In Re Annexation High Point Council Plan
The High Point city council advocates a fact based annexation study with full publications on costs and services before public hearings. A December 10 hearing would be followed by a January session and a second hearing to allow rebuttals, then a potential election. The paper argues a fair, comprehensive approach serves insiders and outsiders alike and anticipates eventual expansion though political hurdles remain.
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High Point
Guilford County
Greensboro
Truman slugs it out but warns of bought elections
The piece argues President Truman won in 1948 by persistent effort and warns Republicans may try to buy elections with public funds or heavy campaign spending. It compares Democratic and Republican fund usage, cites Roosevelt and Truman spending records, and labels various groups as special interests.
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Truman
National Women’s Democratic Club
Washington
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Wall Street
GOP
Moscow
RFC
Reed of Dunkirk Beats Bookmakers With $50 Tax
Dan Reed of Dunkirk New York revealed as the sponsor of a $50 occupation tax on bookmakers. The long serving Republican Dean of Congress, a former football coach and World War I veteran, defends the measure and recalls Dunkirk aid to Dunkirk France after the war as proof of bipartisanship and pragmatism in tax policy debates.
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Congress
Daniel Alden Reed
Dunkirk
N. Y
Reed
Rep
Hoover Food Commission
Europe
New York
France
Eric Johnston
Bill Reed
These Days Day of Thanksgiving Proclamation Reflections
A contemplative essay on Thanksgiving emphasizing its American roots and religious duty. It contrasts secular holiday symbols with Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation, urging gratitude for life, divine providence, and peaceful leadership while warning against materialism and reliance on government. It calls for humility, prayer, and blessing the day.
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Abraham Lincoln
God
Quotes on taste and public opinion from Roach and Saroyan
A collection of remarks on public taste, comparing popular sports to polo and jai alai. Statements by Hal Roach Jr. and William Saroyan question intellectual legitimacy and greatness, touching on state department entertaining and self-perception.
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Polo
Jai Ali
Hal Roach, Jr
Sen
Paul Douglas
State Department
New York Buzz of the Burg and Broadway Scandals
A sprawling New York gossip column notes Marlene Dietrich’s party squelch, Mario Lanza and Gypsy Rose Lee in Europe, a Host of society figures amid divorces, inquiries, and political intrigue. It mentions detectives, extortion cases, and personnel shifts, with timing and names from 1942 through current tallies.
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Marlene O Dietrich
Mario Lanzas
Wendell Willkie
Marguerite Higgins
William Hall
Gypsy Rose Lee
Europe
Frederick Gimbels
Denver
Bob Montgomery
Philly
Bruce Barton
Count Davioni
Nevada Smith
Gloria St. Claire
Washington Turks Working Hard To Help Themselves
Turks in Ankara display stark contrast between old and new as they modernize under American influence. The piece notes rising wages near one dollar a day, scarce unions, and a push toward Westernization led by Ataturk’s legacy. U.S. officials, military aid, and Marshall Plan missions back Turkey’s modernization, amid social change and entertainment.
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Ankara
Furkey
NEA
Joseph
Prince Albert
Big
Ataturk
U. S
Turkey
Europe
Teople
New
Asia
Tuonu
Russia
George Wadsworth
William H. Arnold
Orren
MacJunkens
U.S
Italy
Ern
Te Valley
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Robert Sullivan
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Leon
Cattaraugus County
George Sokolsky
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Theresul
William Saroyan
Walter Winchell
Serge Rubenstein
Mator
Brenda Frazier
Texas
Steve Early
Adrienna McCardlés
J. Paulo Do Rio Branco
Freddie Stewarts
Ralph Bunche
City College of
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N.Y
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Horne
Bob Topping
Lana
Chicago
Halley
J. Sharkey
Washington Wire
Germany
I. G. Farben
Wiley
Office of Alien Property
Feds
Jimmy Olson
U. S. Alcholic
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Buttons
Newporters
Isa Sidney
Goelet
Barbara Britton
Metro
Barbara Buick
Universal
Rock Hudson
Ann Southern
Clyde Milan
56Th Street
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James C. Dunn
Mark Clark
Allan Curtis
Paris
Betty Dodero
Doris Duke
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ECA
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Xavier
Cugat
Lane
Tony Bari
Jimmy Kelly
Harry Gross
Maryland
Chas
Raddock
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Margaret Phelan
Bekays
Maisonette
Peter Edson
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