NC Republicans eye 1944 election in wake of DeLapp stance
A North Carolina political clash centers on Chairman DeLapp and a lingering focus on Roosevelt versus Wilkie, with Louis J. Fisher asserting party wistfulness for 1944. Judges and court officials discuss continuances as fair, practical, and necessary to protect both defendants and plaintiffs, enabling better case preparation and money considerations.
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DeLapp
Enterprise
North Carolina
Louis J. Fisher
Roosevelt
Wendell Wilkie
de Lapp
PTA in North Carolina needs a first class fight
The article argues the Parent-Teacher Association is underutilized and hampered by low male participation. It urges active involvement by both fathers and mothers, pushing PTA to engage in school politics, influence state education policy, and press for a powerful State Board of Education.
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Parent-Teacher Association
NCEA
PTA
Mamas
Johnny
Raleigh
North Carolina
As Maine Goes and the Nation's Political Crosswinds
The Maine congressional results, though expected to favor Republicans, surpass GOP hopes and hint that New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts may also swing Republican. A divided Congress could impede war policy, prompting Democrats to retain a majority if next moves by Roosevelt and leadership align with action over words. The public seeks decisive, practical war effort measures rather than rhetoric.
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Maine
National
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ilinois
Ohio
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Washington
Price Squeeze in Milk Market Amid Ceilings
Milk distributors in St Louis illustrate the squeeze from fixed price ceilings. The Agricultural Marketing Administration sought a $1.5 million annual rise to dairymen while wages rose $0.8 million since ceilings began. AMA conceded some dairymen could be ruined but said ANLA should not worry. The issue stems from uncoordinated government agencies acting independently to the detriment of merchants and consumers.
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St. Louis
Agricultural Marketing Administration
AMA
ANLA
Congress
Japan Learns the Japanese and the Nations Roasting
A historical reflection notes that Japan's conquest revealed that occupied populations resist domination. It compares early expectations of loyal submission to harsh resistance, warning India to heed the lesson of liberated peoples facing punitive control and coercion.
Early risers buy bonds as breakfast time dawns
A quirky observation notes that buyers of $5,000 bonds rise early for an 8:15 breakfast. The piece muses on savings from small costs like a hair cut and shoe polish, implying optimistic, everyday financial frugality.
Notes of an Innocent Bystander on Broadway Gossip
This column catalogs Hollywood and Broadway items: Robert Best’s Berlin ties, Sabo tage from Harper’s, Life photographer Marie Hansen, Don Blanding’s new book Life in a Putty Knife Factory, and Don Blanding’s enlistment. It mixes theatre previews, radio notes, and literary notices with brief snatches on editors and reviewers.
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Robert Best
Berlin
Goebbels
Harper's
Reader's Digest
M. Sayers
A. Kahn
Marie Hansen
Washington
Arlen Smith
Don Blanding
Bob Considine
Montreal Gazette
Lionel S. B. Shapiro
London
Ralph Ingersoll
Camp Edwards
Big Democratic barbecue set at City Lake this Saturday
Final arrangements completed for entertaining 6000 at the Democratic barbecue and rally at City Lake. Notables include R. R. Reynolds for U S Senate and J C B Ehringhaus for Governor. Edna Morgenthaler elected professor of education at Flora MacDonald College. Various local notes and briefs follow.
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City Lake
R. R. Reynolds
U.S. Senate
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Edna Morgenthaler
High Point
Flora MacDonald College
Red Springs
Plan to turn blockade stills into industrial alcohol
Kerr Scott proposes legalizing illicit liquor stills for industrial alcohol to meet wartime needs. He argues that existing equipment and experienced operators could supply ethanol for munitions and synthetic rubber, reducing destruction of plants and aiding the war effort. He also notes pulp mill waste as another potential source of alcohol and reports on new state hunting laws and coastal restrictions affecting sportsmen amid updated military proclamations.
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Betty Grable
Victor Mature
Rutherford B. Hayes
Jane Wyman
Jas. Gleason
John Payne
Wake Island
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Kerr Scott
Uia
Ele
Scott
Game and Inland Fisheries Division
Department of Conservation and Development
Hugh Drum
Eastern Defense
Wisdom and Fear of God Meet in Twin Virtues
A reflective line notes that true wisdom comes from fearing the Lord and avoiding evil. It asserts wisdom and goodness as inseparable, urging harmony of wisdom and virtue as guiding principles.
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