Naval Reserve Week Promotes National Service and Training
The piece urges citizens and veterans to join the naval reserve as a form of national insurance. It notes Operation Naval Reserve aims to recruit and train a strong reserve, with navy recruiters at the post office each Monday. Governor Cherry’s involvement in promoting the effort is highlighted, including a Greensboro unit already opened and a potential North Carolina statewide expansion.
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Naval Reserve
United States
Navy
Greensboro
Walter B. Thomas Dies. Noted Sportsman and Conservationist
Walter B. Thomas Sr. died yesterday. A dedicated sportsman, he loved wildlife and was a leading conservationist in the region. He enjoyed giving candy to many children and valued people and community.
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Walter B. Thomas, Sr
Honorary Tar Heels Boost North Carolina Publicity
Governor Cherry joins Honorary Tar Heels at Hatteras as outsiders who promote the state through press work. The group, built by Bill Sharpe and his publicity bureau, has long generated free statewide coverage and ongoing requests for more material, proving more valuable than traditional advertising budgets.
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Cherry
Hatteras
HTH
North Carolina
Kentucky
Blue Grass State
Bill Sharpe
Rail service in western North Carolina under review
Southern Railway seeks state utilities commission approval to suspend the two Asheville to Murphy passenger trains. Protests flood the commission as mountaineers oppose loss of service, while editors question demand and propose pilots like short clean loops or reallocation if unused.
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The
Southern Railway
State Utilities Commission
Asheville
Murphy
Commission
Southern
Bubble gum blamed for sores at Charlotte school
About 25 students in a Charlotte school developed mouth sores health officials suspect may be caused by bubble gum though the exact cause remains uncertain. The editorial expresses sympathy for the children and a wish that the makers and sellers face consequences if the gum is proven at fault.
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Charlotte
Six Year Plan for Germany in Detention Says Schacht
On the eve of a denazification ruling, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht claimed a recovery plan for Germany needing only 30 to 40 pages of background files and three weeks. The court instead imposed six years in custody, hoping the imprisoned ex-financier could muster the materials.
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Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
Germany
Schacht
Palestine as World Peace Test in Postwar Order
George Sokolsky argues the League of Nations failed in Manchuria and Ethiopia and warns the United States must lead sanctions. He frames Palestine as a global test for the new United Nations, outlining stakes from Suez control to Arab Jewish tensions and Soviet influence, urging a just, workable UN solution.
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Ethiopia
League of Nations
United States
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Lesgue of
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Palestine
Great Britain
Arab League
Ike Ben Hecht
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Suez Canal
Europe
Asia Minor
Eastern Mediterranean
Mediterranean World
Egypt
China
India
Asia
Africa
Soviet Russia
Jewish Agency
United Nations
John Marshall
Supreme Court of the
Hitler Alive Gallup Poll Sparks Debate In 1930s Column
W A Bivins muses on a Gallup finding that about half of Americans think Hitler lives. He riffs on death fears, medical quips, and social observations, then shifts to narrating local travel and commuting annoyances in Pitt County.
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Gallup
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Parmele
Pitt County
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Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
Rocky Mount
Main
Washington Streets
C. E. Yokely
Yokely
Montlieu
West Green
Wallace speech stirs Raleigh mix of seats and politics
Henry Wallace scheduled to speak in Raleigh auditorium on June 5 drawing mixed reactions as officials suspend seating rules to allow racial mingling. The event is backed by the Committee for North Carolina of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare amid wary Democratic leadership.
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Capital Square
Henry Wallace
Raleigh
Wallace
Committee For North Carolina
The
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Episcopal Church
Capitol Square
North Carolina
Federal
Regeneration Theme Prompts Caution in Psychiatry
Fragments discuss regenera tion and skepticism toward mocking mental health. The text notes psychiatrists advise patients to explore religion, while implying caution about derision of psychoneurotic states. The piece hints at broader debates on therapy and belief.
Wake man Novel Tops Stage Door Gossip and Cast Scribbles
Winchell Notes survey a flurry of showbiz items. Lorraine Miller lands the opposite role to Gary Cooper in Distant Dreams with boosts from Helen Hayes and Anita Loos. Jed Harris hinted as a possible friend of Saxon Charm author Wake man.
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Frederic Wakeman
Jed Harris
Lorraine Miller
Looker
Gary Cooper
Helen Hayes
Anita Loos
Wm, Callahan
Me Mr
Zanuck
Columbia
Dinah
Frank
Runyon Fund
Jolson
Jim Moore
Tom Weatherly
Dwight Deere Wiman
Finian
Betty O'Dwyer
New York Record Tangles with Nightlife and Names
The New York Record surveys gag lines on Info Please and emcee kits. It notes Littee Guild picks for Proud Destiny and changes at Booka-the-Month club to 13 selections annually. It reports on cinema, theater, and radio figures including Barbara Stanwyck Oscar Levant and Spike Jones.
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Lion Feuchtwanger
Warner Steres
Maurice Zolotow
Miami Beach
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Maryland
Northampton
Mass
Smith
Portal to Portal Backpay Ban Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington the Senate debates a portal-to-portal backpay ban amid union lawsuits and wage law questions. Donnell’s drafting, Truman’s signing, and AFL ads shape the clash over industry-wide bargaining and antitrust concerns.
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Senate
Truman
Missouri
Donnell
Philadelphia
Congress
Taft
White House
House
AFL
Nation Association of Manufacturers
NAM
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