Unknown Governors Rise in 1949 as Two Quiet Leaders
The piece argues Kerr Scott and a redefined Harry Truman will become state and national leaders in 1949. It notes Scott’s outsider status, campaign promises, and the mystery around his governing style. It then contrasts Truman’s evolution from indecisive to confident, predicting a strengthened presidency.
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Kerr Scott
Harry Truman
White House
Ins
Democratic
Charlie Johnson
Scott
Capus Waynick
Charlie Parker
Gaston Johnson
Roosevelt
Wallace
Dewey
Truman
How He Did It The 1948 presidential victory analysis
A compact review lists ten factors shaping Truman's upset win including Dewey the 80th Congress Wallace the Dixiecrats and New Deal policy. It credits Truman's campaign energy and resolve and notes praise from George Lawton and Royall on leadership and postwar military strength.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Henry Wallace
Progressive
Wallace
Congress
Dewey
Harry S. Truman
State spends 2.7 million on NC school plant operation
The 1945 46 North Carolina school year saw 2 717 290 spent on plant operation covering janitors fuel lights water and related items. Costs per pupil averaged 3.78 with wide gaps by district race and locality. White pupils cost about double colored pupils though gaps narrowing. Public education viewed as big business with calls for higher budgets to support travel and living expenses for state workers.
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North Carolina
Southern Pines
Warren County
Top County
Dare
Morven
Elizabeth City
Kings Mountain
Lincolnton
Marion
Tryon
Burke
Haywood
Johnston
Mitchell
Swain
Wilkes
Yadkin
State Department
Advisory Budget Commission
W. P. Hodges
Insurance
Do the People Really Wanted Harry S Truman
Columnist Larry Smith argues Truman won largely because the public favored him, not party bosses. He recalls pollsters misread the 1948 race, notes shifts in staff and cabinet rejections, and suggests voters reclaim power away from pundits and surveys.
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Truman
Flynn
O’dwyer
Hague
Arvey
Crump
Jimmy Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Justice Douglas
United States
J.T
Washington
J. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Woebegone
Jack Redding
Democratic National
Redding
Harry
James Aloysius
Oklahoma
Dewey
Ed Kelly
Chicago
White House
Gallup
Roper
Larry Smith
Tribute to a dog makes a senator famous
A Missouri lawyer George Graham West defended a farmer by appealing to the canine bond. The piece recalls West as a U S senator and presents his full dog tribute, praising dogs as absolute loyal friends who stand by their masters in prosperity and poverty, health and sickness.
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Missouri
George Graham West
George West
United States
Frankfort
Sweet Springs
Centre
Transylvania
Kentucky
Georgetown
Boonville
Confederacy
Confederate Congress
Sedalia
U. S. Senate
Senate
West
Edward My Son tops season with taut drama and strong acting
Winchell lauds Edward My Son as the season’s strongest production, highlighting the father's moral descent as he pursues wealth for his son. Robert Morley and Peggy Ashcroft deliver unmatched performances, while other reviews praise Bankhead in Privates Lives and Love Life for depth, wit, and dynamic direction.
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Edward
Robert Morley
Peggy Ashcroft
Williams Plays and Broadway Shows Highlight 1940s Era
A survey of Tennessee Williams drama Summer and Smoke and Broadway offerings features vivid performances by Ted Andrews Margeret Phillips Ray Bolger and others. It notes Farce The Play's the Thing Mister Roberts High Button Shoes Magdalena and other shows with praise for stagecraft music and humor and cites Navy war bond sales of about 1.7 billion dollars from 1941 to 1947.
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Tennessee Williams
Ted Andrews
Margaret Phillips
Ferenc Molnar
Louis Calhern
Faye Emer
Mister Roberts
Pacific
H. Fonda
Fondaful
Phil Silvers
Mack Sennett
Naval
Navy
Election week reflections and high school parade praise
The column laments pollster burnout after a historic election and cites Garfield. It praises the Bisons and their high school friends for an outstanding parade and Whirlies performance. The piece closes with well wishes from the editor and remarks on football broadcasts and newsroom activity.
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Tom
Harry
James A. Garfield
Abraham Lin
Washington
Bisons
Madeline Hoover
Society
Peggy Mendenhall
Crossword Clue Feats and Figures Across the Grid
A puzzle style brief lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries including names such as Richard and Guido and terms like lichen mimic and marble. The grid spans descriptors from daybreak to tellurium and a depicton of a trained crowd.
Puzzle Answer Key Snippets Across Clues
The list provides concise word answers matching numbered clues such as 18 21 22 25 27 30 32 35 36 38 39 45 47 48 49 50 51 53 59 with brief hints including terms like odor Europear and moist capers. Each entry maps to compact crossword style solutions and abbreviations.
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Waynick
Parker
George Lawton
New York
Army Royall
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
State Department of Public Instruction
Public School Bulletin
George Dixon
W. A. Bivins
Wint Capel
Winchell
Bankhead
Noel Coward
Talu
Tom = Ewell
Merry McCarty
Miss Wonderful
Elia Kazan
Ray Middleton
Nanette Fabray
Ray Bolger
Charley
Ray
Chere
Allyn McLerie
Bolger
Allyn
Coretta Morrow
Magdalena
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Dorothy Sarnoff
USA
Manhattan
Richard
Guido
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