Call for Thorough Investigation of Fifth District Primaries
A call from outside the district urges the board of elections to conduct a full, state‑level probe of alleged fraud and irregularities in the fifth district primaries. The request cites buy votes, intimidation, and defiance of state law, urging joint action by the News and Observer and the Raleigh Observer to ensure an honest election.
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Board of Elections
Raleigh and Observer
News and Observer
Folger
Stokes
News Observer
Chatham
William Joyner
State Board of Elections
Capa
North Carolina
Enin
Safety Week Urges Stricter North Carolina Auto Codes
High Point launches National Safety Week with the safety council churches and media urging motorists to drive responsibly. The piece praises education of drivers and the public and calls on Guilford legislators to back a tougher North Carolina automobile code with teeth heavy fines and jail terms.
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Local Safety Council
Radio
Press
High Point
High Point Safety Council
Guilford
North Carolina
Leo McCarey Tops 1944 Treasury's Richest List
The 1944 roster of top-earning Americans shows Leo McCarey leading with 1,113,035 dollars before taxes. Louis B. Mayer drops from the front, while John D. Rockefeller Jr and Henry Ford I and II fail to appear in the published amounts. The piece notes Mayer’s prior dominance and hints at tax and income visibility issues.
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Louis B. Mayer
Treasury
Mr. Mayer
Hollywood
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Henry Fords
Leo McCarey
Mayer
Rockefellers
Fords
Russians Blocking Call for European Conference July 15
Molotov blocked Byrnes efforts to convene a European peace conference on July 15 as fighting wanes in Europe. Critics say Moscow delays to prolong conflict and seize advantage while warning that peace and shared prosperity require action. Sir John Boyd Orr argues food security must be prioritized in international politics.
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Molotov
Reckless Driving Cited As Life Failure Insight
Rev. Wilbur Hutchins cites reckless driving as a major cause of death and injury. Dr. Albert Wiggam argues such behavior signals personal failure and quotes a noted phrase about the wider implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Hutchins
Albert Edward Wiggam
Thoughts of Others Warn Against Reckless Driving
Leading psychologists warn that reckless drivers seek to mask failure and inferiority by surpassing others on the road. The author urges courtesy among motorists and pedestrians to reduce wrecks and injuries by 90 percent, noting many drivers act like children with dynamite in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thon
D. H. Parsons
Open sessions urged as highway board faces secrecy policy
Asheville Citizen calls for 1947 General Assembly to end executive sessions of the state highway and public works commission and require open meetings. Editorial notes friction since A H Graham became chairman and cites recent secret board meeting as misstep. State officials wary of a full open sessions mandate though some executive discussions are seen as practical. State Treasurer Johnson reports profits from securities trades raise fund totals by 393 357.98 over four years.
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State Highway and Public Works Commissions
Asheville
General Assembly
A. H. Graham
Citizen
Graham
Commission
State Highway and Public Works Commission
SY Decare
Charles M. Johnson
Securities Ag
Roanoke Island Lost Colony Drama Returns with State Backing
The Roanoke Island Lost Colony drama restarts under the reorganized Roanoke Island Historical Association with state sponsorship. A Sunday opening includes a 4:30 religious service and a post service presentation of the drama, marking renewed state support after years of wartime interruption.
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Russell G. Simmons
J. E. Nicholson
Carolina
Roanoke Island
Eastern Episcopal Diocese
Roanoke Island Historical Association
North Carolina
Stalin’s order and the Russian caste system under scrutiny
The piece contrasts Stalin’s command to discipline the Red Army with the supposed absence of American Communists in Soviet Russia. It argues Russians practice a caste-like elite rule across society, including the army, guided by a single party and a supreme leader, while warning against imitation.
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Stalin
Red Army
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Russia
United States
Navy
State Department
Nineteen Fifties Cold War Echoes on Morals and Military
By George Sokolsky argues amoral despotism and urges a stronger, tighter US military amid a blast of propaganda from Soviet and domestic sources. He cites Gromyko's UN proposal and Stalin’s moves, condemns antimilitary sentiment, and questions who directs the antiwar campaign and funding.
Broadway Stars and Hollywood Buzz of the Era
Ray Bolger brings a tearful laugh on stage while Katharine Connerr hails him as the only man who can move her to laugh and cry. Mentions Will Rogers, Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy seeking a Nassau lease, NBC and Perry Como earnings, Cyrano reopening, and a roundup of theater and radio chatter with box office notes and awards standings.
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Katharine Connerr
Ray Bolger
Will Rogers
Hume Cronyns
Jessica Tandy
Gov't
Key Isle
Nassau
Horace MacMahon
Army
USO
Perry Como
Como
CBS
Jose Ferrer
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H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert L. Thompson
Ncerprice
Associated Press
U. S
Lecington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Nvestigate
Mr. Molotov
Great Britain
United Nations
John Hynd
Government
John Boyd Orr
FAO
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Farmer
Carolina Farmer
Greensboro
Carolinas
George Sokolsky
Hitler
Gromyko
Peole
Phil Moore
Ev’ryone
Congress
Winchell
Broadway
Whitman Avenue
State of the Union
Oklahoma
Ruth
Red Mill
Cinemagicians
Joan Davis
Jack Oakie
Bob Hope
Fibber McGee
Molly
Hope
W. Winchell
Red Skelton
E. Simms Campbell
Mister Breger
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