Graham appointment sparks mixed views among North Carolinians
The North Carolina press weighs Frank Porter Graham’s appointment by Governor Kerr Scott as junior U.S. senator. Critics call him a poor administrator at UNC but praise his zeal and potential as a legislator. Readers urge careful scrutiny of ties to alleged Communist fronts and his ability as a strong university president.
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Kerr Scott
Frank P. Graham
United States
North Carolina
Graham
Frank Porter Graham
University of North Carolina
Consolidated University
Indonesia
West Virginia
Frank Graham
Washington
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Greensboro
Strong
Dr. Graham
Senate
Prez Barkley
Kentucky
Henry Wallace
Duchess of Liechtenstein
Princeton
Matt Winn
Damon Runyon
Churchill Downs
Leo Stokowski
Dghtr
Luba
Plaza
Hizzoner
Charles Silver
Cardinal
Gordon Jenkins
Capitol Theater
Manhattan Towers
Walter
S. A. Spellman
Winning Wire
Apology to Mrs Ernest Howard and Senator Hoey
The letter corrects misstatements about a luncheon and RFC inquiry led by Senator Hoey as committee chair. It clarifies that no Mrs Ernest Howard hosted the dinner and that the Howard and Hancock allegations warrant full committee investigation regardless of Hoey’s personal participation.
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Ernest Howard
RFC
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Washington
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Senate
Frank Hancock
Federation of Citizens Associations of Washington
Ernest Howards
Howard
Hancock
Casual Comment by W. A. Bivins and Wachovia Milestone
The column discusses Drew Pearson’s clashes with presidents and senators while noting his alleged fabrication. It then praises Wachovia Bank and Trust Company on its 70th anniversary, highlighting its growth from a Winston-Salem unit to a multi-city institution and its early Colonial style headquarters.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Charlotte
Wachovia
North Carolina
Wachovia Bank
America
Preschool Clinic Program Aims to Detect Early Defects
County Superintendent E D Idol announces preschool clinics starting April 5 for a month with hope to extend to three year olds. Clinics would identify physical defects and potential emotional issues tied to health problems, proposing a school system dentist to aid Guilford rural schools. Dr Crozier Griffith notes children remain babies through six, urging careful guardianship before teen years.
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E. D. Idol
Idol
Guilford
County Board of Education
Crozier Griffith
Philadelphia
Gin Rummy for Wife Sparks Weird Domestic Card Bet
A traveling salesman returns home to find his wife with another man who proposes a game of gin rummy for the wife. The husband agrees to a penny a point. The tale recalls a prior local swap where Zeb Lowden and Eph Rednose offered wives for a cord of wood and a goose, ending with regret and a joking wish for a jackass.
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Zeb Lowden
Eph Rednose
Zeb
Eph
Buffalo milling power and Niagara Falls indústria
Buffalo, the world’s largest milling center, produces up to 12 million barrels of flour annually. Niagara Falls has become the nation’s leading electro chemical and electro metallurgical manufacturing hub. Construction of the New York State capitol in Albany began in 1867 and finished in 1879. Americans are credited with inventing iced tea.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
New York State Capitol
Albany
Congress and Crime and Conspiracy in Washington
The piece notes many congressmen rent in Washington, mentions Pemex and Wenner-Gren circles, Pagliai ties, and oil talks in Mexico City. It highlights Edwin Pauley beside Harold Ickes and cites Downey assessing an odd Congress directory lineup. It ends by listing Senators Capehart and Chapman as contemporaries in alphabetical order.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional
Mexico
Antonio J. Bermudez
F Petroleas Mexicanos
Pemex
Bermudez
Axel Wenner
Crats
New York State
John A. Hastings
Hastings
Wenner-Gren
Southern Cross
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Nazi Goering
Greta Garbo
Mexico City
Bruno Pagliai
Pagliai
Ericsson Telephone Company
Hipodromas de Las Americas
Rio Grande
Warner-Gren
Paglias
Hotel del Prado
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold Ickes
Sheridan Downey
California
Homer and
Virgil
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Virgil Chapman
Kentucky
Rumor Mill Buzzes Over Marital Moves and Media Tales
Editors chase chatter on Paulette Goddard and Burgess Meredith settling matters on March 14 while Simone Simon may wed a Rothschild in Paris. Federal gossip spans divorces, marriages, and media deals with names like Dempsey, Runyon, Luce, and editors in New York society pages.
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MAN About Town
Paulette Goddard
Burgess Meredith
Simone Simon
Paree
Ann Miller K
Mary Phillips
Tagliavini
Casey Jones
Washington
Columbia
Drew Person
Florida
New York Gossip and Notable Society Happenings
A collage of celebrity rumors and industry notes from New York includes about to wed marriages and reconciliations among the rich and famous. Betting lines and show business chatter mingle with reports of hotel closings and looming tax changes affecting nightlife.
Quotes on mood, media, and isolationism in mid-century press
A collection of political and media quotes reflects attitudes on mood management in public life, the impact of television on radio, and postwar isolationism. Notable voices include Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts, Mark Goodson on entertainment, Jimmy Durante on radio, and Sen. Irving M. Ives on America’s role in the atomic age.
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Mark Goodson
Bridges mocks federal pamphlets as wasteful humor
Washington columnist notes Senator Styles Bridges ridiculed government publications like Fleas of North America and Recipes for cooking muskrat meat. The piece argues the pamphlets aided disease control and wartime food supply, showing a need for context before criticism and highlighting vast mailings to Congress and the public.
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Washington
NEA
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
North America
Bridges
Senator Bridges
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Insects
Army
Ewing
Fox
Fish and Wildlife Service
Amsaveerr to Previous Pusale Feline Creature
Puzzle clues and answers form a themed word list with horizontal and vertical entries. The grid includes animal, deity, materials, and common terms, featuring names like Artemis and various abbreviations, with cross references to fill a classic crossword layout.
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lIn
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
McKellar
Tennessee
Strickland Furniture
Walter Winchell
George Dixon
Kenna
Winchell
Harcourt, Brace
N. Y.Y
Henry Luce
New Yorker
Dorothy Peterson
Geo. Fleming
ABC Press Corps
Geor. Moffett, Jrs
June Duprez
Vanderbilt Clan
le Perroquet
Barbara Huttonu
Christian Science
Wm. Thompson
Mr. Wimple
Mary
Margaret) McBride
Forest Hills
Twyning
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
New York
Jack Judge
Geo. Ross, Jr
Arline
Diane Adrian
J. Stricks
Sherry Wine People
Richard McCluskeys
Ellen Lehman
Peter Gimbel
Yale
Palm
M. Berle
Lew Brown
Charley Tobias
Hooper
Radio Theater
Fibber McGhee
George Counts
Teacher's College
Park Ave
RKO
Barnaby
Crockett Johnson
Lewis Amster
Truman
Marva Louis
Champ
Wm. Watkins
Joe
Elizabeth Taylor
Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Roberts
Isabel Bigley
London
Oklahoma
Lei. H. Schmidt
U. S
Chas
Drew
Thrush
Taft Hotel
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Masssachusetts
Jimmy Durante
Irving M. Ives
Edson
Amsaveerr
Naval Reserve
Ireland
York State
Wakening
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