Smoke Them Out in High Point
The High Point Enterprise urges locating the anonymous group behind anti American and pro Communist handbills circulated in High Point North Carolina. The piece targets young graduates facing military service and accuses the Labor Youth League chapter of complicity while calling on authorities to uncover the local organizers.
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High Point
N. C
Labor Youth League
Bill Bailey
Korea
League
New York
FBI
North Carolina praised for State News Bureau under Parker
The current Manufacturers Record issue highlights 35 pages on North Carolina crediting Charlie Parker and his staff for a strong State News Bureau effort. The feature ties in with a $60,000 industrial ad campaign to attract new industry and praises Parker's distinct approach versus Bill Sharpe.
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Manufacturers Record
North Carolina
Charlie Parker
Parker
Who Owns Formosa
A columnist argues Formosa does not belong to China under international law. Formosa was ceded to Japan in 1895 and remained occupied by Allies after WWII, with no Japanese peace treaty or UN settlement yet. The piece warns that U S control of Formosa reflects occupation, not sovereignty, and suggests UN mediation or local self‑determination as possibilities.
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America
Russia
Formosa
Red China
China
Japan
United Nations
Mosa
Cairo
Yalta
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Fdr
Chiang
Moscow
Lewis promises no-strike pledge dodges
The columnist says John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, rejected any no-strike pledge from AFL President William Green. It notes Lewis’s history of four wartime coal strikes and argues the public wants him to pursue a new course rather than obstinacy.
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John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
AFL
William Green
Green
Labor
Lewis
New York Philharmonic to Play Two Week Roxy Theater Run
The New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos will perform a 104 piece program at the Roxy Theater for a two week engagement on Broadway. The conductor aims to win new friends who will discover the joy and comfort of fine music with the program including Tschaikovsky's Fifth.
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New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Roxy Theater
Broadway
Dimitri Mitropoulos
The Mad House The Criminal Waste of Food
A Washington column blasts Secretary Brannan for storing and浪selling butter. It notes 191.6 million pounds in storage at $10,000 daily losses, prices kept high domestically while butter spoils, and exports to UN FAO at 15 cents a pound. It argues public law allows sale at any price and accuses policy of harming American families.
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Washington, Sept
Commodity Credit Corporation
America
Charles
Baldy
Brannan
Baldy Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
F.A.O
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Looking at World Tensions Through Everyday Voices
The column captures reader views on U S policy in Korea and the UN Security Council. It contrasts public concern over American boys in Korea with explanations of international commitments and the fight against Communist expansion. It cites Sam Rayburn and historic quotes to warn of ongoing global risk and to urge steadfast, principled action.
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South Korea
America
Security Council of
The
Sam Rayburn
Earl Gray
Walter Hines Page
London
Europe
A Laugh Or So Tricky Family Banter
A humorous exchange between father and son about tricks and the father's drinking in youth. The joke escalates with a motherly warning about cake and a light punchline as Johnny jokes about moving aside for the cake.
Quotes on youth and sovereignty from cinema and world leaders
Bette Davis criticizes Hollywood fixations on 18-year-old heroines while Tito defends national independence against abroad economic control. The remarks reflect tensions between cinema, youth culture, and Cold War era sovereignty.
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Hollywood
Bette Davis
Apron Strings and Big Cabbages in Lighthearted Notes
A witty column notes fewer men tied to wives by aprons as women work longer hours. It jokes a big cabbage makes a swell head for growers. Newlyweds should start with a small home, a Woman's page writer suggests, inviting little argument. It ponders saving by skipping vacations versus a big roll of cash and mentions a French burlesque troupe stranded in Italy possibly returning home.
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Italy
CIO-PAC backs Roosevelt Jr and Dewey odds in NY race
Insiders say CIO backer favors Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr as Democratic candidate for governor while Governor Dewey is expected to run. Lt. Gov Hanley could accept, and Corsi may read for Hanley’s post as labor chief. Attorney General Goldstein might seek reelection if Dewey joins the ticket. The piece also notes polemic against Roosevelt Jr and references other political figures and cultural notes from the era.
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Dewey
Hanley
Corsi
Goldstein
Moore
CIO
Franklin Delano ‘Roosevelt, Jr
Political Action Committee
Junior
Congress
Marcantonio
Empire State
Wedemeyer Report on Korea and U S Policy Critique
The article contends the 1947 Wedemeyer report on Korea was suppressed in the State Department white paper on China, notes Korea’s division at the 38th parallel after Moscow 1945, and argues U S policy ignored Wedemeyer’s warnings, leading to a costly current crisis with North Korea.
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Wedemeyer
China
State Department
Korea
Philip Jessup
Truman
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
38Th Parallel
Worth
South Korea
Joint Commission
Soviet Russia
George Marshall
V. Molotov
Russia
North Korea
Democratic Front
Soviet
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C. W. Patterson, JR
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George Ross
Bill Sharpe
Sharpe
Tschaikovsky
Department of Agriculture
George Dixon
W. A. Bivins
Mair
Times
Washington
Asia
Johnny
Communist Party
Marshal Tito
Hal Cochran
Winchell
Cio-Pac
Fdr, Jr
Poletti
Lehman
Trixie Friganza
Beatrice Fisher
la Cygne Kan
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Actors County House
Calif
Truly Shattuck
Dan Gunn
Woodville
Eagle-Lion Studio
Judy
Horowitz
North Bay Marina
Miami
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Shepard Barclay
McClelland Barclay
Missouri
St. Louisan
Iowa
Tom Dewey
George E. Phair
Daily Variety
Charlie Washburn
Chicago
Everleigh Club
Everleighs
Minna Everleigh
Ada
al Capone
Lexington
Washburn
Everleigh
Capone
Alcatraz
Judy Garland
Garland
el Paso
Mickey Cohen
Mickey Finn
George Sokolsky
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