Referendum on liquor looms in North Carolina race
The piece credits L A Martin with forcing Governor candidates to back a state wide liquor referendum. It notes Dr Ralph McDonald and Major Gregg Cherry faced scrutiny over county option versus state control and warns against wartime absentee voting affecting the outcome. It urges postponing any vote until soldiers return home.
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L. A. Martin
Lexington
Allied Church League of North Carolina
Martin
Ralph McDonald
Raleigh
Dr. McDonald
John Caffey
Shelley Caviness
Major Cherry
General Assembly
North Carolina
Armed Services
Dr. Donald
Scuttling the Constitution over the anti poll tax bill
The editorial argues against the Anti-Poll Tax Bill now before the Senate, warning it would undermine the Constitution by removing state control of voter qualifications. It condemns bipartisan support as a dangerous breach of constitutional limits and a false appeal for the Negro vote.
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Congress
North Carolina
Washington
New England
Standard Times
New Bedford
Mass
Senate
United States
South
House
Bureaucracy’s hold on government cited by veteran publicist
Charles Michelson former publicity man for the Democratic Committee argues in his new book that the insiders cleverly use the vast federal bureaucracy built over the past eleven years to extend the administration’s grip on power. The author’s frank admission adds weight to a long standing concern.
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Jonathan Daniels
Charles Michelson
National Democratic Committee
Michelson
Public Opinion on War Effort and Community Roles
Citizens discuss leadership prospects in police and mills work, the importance of cotton plants to war production, returning veterans, teachers’ salaries, road safety for older drivers, and local response to wartime needs. Names include Ross Davis Teague Stoker W G Friddle George Bourdelat Ralph Miller Ed Franklin H A Lewis Lawrence Flythe McL Smith William Ritt Harry Melton Robert Garland.
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George P. Bourdelat
Far East Rail Struggle And Axis Defenses In Europe
The piece analyzes Japanese efforts to link Peiping to Hankow and Lo yang with a cautious view of potential rail use, noting divisions in South China, Manchuria, and elsewhere, and comments on American air support. It also covers Nazi Gustav and Hitler lines, German defensive shifts, and Allied plans. It ends with tax talk on after-dark entertainment and its wartime labor impact voiced by Rep. Charles E. McKenzie.
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China
Peiping
Hankow
Tokyo
Nanking
Cheng
Loyang
Honanfu
Yangtze River
Chungking
Schang
Tung Ting Lake
Yangtze
South China
Manchuria
North China
South Pacific
Far East
Gustav Line
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Antinight Club
Guadalcanal
Central Pacific
North Africa
Iceland
Aleutians
Charles E. McKenzie
Louisiana
Whipping Boy No Word From Roosevelt on Congress
The President returned from a month’s holiday displeased with public opinion on the Montgomery Ward case and blamed the press and radio for misrepresenting facts. He refrained from criticizing Congress and signaled no new action on wartime powers or election disputes as Congress pursued inquiries and policy debates.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Ward
Francis Biddle
Chicago Federal Court
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
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Belabor Party
Young
Elis
Police
Ross Davis
Teague
Stoker
W. G. Friddle
Ralph FE. Miller
U. S
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Lawrence Flythe
McL. Smith
Manufacturers Record
Paris
William Ritt
Harry Melton
Robert Garland
Mercury Athletic Club
Fort Custer
Mich
Washington Reporting
Paul Mallon
Jack Stinnett
Liberty Magazine
Hyde Park
Connecticut
James V. Forrestal
Private
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