Tax Research: A Vital State Investment for Tax Knowledge
The piece urges funding a properly staffed North Carolina tax research department to guide legislature on tax needs, fairness, and state local comparisons. It notes past efforts under a tax commission and the current office hampered by war, staff shortages, printing delays, and illness of leader Maxwell.
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Department of Tax Research
State Tax Commission
Fred Morrison
O. Max Gardner
Washington
A. J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
Maxwell
W. O. Sutter
North Carolina
One World Flying Records Shape Aero Prestige
The article notes extraordinary long flights by the Trucu Jent Turtle two meter navy bomber, claiming it has covered over 11,000 miles without landing. It argues aviation creates a practical sense of global reach, contrasting it with limited progress in world statecraft. It also critiques NC fairs and bingo operations, advocating a state fair focused on best products even at a loss rather than carnival activities.
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Trucu Jent Turtle
Europe
North Carolina
High Point
Not the Type: Hollywood Stars Named as Communist Fronts
Mr. Matthew Woll, AFL VP, labels several Hollywood figures as backing Communist front groups. He lists Myrna Loy Edward G. Robinson Orson Welles James Cagney Leone Standler and J Edward Borgberg as alleged fellow travelers while questioning true Communist ties.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Hollywood
Myrna Loy
Edward G. Robinson
Orson Welles
James Cagney
Leone Standler
J. Edward Bromberg
Woll
Postponed Progress in Springfield Clerks Help Shoplift Carriage
In Springfield Massachusetts clerks politely assisted a young mother with her baby and carriage but then discovered they had aided her in stealing the store’s most expensive carriage. The incident ends with a cautionary note on polite behavior.
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America
Springfield
Mass
Raleigh State Fair Aims For Record Crowds
The first North Carolina state fair since the war is set in Raleigh in two weeks. Manager J. S. Dorton predicts attendance above 500000 despite material shortages and unfinished exhibit space. The fair faces repairs and changes amid a carnival atmosphere.
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Raleigh
J. S. Dorton
Dorton
Temptation as rodeo visits New York with Texas livestock
The annual rodeo tours New York with a mixed herd of Texas longhorns Brahma steers and calves used in bull dogging wild steer riding and calf roping. The piece notes the animals are not culinary in ordinary times but warns these are perilous times for the nation’s larder and raises risk of a riot among hungry spectators.
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Rodeo
New York
Community Chest committee aids Sunday school outreach
Reverend E M Jones praises a community chest committee for listing un enrolled school children and aiding churches in reaching the nun churched. Allen Wel expresses support for agencies tied to the community chest including YWCA YMCA Scouts Salvation Army and Family Service Bureau.
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Community Chest
E. M. Jones
YWCA
YMCA
Girl and Boy Scouts
The
Salvation Army
Family Ser View Bureau
Allen Wel
Community chest drive gains confidence at High Point event
W F Bailey chest campaign chair man expresses optimism about the upcoming drive. Dr M B Davis stresses support for local social agencies. Former coach Bob Warren compliments High Point High School band after a Friday night game at Albion Millis stadium versus Durham.
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W. F. Bailey
Chest
M. B. Davis
High Point High School
Bob Warren
N. C. State
High Point
Durham
Albion Millis Stadium
UNRRA questioned as tool of Russian policy postwar
The piece argues UNRRA under Herbert Lehman acted to support Soviet aims in Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe rather than relief. It notes US funding at about 70 percent while Russia contributed nothing and cites Yeonov of Russia dismissing Potsdam limits on supply draining from Austria.
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UNRRA
Herbert Lehman
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
Russia
Soviet Russia
United States
Fiorello la Guardia
Austria
Mr.Yeonov
Viena
Sokolsky argues UNRRA failures and a U S relief alternative
By George Sokolsky condemns UNRRA for political missteps and ongoing hunger in Austria and elsewhere. He calls for an American Relief Administration to feed the hungry directly, arguing UNRRA has not rebuilt economies and should be replaced by U N oversight with less political bias.
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UNRRA
United Nations
United States
Russian church freedom under Soviet rule judged by report
A Washington columnist cites a Library of Congress booklet titled Communism in action and Rep. Everett Dirksen findings to argue that despite nominal church openings and a possible unification push under a new patriarch, the Russian church remains subordinate to the state and not freely free. The piece notes church numbers shrinking since 1917 and stresses state permission governs religious action.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Legislative Reference Service
Library of Congress
Dirksen
Congress
U. S
Analysis of Communist State Concessions in Religion Policy
Paul Mallon argues that Soviet shifts in church policy are cautious and primarily economic and political in nature. He cites Kalinin on religion, notes on atheism, and quotes from anonymous writers and a diplomat to claim minimal change. He suggests congressional scrutiny to uncover deeper facts hidden by censorship.
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Kalinin
Communist Party
Library of Congress
Stalin Criticizes U S radio, presses for alliance stance
In a New York dispatch, Marshal Stalin denounces American media and questions U S policy in China Greece and Albania while warning about Communist leadership in America. The piece notes tensions at Dumbarton Oaks and U N debates, and cites editor clashes over wartime censorship and reporting integrity.
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