Urge Swift Action in Filling City Manager Vacancy
An editorial urges Mayor Earl Phillips and the city council to fill the City Manager post left vacant by Roy Bra Jen without delay. It argues for broad consideration beyond applicants, mentions potential candidates such as Roy Williamson, Sam Strickland, and Capus Waynick, and stresses the new council term and upcoming budget year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Phillips
Roy Bra Jen
Roy Williamson
Burlington
Sam Strickland
Capus Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Braden
Raleigh city manager Braden urged to steer clear of politics
A Raleigh letter comments on Roy Braden becoming city manager and his salary raise. The writer warns against restricting city employees from political activity, noting Raleigh’s culture favors involvement and that a strict Hatch Act stance would provoke protest. The piece recalls High Point experiences and Josephus Daniels’ cautions.
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Roy Braden
Raleigh
Mr. Braden
Mr. B
High Point
Governor Cherry Selects Education Commission Members
The editorial lauds Governor Cherry for naming a diverse 20 member education commission to study North Carolina education, praise the strong backgrounds of members from Gastonia to Durham, and note the panel’s potential to guide finance, policy, and rural schooling. It questions whether wildlife sport politics align with the commission’s mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GovernorCherry
State Education Commission
North Carolina
Carlyle Campbell
Raleigh
Meredith College
Charles F. Carroll
High Point
M. C. Campbell
Catawba
Bertha Cooper
Elizabeth City
James J. Harris
Charlotte
H. W. Kendall
Greensboro News
Brandon P. Hodges
Asheville
Edwin Pate
Laurinburg
State College
Dudley W. Bagley
Moyock
United States
Lindsay Warren
Richard G. Stockton
Winston-Salem
Jule B. Warren
North Carolina Education Association
State School Commission
C. S. Bunn
Spring Hope
John W. Umstead
Chapel Hill
Arthur E. Brown
Durham
J. C. Scarborough
Cherry
New State Wildlife Commission
Imstead
Broughton
Taft Labor Bill Faces Long Negotiation
Washington reports from Taft Hartley conference rooms show only nine of 68 pages settled in the first days. The likely final form will limit reforms, avoid banning industry wide bargaining, and keep welfare funds, with AFL and CIO opposition framed as part of the political fight. Taft’s influence and political future hinge on this labor bill despite proposed compromises and partisan calls for broader changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Peter Edson
Washington
NEA
Senate
House Labor Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
AFL
CLO
Congress
Robert H. Taft
Taft
Minnesota
Joe Ball
Irving M. Ives
New York
Ives
John Lesinski
Michigan
House
Hartley
Night Wreck on Montlieu and Blain Highlights Street Dangers
A casual column notes night crashes on Montlieu avenue near Blain street as drivers fail to negotiate a curve. It calls for a flashing signal and widening of English street to ease pedestrian hazards and smoother traffic flow through the core city near Route 10-A.
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Montlieu Avenue
Montlieu
Blain Street
Main
Two Hollywood Washington Feud Splits Over War Roles
Peter Edson traces how the House un American Activities Committee exposure of Communist influence in Hollywood reveals a clash between studio bosses seeking entertainment and writers pushing propaganda. The piece notes political shifts before Pearl Harbor, the Little White House, and instances like Clark Gable’s draft stance and a film inspired by Henry Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
NEA
House un-American Affairs Committee
Hollywood
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Lowell Mellett
Mellett
Nelson Poynter
St. Petersburg
Fla
Poynter
White House
Clark Gable
Gable
Robert Taylor
Navy
Screen Writers’ Guild
House
American Affairs Committee
Henry Wallace
Henry
Dog House
Barney Balaban
Paramount
Herbert Hoover
Midwest Life Improves as New York Loses Some Luster
Ha Boyle reflects after a decade back in the Midwest noting equal access to culture and arts, cheaper living, and more space versus New York’s crowding and higher costs. He concedes New York’s pulsing energy but questions whether the trade-offs are worthwhile for long-term happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Middle West
New York
Manhattan
Great Easte
Midwest
Fifth Avenue
Greenwich Village
Amea
Truman Likely to Sign Tax Cut Amid Senate Veto Clash
Washington columnist Paul Mallon reports Democratic efforts to delay a Republican tax cut faltered as Treasury projections rivaled earlier hopes. Republicans shifted tactics, seeking an immediate vote while Treasury figures hinted at a veto risk for President Truman.
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Washington
George Byrd
George
Byrds
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
White House
Treasury Actuaries
Congress
Mssrs
Knudsen
Tabor
House
Senate
Taft
Byrd
Mr. Truman
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From 1946 Hoover Prize Era
Contains horizontal and vertical crossword clues listing terms such as Near, Greek islands, Propel about, Amatory, Rest, Towit, Unit, Constellation, Meadow, chemical suffix, Burmese demon, college degree abbr, tree, oozed, consume, web footed birds, refinement, serf, metrical lines oil, level, Spanish measure, bomb developer, network, branch office, counteract, Chinese city, haulers, frosty, prefix not, aged, vegetable.
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Constellation
Fragmented crossword themed list clues and gaps
A partial puzzle list shows numbered entries and word fragments such as Obese Mineral to Is able Administe Expunges Comfort Puffed up Fasting season Compass point and other scattered terms. The text resembles a clue fill or crossword fragment without full definitions or grid context.
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State Board of Education
Clarence Heer
University At
Mister Breger
W. A. Bivins
XYZ
Kansas City Star
Thomas Brackett Reed
Reed
House of Representatives
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Paul Mallon
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