SORRY BUSINESS Judge Parker as alternate to Biddle on war crimes court
The piece argues President may appoint Judge Parker as an understudy to Francis Biddle for the German war crimes court, noting Parker could take leave from his circuit court post. It warns Patterson might be named to the Supreme Court instead to spare Parker and others, calling it cheap political maneuvering and urging Parker be considered on merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Parker
Francis Biddle
United States
Judge Parker
Circuit Court
Biddle
Supreme Court
Robert Patterson
Parker
Patterson
Poker Game Described as Industrial Bargaining Chess
The piece compares high point labor talks to a poker game with betting and unknown holes. It argues bargaining should align toward a larger bridge game of production where management and labor must act as a united team to improve fortunes in the broader competition.
May He Live: Hope Tojo's Life Saved Until Execution
A column argues Americans prefer ex-Prime Minister Hideki Tojo to survive to face execution by others, praising humane restraint. It notes Tojo’s arrest and his suicide attempt, and expresses hope General MacArthur will regain gains after Japan's surrender, while warning a long road remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Johnson, Jr
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tojo
MacArthur
Acquittal in Vance County whisky hauling case shocks region
A six man Henderson recorder's court jury acquitted owners and drivers of a whisky truck and cargo seized weeks earlier for lack of permit and bond. The trial drew top local lawyers, involved more than $30,000, and questioned enforcement before September 1 amid newly passed 1945 wine control laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acargo
Vance County
Recorder’s Court
Henderson
ABC
ABC Board
Airmotive Charter Sparks Aviation Interest in North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet reports on Carolina Airmotive Corporation’s charter to sell and service aircraft, signaling aviation growth with a new term airmotive. A statewide Raleigh meeting on September 24 ties to the state aeronautics commission chaired by Senator Roy Howe, reflecting rising aviation attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Airmotive Corporation
Jonesville
City Manager Notes Brief Hiring Freeze at Abattoir Office
City Manager Roy S. Braden says the civil service commission classified a position for an office manager at the city abattoir and two temporary hires resigned within an hour. Dot Gold comments on Negro nursery schools and calls for viable substitutes to preserve both white and Negro nurseries as public institutions amid concerns over child care costs and juvenile delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
Civil Service Commission
Robeson County Leaders Urge Education Over Early Work
Deputy Grand Master W K Bethune celebrates Robeson County virtues with hyperbolic farming odds while Governor Cherry urges teenagers to quit jobs and return to school. He warns skilled labor will outpace untrained workers in a fast evolving world and calls for long term education to forge future leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Bethune
State Grange
Robeson
South America
Asia
Africa
Panama Canal
Brazil
Robeson County
R. Gregg Cherry
MacArthur's Japan greeted with cheer by conquered people
The writer reflects on Japanese reactions to General Douglas MacArthur's entry into Tokyo. He notes a mix of acceptance and fidelity to fate, viewing MacArthur as conqueror, proconsul, and savior. The piece hints at future records of the war and its aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Japanese Fears and American Resolve in War’s Endgame
The piece argues that Japan feared invasion by Russia as Potsdam confirmed Russians would join the war. It contrasts American and Russian traits noting America’s willingness to bomb then aid populations while Russians stay and pursue politics. It mentions a Japanese Communist party led by Sen Katayama and reflects on fate with MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagasaki
Potsdam
Italy
Port Arthur
Dairen
China
Russia
Soviet Russia
Communist
Japan
Sen Katayama
America
MacArthur
Izzy Elinson
Bilbo
Milton Rubin
Behind the News on Wallace Job Goals and Economic Hopes
A satirical column critiques Secretary Wallace’s call for 60,000,000 jobs and the Wallace CIO program. It parodies promises, costs, and political maneuvers, noting figures like $66,000,000,000 and 130,000,000 jobs, while contrasting with free market figures from the committee for economic development. The piece mocks budget theatrics, air cooling, and the politics of full employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hokum
Wallace
Committee For Economic Development
Paul Hoffman
Studebaker
Armed Services
Mr. Wallace
Not Afraid to Shoot My Jobs High Aims in Debated Bill
The author jokes about unemployment bills and state effects on benefits. He ridicules the idea of higher federal aid while states deduct, notes two to three year state law changes, and declares personal plans to chase jobs or use a DDT gun. The piece ridicules grand schemes and ends with backhanded bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Frank Batts
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Raleigh
James H. Clark
Elizabethtown
Commission
CIO
Congress
Truman
White House
F.D.R
Frank
Mr. Truman
Harry
Washington
Winchell On Broadway Notes of a Newspapersman
A reflective column blends wartime anecdotes and public figures. President Truman greets FDR in a misty afterlife moment while Ed Pauley impresses Allies at Potsdam. The piece skewers isolationists, praises Roosevelt, notes MacArthur's curfew and Ike's pen saga, and riffs on public sentiment and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Pauley
Potsdam
Truman
Pauley
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R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
High Point
N.C
John B
Bubo Co
Lexington
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Currituck Sound
Tidewater
Virginia
Sstigas
Ceas Fraine
O. E. Davis
Dot Gold
Lanham
George Sokolsky
Constitution Avenue
Huey Long
Huey
Paul Mallon
Winchell
U. S
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Douglas Storms
Toronto
PBS
England
Storms
Harry Clarke
Irving Hoffman
Parker Pen Company
Gen'l Eisenhower
General Ike
Pres. Truman
Winston Churchill
W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company
Fort Madison
Iowa
Munich
Lendlease
Selective Service
Radio Row
A. C. Neilsen
Neilsen
Walter Winchell
Honolulu
State Dept
John Edgar Hoover
Private
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