Guilford County Board Faces Pressure Over Chairmanship
The Greensboro Daily News reports four of five Guilford County commissioners face party pressure to oust Chairman J. E. Millis. It notes Millis’ $500 Dewey support and potential Dewey vote shape the opposition, while predicting he may be elected or fight on, with future votes by each commissioner under scrutiny.
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J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Aispaie Press
All News Pa Ls
High Point
N. C
Greensboro Daily News
New
Guilford Board of County Commissioners
J. E. Millis
Millis
Constitutional Democrats
Dewey
Dewey Ourself
Greensboro
Dewey Democrats
The
Daily News
Roosevelt
Commission
Editorial weighs Carmichael as UNC acting president choice
An editorial argues that with President Graham away for government service the most practical acting president would be Controller Carmichael. It cites Charlotte trustee David Clark proposing Carmichael fill in until Graham returns, noting UNC’s three campuses need central authority.
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Frank Graham
W. D. Carmichael
Universiy
David Clark
Charlotte
University Board of Trustees
Carmichael
Graham
Clark
Mr. Clark
University
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Greensboro
Dr. Graham
University of North Carolina
Christmas Wish and Oddities From a Wry Newspaper
A Cheyenne family faces a child’s grave illness as they celebrate an early Christmas with a cocker spaniel gift. The piece wittily contrasts grim wartime news with light observations about rabbits, spiders, napkins, and radio trivia.
Red Cross Clarifies Dependency Benefits Correspondence
Mrs. Malvina Martin says families of service men must write to the Office of Dependency Benefits for family allowance and allotments. Red Cross staff serves only in advisory capacity to dependents. Navy Radio Technicians draw recruiters’ attention as a postwar electronics career option with local authorities offering free assistance.
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Office of Dependency Benefits
Red Cross
Malvina Martin
Navy
T. V. Crane
Do Not Open Until Christmas Gift Handling Plea
Postmaster General Walker warns that current staffing is strained with 45 000 post offices short handed and that only overtime and older workers can meet holiday mail volume. He urges people to mail in November and mark gifts Do Not Open Until Christmas. A veteran recalls Armistice Day flag ceremony and a respectful merchant marine midshipman aiding in lowering the flag.
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Frank C. Walker
Mark Gifte
American Legion
D. D. Arden
Lorelei
France
Mary Garden
Carnegie Hall
Tradition Varies on Inauguration Location for Roosevelt
An essay argues there is no legal ban on holding Roosevelt's fourth inauguration at the White House but notes custom favors delivering the address at the Capitol. It contrasts American practice with European coronations and recalls the constitutional oath as the President’s sole required ceremony.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Capitol
Europe
England
Westminster Abbey
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ben Dean
Kiwanis International
Tradition versus change in presidential inaugurations
By George Sokolsky argues that presidential oaths and inaugurationsShould reflect long standing traditions and binding customs. He notes Roosevelt’s two term shift and defends ceremonial continuity citing the Shepherd parable to stress tradition’s sacred role in national life.
Capitul Square Permanent Bases and Inauguration Plans
North Carolina military bases along the coast are stabilizing with Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point likely permanent. Beaufort and Morehead City to receive 50 and 140 government financed houses for naval personnel. Equitable school funding shows Guilford and Mecklenburg high per capita allocations. Camden lowest. Governor Cherry inauguration tentatively set for Jan 4 1945 in Raleigh with ongoing constitutional questions.
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North Carolina
Camp Lejeune
New River
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
Capitol Square
Beaufort
Morehead City
Department of Public Instruction
Guilford
Greensboro
High Point
Clay
Mecklenburg
Camden
Benefits Fulfilled for Veterans Reach October Total
The Veterans' Service Division reported $70 347 in pensions compensation and other benefits for October, bringing the year to date total to $382 510. District loan talks join Gurney P Hood with the Bankers Association on postwar small business loans in Rocky Mount and Ahoskie. headquarters for the State Democratic Executive Committee will stay in Raleigh with plans for a part time clerk to manage notes and filings.
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Veterans’ Service Division
Gurney P. Hood
Bankers’ Association
Rocky Mount
Ahoskie
State Democratic Executive Committee
Raleigh
W. B. Umstead
Umstead
Musicians and Memorabilia from Broadway to Mozart
A parade of witty music lore features Adelina Patti demanding 100000 for a tour, Rossini on Wagner, Verdi quarrels, Paderewski and polo, and Woollcott lampooning a soprano. Laughs from Liszt to Rubinstein illuminate a century of stage and salon vignettes.
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Adelina Patti
Liszt
Handel
Brahms
Strauss
Leonard Liebling
Classic Musical Misadventures in Early Maestro Legends
A collection of anecdotal vignettes about famous conductors and composers. St Saëns teases a drumist who has a substitute for the concert. Mascagni chases an organ grinder after a pretend aria, then accepts a pupil sign. Liszt pays women to faint and swoons at the cue himself when a fainting actress forgets her cue.
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Paderewski
London
Ignace
Grunfeld
Milan
Verdi
Alexander Woollcott
Woollcott
Peabody
Grant
Mascagni
Liszt
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Volksturm
Felow
Santa Claus
Tokyo Radio
George Sokolsky
General Assembly
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Gregg Cherry
Broughton
By Lynn Nisbet
Rossini
Wagner
Schumann
Albert Spaulding
West
Moriz Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Bernhard Stavenhagen
Chopin
Columbia
DePachman
Nellie Melba
Mozart
Samuel Johnson
Rubinstein
St. Saens
Private
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