Tenser rivalry ends in civility at football clash
The Greensboro and High Point high school game Friday night amid Guilford County cites exemplary student and spectator sportsmanship at Albion Millis stadium. The piece notes crowds, officials, and coaches praised for restraint and discusses court-house planning for better city facilities and jail space.
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Greensboro High School
High Point High School
Albion Millis Stadium
Greensboro
High Point
Court congestion spurs move for High Point municipal court
City officials cite heavy docket and long delays in High Point as reason to build a new municipal court. They estimate the city’s share of court revenue over three years could fund the fire station plan alongside a court facility.
Raleigh businessmen face election backlash with blunt notes
J Elvey Thomas of a floral shop distributes a statement to the press and friends saying I made one helluva miscalculation. Sim Wells carries a typed card declaring You are looking at a damn fool. Both say the procedure helps them cope with the mess and remain in good humor amid the political fallout.
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Raleigh
J. Elvey Thomas
Sim Wells
Washington
Gilead
America
Morton Sontheimer
George
Gallup
George Dixon
Sonny
42Nd Street
Madison Avenue
New York City
Man Trumen
Sonty
Dixon
Sontheimer
Accrediation standards impact state college funding
Lynn Nisbet notes that requests for larger appropriations rely on accreditation by proper authorities. She argues that while a good student can learn at non credit schools, diplomas from such institutions do not carry the same weight. She cites college associations and professions setting minimum lab library and faculty standards for accreditation, with North Carolina schools often below or barely meeting these thresholds.
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North Carolina
Long Named as Governor Scott’s Legislative Counsel
Rumors of J Elmer Long’s appointment as legislative counsel for Governor Kerr Scott have been confirmed. The 60 year old Durham attorney has a long legislative career including terms in the House in 1911 and 1913, lieutenant governorship 1925 to 1929, and service as private secretary to Congressman Stedman. He has appeared before committees since 1929 and is already drafting work on the Scott program for the inaugural speech and the first message to the General Assembly. The post was previously held by H P Taylor in 1945 and Brandon P Hodges in 1947, with Taylor becoming lieutenant governor and Hodges elected state treasurer last week.
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Kerr Scott
J. Elmer Long
Durham
House of Representatives
McLean
Stedman
General Assembly
Senate
Long
Scott
H. P. Taylor
Brandon P. Hodges
Taylor
Hodges
Schools Seek Accreditation for Chapel Hill and State College
Two examples show the push for accreditation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill journalism school and the State College design program. They seek funding for equipment space libraries and faculty salaries to meet standards.
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School of Journalism
Chapel Hill
School of Design
State College
Accreditation council lists participating journalism schools
The American Council on Education for Journalism began an accreditation program. Thirty five schools meet minimum standards with nine in the south, though the University of North Carolina is not listed. Georgia has Emory and the state university. Texas has the state university and the state college for women. Virginia has Washington & Lee. Oklahoma has state A&M. Kentucky and Louisiana have state universities.
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American Council On Education For Journalism
South
University of North Carolina
Georgia
Emory
The
State University
Texas
State College For Women
Virginia
Washington & Lee
Oklahoma
State A&m
Kentucky
Louisiana
Quote by Norman Thomas on readiness for office
The quote from Norman Thomas frames a readiness to hold both roles, reflecting his longstanding stance as a perennial Socialist candidate for president. It emphasizes dedication to public service and political viability.
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Norman Thomas
Negro enfranchisement breaks one party rule in the south
Edson reports Henry A. Ashmore argues in 1948 that rising Negro enfranchisement threatens the 80 year one party system in the south. He cites 700000 eligible voters this year and predicts 2 million by 1952, with civil rights becoming central to national politics amid intimidation risks.
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Washington
NEA
South
Henry A. Ashmore
Little Rock, Ark
Southern Political Science Association
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Ashmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Georgia
James L. Barfoot
Progressive
Atlanta
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Herman Talmadge
Russell Long
Louisiana
Navy food needs for 1944 hit four and a half billion pounds
The fiscal year 1944 demand calls for 4 500 000 000 pounds of food, enough to fill a freight train from Boston to Charleston. The Civil War clash of Monitor and Merrimac occurred in Hampton Roads near Norfolk Naval Supply Center. Surveys of recruits at San Diego and Great Lakes show 98.6 percent under 21.
