Slim Dallas Sanders Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison
High Point prominent industrialist and former city official Slim Dallas Sanders was sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined ten thousand dollars for income tax evasion. He pleaded nolo contendere and admitted to a confession. The article notes the severity of the punishment amid nationwide tax scandals and reflects on Sanders’s life from “poor boy” to wealthy manufacturer, urging support and a welcoming return.
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J. Sanders
Dallas
High Point
Nolo Contendre
Dallas, Inc
Slim
Slim” Dallas
Sanders Dallas
Caudle Trouble and Truman Faction Clash
An editorial argues Lamar Caudle, former assistant attorney general in charge of income tax prosecutions, was dismissed for political reasons rather than proven crimes. It criticizes his judgment while noting he lacked ties to Truman’s St. Louis Pendergast faction and compares him unfavorably to Vaughan and Boyle. The piece claims Caudle’s firing reflects factional bias within the administration.
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Lamar Caudle
Truman
St. Louis
Pendergast
Caudle
North Carolina
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
William Boyle
Pendergast Gang
Venus
Star of Love
Lane Kerr
Lane
Blum
Montheu
Labor leadership urged to embrace reform and restraint
In a critical close look, the piece argues that labor leaders rely on loaded language and vilify opponents. It calls for a balanced, inclusive democratic approach and urges leaders to accept criticism, learn from experience, and consider fresh leadership to restore national trust.
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Labor
Congress
A New Profession Rudolph Halley Heads New York City Council
Rudolph Halley, famed as the Keefauver Committee inquisitor during its spring television triumph, has won his first elective post as president of the New York City council. His victory signals the rise of a professional honest man in an era demanding integrity in municipal governance.
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Rudolph Halley
Kefauver Committee
New York
Cess
The Mad House They Are Accusing the Poor Man
Washington reporters recount quirks of Deputy Attorney General A. Devitt Vanech at Homer Cummings Golf Tournament in Pinehurst North Carolina He passed a church collection hat and later a half dollar appeared prompting jokes about his honesty Mike DiSalle faces jokes about bureaucratic image Earl Wilson ends weekly column until Congress convenes in January
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Washington
A. Devitt
Gus’’ Vanech
Department of Justice
Vanech
Pinehurst
N. C
Homer Cummings
Cummings
FDR
Ber
Catholic Hospital
Vanéch
Earl Wilson
Indiana
The Hermitage and Andrew Jackson The Realman
A reader reflects on The Hermitage and Andrew Jackson, arguing he was an uncommon man whose life showed taste, wealth, and love of home. The piece contrasts Democratic depictions with Jackson’s stature as lawyer, landowner, and builder, praising his era and questioning modern depictions.
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Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Browning
New Orleans
Rachel
Rachel Jackson
President Jackson
Nashville
Tennessee
Andrew
Jackson
Washington
Ancy
Andreiw Jackson
Democratic National Committee
Jefferson
Monticello
Quotes and opinions on export bias and political views
A compendium quotes university and industry figures on tolerance for controversy in academia and public discourse. It contrasts favorable views of exporting with negative stereotypes of importing and cites Truman and Taft as reflections on Democratic ticket choices.
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Labor
Congress
Mr. Truman
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Rambler Notes on Postman Harry Peters and Moon Lore
Casual reminiscences recount Harry G. Peters, a longtime postman on Main Street, praised for his cheer and neighborly spirit. The piece threads in lunar legends and a Woods Park walk, wrapping with a note about an unclaimed reward for divers near Virginia Beach and a lingering search for bodies from a past tobacco tycoon incident.
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Virginia Beach
Richmond
Italy’s arms drive under Marshall Plan gains pace
Rome reports by the American Military Assistance Group show Italy’s industry leveraging Marshall Plan knowledge to expand arms production. AMP funding totals and project approvals reveal mixed aid, with Italian firms like Ansaldo and CGE leveraging blueprints to manufacture munitions, engines, and radios, while offshore procurement and counterpart funds remain in planning stages.
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Rome
NEA
Ialy
Joseph Earle Jacobs
John R. Rice
Italy
U. S
Washington
London
George E. Wise
Pacific
Europe
U.S
U S
Ansaldo
Milan-Turin
Leghorn
Spezia
Roma
General Motors
General Electric
CGE
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R. B. Terry
Robert L. Thompson
A. Rawley
W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Luflin
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The
Enterprise
CIO
Philip Murray
George Dixon
Benjamin N. Nabers
Mississippi
Mike DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
Mr. DiSalle
Lou Hanlon
Otto Soglow
George Sokolsky
Lawrence A. Kimpton
U. of Chicago
Vergil D. Reed
W. A. Bivins
Harry G. Peters
Harry
Main
Postmaster Clark
Santa Claus
Bret Harte
Harte
Nevada
Tenderfoot
Daffy
Shelley
Moon
Oakwood Park
Oakwood Memorial Park
Tidewater
Atlantic
Peter Edson
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