Weather and votes decide NC Supreme Court runoff
In a second primary Judge R Hunt Parker won over Judge William Bobbitt amid worries about courts in politics. The piece notes turnout linked to hot weather, regional voting patterns, and past governor appointments influencing public choice.
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Supreme Court
R. Hunt Parker
William Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Parker
Superior Court
Kerr Scott
James
Wilmington
Democratic Executive Committee
Jeff Johnson
Johnson
Scott
Stimous Valentine
Justice Valentine
Stmous Valentine
North Carolina
Judge Bobbitt
John Hanes Defends Government Aid for NY Lines
The piece questions John W. Hanes of New York, brother of Robert Hanes of Wachovia, for backing a $42 million subsidy to United States Lines. It contrasts his anti-welfare stance with his defense of a government handout to his company, noting his past criticisms of the welfare state.
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John W. Hanes
New York
Winston-Salem
Robert M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
American Bankers Association
Hanes
Treasury
Securities and Exchange Commission
United States Lines
S. S. United States
Lindsay Warren
John Hanes
Miscellaneous Snippets and Wry Observations From Various Papers
A London man has walked 9500 miles in three years while a baby’s cry stretches time. An amusing quip notes late registrants are lazy. An Overheard at riding stables gag recalls a rider tossed by a horse. The Prohibition Party’s national chairman named Overholt sparks inner-bor ing jokes about liquor foes.
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London
Fort Myers (Fla
The Mad House Pity the Poor Democratic Party
A satirical column mocks Democratic contenders Kefauver and Harriman and recaps political quips, rivalries, and a note on Ike’s No Deal refrain. It mentions Newbold Morris, O'Dwyer, Abilene, Texas, and Senator Riv ers while noting current senatorial tallies and a congressman’s appendix remark.
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Democratic
Kefauver
Harriman
Europe Aid Oversight and Costs Spark Postwar Debate
The piece argues the United States has spent over 100 billion dollars on European recovery since 1939, much routed through governments rather than people, while critics say aid failed to curb communism and has strained the U.S. budget. It cites statements by Paul Hoffman and debates over programs like Point Four and UNRRA.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Congress
State Department
Our
Lowing
Paul Hoffman
Free Europe
Germany
He Hoover
Charles Allan Tansill
Harry Hopkins
Averell Harriman
Mabeeed
Hetahrene
Andidates
Quotes on crime and politics from postwar era voices
The excerpt quotes Delaware Judge Caleb R. Layton praising flogging for beating a woman and cites remarks by Premier Jawarhalal Nehru, British figures like Herbert Morrison, and French Communist Jacques Duclos. It questions world survival prospects and discusses labor costs impacting the textile industry with Harvard economist Seymour Harris noted.
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South
New England
Harvard
Seymour E. Harris
Mae West Still Draws 3500 Weekly On Broadway Stage
New York theater gossip notes Mae West will earn 3500 a week plus a 50 percent share of profits at Jones Beach with the latest musical entries receiving mixed reviews. Critics complain the revival of Hav and Wonderful Time needs stronger jokes and better casting despite a big pool stage feature and high ticket sales.
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Inn Theatre
Hayward
South Pacific
Atkinson
N. Y. Times
Mr. Chapman
News
Mae West
Jones Beach
Strauss
New Hope
Ae 4
Audie Ence
J. DiMaggio
Ane
Imperial
Ziegfeld
Billy Rose
Celeste Holm
Sertrude Lawerence
Constance Carepenter
Mr. Whew
Eisenhower blamed for war’s Berlin miss now in play
Westbrook Pegler cites Truman warnings to Ike about 1950s politics and a hypothetical head to head with Truman. The piece argues Ike could reveal wartime facts about crossing the Elbe to avoid heavy Allied losses and questions why crossing Berlin was avoided.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Berlin
Russia
Westbrook Pegler
Truman
Ike
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Europe
Elbe
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McGrath
O'Dwyer
Wen
Exico
U.S
Capehart
Indiana
Abilene
Joe E. Lewis
Kisser
Abilene, Texas
Abi
Rep
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Old Man” Rivers
South Carolina
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Old Man Rivers
Allan Oakley Hunter
California
Winston Churchill
Mediterranean
England
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Murray
Nag Red General
George Sokolsky
Delaware
Caleb R. Layton
Jawarhalal
Labor Party
Herbert Morrison
Reichstag
Jacques Duclos
Park Avenue
East Side
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Ray Bolger
Charley
Scarel
Yvonne A Cole
Jeanie' Ie
Stephen Foster
Ray Middleton
Robin Hood
Nellie
Gloria Swanson
Amarillo
ABC
Marilyn Ross
Current Time Magazine
Berle
Runyon Fund
Goldsboro
U. S. Senate
Willis Smith
the Observer
Senator Smith
Marion
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Beall Shade
Iran
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
ABC Network
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