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Boston
Charleston
N. C
Monitor
The
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Naval Supply Center
Naval
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
Lil
Navy
Cabinet shakeup likely for Royall and Clark amid era talk
W A Bivins reports possible cabinet changes if Truman reshuffles. Attorney General Tom Clark and Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, a North Carolina native, may depart. Royall opposed segregation in the armed forces and voiced campaign criticisms of Truman.
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Roulhac Hamilton, Jr
Enterprise News
Washington
D.C
Tom Clark
Army
Kenneth C Royall
Royall
Truman
Goldsboro
Just Wondering About a City Man’s Film Habits
An unnamed average citizen reflects on life and notes he no longer goes to the movies. He recalls having once watched westerns crime and light comedy, observing changing tastes and routines from a quieter vantage point.
Leftovers and Laughs in a Rural Scrapbook Column
A rural humor page empty of a clear single story offers quips on marriage gifts, workplace wisdom, and budgeting. The farmer’s joke about a complete shambles ends the note with a wry line about polling Democrats.
Political musings from Lhasa on Dewey versus Truman
George Dixon laments misprints as he notes spoofed election forecasts from a Himalayan hideout. A letter from Mrs. Sontheimer praises Dixon while Dave Siegel bets Dewey will win and pays out after the result.
Docky Martin Bets On Dewey At Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr Harry Watson Martin known as Docky at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore bets on Dewey by calling Hollywood tycoons and doctors offering wagers of up to 10 to 1. hospital staff refuse. Docky resigns to risk leaving in the buff, jokes about pockets for money, and echoes a Kansas cyclone tale from Alf Landon.
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Harry Watson Martin
Louella O. Parsons
Martin
Lower Patagonia
Docky
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Dewey
Hollywood
Darryl Zanuck
Joe Schenck
Harry Brand
Ife
Alf Landon
Topeka
FDR
Starmer
Kansas
Who Will Lead State After Marshall in Truman Era
George Marshall may resign as secretary of state and be replaced as the Truman administration faces a pivotal wartime shift. The piece discusses the secretary of state's evolving power, potential successors like Vinson, and the need for a candidate who can balance presidential trust with understanding of Europe and China amid Soviet pressure.
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George Marshall
Soviet Russia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Manchuria
Iran
Turkey
Greece
Berlin
Germany
France
China
de Gaulle
Chiang Kai-shek
America
Russia
State Department
Department of Defense
Truman
Western
Europe
Navy Food and Storage Shrinkage Through War Tides
Navy storage centers at Norfolk and Great Lakes rank among the world’s largest. A fighting man uses over a ton of food yearly with 60 cubic feet of shipping space per ton. War years fed 226 million meals at Great Lakes. Navy maintenance cost 251 million in 1935, food bill over 670 million in 1945. Five square miles of roofed storage existed after the war. In 1799 annual food needs were 1600 bushels of beans and 12 500 pounds of butter.
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Naval Supply Depot
Norfolk
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Word Puzzle Clues From a Historical Crossword
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbered entries. The reads include common terms, abbreviations, and language fragments across subjects like geography, science, and daily objects. The puzzle presents theme entries and cross references for solvers.
Truman on peace and atomic weapon danger
President Truman says Americans are not warlike and crave peace while the world knows the U S would not use the atomic bomb aggressively. A New York photographer notes the cover girl’s sex appeal is manufactured and unlikely to impress if met on the street.
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United States
President Truman
New York
Ewing Krainyp
Berlin Airlift Seen as Technique Exercise by Air Force
Major General William H. Turner, operations director of the Berlin airlift, says the airlift is not an end in itself but a demonstration of using large aircraft in unprecedented ways. He emphasizes the strategic and technical lessons for future operations.
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Hollywood
Siegel
Dewey
Berlin
William H. Turner
U. S. Air Force
Death sentence for Tomoya Kawakita by U S judge
Los Angeles Federal District Judge William C Mathes pronounces the death sentence on Tomoya The Meatball Kawakita. The ruling marks a severe punishment in a treason case amid wartime tensions.
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United States
Los Angeles
William C. Mathes
Tomoya
Kawakita
Eccles Sounds Cautious On World’s Future Outlook
Marriner Eccles, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, expresses guarded optimism about the future, noting that progress by the current generation is essential to a brighter global outlook. He cautions that without improvement, prospects look dim.
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Marriner Eccles
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Navy Recruits Face Personal Life and Aid Trends
Ninety percent of new Navy recruits are single and not engaged. About one third provide financial support to a dependent. The data highlights social and financial responsibilities among entering sailors.
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