Odds and Ends from an editor's notebook
A miscellany on classroom politics, teacher conduct, and local politics. The piece recalls a high school teacher’s partisan remarks and a junior high note‑paper accusation, then shifts to a prediction of 1952 presidential race dynamics involving Truman Eisenhower Warren and Taft.
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Carroll
Christ's Spirit In Human Relations As Pattern For Conduct
W A B argues Jesus is the perfect example for human relations, sinless and open to teaching, with Paul stressing love and obedience. The piece cites Luke 4 18 19 Philippians and John to urge believers to embody Christ spirit in conduct and treat others mercifully. It concludes that divinity is latent in all humans and through Christ can be realized.
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Withal
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Nazareth
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Christ
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Parking Woes Stir Civic Provocation and Local Farewell
A rambling plea to the mayor and council warns of parking chaos and private spaces causing disputes in High Point. It cites private stalls, imagined bloodshed, and calls for action while noting Arnold Aronson’s departure from Tobias and his civic efforts.
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Bill Curries
Bob Thompsons
Sturgis Mays
Enterprise
C. W. Patterson
Agen
Eatterson
Patterson
Einstein
Henry Lord
Arnold Aronson
Tobias
High Point
Charlotte
Aronson
Bloody battles expected in new Congress amid Dixiecrat power
Washington analysis predicts a volatile two years as Southern Democrats hold sway in the Senate and House, forcing Truman to court Dixiecrats or face clashes between Dixiecrat and Fair Deal factions. Republicans gain leverage as a potent minority poised to influence policy and leverage internal Democratic battles.
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Truman
Hill and Sparkman
Alabama
Fullbright
Arkansas
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
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Political Action Committee
AFL
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Independent
Taft
Ohio
Jimmy Roosevelt
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Tydings
Aoe
State
Partment
McCarthy
Churchill and others on world change and fear quotes
A collection of excerpts presents Winston Churchill on social change and global involvement in the Far East versus Europe, psychiatry professor Irving Bieber on fear and motivation, and British minister Kenneth Younger on balance of power and Soviet negotiations.
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Far East
Europe
Winston Churchill
Psychiatry
Irving Bieber
Kenneth Younger
Secret Service pay and presidents past and present
A historical recap on Secret Service wages and duties, noting guards paid around $55 weekly and recounting anecdotes about Lincoln, Truman, and Wilson era security. It covers officer roles, overtime, training, and notable incidents shaping presidential protection.
No Class Voting in America Says Taft Defeat Mirrors Labor Power
The piece argues no unified labor bloc exists and cites Taft's surprise Ohio victory as evidence of independent American voters. It notes labor influence, but shows many labor targets, including Pecora and Thomas, were defeated by independents or cross-pressures despite organized backing.
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Tait
Elbert Thomas
Utah
James Roosevelt
California
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New York City
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Scott Lucas
Illinois
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Abor
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Liberal Party
International Ladies Garment Workers
Dave Dubinsky
A. A. Berle, Jr
Impellitteri
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Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
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la Follette
CLO
National Association of Ane
Bobh Wallace
F. Bennett
Bert Thomas
Dicufacturers
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