Governor Kerr Scott Takes On Big Oil For Price Hike
The article praises Governor Scott for challenging Esso Standard and other oil firms over a six tenths of a cent per gallon gasoline price rise. It notes oil companies had opposed his one cent per gallon gasoline tax and questions whether profits to jobbers rose with the increase. The piece defends Scott's tough stance and highlights the oil firms’ recent price jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr Scott
Esso Standard
Scott
No Way To Get The Courts Out Of Politics
A column reviews four judges and two governors in North Carolina noting Judge McSwain missed a regular superior court seat due to local timing and politics. It argues elections and appointments both involve political influence and warns against simplifying to appointive courts.
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Warlick
Scott
J. C. Rudisill
Newton
McSwain
North Carolina
Superior Court
Superior
Debated Carrier Cancellation Stirs Washington Assertions
A critical look at the decision to cancel the giant carrier questions whether public welfare or prestige drove the move. The piece urges detailed defense briefings and warns against peacetime censorship while urging unified policy.
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United States
Navy
Sullivan
Defense
Johnson
Air Force
Congress
Defense Department
Washington
District of Columbia
Mr. Johnson
Services
Republican Strategy Committee yields little policy
Washington analysis notes the Republican National Organization Strategy Committee failed to produce policy, with discussions devolving to future regional meetings in Los Angeles and Des Moines. The January Senate and House policy efforts yielded only one tax stance, while draft principles were criticized as vague and impractical.
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Washington
NEA
Republican Party
Republican National Organization Strategy Committee
GOP
Congressional Policy Committee
Republican Strategy Committee
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Reublican National Committee
Publican House Committee
Republican Senatorial Committee
Republican State Central Committees
Los Angeles
New England
Sen
Brewster
Maine
Des Moines
Phil Willkie
Philadelphia
Congress
House
Joe Martin
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
National Organization Strategy Committee
Scott
Omaha National Committee
Indiana
Charles Halleck
Flying Dragon Glides and Tile Makers in Turkish Loot
The Flying Dragon moves between trees on skin stretched over ribs. Pelicans group to herd fish into shallow water for easier catching. Selim I of Turkey captured tile makers in Persia during the 16th century and brought them to Turkey. Puebla Cathedral’s glazed tile dome retains original luster after 400 years.
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Selim I
Turkey
Persia
Mexico
Puebla Cathedral
Steel Mills Employ About Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Workers
About 650000 people work in the nation’s steel mills, reflecting a sizable industrial workforce.
Ingot Formation: Raw Steel Emerges in Mill
A mill produces raw steel by shaping large chunks into ingots. The term ingot refers to these sizable casts ready for further processing in metalworking plants.
Invisible picket lines and fear in public life
The piece discusses the invisible picket line that restrains behavior and speech in America. It cites figures at hearings and mentions the National Association of Manufacturers and reactions to works like The Traitor and Joan of Arc, highlighting fear of being smeared and boycotted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Los Angeles
American Jewish League Against Communism
House Committee On un-American Activities
Men of Responsibility
Congress
Joan
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Women's Clubs
Broadway Buzz and Box Office Tales on Ingrid Bergman Rumors
The column surveys Broadway chatter about Ingrid Bergman with Rossellini, film pay cuts for Mickey Rooney, stage and screen fashion notes, and industry snippets. It touches on talent, censorship, rebranding of shows, and notable theatre figures amid lean Broadway times.
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Ingrid Bergman
Rossellini
Papyrus
Mags
Coluumists
Ingrid
Mickey Roney
Johnny
Symphony Concert Delights Small North Carolina Audience
The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, directed by Benjamin Swalin, performed at the Junior High auditorium to a small, appreciative crowd. Critics praised Swalin’s immersive conduct and the musicians' devoted artistry, highlighting viols, cellos, flutes, violins, and percussion for their balanced, expressive tones.
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North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Junior High Auditorium
Benjamin Swalin
Walter Damrosch
Greensboro
North Carolina
Funny Creature Water Monster Riddle Clue
A cryptic clue style item describes a water creature. It hints at a creature with a notable head and interstices gaps. The word tellurium symbol is Te. The line about flesh not being the best food suggests a bone idle joke about a fish or eel.
Indian mulberry to paper notices in Poasic crossword
A dense list parses a crossword style set of clues and answers. It blends terms for plants animals languages measures and common words across many fields. The fragment reads like a dictionary style puzzle enumeration.
Secretary Brannan Quote on Farmers and Mood Cycles
Secretary Charlie F. Brannan notes that whenever downturns occur, farmers endure the low mood longest, staying down as long as needed. The remark reflects agricultural resilience amid hardship.
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Charlie
F. Brannan
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Shelby
Judge McSwain
Governor Scott
E. Yates Webb
Wilson Warlick
Cherry
Webb
Judge Warlick
Edson
George Sokolsky
Winchell
New York
Bellevue
Jennifer Jones
South Pacific
Canada Lee
Nana Goliner
Blackmer
Sun
Irving Berlin
Paris
Bobby Clark
Lee Tracy
Walter Hampden
NBC
ABC
Vaude
Palace
Miranda
Joansford
Flamingo Road
Variety
Metro
England
The
Barkleys
Broadway
Fency
Pip-Pip
Haw
Mary McCarty
Adele Clark
Harlem
Dick Watts
Art Hoxie
Art Acord
Jack Hoxie
Mary Martin
Texas
Nanette Fabray
Mother
Groucho
Moss Hart
Virginia Field
Gertrude Lawrence
Tallulah
Talula
the Mayfair
the World
Critic Woollcott
the Riviera
T. Farrell
Morton Downey
Arthur Godfrey
Laraine Day
Bob
Clark Gable
Tom Lombardo
W. A. Bivins
McCall's
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Julian
Carr
Durham
FDR
Carolina
Julian Carr, Jr
Henry
Associated Press
Winchester
John Kerr Public School
Charles B. Henry
John Kerr
Seth
Colorado
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