Slush funds and election law debate in North Carolina
A Raleigh era column questions slush funds and campaign spending, criticizing state limits as hypocritical. It discusses corporate and individual contributions, the role of wealth in elections, and urges repealing the cap on expenditures while proposing full disclosure of all political contributions to curb favoritism.
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CIO
North Carolina
Ralph McDonald
Power Combe Tobacco
Gregg Cherry
Morrison
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Van
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United Days
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Boston
Christmas Seals Support High Point Tuberculosis Program
The High Point Tuberculosis Association appeals for funds through Christmas Seals. Officials note facilities for treatment, early detection clinics, and education as key needs. Donors are urged to keep and use the seals to support wartime protection and community welfare led by the public health department. D. C.
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High Point Tubercus Association
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Serious Minded Cecil Brown Lecture Sparks Growth in Public Talks
The American Business Club hosted Cecil Brown whose talk drew a larger audience and likely profits. The piece urges more diverse speakers be invited to High Point, noting post Pearl Harbor public seriousness and the value of informed opinion.
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American Business Club
Mr. Brown
AB Club
High Point
Pearl Harbor
Christmas Seal Sale Begins in North Carolina
North Carolina launches its annual Christmas Seal Sale to raise funds for tuberculosis work by the North Carolina Tuberculosis Associations and Committees. State chairman Dr. Julian Miller appeals for support, noting a $150,000 goal and comparisons to regional and nationalGiving.
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Julian Miller
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Communists Win Seats in New York City Council
Washington notes a shock at New York politics as three Communists win council seats and Thomas Aurelio secures a Supreme Court post amid district attorney indictments. The piece describes manipulation of the city’s voting system by Communist voters and predicts Tammany Hall's future power struggles and potential reorganization.
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New York City
Thomas Aurelio
Supreme Court
New York
Moscow
Aurelio
Tammany
Dewey
American Labor Party
Broadway Voices of War and Glamour Echoes
Insidery notes and quips mix Broadway gossip with war era cues. Names like Dewey Reiner and Roamer surface amid comments on censorship, film plots, radio clowns, and the Navy Army air corps rallying cry. A lively montage of artists, politics, and public opinion from 1940s New York.
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van Devander
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