Hoover as GOP elder statesman shapes California tilt
The ex president Richard Hoover emerges as a guiding elder figure for the GOP with influence in California. He backs Dewey, counsels alerts for Warren as keynoter, and lures allies while viewing Roosevelt era policies with skepticism. His fading bitterness and warm outreach reshape party dynamics toward November.
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Asester
Hoover
White House
G.O.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Ike Wendell Willkie
Earl Warren
California
F.D.R
Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Palo Alto
Swanson Slayers Appeal Heads to State Supreme Court
Elmer Hardie Biggs Jr William Dalton Biggs and John Messer convicted of murder in the killing of Jamestown merchant E. J. Swanson. Sentenced to die in the gas chamber June 9. Attorneys file notice of appeal as a second appeal to the State Supreme Court follows a prior retrial.
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Greensboro
Elmer Hardie Biggs, Jr
William Dalton Biggs
John Messer
State Supreme Court
Superior
E. J. Swanson
Jamestown
F. Donald Phillips
Supreme Court
Russians Uphold Formals At Parties War Time Attitudes
Moscow observers note Russians dress for occasions and view attire as a national statement. They contrast Churchill's siren suit with Hull and Harriman outfits and dismiss American and British norms as insufficient for war era prestige. A Russian woman seeks silk or rayon for events, while locals judge foreign dress by wartime example.
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Moscow
Buffet
R-Neb
Washington
Hospital Eviinga
Onauea
Winston Churchill
Kremlin
Hull
Harriman
Red Army
Britain
America
Rep
Correction on Yadseut Club bond purchase
A misprint appeared yesterday stating a $1,000 bond. the Yadseut Club actually bought a $100,000 bond for High Point Memorial Hospital.
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Yadseut Club
High Point Memorial Hospital
East Lynne to be staged by Richard B. Harrison Club
The Richard B. Harrison Dramatic Club presents East Lynne tonight at 8 p m in Wm Penn auditorium. Cast includes Lady Isabel Vane Catherine Clanto Archibald Carlisle and others under director Mrs E P Wilson. Public welcome.
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Richard B. Harrison Dramatic Club
East Lynne
Wm. Penn
Isabel Vane
Catherine Clanto
Archibald Carlisle
Lemon Smith
Sir Francis Levison
Louis Foxx
Cornelia Carlyle
Dorothy Ross
Raymond Vane
Robert Sim
John Dill
Oliver Walker
Severn
Blanche Martin
Joyce
Margaret Smith
Wilson
Juanita Leach
Barbara Hare
Kizzie Robbins
Richard Hare
William Luck
Little Willie
Douglas Waddell
Palmer Memorial Institute Spring Concert Attended
Miss Virginia Penny and Mrs. Augusta Jackson attended the Palmer Memorial Institute spring concert Sunday afternoon. Edward Lowinsky was the pianist with Gretel Lowinsky and Gertrude Straus on violins. Sedalia singers performed during the intermission.
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Palmer
Virginia Penny
Augusta Jackson
Palmer Memorial Institute
Edward Lowinsky
Gretel Lowinsky
Gertrude Straus
Sedalia Singers
Dr Stanley Jones speaks at Bennett about race
Dr E Stanley Jones, famed religious leader, spoke at Bennett College vespers on the Christian Viewpoint of Race. He argued prejudice is environmental, urged culture and teaching to foster race appreciation, and cited justice as a driver of social stability and Christian faith as a transcending force.
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E. Stanley Jones
Bennett College
Russia
Behind the Scenes Hollywood Gossip and War Tales
Hollywood gossip column recounts wartime antics at the Mocambo with Betty Hutton twins, Errol Flynn egg incident, Keenan Wynn and Paulette Goddard overseas stories, and star notes. Frances Langford Jon Hall and military figures mingle. Esther Williams uses a private pool for Ziegfeld Follies prep.
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Kim Hunter
Bill Baldwin
Mocambo
Errol Flynn
Captain Baldwin
Pacific
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
A. T. Prade
Frances
Sicily
Africa
Hollywood
Tail Gunner Flies Home To Aid Mother
Staff Sgt. Everett L. Dodd of Walnut Ridge Arkansas flying Fortress tail gunner completed his 25th mission at Friedrichshafen on April 24 and began his 26th to fly home and aid his critically ill mother Mary Pauline Dodd in Poplar Bluff Missouri. Air service command officials arranged the trip citing his mother's serious operation. Dodd holds the DFC and Air Medal with three clusters and has flown over Berlin twice.
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U. S
Britain
Everett L. Dodd
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Friedrichshafen
Mary Pauline Dodd
Poplar Bluff
Air Service Command
Dodd
Berlin
Grandson of Early Saver Could Draw Interest Only
Middletown Connecticut May 1. In 1844 Frederick Sheffield of Old Saybrook opened a savings account at Middletown Savings Bank with 26 dollars. Today his grandson and namesake could draw 2505.50 dollars from the same account, though no principal has been added beyond the original 26 dollars.
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Middletown
Conn
Frederick Sheffield J
Old Saybrook
Democracy core of postwar world hinges on the word All
A speaker argued that democracy, defined by the inclusive word All, is the fourth influence shaping a solution. He warned democracy will survive or perish by how society treats the word All, stating we will not surrender it or yield to it. The postwar era will largely determine future destiny based on our beliefs and actions regarding All.
