Folger Calls For Retaining Seat Amid Possible Challenge
The piece discusses Congressman John Folger’s March 7 declaration to withdraw if challenged, and notes Thurman Chatham’s potential bid. It argues incumbents should largely stay in Washington and let supporters handle campaigns, while recognizing local voters prefer an active duty fighter who stays focused on Congress. It also mentions Carl Durham’s apparent campaign approach and Judge Rives’ reaction.
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John Folger
Surrey County
Folger
Thurman Chatham
Winston-Salem
Chatham
Washington
Carl Durham
Judge Rives
Durham
Controversy Over Captain Hoek Recreation Post
The Hoek case pits Governor Cherry and Chairman Graham over reemploying a returning veteran. Captain Hoek, former state prison recreation director, is denied his old job after duties were merged with prison religious education. Critics urge frank accountability and condemn the decision as unfair to veterans.
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Ben Hoek
State College
A. H. Graham
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Hoek
Greensboro
Captain Hoek
Nathan Yelton
Captain Yelton
Cherry
Graham
Captain Hook
Bility
North Carolina
Year 46 warns of looming global conflict and UN tests
The piece argues that world peace hinges on the upcoming New York UN Security Council meeting and notes Walter Winchell's claim that small wars already signal a third world war. It discusses congressional control of atomic research, opposing, yet justifying, such measures amid a muddled postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations Security Council
Walter Winchell
Manchuria
Iran
United Nations
Congress
Spikes Likely for East Carolina Teachers College Presidency
The text notes Dr. Everett Spikes, Burlington superintendent and state textbook commission chair, as a strong potential president for East Carolina Teachers College. It lauds his educational insight, administrative skill, and character, while commending the ECTC trustees for their decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Spikes
Burlington
State Textbook Commission
East Carolina Teachers College
Spikes
ECTC
Postwar Washington on War Souvenir Dangers and Mania
A national weekly cartoon mocks postwar danger while Leatherneck lists live weapons as war souvenirs still loose. The piece warns of civilians finding grenades mines and bombs and cites a 1938 Brooklyn incident where a WWI shell killed two and injured three. The piece calls cu rio collecting an international craze used by enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Collier's
Marine Corps
Leatherneck
Brooklyn
Remere
Booby trap souvenirs threaten returning World War II veterans
The article warns that World War II souvenir weapons have caused deaths and prosecutions for possession. It notes legal gaps and calls for stronger federal, state, and city firearms laws. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and other agencies push for tighter controls while civilians must stop collecting dangerous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lice
Truman Bowles wage price policy sparring explodes in W as limits loosen
Washington editorial notes the new wage policy aims to remove wage increase bars and introduce flexible local patterns, with phrases about 33 percent gains since 1941 and no automatic price rises. It highlights concurrent price hikes by OPA across clothing textiles oil steel and building materials, signaling a tense inflation battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bowles
OPA
Government warned over wage and price confusion causing shortages
The piece argues the government tried wage boosts without price rises, leading to storage of unsold goods and discouraged production. It calls for readjustment to fix distribution and curb black markets while criticizing opaque explanations from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Conflicting British loan arguments and asset claims
The piece notes two opposing positions on Britain's need for a loan and warns that backing both arises from flawed reasoning. It cites Britain’s wartime dollar assets of about 3 billion and a projected gap of 4.9 billion over three years, asking how such reserves were built and where else assets lie.
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Great Britain
United States
Clayton
Vinson
Byrnes
RFC
Europe
Asia
Africa
Sokolsky cites vast allied loan needs and calls for honest world economy appraisal
By George Sokolsky argues that $3 billion in US funds plus a $1.25 million Canadian loan are insufficient without prompt economic reconstruction and liberalized currency and trade reforms. He says every country seeks aid, warns loans risk becoming precedent, and urges precise figures from Vinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Canada
Vinson
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Europe
Far East
Great Britain
American Export-Import Bank
France
Russia
Holland
Norway
Greece
China
Asia
Ple
United States
Roosevelt
Stassen Shipstead Duel Signals 1948 Minnesota Senate Fight
Minnesota politics heats as Harold Stassen considers a Senate bid to challenge Henrik Shipstead with possible rivals Edward Thye and even a Stassen run. The issue tests isolationism versus internationalism amid FCC censorship debates and Truman administration shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Mr. Pauley
Harold Ickes
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Henrik Shipstead
Enty
Stassen
Walter H. Judd
Minneapolis
Henrik
Far East
Edward J. Thye
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W. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
Sec
National Native John Co
Lexington Ave
John L. Lewis
April
Madam Butterfly
Jack Stinnett
Paul Mallon
George Sokolsky
Stassen-Shipstead
Navy
Mr. Shipstead
Capital Hill
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Midwest
Fcc-Ers
CIO
Federal Radio Czars
Progressive
Robert Marion la Follette
Bob
Harry Truman
Senate
Pauley
Ickes
Pendergast
Kansas City
Hannegan
Cox
Rankin
Bilbo
F. H. LaGuardia
White House
Brazil
Podesta
LaGuardia
U. S
Poland
Indonesia
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Winston Churchill
Mister Breger
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