Ryan Professorship Honors James T. Ryan at NC State
James T. Ryan is honored with a named furniture professorship at North Carolina State College following a decision by the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association. The move earns broad industry approval and reflects Ryan’s influential role in furniture rate hearings, transportation matters, and inflation-control efforts amid rising production costs.
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James T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
N. C. State College
SFMA
Ryan
OPA
Southern Association
A.W.S
French Reds and NMU purge questioned by Marseille crew
An American crew aboard a Marseille bound ship carrying wheat denounces the Marshal Plan and suggests Communist influence persists in the NMU. The letter implies a party member sailed with the ship and links the action to ongoing efforts to place communists on U.S. vessels.
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Marseille
National Maritime Union
Joe Curran
NMU
Marshal
France
America
Scholars Speak On World War III Predictions
An INS dispatch reports more than two thirds of 67 Rhodes scholars and Guggenheim fellows polled by World and the United Nations magazine believe World War III is inevitable. The names of the respondents are secret, and blame falls on UN flaws and veto power. Russia and its satellites are cited by several, with one blaming U.S. ignorance of world history. FDR reportedly received the most votes for greatest U.N. contributor.
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Yalta
Russia
Vishinsky
Molotov
John Doe
Posse Comitatus
INS
New York
Bob Considine
United Nations World
International Magazine
United Nations
U.N
Security Council
U. S
FDR
Shipbuilding revival urged by Truman panel
A five man advisory group urges a four year $600 million program to build 46 passenger ships and more tankers and cargo ships. They call for at least 60 000 workers and immediate start on eight passenger ships, with designs ready and bids in. The report echoes the 1936 Merchant Marine Act as a guide.
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Truman
Congress
North Atlantic
Maritime Commission
Harry Revel
U. S
Bernie Wilson
Bob Alton
MGM Enius
Kay Ompson
Eddie Liver
Alfredo Garmo
Ciro
Jim Farley
Post
Colyum
London
CVR Thompson
London Express
Winchell
Hollywood
Communist Party
London Mail
N. Y
Don Iddon
Capitol Square Reflections and State Exhibits Highlight NC
A California letter sketches 1200 families seeking land in North Carolina near Raleigh and promising community cohesion. The Freedom Train visits Winston-Salem Charlotte Raleigh and Wilmington with a Raleigh state exhibit of colonial documents and the 1787 constitution. Governor Cherry lauds food conservation progress and national crop prospects, while Capitol Square mourns the deaths of Uncle Dave Haywood and Uncle Ben Thornton and recalls their loyal service to NC governors.
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California
Los Angeles
North Carolina
State News-Advertising Division
Chambers of Commerce
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Raleigh
Wilmington
United States
State Department of Archives and History
Lords Proprietors
Halifax
Hillsboro
Fayetteville
Cherry
Bertyn Bosley
Bosley
Frank Sharpe
State Medical Society
Bladen County
Dave
Capitol Square
Dave Haywood
Executive Mansion
Butler
Ben Thornton
Ben
Burr Conspiracy Highlighted by Sokolsky Reflection
The piece recounts Aaron Burr's plot to split the Union with foreign aid from Britain and Spain, aided by Wilkinson and others, including Andrew Jackson's controversial stance. It notes Wilkinson's Spain-linked pension and the near-miss of a national catastrophe, concluding history warns against such treachery.
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United States
Great Britain
Spain
United States Army
Aaron Urr
James Wilkinson
Louisiana
France
Miro
Alleghenies
Burr
Henry Adams
Joseph H. Daveiss
Kentucky
Jefferson
Wilkinson
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Claiborne
New Orleans
Adair
Senator Smith
Mexico
Window shopping notes as Christmas rush begins
W A Bivins comments on Main Street scenes as Christmas goods grip merchants. Toys look sturdier and trains draw attention, with references to Carlton Kirk and fond lines about a man’s desires as holidays approach.
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Main
S. Claus
Junior
Carlton Kirkman
Florida
Carlton
Smiling Dummies Brighten Shop Windows After Outfit Update
A skit involving sad looking dummies in shop windows shifts to cheerful displays. The womenkins remain underdressed while men tip hats or stare as the scene brightens with new clothing and a livelier atmosphere.
Mounting Prices Bit by Bit in Shop Windows
A shopper notes rising prices on men’s clothing with suit tags near 49.99 up from 27.50 and shoes at 14.50 up from 5. The narrator laments aging attire worn through three Christmas seasons and grimly reflects on surviving another winter.
Merchants Stocks, Prices, and Profits In Store Talk
A shopper recalls a merchant’s profit discussion versus the critic’s fear of a market crash. The piece debates how stock gamblers raise raw product costs and how distributors, processors, and retailers rely on volume and turnover to cover wages taxes and overhead. Financiers warn a downturn isn’t certain with prudent forethought by makers and buyers.
Gratitude Reflections On Poe Swinburne And Thanksgiving
A compact note traces Poe and Swinburne echoes on a drizzly Baltimore night. It reflects on mood shifts tied to weather and notes Thanksgiving as in years past.
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Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe
A. G
Swinburne
Hollywood Snippets and Star Gossip Across The Studio Row
A collage of showbiz blurbs cites Ann Sheridan Steve Hannagan Joan Crawford and Morton Downey with cocktail order jokes at Plaza and Reuben's. The piece notes Sonia Curtis Meerschaum puffing at Le Ruban Bleu and Benny Fields at Slapsy’s with general lampooning of awards fashion and radio.
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Ann Sheridan
Steve Hannagan
Stork
Morton Downey
Plaza
Reuben's
Olakay Olakay
Joan Crawford
Wilkerson
Glammer Place
L’aiglon
Vorree
H'wood Reporter
Sonia Curtis
le Ruban Bleu
Danny Rogers
Henny Youngman
H'wood Starlit
Benny Fields
Slapsy's
Tilly Losch
Runyon Pal
The Fugitive film and backstage gossip from early film days
A quirky look at 1910 to 1940s show business, mentioning The Fugitive, Connie Haines songs, a Queens Hall Light Orchestra recording, and a segment on The Daily Newsense. It lists Gus Edwards Song Review cast, Lila Lee, George Jessel, Eddie Cantor, Ethel Haller, Georgia Price, Mrs. Gus Edwards, and others with anecdotes from theaters, radio, and Hollywood.
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John Ford
Merian C. Cooper
Connie Haines
Queens Hall Light Orchestra
Warsaw
Tempus Fugis
Coluum
Daily Newsense
Gus Edwards
Lila Lee
Saranac Lake
Dave Seed
Kings County
B’klyn
George Jessel
Public School
Harlem
Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Foy
Fernando Valley
Ethel Haller
Harry Varsa
Georgia Price
Warburton
Yonkers
Eternaless Excerpt Echoes Faith Across Loss
Quote from Whittier's The Eternaless reflects longing for absent household voices and vanished smiles, while trusting God to lead loved ones home. It asserts mercy courts life and death, and that a weak heart will be strengthened rather than broken through untried pain.
Pictured Motion Picture Producer Hidden in Word Puzzle
Puzzle clue list describes horizontal and vertical entries with hints such as motion picture producer, realm, crimean run, sea eagle and other terms. The grid references and wordplay point to a themed crossword style puzzle with multiple intersecting definitions.
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Prince Charming
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