Bring Them All Out In The Open
A call for full public disclosure of funding for lobbyists and all pressure groups, including sources and uses of money by unions, churches, political committees and advocacy organizations. The piece urges requiring reporting for all groups influencing public opinion and elections, with penalties for evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Gray
Gray
Allied Church League For the Abolition of
League
Committee For North Carolina
The
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Good Health Association
North Carolina
Brewers Industrial Foundation
Stooges
Seven Days in Holy Week Chronicle of Jesus Life
A dated religious analysis outlines seven days of Jesus final week from Palm Sunday to the tomb. It lists events such as Jesus entering Jerusalem, cleansing the temple, parables, the Last Supper, betrayal, crucifixion, burial, and the guard at the tomb, with reflections on Pilate's questioning and Jesus as King and Truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Mark
John
Jerusalem
Bethany
Temple
City
David
Mary
Peter
Gethse
Caiaphas
Council
Pilate
Judas
Joseph
Arimathea
Judea
Praetorium
W.A.B
Editor Praises Dr McAnally Crusader for Agriculture
Editorial notes Dr W J McAnally is a militant crusader for better farming and state agriculture. It lauds his dedication and performance while cautioning against imagining lands are exhausted or ruined. The piece defends his urging for improved practices and investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McAnally
Nitrogen rich legumes urged to boost North Carolina farms
The speaker argues nitrogen in the air is valuable for each acre and 40 acres, urging widespread planting of legumes to fix nitrogen, improve yields, and boost farm profits. Legumes also provide livestock and poultry feed, with clerarly cited benefits and test suggestions for skeptics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Adjourment prospects fade as 1947 legislature nears Easter
Optimism for an Easter adjournment dwindles as lawmakers push to finish by April 12. Senator Will Neal favors March 10 adjournment, while Governor Cherry and leaders press toward a pre‑Easter target. Committees weigh heavy bills that could stall railroading of legislation. A sidelight on wine and beer bills proposes treating these beverages as foods under health or agriculture control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Neal
McDowell
Cherry
Assembly
Pearsall
Ballentine
House
Senate
State Board of Health
Pure Food and Drugs Division
Department of Agriculture
Radio and Photography Change Public Relations Role
Paul Mallon discusses how scientific advances in radio and photography push legislative bodies to adapt public relations practices. He notes current House rules allow reporters to record debate while broadcast and still imagery are not governed, suggesting the need for broader access to public proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate
Ideological warfare and the Truman doctrine in a modern era
The piece argues total war now includes civilian casualties and ongoing ideological warfare. It cites the Truman doctrine as a response and notes masses across Europe embracing Marxist dogma after hunger and disorder. Stalin is referenced with Bolshevik lines from Pravda in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Pravda
Russia
Our Imperience with Nazis and the World Revolution
By George Sokolsky the piece warns of Nazi infiltration and a global revolution led by the Kremlin. It cites Roosevelt and Hoover on aggression, notes Soviet influence in schools and media, and cites Communist membership figures in the United States Cuba and Brazil as part of a vast ideological network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Europe
United States
Roosevelt
Litvinoff
Soviet Russia
Herbert Hoover
San Francisco
Ign
Eugene Dennis
Committee On un-American Activiies
House of Representatives
Dennis
Congress
Kremlin
Popular Socialist
Communist) Party of
Cuba
Communist Party of
Brazil
Marx
Stalin
Censors and Censorship Across Media Sparks Debate
In New York censorship debates, critics warn that political iron curtailment threatens liberal voices. Examples include network editors omitting names, stage bans prompted by governors, and studio rewrites to appease censors, such as renaming "Infidelity" to "Fidelity" and trimming dialogue in Destry Rides Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fdr
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Marx Brothers Scene Sparks Comic Wall Cash Caper
The article notes Groucho Marx in At the Circus attempting to recover $10,000 concealed by Eve Arden as a wallet hidden in her low cut costume. A Hays Office clash over The Outlaw led New York to threaten theater license revocation. British reviewers urged Londoners to see it with children despite U S censorship.
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Capital
Gents
Groucho
Eve Arden
N. Y
Howard Hughes
Leonard Moseley
The
Daily Express
U. S
la Russell
Debates on Obscenity and Censorship in Early Theatre
A historical survey discusses Dr. Albert Stearns and other experts in obscenity cases, noting trials over Forever Amber and plays like Tobacco Road and The Children's Hour. It covers reactions from judges, mayors, critics, and church figures, including Yale voices and New York Post headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forever Amber
Albert Stearns
F. C. Redlich
Yale
Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Georgia
Tulsa
Chicago
Detroit
St. Paul
Albuquerque
Newark
N. J
New York
London
Boston
Clifford Odets
Lefty
Board of Education
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
George Pierce Baker
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D. A. Rawley
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John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Paul Mallon
George Sokolsky
Winchell
Eugene O’neill
Lehman
Wired O'Neill
Hays
Universal
Rivoli Theatre
Marlene Dietrich
Hays Office
Heywood Broun
Anthony Comstock
Dan Butler
Omaha
Nebraska
Lunt
Fontanne
G. Bromley Oxnam
Kizzoner
N. Y. Post
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