End of Session Pressures Highlight North Carolina Bills
The Greensboro News notes legislators rush to finish before adjournment. Key measures include the revenue bill, insurance tax reform, school funding, education board organization, hospital care, beer and wine local option, and a proposed state police force. Pass or defeat hinges on full legislative review.
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Greensboro
Criti
Assembly
Sesgers
Raleigh
Legis
To Board of Education
General Assembly
Astate
Opposition to High Point law library funding bill sounds
The letter argues against financing a local court law library by adding 50 cents to court costs. It concedes need for resources but insists funding come from general public funds, not burdening litigants, especially defendants in petty misdemeanor cases.
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High Point
High Point Bar
Capitol Square Fireworks and Auto Regulation Debate
The General Assembly debates curbs on firecrackers with county control proposed by Rep. Arthur Goodman. Auto dealers face self regulation fights as licensing and standards are pressed. The session also weighs limits on professional and business groups quick to fix their own rules, sparking concerns over police and tax powers. Justice Seawell’s literary phrasing draws attention in a recent court opinion.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
Cumberland
Mecklenburg
Arthur Goodman
Jefferson Day dinners and party politics mix in postwar era
In a discussion on party fundraising and strategy, Jefferson Day dinners replace Jackson Day events to bolster the Democratic war chest. Younger Democrats claim origin of the dinner idea. older members pivot to adopt it, while debates over class and support for anti New Deal factions surface.
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National Democratic Party
Jefferson
Dogs on Carriers and Returning Veterans Topic
Postmaster Clark notes dogs on carriers routes barking or wagging at the hand of the carrier while on rounds. Mrs. Stirewalt discusses veterans returning home and the large effort needed to provide them proper consideration and help.
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8. C. Clark
Stirewalt
Thoughts of Others and Quick Wits in Local Letters
Readers react to newspaper reporting and local humor as residents mock incomplete stories. A former bottling company worker in the Army serves in Europe and praises Red Cross aid while others joke about a distant marriage and a jailhouse anecdote.
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Pie
Lucien Williams
Williams
A Navy Chaplain Dies in Plane Crash While Serving
Commander John Frederick Robinson, a United States Navy Chaplain, died in a Virginia mountains plane crash while on duty. He gave last rites, wrote a note to his parents, and his burial at Calvary Cemetery was marked by a procession led by two priests, a rabbi, and a minister.
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John Frederick Robinson
United States Navy
Virginia Mountains
John
Jack Robinson
Joshua Goldberg
Third Naval District
Robinson
Stanton W. Salisbury
Fifth Naval District
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Chaphas
Three faiths unite in funeral rites for fallen sailors and soldiers
By George Sokolsky recalls a WW II burial where Catholic priest, Jewish rabbi, and Protestant minister shared prayers over nine caskets and later reflect on love guiding humanity beyond hate. The piece praises interfaith cooperation as a higher victory than political conferences.
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Robert D. Workman
John R. Boslet
Joshua Goldberg
England
Navy
Army
Christ
Jack Robinson
Chaplain’s School of the Navy
Togeth
Moscow
Teheran
Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
Yalta
Education tops U S industry in investment and impact
Washington reports that education is the largest American industry with about 14.22 billion dollars in plant value and over 3.2 billion annual operating costs for 1941-42. The piece notes heavy public funding by counties states and the federal government and urges stockholders and leaders to recognize its vast influence and needs.
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Washington
Mar
United States
United States Office of Education
Leaders over Numbers The Case Against Teacher Unions
Paul Mallon argues teachers should avoid national or international unions and seek democratic leadership based on ability. He contends intellectual professions require individual achievement and warns unions can submerge leadership in favor of sheer numbers. He urges teachers to pursue wise direction in politics and economics.
Winchell On Broadway Notes From A Innocent Bystander
Notes on wartime reporting and cinema from a broadside of media figures. John McDermott sails from Paris to London aiming for a big war story while Doolittle or FDR debates loom. Movie and book reviews mix with industry moves and new projects across papers and studios.
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John McDermott
Russia
Paris
London
N. Y
Doolittle
John Gunther
Budapest
Gunther
Abel Green
Earl Wilson
Robert van Gelder
Satdee
Earl S. Caldwell
Intercept
Dodd-Mead
Ted Collins
Pathe News
Sydney Moseley
Fleet Street
Times Square
Earl Conrad
Joe
Morton Thompson
Listen to the Women and Hollywood Signals in Wartime Media
The column surveys media and opinions across radio, magazines, and books. It notes the all female round table Listen to the Women, Cary Grant romance news, Helen Hayes drama, The Thin Man on CBS, and wartime reflections against VE-Day. It highlights postwar Europe fears, isolationism, and reviews of postwar books by Owen Lattimore Henry Wallace and others. It reviews opinion pieces, quotation lore, and literary fashion from various authors and outlets.
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Sen. Wheeler
America
Round Table
Cary Grant
Helen Hayes
Mutual
Helen
CBS
V. Sheean
Far East
Asia
Little, Brown
Owen Lattimore
OWI
Far Eastern
Henry Wallace
Oliver Jensen
Pacific
Simon & Schuster
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