High Point chest drive hits 82500 goal and pride grows
The High Point community chest surpassed its 82500 target in ten days. Leaders like W F Bailey and T V Rochelle receive praise while the city’s wartime spirit is hailed as fueling future progress. Officials note potential balance may support USO and related agencies.
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High Point
W. F. Bailey
Bill Bailey
Clyde R. Hoey
Chest
USOQ
USO
USC
T. V. Rochelle
Bailey
Ruth Neve
Paul Owen
Robeson Testifies on Marxism and American Prosperity
In a California legislative hearing Paul Robeson argues Marxism is a luxury requiring high production, wages and capital. He contrasts Russia in 1917 unfavorably with America and notes Soviet economists echo the view. He warns communism would disrupt the solid economic base.
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Tenney
AFLs Chicago plan to settle jurisdictional fights
The labor movement has long suffered internal power struggles, and the Hollywood studio clashes add to the record of blood and damage. A proposed solution at the Chicago convention would have leaders settle disputes by a peers board without strikes or harming business, protecting workers and minimizing disruption.
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American Federation of Labor
Hollywood
AFL
Chicago
High Point Fire Prevention Week Emphasizes Fire Panic Control
Fire Chief BE K Ingram warns that large crowds raise panic risk and that prevention hinges on removing panic-causing conditions. He stresses stopping fires first, with firewalls and fire doors to isolate outbreaks and automatic alarms.
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BE. K. Ingram
High Point
Ingram
Relief costs of UNRRA and Allied aid through June 1946
Article details direct relief outlays from UNRRA and the U S Army service forces through June 30 1946. It lists totals by region Europe Asia and all areas with figures underlines U S share at roughly seventy percent of global direct relief and notes allied contributions bringing total direct relief to about 4.96 billion.
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United States
United States Army Service Forces
U. S
British
Italy
Navy
Europe
Asia
Fire safety measures and exits proposed for buildings
The text urges sprinklers and fire extinguishers to control fires and orderly evacuation. It notes many buildings are protected but calls for improvements in fire hazard areas, with doors swinging open, wide lit aisles, sturdy stairs, and appropriate revolving door spacing. It also mentions a reader comment on a possible Eat More Meat Week and inquiries to meat packers or the president.
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Alice M. Presnell
U S Relief Claims and Russian Influence in Postwar Aid
The discussion argues that indirect U S relief through recon struction loans totals about 12.95 billion with potential unrepaid portions. It claims 95 percent of relief funds went to Russia or Russian controlled areas, with UNRRA shipments and civilian supplies heavily favoring Soviet zones, and labels international relief as a false front.
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British Commonwealth
U. S
United States
International Monetary Fund
UNRRA
Manchuria
Japan
China
Korea
Russia
Greece
Italy
Army Service
Europe
Germany
Austria
Portrait of a Politician Taft on Nazism and Liberty
A critical profile questions Senator Taft s record on World War II policy and sedition cases. It cites his August 1942 letter defending accused seditionists and his defense of pro Nazi figures, arguing his stance betrayed liberty and democracy while he remained a leading GOP figure seeking the presidency.
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Taft
Hitler
Gerald Winrod
Washington
Winrod
America
Munich
Reptibe
Colummne
United States
Japan
Justice Dept
Ning
Imagine
Behind the News Washington on Soviet Conquest and Pearl Harbor
The piece argues Soviet aims include world revolution and eventual U S conquest, citing Louis Budenz and Averell Harriman. It critiques administration defense spending after Pearl Harbor, warns of appeasement with Moscow influenced by Wallace and Pepper, and accuses officials of collusion with Communists.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Louis Budenz
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Stalin
Pearl Harbor
Bernard Baruch
Baltimore
Byrnes
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Truman
Wallace
Pepper
Columbus
Ohio
Messrs
Communists Withdrawn in New York Race Amid Calls for Policy Shift
Paul Mallon reports that Communist ticket withdrew except one from New York race in favor of Democrats as critics urge the administration to denounce Communism and adopt a policy of equal treatment with foreign nations. Baruch praised liberty over peace, urging freedom as key to victory and survival.
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New York
Roosevelt
Stalin
Moscow
Baruch
City College of New York
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