Tuck Prevents Power Strike in Virginia
Governor William Tuck drafted VEP workers into a temporary native status and ordered court martial for refusals, averting a massive electric power strike that would disrupt water, heat, hospitals, and communications across Virginia. The move drew AFL criticism but a national-like display of decisive state authority praised as protecting public welfare.
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Turmoil Over Nomination Seats in North Carolina Supreme Court
Republican protest challenges Attorney General Harry McMullan on Ingle candidacy for the North Carolina Supreme Court. The article traces the history of a 1921 primary law requiring candidates to designate which seat they seek, noting past vacancies, re-elections, and the evolution of the law leading to today’s dispute and its impact on nominations and chief justiceship.
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N. J. Rouse
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Navy
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Fletcher Faces Chance To Exit As Unemployment Chair
By Lynn Nisbet Ingle unopposed in both primary and general for Justice Barnhill while Winborne has no primary opponent but will meet H F Seawell Sr in November. Odds favor a new unemployment compensation commission chairman before next fall as Col Arthur Fletcher nears 65 and hints at stepping down. Governor Cherry reappointed him in 1942 for four years, despite pressure to appoint a younger man. Fletcher’s military service and state career are noted, with possible successors discussed as Fuller Martin or another WWII veteran.
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Party Unity Frays in 1946 Race and Debate
Both major parties show fractured unity in Congress as leaders struggle to steer policy. The GOP and Democrats face internal rifts over the New Deal, with CIO and PAC funding shaping electoral fate. Dewey governs New York while Bricker seeks the Senate amid CIO opposition and Stassen pushes a reformist platform.
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Political currents shape 1946 party loyalties and CIO bets
The piece surveys factional tensions within the party as George Sokolsky notes how leaders and speakers in congress influence the 1946 convention. It highlights Henry Wallace's shifting stance, the purge issue, and the CIO’s activist drives in multiple districts. It questions loyalty amid Russia policy shifts and party divisions, mentioning Vandenberg, Taft, Ball, and Manasco.
Rural Electrification Administration marks tenth birthday
On May 20 the Rural Electrification Administration celebrates ten years since its 1936 activation by congressional action. War years slowed progress but REA loans funded self liquidating systems, boosting farm electrification from under 11 percent to about 45 percent. Congress has appropriated 725 million for loans with 100 million more planned this fiscal year. Delinquencies stay under one percent. Senator La Follette predicts electricity will revolutionize farming beyond any prior invention. Agriculture experts cite 50 home uses for electricity.
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Rural electrification to spur home appliance market growth
By Jack Stinnett and more than 300 on the farm itself. As Sen. LaFollette and a dozen others have pointed out, each new extension of rural electrification is up vast new markets for electrical appliances. has estimated that the planned expansion for the next three years will create a market for 1,000,000 radios, 1,000,000 electric irons, 700,000 washing machines, a half million vacuum cleaners, 400,000 toasters, 200,000 hot plates and 100,000 coffee makers. Ten years ago, it was Senator George Norris, the late great Nebraska liberal, who led the fight to put REA on its feet. The fight isn't over, but there definitely is a majority of helping hands in congress now to carry on the Norris heritage.
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Behind the News View on Poll Tax and New Deal Powers
Washington remarks decry poll tax as a routine pre election ploy to win Negro votes and stir Southern resistance. The piece calls out the hokum of permanent federal programs and notes stalled minimum wage bills amid ongoing labor and spending debates.
Labor politics and wage talk amid inflation and CIO pressure
Paul Mallon argues that minimum wage figures float in theory as inflation erodes real wages. He notes unemployment compensation proposals, price controls, and widespread CIO influence, while Congress resists enacting CIO programs. The piece casts Capitol Hill as crafting its own campaign message for the upcoming fall election.
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Nation faces draft extension as manpower study warns
The draft may continue or extend for a year as General Hershey reports a grave shortage of reserve manpower. Only about 100000 men aged 18 to 30 are available after exemptions, decades after 8 million were mobilized. Congress faces pressure to extend the draft or adopt universal training.
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