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God
Hollywood Hi Jinks and Quick Rooms in Town
A parade of star sightings and social happenings fills the town. Anne Baxter learns acting cues from a famed psychiatrist for a paranoiac role in Guest in the House while Jane Withers arrives just before her ex sits to depart. Judy Garland chats with Vincente Minnelli at Beverly Tropics as Mrs Maxie Rosenbloom counts a ruby clip loss. Lieut A C Lyles Jr leaves, Lieut Bill Orr pairs with Peggy Maley, and Elyse Knox and Tommy Harmon inspire a platinum Remem Ring.
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Hollywood
Anne Baxter
Jane Withers
A. C. Lyles, Jr
Judy Garland
Vincente Minnelli
Beverly Tropics
Maxie Rosenbloom
Charley Fays
Harry Ritz
Sally Moody
Lyman's
Bill Orr
Peggy Maley
Elyse Knox
Tommy Harmon
Tar Heels Reported Missing In War Sectors
War Department lists 15 North Carolina soldiers among missing in action in European and Mediterranean theaters. Names include Sgts Carl C Bolick Tom F Hughes and Robert L Jackson, and Pfc William D Braswell and others with hometowns such as Lincolnton Burnsville and Durham. Bruised vegetables have less vitamin content.
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Washington
War Department
U. S
North Carolina
Bolick
Carl C
Gerard A. Bolick
Lincolnton
Hughes
Tom F
Elizabeth Hughes
Cedar Grove
Jackson
Robert L
Sally Jackson
Hope Hills
Rushing
Joe
Andrew J. Rushing
Rt. 3
Monroe
Mediterrane
Bever
Joseph C
William Bever
Burnsville
Braswell
William D
John Braswell
Wilson
Cain
Howard L
James H. Cain
Fuquay Springs
Davis
Jake
Julius Kelley
E. Spruce Sr
Goldsro Fetherson
Leroy
Pearlie Kirkpatrick
Waxhaw
Artist Doctor Cures Sick Paintings at Art Institute
Chicago based restorer Leo Marzolo, official restorer for the Art Institute of Chicago, explains how paintings fade warp and crack. He describes methods to reveal original art by removing overpainting and reattaching pigments to new canvases while preserving integrity.
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Lucia Perrigo
Marzolo
Art Institute
Dearborn Street
Marzole
Hopes Greeks Will Settle Their Quarrel
President Roosevelt urged Prime Minister Churchill that the Greeks end their quarrel and rejoin the allied camp to fight the barbarians. He cited Greek history and urged Greeks to show unselfishness and unity for the common struggle.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Thesident
Price Controls Saved 65 Billion in War Economy
Robert R. R. Brooks, executive assistant to CPA Administrator Chester Bowles, told a war economy conference in Chapel Hill that price controls reduced the total war cost by 65 billion dollars. He said inflation pressure exceeded World War I but the living cost rise was only half as high as in that conflict.
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Chapel Hill
Robert R. R. Brooks
Washington
CPA
Chester Bowles
Brooks
Bomber Hero Retires at 16 After Age Lie
Sgt. De sales A. Glover of Pittsburgh, a Liberator gunner recently awarded the air medal, is being retired from the U S Army Air Force at age 16 after six missions including Berlin. Administrators said he will likely receive honorable discharge. he enlisted at 14 by misrepresenting his age and hopes to re enlist for pilot training when old enough.
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Albert Leman
Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Imphal
United States
Burma
USAAF
RAF
Tenth Air Force
Britain
Desales A. Glover
Pittsburgh
U. S. Army Air Force
Berlin
Glover
Army
U S Army Air Forces Cricket Debut Sees Heavy Loss
London reports on a U S Army Air Forces cricket debut in which the Americans were defeated 150 to 67. The Times notes mixed praise calling the performance enthusiastic and cheerful, while the Telegraph highlights a novel fielding technique with running commentary among players.
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London
U. S. Army Air Forces
London Times
Morning Telegraph
Times
Telegraph
Clothes for Russia drive kicks off in North Carolina
May launch of the two day Clothes for Russia campaign in North Carolina. June H. Rose of Greenville, director, says the goal is four pounds of clothing and one pair of shoes from every school child in the state.
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Russia
Raleigh
North Carolina
June H. Rose
Greenville
Nazi Secret Weapon Not In Evidence Yet
London reports that Germany’s claimed secret weapon on the French coast may have been disrupted by heavy Allied bombing or kept for invasion. Churchill had noted rocket or robot-plane installations in Pas de Calais. Bombing, including U S air forces, has been extensive with little details available.
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Sumatra
Bay of
Royal Indian Navy
Burma
Ramree Islands
RAF
India
Wilfred Lindsey
England
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Egypt
Tunisia
London
French
France
Germany
Churchill
Pas-De- Calais
Amazonian Indians First Used Cocaine From Coca Plant
Report notes that Amazonian indigenous groups first covered themselves and utilized cocaine derived from the coca plant. The finding highlights early use of the substance in traditional practices and potential ceremonial or medicinal roles.
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