How the Reds Snatched Henry Wallace Explored
Louis Budenz, ex Communist Daily Worker editor, claims in Collier's that Moscow ordered American agents to boost Henry Wallace's 1944 nomination. He recalls meetings in 1944 and 1945, and says Wallace aligned with Communists as his campaign faced scrutiny.
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Henry Wallace
Louis Buendt
Reds
Collier’s Magazine
Mr. Budenz
Communist Daily Worker
Wallace
Moscow
Mr. Wallace
Siberia
Kremlin
Commerce
Senate
Trachtenberg
National Board
Red
Political Affairs
Louis Budenz
Quiet Signs Sought for High Point Memorial Hospital
A minister urged the city council to post large quiet area signs at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial Hospital. He noted many patients struggle to sleep due to noise and called for measures to improve rest until new hospitals are built.
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High Point
Memorial Hospital
Boulevard
Rumor of Dixiecrat Ballot Pull Frays North Carolina Politics
In Under the Dome the Raleigh News and Observer notes Democratic officials question a Republican rumor that Dixiecrats may place names on the general election ballot to split Democratic unity and boost Dewey’s chances, comparing it to 1928 Hoover gains.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Hoover
Capitol Square Clarified By Dixiecrat Ballot Ruling
The Supreme Court ruling on the Dixiecrat case clarifies the state’s Rights party status. It orders the State Board of Elections to place Thur mond and Wright on the general election ballots as presidential and vice presidential nominees. Public opinion is split six to one in favor of recognizing the new party with broad gratification at the settlement.
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Supreme Court
W. C. Barris
State Board of Elections
Thurmond and Wright
State’s Rights Party
High Court
Huey
Louisiana
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Dixiecrats
North Carolina
South
Greer Garson
Richard Ney
Valentina Cortese
Prince Bertil
Sweden
Swanky
Bel-Air
Ocean House
J. Crown
J. O'Shaughnessy
Beverly Lawrence
Marion Bell
Town Hall
Mark Daniels
Winged Victory
Buffola
Sherman Bilingsley
Runyon Cancer Fund
Voters Split Over Truman Civil Rights Debate In North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet notes voters resent limits at polls but will back Truman and the Democratic ticket. Cap Square reports show weakening sentiment for Thurmond Wright in the state’s eastern counties while Civil Rights backlash grows among some. Observers link North Carolina leadership to past Willkiecrat and Constitutional Democrats efforts aimed at defeating Roosevelt.
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Capitol Square
Thurmond-Wright Party
Truman
Roosevelt
State's Rights Party
North Carolina
Willkiecrat
Constitutional Democrats
Franklin Roosevelt
Carolina
Har nest Ragland guilty in drunken driving case
The report notes Jesse Bill Ragland admitted driving drunk and guilty to operating an automobile while intoxicated. Judge Burgwyn suspended the sentence after Ragland’s confession, the first such admission heard in 12 years on the bench. Other items summarize Dixie stories, school funding protests in Norfolk, and regional remarks on heritage and memory.
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Associated Press
Dunn
Jesse Bill Ragland
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Ragland
Drun
Bragwyn
Robert H. Denley
International News Service
Raleigh
Norfolk
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tenn
Goldsboro
Clare Mont Daily Eagle Coined Word In Debate
The Clare Mont Daily Eagle notes a new term arising from a debate about Europe. The piece quotes observers who say many people oppose a Soviet dominated Europe and shows how language reflects Cold War tensions.
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Claremont
N. H
Daily Eagle
Europe
Bus repairman’s blunt note on passenger disposition
In a highway accident report a bus repairman answered the prompt Disposition of Passengers with the terse reply Mad as Hell. The anecdote is cited by W. H. Shipley in Reader’s Digest.
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W. H. Shipley
Reader's Digest
Pertinent blueberries clean by downhill roll on Turkish towel
A quirky tip suggests washing blueberries by letting them roll downhill on a Turkish towel to separate debris. The method uses the towel to trap sticks and unripe fruit while ripe berries roll free.
