Sabotage of Public Health Program Sparks Labor Debate
A North Carolina public health radio program carried by 29 stations was sabotaged when Durham station engineers on strike cut the broadcast. The action drew sharp criticism of the union and rallied support for public service over labor resistance. The piece denounces the union’s disruption as a ruthless attack on public welfare and hints at growing public backlash.
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North Carolina
Durham
WPTF
Raleigh
Road funds debate marks shift in highway finance stance
The editorial declares a rare reversal in policy, endorsing a law to prohibit diverting state highway funds to general purposes. It argues protection is needed if general fund expansion pressures arise, while stressing highways must not be sacrificed for new services. It urges health advocates to back such a safeguard.
Christmas shopping woes and a record 106th grandchild
The column notes the busy Christmas shopping season and jokes about Berne Indiana couple Mr and Mrs August Wickey having their 106th grandchild. It mentions Senator Bilbo's reelection and hints at investigations into contractor favors, plus a Republican response and the defeat of Democrat Congressman May of Kentucky.
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August Wickey
Berne
Ind
Grandpa
Grandma
Congressman May
Kentucky
Washington analyzes New York results on Democratic losses
A Washington study links Roosevelt era strategy to New York outcomes. It notes Ed Flynn lost Bronx districts to Dewey while ALP votes barely saved Mead and Lehman, suggesting Democratic self-inflicted losses by courting leftist factions and Communists.
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Washington
New York City
Ed Flynn
Roosevelt
Bronx
Dewey
Mead
American Labor Party
Flynn
Lehman
Ives
ALP
Two party system urged to govern postwar era
Paul Mallenberg argues that the American system requires a two party government with balanced collaboration between Truman and Republicans. He asserts the electorate chose two parties to guide postwar policy and peace, comparing Britain’s wartime coalition to a needed American coalition for peace.
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Truman
British Labor Party
Capitol Square Reports Shift in September Traffic Toll
Final report from the motor vehicles department shows 87 killed and 488 injured in September on streets and highways, up 6 percent from last year. A companion October report notes a drop of over 600 speeding violations and 445 fewer offenses overall, while license revocations total 761 with 809 liquor-related cases. Commissioner Ward urges stricter penalties to curb fatalities, citing meager fines and lax enforcement as key issues. Gov. Cherry visits Caledonia prison farm for the first time, impressed by farming operations despite small staff.
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Roddie Ward
Ward
Caledonia
Cherry
Caledonia Prison Farm Reforms Under Convict Labor Plan
The Caledonia prison farm once housed about nine hundred inmates and faced repeated floods and cotton market swings. Since Sandy Graham took over the highway commission he redirected operations to profitability with under 100 prisoners, focusing on food and feed crops, a new timber barn built by state plans, and self-contained farming with less emphasis on cotton or a wheat mill.
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Roanoke
Sandy Graham
Highway Commission
Caledonia
Emerged Republican leaders rank by presidential potential
The article names Dewey Bricker Taft Vandenberg and Warren as top national Republicans with real presidential potential. Stassen runs a strong campaign but lacks their preeminence. It notes Edward Martin of Pennsylvania and Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts as future figures, citing Martin's 600,000 margin over Duffey.
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Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Earl Warren
Republican Party
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Senator Vandenberg
Dewey
Bricker
Taft
Vandenberg
Warren
Harold Stassen
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Martin
Sen. Guffey
Roosevelt
Hear
Dewey Meed and the Republican Lineup for 1948
By George Sokolsky discusses how Dewey and other leaders shape the Republican Party ahead of 1948. It contrasts primary and secondary lineups, notes the risk of factionalism from ambitious figures, and praises party cohesiveness and the absence of a stronger PAC influence.
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Republican Party
Henry Wallace
New York Theater Season Highlights and Milestones 1921 22
The New York playgoing season of 1921 22 produced a record 196 plays with a five show weekly average. It featured A H Woods three act farce The Demi Virgin and George M Cohan's Seven Keys to Baldpate debuting in Hartford. Will Rogers opened in The Wall Street Girl to empty seats after news of the Titanic sank, while John Ferguson rose from near bankruptcy to success for Theatre Guild. Eugene O Neill Emperors Jones with Charles Gilpin sparked a race controversy at a Drama League dinner. Eva Le Gallienne Alison House opened December 1 1930 and later won the Pulitzer Prize for original American play in New York.
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N. Y
A. H. Woods
N. Y. Times
George M. Cohan
Baldpate
Hartford
Conn
Grim Reaper
Cohan
Wallace Eddinger
Feddinger
George
Will Rogers
Legit
Times Electric News
Burns Mantle
John Ferguson
London
O. K
St. John Ervinc
Theatre Guild
Eugene O'Neill
Emperor Jones
Provincetown Players
Charles Gilpin
Gilpin
Drama League
League
Eva le Gallienne
le Gallienne
New York
Peice
Oklahoma
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George Sokolsky
Lodge
NBC
Eisenhower
Winchell
Maxwell Anderson
Laurence Stallings
U.S
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Lucius Beebe
Beebe
Old Taylor
Brannigan
Sardi's
Sam Harris
Benchley
Harris
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