A Call to Vote in a Pivotal U S Election Day
A Newport editorial urges citizens to participate on Tuesday as a crucial moment in American history. It argues democracy requires high turnout to resist totalitarianism and criticizes Truman vs Dewey while urging readers to vote for the best candidate or at least a better choice.
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United States
Coolidge
America
Harry Truman
Tom Dewey
Truman
White House
North Carolina
Dewey
Persecuted for Goodness in Christian Tradition
W A B reflects on the beatitude Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness. He cites Jesus instructions to apostles, cites Hebrews, and argues persecution has accompanied true faith through history. He concludes the faithful must remain militant and endure opposition for the realm of heaven.
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Kingdom of
Heaven
Moffatt
Jesus
W.A.B
Un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
Liberty
D. Brown
Ivan
Lithuania
Stalin Prospect
Liberty Avenue
CBS
ABC
Amos 'N’ Andy
Kingfish
Purple Hills
Taft Hotel
Broadway
Dixie Ten
Capitol Square Showdown Shapes 1948 Election Ends
The piece notes that the 1948 campaign is effectively over with a Tuesday showdown. It cites a goal of about a million votes in North Carolina, worries over turnout in the east, strong western Republican votes, and female voter attitudes toward Dewey Truman and Thurmond. It mentions potential split tickets delaying vote counts and NC workers getting time off to vote. A Fort Wayne reader asks about honeymoon travel and marriage rules in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
High Command
Truman
Statesville
Dewey
Thurmond
Scott
Highway Commission
Graham
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Gem beliefs and gem value contrasts in European lore
The text notes that four carat rubies or emeralds fetch higher values than diamonds of equal size. It claims a drop of blood under a ros¢ tree yields rosy cheeks, a belief in parts of Europe. It also states one carat or smaller diamonds are considered more valuable than rubies or emeralds of the same size.
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Europe
High Point civic talk on elections and council idea
Rambling column notes High Point firemen’s view that informed voters require media, praises elections as more demanding for office seekers. It mocks city trading for cars, links divorce to over scheduling, and calls for a unified civic council to coordinate events and promote family night at home.
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High Point
Ambler
E. K. Ingram
Home Sweet Home
These Days By George Sokolsky Excerpt Critiques Truman Speech
The article condemns Harry Truman's Chicago speech as dangerous and racially inflammatory. It discusses accusations of anti Semitic tone, comparisons to Nazi propaganda, and concerns about minority rights and democratic unity amid the displaced persons act debate. It notes Dewey Revercomb positions and Truman's eventual signing of the act.
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Harry Truman
Chicago
Germany
Hiver
Truman
America
Dewey
Senator Revercomb
United States
Europe
Vandenberg
Herbert Brownell
Revercomb
Edward E. Swanstron
National Catholic Resettlement Council
Baltic Countries
Poland
Volkdeutsche
Congress
C. Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Senate
Newspaper Bits and Society Snippets From 1940s New York
A collage of clipped notes covers film stars and stage icons including Barrymore Fields and Sherwood gossip, censorship debates, and radio and theater culture. It mentions Gen Devers and the Navy, the Runyon Fund, and broadcaster jokes while touching on public notices, fashions, and city life in a brisk, era-evoking voice.
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Bob Walker
J. Barrymore
W. C. Fields
Clay
Mutual
Berlin
Gefilte Fish
Abbez
Tatha
Devers
Robert Sherwood
Roosevelt
Hopkins
U. S S. Navy
Iowa
Fdr
August 1942 Vote Enactment Cited as Law
The note recalls a vote of No in August 1942 before Truman's rise as a statesman. The bill passed and became law, marking a historic legislative act.
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Truman
The Spanish Story and Franco Coe Men Mentioned
The article notes Franco’s allies and predicts Spanish aid could aid Russian policy. It cites historian Freeman on Washington and Roosevelt, and mentions Broadway figure Anthony Farrell renaming Warner’s Theatre to The Park Hellinger and inviting a lobby plaque inscription in memory of Mark Hellinger.
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Franco
H. Feis
Madrid
Geet F. Freeman
Washington
Roosevelt
Broadway
Agethony Farrell
Warner's
Lindy’s
Iark
Hellinger
Farrell
Mark Hellinger
Farm Girl Becomes Miss America of 1948 Quote
A collection of midcentury quotes features Beatrice Shopp describing farm life with a tractor and chicken coops, plus remarks from Henry A Wallace about segregation and dangers to America if it fails to avoid war, and Governor Thomas E Dewey on preserving freedom and safety.
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Beatrice Shopp
South
America
Henry A.wallace
Thomas E, Dewey
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