High Point election ends with Democratic team taking power
The High Point vote elected Mayor-elect Kearns and nine city council members from the Democratic slate for two years. Republicans led by Fred Metcalf and Dale Montgomery fought hard, praising the campaign despite loss. The notice lauds voting machines introduced in this election and urges broader adoption across North Carolina.
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Kearns
Ilderton
Kirkman
Lewis
Meyers
Patrick
Temple
Washburn
High Point
Fred Metcalf
Dale Montgomery
Greensboro
Charlotte
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Morale in Korea Debate Turns on MacArthur Remarks
General George Marshall told a Senate committee he feared MacArthur's remarks about rising casualties could hurt troop morale in Korea. The claim draws criticism as a political defense of Truman administration appeasement policies amid reports of Communist bases and Allied hesitations in bombing them.
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George Marshall
Senate Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Truman
MacArthur
Manchuria
Washington
Lake Success
Great Britain
Asia
General Marshall
There Is a Difference In Paying Lobbyists
The piece notes Kerr Scott paid his governor’s lobbyist $5,000 for the session, higher than Enka Corporation’s $4,000 paid to Harry Sample, and criticizes using taxpayer money for the governor’s lobbying. The article contrasts corporate payments with public funds and claims Scott’s lobbyist achieved little.
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Kerr Scott
Associated Press
Raleigh
Enka Corporation
Harry Sample
Scott
Enka
Boyle pushes Truman to seek 1952 renomination despite 22nd Amendment
William Boyle, Democratic National Chairman, publicly invites President Truman to run again in 1952. He claims a majority of Democratic leaders want Truman to run, but the statement masks a self interested view by office holders fearing loss of jobs, power, and influence if Truman is replaced.
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William Boyle
Truman
Anita Colby
Brooklyn
Satdee
Lili
Errol Flynn
Damita
Nunero
NBC
Tufts
Secret MacArthur Hearing Leaks At Capitol
Washington reporters describe the MacArthur hearing as a chaotic spectacle with leaks and commentary from senators and press alike. The transcript circulates amid jokes and criticism as observers note the session spilled into public view despite closed proceedings.
Four Hundred Million Allies and the China Story
A review of Freda Utley’s The China Story argues the U.S. loss of allies in the Far East and the path to Korea. It details Yalta terms, Soviet influence in Port Arthur and Dairen, Manchurian railways, and the role of Chiang Kai-shek and General Marshall in shaping postwar China policy.
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Freda Utley
China
United States
Far East
Germany
Japan
Korea
Soviet Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Miss Utley
Yalta
Port Arthur
Russia
Dairen
Soviet Union
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
James Byrnes
MacArthur and China Debate Sparks Laughter in Senate
Senate Armed Services Chairman Russell mocks the idea of MacArthur as a politician during a debate on opening hearings. Miss Utley, ex communist, describes her Moscow years, Lattimore meetings, and the Institute of Pacific Relations as the Kremlin shifts to popular front policy.
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Richard B. Russell
Armed Services Committee
MacArthur
North China
Manchuria
China
Russia
Marshall
Toag
Chiang Kai-shek
Miss Utley
Ias
Kuomintang
Chinese Communist Party
Owen Lattimore
Moscow
Communist Party
Pacific Ocean
Institute of World Economy and Politics
Institute of Pacific Relations
Kremlin
Popular Front
Communist Academy
Academy of Sciences
Signs and portents and legends of a remembered town
A nostalgic essay recalls Aunt Laura and superstition mingling with childhood days. Tales of witches, the Evil Eye, and the dead being touched by fate unfold alongside games like mesmerism and the Ouija board. The piece reflects on Lincoln’s era and life’s mysterious signs and a long telephone misrouted call.
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Laura Horne
Carrie
Laura
Dock
Kale Rush
Old Buzzard
Lorna Muldoon
Lorna
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Heaven
Earth
Horatio
Old Joe Louis earnings rise as Astor talks divorce
The column notes Joe Louis nearing a $1 million earnings milestone while John Jacob Astor plans to separate from his estranged wife. It mentions various society figures, theater news, and ongoing industry shifts, all framed in a bustling gossip column voice.
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Sapsiety Page
Chums
J. Louis
Jack
Stanhope
Vincent
Zillions
Stewart
Hap Arnold
Sonoma Valley
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