Good Men named for North Carolina veterans commission
Governor Cherry appointed a strong veterans commission led by Major General William C. Lee to assist returning veterans. Expected to be organized despite Lee's absence for health reasons, the panel also includes Amos Maynard Burgin Pennell R S Kirby and John A Maultsby. Maultsby is a Republican, ensuring minority party representation. The group aims to honor veterans' service and support their needs.
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Cherry
William C. Lee
Dunn
General Lee
Amos Maynard
Greensboro
Burgin Pennell
Asheville
American Legion
R. S. Kirby
Charlotte
Legion
John A. Maultsby
Whiteville
Maultsby
New Car Supply and Rationing Outlook for North Carolina
War Production Board predicts 600000 new cars for civilian use by next April. North Carolina may receive about 15,000 cars with Guilford County around 1000 and High Point near 300. Cars will be rationed prioritizing essential drivers, so keep your current car in good condition for the next year and beyond.
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War Production Board
North Carolina
Guilford County
High Point
Great game hints Broughton for cabinet post in Truman era
The piece notes North Carolina figures like Governor Broughton and Congressman Doughton in a chesslike political contest. It recalls Broughton’s Chicago convention actions and his ballots against Truman and Wallace, suggesting his chances for a cabinet seat were affected by those moves.
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Doughton
Broughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Bob” Doughton
Truman
Henry Wallace
Chicago
Trumanites
Robert Hannegan
Hannegan
Democratic Executive Committee
Wilkins P. Horton
Horton
Brother
Captain Carraway targets fox import laws in North Carolina
Raleigh reports Capt Bruce Carraway of High Point seeks gubernatorial support to ban fox importation. He argues foxes threaten quail and wild turkeys and urges a new law to curb importing foxes for hunting clubs. The column notes the challenge ahead and includes a wartime hunting anecdote.
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Raleigh
High Point
Bruce Carraway
Captain Carraway
Raleigh News and Observer
Capitol
North Carolina
Carraway
Recira Assembly
Down
Richmond County
CPA
Captain Truman of Dizzy D
Eddie Meisburger recalls Captain Harry S Truman as a fearless battery commander in World War I. The Kansas City group of Dizzy D soldiers followed his calm leadership from July 11 1918 through St Mihiel and the Argonne to Metz, sharing mud and fire, with Truman eating with his men and guiding firing orders.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
President Truman
United States
Dizzy D
Eddie Meisburger
Eddie
Veterans of Fore Wars
Harry
Harry S Truman
129Th, Field Artillery
Sarge
Kansas City
Schmidts
Higginbothams
Meisburger
Iphys
Caseys
Dormellys
Kes
Truman
Capt
Coetguedon
France
AEF
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Verdun
Metz
Battery D
Pfc
Frank Spina
Outfit
Ed. Jacobson
Global nations and the shifting postwar industrial order
The piece argues about the proliferation of small nations, their origins in racial and cultural forces, and the impracticality of separate existence in modern economics. It states the postwar industrial core will be the United States and Great Britain, with Soviet Russia potentially replacing Germany, and China aiming to take Japan’s role, highlighting vast capacities of China and Russia.
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Luxemburg
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Soviet Russia
China
Russia
British Commonwealth of Nations
England
Dominions
Mag
FDR
Bullitt
World power blocs emerge as small nations seek protection
The piece argues that vast populations and industrial capacity concentrate power in the United States Soviet Russia and Great Britain. Small nations must align with these giants through selective security while facing ongoing economic challenges of currency tariffs production and living standards. Regional groups will form after Japan’s defeat and may reduce global war risks.
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Soviet Russia
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Asia
Europe
Winchell On Broadway Word-Eaters and Nazi Echoes
A critical critique targets a magazine publisher linking him to education propaganda and a radio program. It condemns alleged pro Nazi propaganda, presses for harsher action against war criminals, and warns against underestimating fascist sympathizers amid postwar debates.
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Chalse
Atta Radio
Mag
Fisher
Navy chiefs vow to resist Stettinius over Pacific bases
Washington reports private warnings from several top Navy directors to State Secretary Stettinius that they will not relinquish security bases in the Pacific. The move follows threats to withdraw support for the San Francisco world conference and its trusteeship plan for Japanese islands. The dispute could derail or delay ratification of San Francisco treaties and signals broader naval concern over future conflicts with Russia and Britain in the Pacific theater.
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Washington
Navy
Stettinius
Pacific
San Francisco
Britain
China
Senate
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Russia
United States
Atlantic
Aleutians
Siberian
Secret wartime plan hints at Pacific stepping stones role
The author discusses Communist influence in China and a proposed deal involving Manchukuo to compel war on Japan. The piece outlines an international trusteeship concept to gain stepping stones across the Pacific via Okihawa, the Marianas, and other bases, while noting potential future shifts with Stalin. It frames military duty to consider Asiatic possibilities without endorsing conquest.
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China
Manchukuo
Japan
Pacific
Okhlawa
Marianas
Carolines
Stalin
Russia
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