Letter urged Frank Graham to resign WLB and return to UNC duties
A group of UNC friends urge Frank Graham to resign as War Labor Board head and accept a full time post in North Carolina. They argue his strength lies with the University and state service, not Washington politics, and promote his leadership at UNC Chapel Hill amid consolidation debates and the General Assembly.
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War Labor Board
University of North Caro
Roosevelt
Wlb
Hen- Wallace
Mr. R
Ely
Frank
Nags Head
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Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Greensboro
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North Carolina
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Josephus Daniels
London Mail
Walter Duranty
Margaret Connors
Clare Luce Im Conn
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Dept. of Justice
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Vanderbilt
East St
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Reader's Digest
New Yorker
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Baron Louis
August Karl Dethard Kurt Wolf von Matthiessen
March of Time
Nazi Party
U. S
Von
Feds
Fadderland
Whiskers
Senator Langer
Biddle
Langer
Truman Defends Roosevelt Indispensable Claim
The passage notes Harry S. Truman denying Democrats ever called Roosevelt indispensable while recalling a past Truman speech that touted Roosevelt as the man who could lead the nation to victory in war and peace. It argues Roosevelt was indispensable to Truman’s political success.
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Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Truman
Mr. Truman
Ambition and politics cross paths in Chicago and beyond
The piece treats North Carolina figures Governor Broughton and Roy McMillan pursuing national posts in Chicago with limited success. It contrasts past contenders General Cox and Judge Stevens, comments on politics as a game, and touches on autumn, reindeer, sneezes, Antwerp Nazi collaborators, Goebbels workers, and an eastern railroad hiring Einstein to teach timetables.
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Chicago
Broughton
Monroe Redden
Roy McMillan
American Legion
McMillan
North Carolina
Albert Cox
Legion
Cox
Mr. McMillan
Henry Stevens
New Police Chief John A Lowdermilk Takes Charge at High Point
John A. Lowdermilk sworn in as High Point chief of police expresses confidence in department cooperation. Fire Chief Eli Ingram notes connections in Washington as Roy Braden and city officials return from a trip with Navy Rear Adm. Cochrane. Ingram cites D-Day ships and Pearl Harbor veterans as pivotal to Allied victories, linking naval strength to future success.
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John A. Lowdermilk
High Point
Roy Braden
Washington
Eli Ingram
Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
War era quotes on ships and labor in the South
Frank J. Taylor of the American Merchant Marine Institute notes after America's entry in 1941 about 11 000 ocean going ships used for the war effort many were converted to transports hospital or supply ships Howard Wright praises a new hospital plant for High Point and major medical facilities in nearby cities E T Brown cites a 20 percent rise in railway express during Christmas Ralph F Miller discusses ongoing wartime hiring restrictions through the U S Employment Service for male workers and migrant women to support war production
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Frank J. Taylor
American Merchant Marine Institute
America
Howard Wright
High Point
Durham
Winston-Salem
Ralph F. Miller
U. S
Holland Smith
Ralph Smith
Saipan
Marine Corps
West Point
Latin America
Argentina
Annapolis
Jap Navy
Postwar push to curb government enterprise growth
Opinion argues government corporations undermine private business. It cites growth from 10 to 55 entities by 1944, with $32.2 billion capital and $5.28 billion deficit, plus $33.2 billion in borrowing power. Criticizes lack of SEC oversight and limited public accountability.
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Political Critique of Government Corporations and Reform
By George Sokolsky argues that numerous government corporations and agencies duplicate tasks, misuse tax dollars, and resist dissolution. He contends reform is unlikely under the incumbent, but a Dewey administration could liquidate nonessential bodies and unify oversight with a congressional budget and audit act.
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RFC Mortgage Company
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
United States
Congress
Elt
Dewey
Businss
Capitol Square four weeks in North Carolina campaign
The fall Democratic campaign in North Carolina spans four active weeks targeting every precinct. State headquarters opened with Governor nominee Cherry and other leaders directing mailing lists while rallies across twelve districts begin October 9.
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North Carolina
Cherry
Umstead
Martin
Far
Raleigh
State groups craft tax reform plans amid national push
The State Planning Board and major associations plan committees to shape a tax program. Farmers and labor groups echo the move, aligning with a broad national push for higher taxes, notably on individuals. The trend favors higher income taxes and a possible federal sales levy, while NC business taxes face criticism as confiscatory and deterring new locations.
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State Planning Board
State Merchants’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
North Carolina
Broadway Gossip and War Era Intrigue Chronicle
A collage of postwar entertainment notes, political sharp commentary, and social intrigue. Mentions include Wm O'Dwyer in Rome, censorship shifts to Philadelphia, Ray Tweed's wartime tale, Bricker and Sweeney political friction, and cultural tastemakers from Duranty to Astors.
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FDR
Fire Island
New Yorker
Wm. O'Dwyer
Rome
Boston
Philly
Ray Tweed
Guam
Dorothy Lamour
White House
Russia
Dumbarton Oaks
Poland
Maine
Jim Fareley
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
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Production Credit Corporations
Regional Cultural Credit Corps
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives, Inc
Capitol Square
Morrison
Hoey
General Fund
Tme
Finance
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OPA
Bricker
Martin Sweeney
Sweeney
Ohio America
Horace Dodge
Mickey Devine
Paris
Dickenson Follies
London
the Zebras
Georgia Singers
Thrash Gibbs
Songwriter Publishers Coast
U.S
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Winthrop Aldrich
Copacabana
Joe E. Lewis
Zanzibar
Cab Calloway
Margaret Carson
Metopera
Sean O'Casey
John J. Astors
Patricia Hurst
Schrafft
G-Men
Buddy Clarke
Merchant Marine
Brave Men
Ernie Pyle
Holt
Glenway Wescott
Harper
Stanley Melba
Pierre Orchestra
Conover
Mildred Brown
Rubinoff
Wire
Wichita Falls
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