Pass a law campaign doubts and political satire
The piece mocks slogans like pass a law and get a house as political silliness from North Carolina GOP nominee John A. Wilkinson and others. It argues laws cannot fix human nature or societal ills, urging education and time as true agents of change rather than sweeping legal fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wilkinson
GOP
United States
North Carolina
Wilkinson
Washington, N. C
Henry Wallace
Harry
Blessed are the mourners Second Beatitude teaching
A devotional discussion explains the Second Beatitude from Matthew 5 4 Brennan notes the value of mourning in spirit and for sins and contrasts Jewish beliefs on life after death with Christian hope. It references Job Psalmists Jesus as Resurrection and Life and Paul urging steadfast work in the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Realm of God
Job
God
Christ
Paul
State education board faces dual system issues and polio pay
The North Carolina state board of education grapples with dual state local school operation, polio delayed openings, and teacher salaries. It votes to pay polio delayed teachers after two weeks and discusses 12 month pay plans while defending child-focused schooling over teacher convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Forsyth County
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Forsyth TB
Forsyth
Gastonia
Clyde Erwin
Lumberton City
ABC
Durham County
Durham City
Masquerade talk turns political satire in Washington
In Washington on September 9, a colorful exchange imagines public opinion sampling by disguising notable figures and everyday roles. Tabitha Pratt leads the gag as a housewife tester while colleagues propose broader disguises for politicians and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tabitha Talcott Pratt
Robert Mitchum
Leslie Biffle
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Biff
Senator McCarthy
Adolphe Menjour
Grover Whitney McKeister
Biffle
McCarthy
Tabby
Miss Reid
Clarence W
Slats) Rafferty
Hamilton Fish
Henry Wallace
Kelly
Slats Rafferty
Swifty Morgan
Truman
Prez
Swifty
Dewey Campaign Echoes and Early Foreign Policy Flashes
Washington column surveys Governor Dewey early in 1948 campaign, noting few domestic issue positions to date and a focus on foreign policy. It recalls 18 1944 speeches, contrasting prior stance with anticipated domestic program and the push for a strong anti communism platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Warren
Vandenberg
Martin
Taft
Lodge
Eisenhower
Dulles
Stassen
Philadelphia
Truman
Philly
China
GOP
United Nations
United States
Berlin
Italy
U. S
TVA
Henry Wallace
Louisville
Des Moines
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Charleston
W. Va
St. Louis
New York
Germany
Poland
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Syracuse
Buffalo
Baltimore
Scranton
Madison Square Garden
Orson Welles Burns Interview Etiquette and Hollywood Glitz
Notes from Winchell on actors and politics touch on Orson Welles rebuffing questions in Rome and J Barrymore headlines. The piece surveys radio ban talk, Shelley Winters in Larceny, Grable Hayworth covers, Roz Russell, Tennessee Williams, Hammerstein, Elizabeth Taylor in A Date with Judy, Sydney Greenstreet miscasting, and Joe DiMaggio chalking pennant pace. It also jokes about disguises in politics and ends with Republican spokesman William Murphy resisting disguises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orson Welles
Rome
Tsktsk
J. Barrymore
Gov't
Shelley Winters
Hollywood
Globe
Grable
Hayworth
Politicos
Percy Faith
Elizabeth Taylor
Judy
Sydney Greenstreet
B. Rathbone
Bahzil
Ole Chep
Joseph Schildkraut
Saroyan
Witty musings and media jabs from postwar era essays
A mosaic of media critiques and cultural chatter spans Broadway trivia, editorial snobbery, and political seesaws. Observers like James Reston weigh in while headlines mock wartime rhetoric, fashion, and entertainment. Notable lines poke Bevin’s propaganda, Met Opera finances, and Ruthless showbiz quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Dilty
Washington
Times
James Reston
Alexander Korda
London
N. Y. Sun
Mr. Boone
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Russia
England
America
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Federal
George Dixon
Edson
Winchell
E. Merman
Roz Russell
N. Y. Times
T. Brady
Tennessee Williams
Oscar Hammerstein
FDR
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Mr. McKeister
Jerry Colonna
Joe Martin
Senator Ferguson
Iss Reid
Sherlock Holmes
Tom Clark
William Murphy
Republican National Committee
Wm. O. Douglas
John Day
Rosenbloom
Bevin
West Point
Ray Bo
H. L. Mencken
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Houghton-Mifflin
Amos
Andy
Coryphee
Eugene Burr
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Hoover
Landon
Willkie
Axis
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