. Official minutes will be available during office hours, reversing the prior executive session stance and sparking criticism.
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Highway and Public Works Commission
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Capitol Square Popping Report on Highway Meeting
Reporters found no action on rescinding the closed door policy at the highway commission meeting. A briefing handout with a North Carolina roads map was provided after delays. A four member committee was approved to investigate Caledonia prison farm conditions for a prompt report.
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Commission
North Carolina
County Road
Caledonia Prison Farm
Intriguing Charter Logs And Routine Board Actions
The board approved routine contracts and highway add ons while noting East Carolina railroad work had ended. A policy requires new plants on unserved properties to fund or build access roads. An intriguing charter, Legion Drug Store of Laurinburg, shows $99 505 authorized stock with $300 subscribed by Morrison McLaurin J B Hood and T J Gill.
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East Carolina
Atlantic & North Carolina
Atlantic & East Carolina
Legion Drug Store, Incorporated
Laurinburg
Lingage
Morrison McLaurin
J. B. Hood
T. J. Gill
Community praise and WAVEs recruitment in High Point
Readers praise a Sunday editorial on airport issues and support for city leaders. WAVEs recruiting officer Mrs. R L Quigley notes High Point already has forty volunteers and stresses a need for two thousand women a month for replacement service.
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Waves
R. L Quigley
Navy
Open Highway Board Meets Amid Secrecy Debate
High Point memories of ice and weather contrast with North Carolina highway panel tensions over closed sessions. Chairman Graham sought secrecy, prompting protests and calls for openness. conflicts over administrator pay and inter regional plans remain unresolved as commissioners weigh public access.
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Graham
The Nation Needs Absolute Food Supply Statistics
The article argues war ended location, calls for full statistics on meat supply from 1939 to today. It questions meat depletion causes, military consumption and storage, lend lease contributions, and irrevocable commitments to allies, urging civilian national security through economic normalization.
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Europe
Facts Versus Faith on Meat Supplies and OPA Performance
By George Sokolsky argues that national meat data are scarce and opaque. He cites New York City civilian meat shortages alongside army purchases, urging release of verifiable figures rather than faith in policies. He claims citizens deserve unfiltered facts on wartime food and supply conditions.
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Chicago
New York
War Shipping Administration
WFA
Hitler
Patton
Massachusetts
Japan
Hearing on universal military training reaches imagined heights
Washington reports the house committee on the youth draft holds a theoretical hearing at great altitude, with generals Marshall Eisenhower and Admiral King urging a strong defense but offering no concrete costs or details. They avoid defining who, when, where, or how long universal training would run.
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Earth
Marshall
Eisenhower
Admiral King
Army
Navy
Marshal
King
National Guard
West Point
Annasiolis
Military draft debate sparks broad opposition across sectors
Reporter notes that military leaders push a yearlong youth draft without a clear administration plan. Peace groups labor unions education leaders and farm groups rally against the approach citing lack of facts and viable programs. Congress likely to reject the hard take it or leave it stance despite Woodrum committee’s high altitude rhetoric.
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Peace Societies
Women’s Club
Labor
CIO
AFL
Farmers Union
National Grange
Education
United States Chamber of Commerce
New York
Congress
Woodrum Committee
Controversy over anti‑subversive actions and wartime figures
A broad, opinionated column critiques U S officials for leniency toward domestic anti American elements while recalling anecdotes about wartime leaders including Anthony McAuliffe Roosevelt and Stalin. The piece threads through Hollywood figures Zanuck Maugham and Eva Braun remarks amid editorials and public reactions.
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