At the fair I learned games fool and fair value
The narrator recalls a country fair visit where skill games cheat players and a sham prize stand highlights the house’s losses. He notices shills and confusing charts, laments progress from simple treats to reform, and mentions global memories fading as news of Zhdanov’s death passes.
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India
Providence
Ode Island
Brooklyn
Berlin
Vienna
Moscow
Zhdanov
Spies and Spying in a Cold War Lair
The narrator recalls a debate with Machinist's Mate Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly over espionage and intelligence in foreign lands. Kelly defends spying as a duty of Americans abroad while denying moral ambiguity, contrasting with critics and reporting polished airheaded remarks by public figures at the National Press Club.
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Washington
Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly
Kelly
Donald F. Ewing
Sofia
Robert Dreher
Moscow
Mr. Kelly
Lieut
Dreher
Ewing
Miss Reid
Tabitha Talcott Pratt
George Goddard
National Press Club
Goddard
Winchell In New York Sifts Midtown Gossip
A collage of celebrity items from Henry Wallace to Jessica Tandy and Charlie Keller is recapped. Notes include Dr Kinsey turning down a lecture fee, Miss Un-America quips, Broadway jokes, and show business tidbits across Manhattan and nearby spots.
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Henry Wallace
Itates
Dr. Kinsey
Jessica Tandy
Lynne Gilmore
M. Downey
Yankees
Charlie Keller
Keller
Newsweek
John Lardner
Midtown
The
Sticks
Sideshow at Carnegie Hall and New York music scene notes
Observers describe a tiny man with a mustache playing the fiddle to a packed crowd near Carnegie Hall as music lovers leave the venue. The piece mentions entertainers Charles Wilk and Igor Tamarin as unrecognized accompaniment, plus brief notes on Broadway, jazz, and a major gem and fur robbery hushed weeks earlier.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Midtown
57Th Street
Chas. Wilk
Igor Tamarin
Thurmond declares 1948 race links to federal bill push
A statement warns that voting for Dewey or Truman in November invites passage of anti lynching, anti segregation and FEPC bills in January. The speaker labels Gov. Strom Thurmond as states rights candidate and notes a return to a Reconstruction Era. Chepurnykh linked to Kasenkina case comments.
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Dewey
Truman
FEPC
J. Strom Thurmond
of & C
Quizmaster Horizontal 1 5 Pictured 1 West Pointers
A word puzzle clue set lists definitions and abbreviations for a crossword style grid. Entries include terms for bodies of water, metals, colors, and common phrases, with cross references across vertical and horizontal directions.
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Tomor
Betsy
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W. A. Bivins
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New Bern
Moore
de Graffenreich
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Switzerland
Walter Raleigh
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Mr. Brown
Rubicon
Bem
Mae
George Sokolsky
George Dixon
Thakin Nu
Burma
William P. Flythe
Mr. Flythe
Mr. Truman
Winchell
Walter Winchell
Leon & Eddie
Hollywood Arling
Movieville
Carol Lynne
Tokyo Rose
Axis Sally
Phil Leeds
Metopera
Met
George Carson Putnams
Lee Carson
Newspa
Chic Farmer
Park Avenue
Lansing Hatfield
CBS
Henry Youngman
Dimmond Horseshoe
Iffenpoof Society
Gypsy Markoff
Lisbon
Upper West End Avenue
Izabeth Hawes
Egypt
Stanton Griffis
Nixon
Toni Hughes
Jane Wyman
Lew Ayres
Robert Mitchump
Cheryl Crawford
Elia Kazan
Bob Strauss
Manhattan
Manhattan Storage Co
Fivepet
Metropolitan
Bronx
Tots
5Th Ave
Central Park
E. Sq. Subway
Gilmore’s
Oz Nelson
Milton Berle
Eddie Conran
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thelma Carpenter
USA
Carlos Ramirez
Larry Storch
the Riviera
Blue Barron
Jose Curbelo
Carol Ames
Barbara Stanwyck
Tuxedo Park
Russia
Zot I. Chepurnykh
New York City
Kasenkina
Heavenly
Western Division of
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Interpret
Sea Eagle
Vermont
Bech
Wisconsin
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