The Nation Faces a Test of Labor and State Power
Editorial warns that John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers challenge the U.S. government under Truman. It argues the United States must prevail, fearing a Lewis strike could trigger anti labor action, bloodshed, and political chaos. The piece likens the standoff to a power game endangering democracy and the Democratic party.
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John L. Lewis
Harry Truman
United Mine Workers
Mr. Lewis
United States
Mr. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Lewis
Congress
Truth and Liberty in Jesus Teachings and Duty
A sermon reflections on John 8 32 verse reminding followers that continued adherence to Jesus words grants freedom from sin. It contrasts Pharisaic legalism with true faith, urging mercy judgment and unity under God, and calls nations to reject slavery and pursue lasting peace.
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Jesus
God
No shopping calm amid holiday glare says Barr
Robert Barr laments Christmas displays growing earlier and asks what Thanksgiving becomes a clash with during meals. The scene shifts to praise for Capt W G Friddle's witness stand prowess, recounting a municipal court cross examination in High Point and his knack for decisive answers.
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Robert Barr
W. G. Friddle
W. L. Foster
High Point
Friddle
Local readers share views on shopping, wages, and dusty streets
Letters praise early Christmas shopping yet note high prices that deter buyers. Ben Hull corrects a paper error about wage adjustments for hosiery workers since 1945. Residents lobby for better street paving to reduce dust during at home events and debate democracy and football geography.
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Ben Hull
AFL Labor United
Radio prophets push false alarms on Byrnes and policy
Washington column criticizes sensational radio predictions about Byrnes resignation and shifts in U.S. foreign policy. It argues claims are exaggerated, notes the Smoot Hawley tariff misperception, and explains tariff history amid broader trade issues. The piece labels commentators and purveyors of doom as distorting realities.
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Washington
Byrnes
Republican leaders seek real results in foreign policy era
The piece argues Republicans push plans to improve policy while leftists push rhetoric. It notes Senator Vandenberg may gain power as foreign relations chair, signaling possible two party unity at the top, with limited changes in personnel and no push for isolation or high tariffs.
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Vandenberg
Byrnes
Michigan
Tales of the Town anecdotes and Broadway gossip
New York gossip column covers Ethel Barrymore in Canada rushing a cross age cast change for White Oaks. Ruth Gilbert rises to stardom after posing as a boy on stage. Victor Moore quirks the bus habit linked to a bus terminal job. A note from Gordon MacRae and wife Heather at Doctors Hospital follows, plus a run of showbiz marriages, splits, and legal notices around Broadway figures and radio peers.
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Ethel Barrymore
Canada
New York
White Oaks
Jerry Society
Ike Our
SPCC
Miss Barrymore
Barrymore
Ruth Gilbert
Victor Moore
Moore
Gordon MacRae
Revival Theater Season Showcases Classic Works And Ferrer Cyrano
The theater notes a wave of revivals featuring Ros tand s Cyrano Iben s John Gabriel Borkman Shakespeare Henry VIII Barries What Every Woman Knows Wilde s Lady Windermere s Fan Shaw s Androcles and the Lion Webster s The Duchess of Malfi Synge s The Playboy of the Western World and a return to grand theater. Jose Ferrer s Cyrano is praised as a classically rendered piece elevating language and performance.
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Rostand
Iben
John Gabriel Borkman
Shakespeare
Barrie
Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere
Shaw
Androcles and the Lion
Webster
Malfi
Synge
Jose Ferrer
John Gabriel Borkman Offered in Rich Ibsen Revival
By George Sokolsky praises Ernest Truex in the American Repertory Theatre staging of John Gabriel Borkman. He lauds the production for its faithful portrayal, the director’s understanding, and the revival’s counterpoint to lighter plays, urging a return to serious drama in modern theater.
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Ibsen
Shakespeare
Goethe
American Repertory Theater
John Gabriel Borkman
Borkmans
Myopic
Vilhelm Foldal
Ernest Truex
Father
Harvey
Mama
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Louis J. Norton
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