Hoey Seen as Likely Pick for Expenditures Subcommittee
The piece notes Senator Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina as a leading candidate for the investigating subcommittee of the Senate Expenditures in the Executive Departments, with Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas to chair. It adds Hoey’s potential alignment with Comptroller Lindsay Warren and argues Hoey would pursue wasteful spending without witch-hunt zeal.
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Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Senate
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
McClellan
Hoey
Herbert O'Connor
Maryland
Senator Hoey
Subcommittee
Lindsay Warren
Reorganization Proposal Aims to Ease President’s Burden
The Hoover led Commission on Reorganization of the Federal Government recommends shifting cabinet authority to cabinet officers to reduce the president’s load. It notes 70 to 80 bureaus report directly to presidents or cabinet heads, risking poor policy if the president cannot delegate. The plan’s success hinges on the White House’s willingness to designate authority.
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Herbert Hoover
Truman
Roosevelt
White House
Cooley urges district offices to link Congress with voters
Congressman Harold Cooley proposes district offices as the Eyes and Ears of the congressman to hear constituents year round. He notes public opinion polls are costly and imperfect and argues district aides should have rank equal to the No. 1 Washington assistant to connect distant districts with Washington.
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Harold Cooley
North Carolina
House Agricultural Committee
Raleigh
Cooley
Congress
Washington
Mississippi
Frank Porter Gracent
University of
Lina
Hillman Tion
Graham
Capial Square Re a DIVERSION in Gas Tax Debate
North Carolina faces a wider diversion concern. The agriculture fund is being charged for non agricultural functions, prompting calls from Commissioner Dave Coltrane for budget scrutiny. He warned that diversions of agricultural funds may be as serious as highway fund diversions and stressed urgency before the budget commission and Lions Club.
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Budget Commission
Statesville Lions Club
Dave Coltrane
Agriculture
Budget Surplus Vanishes Warns Of Revenue Gap
The speaker warns that a mismatch between gross income and budgeted spending will erase wartime surpluses before the current biennium ends. The department in charge of services would be left with no funds, signaling a red light to trigger revenue measures.
The Mad House of Washington Politics and Marvin Mixups
A satirical column jokes about Margaret Truman and Drucie Snyder chasing Marvins, plus Ike and Marshall insignia mixups. It notes Sam Rayburn and Joe Martin’s shifting roles, Mrs. India Edwards’s bet on Truman, and a propulsive, witty glimpse of political life and vanity in Washington.
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Washington
Mademoiselles
Margaret Truman
Crucie Snyder
Marvin
Miss Truman
Miss Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Julius Lu
Thad
Marvins
Miss N
Casa de Barnee Breeskin
Marvin Braverman
Marvin Coles
Margaret
Drucie
Sam
Joe
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Edwards
Truman
Mr. Edwards
Mrs. Edwards
Chicago
Mr. Truman
Agriculture fund income and overspending warning
The current agriculture fund brings in about 850000 dollars annually with 600000 from fertilizer seed and feed inspection fees and 150000 from token charges for poultry livestock vaccination grading of produce and other services. General allocations plus inspection fees total just under a million dollars, while spending is budgeted above a million.
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Agriculture Fund
Credit Union Administration
Differences in state funds and fuel inspections debated
A critique argues that state income from gasoline and fuel inspections funds general services while actual inspection spending is a small fraction. It notes laboratories charging antifreeze testing to agriculture funds, largely paid by farmers, and questions the allocation of highway receipts to unrelated functions. The piece labels these diversions as a distinction without meaningful difference.
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Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Fund
Highway and Public Works Commission
Probation Commission
Quotes on patriotism and government from Kaiser and Taber
The quotes reflect Kaiser praising life in the United States and commitment to aiding government, while Taber laments opposition in Washington, claiming to have earned enemies with every thousand dollars saved for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry J. Kaiser
Washington
John Taber
New York
Notable Citizen Sam Tobias Dies at Home
Obituary reflects on Sam Tobias’s life of business success and strong humanity, noting his broad fellowship across community, state, and nation. The piece praises his humility and generosity and cites a biblical parallel.
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Sam Tobias
Nazareth
Nathanael
We Americans and the Cannibal Island Calamity
A transcontinental airplane wrecks on a cannibal island. Captives from many nations endure ten days of feasting and fear until the American uses a swift kick to unleash a pistol revolt, then declares himself island boss, while the others wonder why he waited so long to act.
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Aoe
South Pacific
Ramblin Round on Salesmanship and Telephone Errors
The column criticizes lazy sales clerks and notes how poor service reduces town shopping. It cites impacts on workers, employers, and community trade, then treats telephone operator missteps as humorous yet common mistakes. It reflects on customer service, job stakes, and public reliance in High Point and Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Currie
Enterprise Sports
Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds High School
Bill
Twin City
R. J. Reynolds
Disappointed Captain Teague Reflects On Traffic Fatalities
Captain J R Teague of the police traffic division laments two fatal accidents this month that spoil High Point’s near perfect safety record. He notes a shortage of officers limits enforcement of speed laws and driving regulations and urges drivers to recognize the danger of automobiles. A grievous accident could drive home the need for caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Teague
High Point
Teague
Fake Pentagon press conference satire on airwar plans
A Washington column describes a leaked Top Secret memo spoofing a future war. The mock exchange imagines airnaughts a continuous ring of planes with in‑flight refueling and automated bombardment, mocking bureaucratic jargon and weapon fantasies.
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Washington
NEA
Goofy Gobbledygook
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Radio Performer HORIZONTAL 1 5 Pictured radio actor 10
A compact word puzzle clue set describes a radio performer. Across and down hints mention roles on air and familiar terms linked to broadcasting and literature. The grid invites solvers to fill related terms.
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