Why We Back Governor Dewey For President
The Enterprise endorses Governor Thomas E. Dewey as the best qualified candidate for president, arguing he is decisive, experienced in leading New York, surrounded by capable aides, and better suited than Wallace Thurmond Truman or others to tackle inflation and foreign threats. The paper also endorses local and congressional candidates, urging a positive vote for overall welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomas E
Dewey
James
North Carolina
Henry Wallace
Ng. Strom Thurmond
South
Harry Truman
White House
Tom Dewey
New York
Peacemakers Ranked Among God’s Sons
W A B reflects on the Beatitudes and the role of peacemakers in Christian thought. He cites Jesus as the Prince of Peace, discusses reconciliation, and honors Gandhi and others who foster peaceful labor relations while noting the dangers faced by true peacemakers. Judgment rests with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
David
God
Father
Paul
Christ Jesus
Moffatt
John
Gandhi
India
Pakistan
Count Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
W.A.B
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet
Governor nominee Kerr Scott pushes for deeper study of North Carolina school bus routes with a Rural Highway Research Project office in the Sir Walter Hotel to map total mileage and road condition. He also plans fair growth, including new highway shops, a livestock show arena, and continued support for FFA and 4 H, while budgeting limits hinder rapid achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Rural Highway Research Project
Sir Walter Hotel
Charles Ross
State Highway Commission
Carolina Roadbuilders Association
Ross
Frank Thames
James S. Burch
Scott
General Assembly
Joe Dorton
Budget Commission
Highway Commission
Department of Agriculture
D. S. Coltrane
L. Y. Ballentine
Wayland Spruill
Bertie County
Spruill
Bertie
Dix Hill
Diluted dollars and the cost of government debt
In Canton Ohio George Sokolsky argues the dollar has been diluted by wartime and postwar spending. He cites a rising national debt, inflationary pressures, and subsidies as keys to falling purchasing power, urging reductions in government spending and subsidies and a return to sound finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
ECA
Europe
Committee On Public Debt Policy
United States
Southern editors predict Dewey will win next presidency
A NEA survey of 150 southern and border newspapers shows editors favor a Dewey victory with 343 electoral votes to Truman 150 and Thurmond 38. Yet 42 percent back Truman, 16 percent back Dewey, 1 percent back Thurmond, and 26 percent back no candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Thomas E. Dewey
Dixie
Dewey
Truman
Thurmond
Wallace
Harry S. Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
States’ Rights Party
South
NEA Service, Inc
Newsfeature and Picture Agency
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Florida
Missouri
North Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tru
Brief, Lovelorn Vignettes and Broadway Nods From New York
A collage of reminiscences and society notes including Betty Jane Balch poetry lines, Stella Roman at Capri, Edda Mussolini Ci ano in a black dress with EMC monogram, and chatter from The Times about Broadway nostalgia. It also mentions Anne Jeffreys with Sigmund Romberg, and street observations from the Lower East Side. Three Dewey supporters and a split Texas vote are noted in political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Met
Stella Roman
Capri
Edda Mussolini Ciano
Duce
EMC
Stella
Fang
Broadway Gagster Tales and Showbiz Banter Across Legends
Snippets reveal Eddie Cantor’s NY booking and Follies irony with Ziegfeld. Hart persuades Ziegfeld. Birymore dines late. Mike Romanoff jokes about court losses. Tallulah Bankhead lampoons Billy Rose. Ingrid Bergman mocked against Sophie Tucker. Helen Hayes quips about publicity stunts and straitjackets. Louis wavers then confirms a comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Cantor
F. Ziegfeld
Mr. Z
Cantor
Hart
Max
Tom
Flo
Quotes on war costs and tax politics from Bradley and Knutsen
General Omar N. Bradley argues prevention saves resources, framing military needs as home security, overseas obligations, and conflict risk. Harold Knutsen dismisses talk of a general sales tax as political smokescreen amid Democratic criticisms of the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar N. Bradley
Army Chief of Staff
Harold Knutsen
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Howard McGrath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sons OF God
Jah
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Edson
Wright
Montgomery Journal
Dothan
Anniston Star
Florence Times
Rogers, Ark
St. Petersburg
Meridian Star
Greenville
Miss
Democrat Times
Rock Hill Herald
Winchell
April
Darling
Tony
Joe
Betty Jane Balch
Sam Zolotow
N. Y. Times
Sam
Walter
Bob Monroe
Sardi
Ring 4
England
France
Switzerland
Bob Sylvester
Anne Jeffreys
My Romance
Sigmund Romberg
Anne
Romme
Lower East Side
Dot
Max Hart
Texas
Fort Worth
John Birrymore
Hollywood
Prince
Mike Romanoff
America
P. S
Tallulah Bankhead
Billy Rose
Talu
Harry Clark
Sticks
Clark
Ingrid Bergman
Sophie Tucker
Tucker
Ingrid
Sam Harris
Haree
Helen Hayes
Helen
Joe Louis
E. Simms Campbell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!