Professional political operatives loom in Raleigh convention
The Raleigh Democratic convention will shape the upcoming primary as seasoned professionals who work every day to mobilize voters dominate. In 1940 and again in this year, a strong convention could decide whether Gregg Cherry or Ralph McDonald leads, with MacArthur praised for leadership in WWII and potential future command of Pacific operations.
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Raleigh
Carwest
Broughton
Horton
Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
Major Cherry
MacArthur
Bataan
Douglass MacArthur
Philippines
Tokyo
Daniel Everett
Censorship Threats and the Caution Against Book Bans
An editorial argues against moral censorship by the Post Office Department citing blocks on Candide Droll Stories and The Well of Loneliness. It warns censorship risks extending to thought control and urges defense of liberty, democratic rights, and individual taste.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Startling
Partment
Post Office Delast
Esquire
Post Office
New York
Voltaire
Balzac
Hitler
Community Voices Weigh Local Civic Ideas And Reflections
Citizens discuss council procedures, memorial concepts, nursery care costs, church sermons, and labor leader John L. Lewis. Lanier favors citizen hearings, Everett proposes a living memorial, Horton supports nursery funding, Conrad speaks on love as greatest, Buck laments GOP ties, Forsythe recalls coal miner hardships.
Congress Faces Postwar Aid Split For Veterans
The piece argues Congress and the RFC diverge on veteran relief. It notes proposed bonuses loans and schooling programs, vs RFC loans to stimulate small business and curb inflation. It highlights Gen Arnold and eight civilian pilots who backed early civilian flight training, plus wartime training outcomes and safety.
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Congress
American Legion G. I
WAVES
WACS
U. S
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Babson
Jones
Mr. Jones
Carl W. Stamps
Sol Kuthruff
General Motors
RFC
Palo Alto
California
Bank of America
End of an era for training Army pilots begins at Randolph Field
Jack Stinnett recalls the twilight of a training era for U S Army Air Forces pilots. In 1939 war clouds gathered over Europe and the force had 21 559 personnel. Randolph Field near San Antonio Texas stood as the sole major pilot training facility as Gen Hap Arnold called in civilian aviation schools.
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Congress
Army Air Forces
Arnold
Maj
C. C. Moseley
William F. . H. S. Carr
Max Balfour
Oliver L. Parks
Claude Ryan
Alan Hancock
Sias
Army
Europe
U. S. Army Air Forces
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
H. H. “Hap” Arnold
Broadway Scene Recap Mixes Critics and Musicals
The New York Drama Critics Circle fails to reach a decision with seven votes for Lillian Hellman's The Searching Wind. Helen Goes to Troy dazzles with gaiety while Allah Be Praised draws crowds. reviews praise Up in Mabel's Room and Casanova in Burlesque receives mixed notices.
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New York Drama Critics’ Circle
Lillian Hellman
Helen
Troy
Howard Barnes
The
Herald Tribune
Allah
George Bernard Shaw
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High Point
N. C
Latington Ave
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Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Douglas MacArthur
America
Chattanooga Times
Frank Knox
Carl N. Lanier
Katherine Hor
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Christ
A. Y. Buck
John L. Lewis
Glenn Forsythe
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Washington Reporting
Paul Mallon
Jack Stinnett
Orina
G. Raft
ZM. Dietrich
Sophie Tucker
Jeanette MacDonald
W. C. Fields
Mabel
Grandpappy
Mischa Auer
Charlotte Greenwood
Casanova
Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
RCA
NBC
Victor Platters
CBS
Columbia Discs
Ginny Simms
Tokio
Pacific
Ostriches
Wisconsin
Richard Tegaskis
Cosmopolitan
Sapoleons
Tregaskis
Good Housekeeping
Charles Colebaugh
Collier's
Edythe Farrell
Police Gazette
Gil Bundy
Tarawa
Ward Morehouse
Willkie
N. Y
Boss Avery
Montgomery-Ward
Avery
Francis E. McMahon
North Star
Odessa
R. Young
Pegler
Knopf
Washington Times-Herald
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