Frank Graham Goes Out True to His Colors
A North Carolina senatorial veteran, Frank Graham, leaves office amid critique of his political shifts. The piece accuses him of opportunism, aligning with filibusterers and subversives, and suggests his opposition to strong anti-Communist measures was compromised by a hoped-for Truman appointment.
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United States
Frank
Graham
Lame Duck
Harry Truman
Frank Graham
Truman
Supreme Court
South
Senator Graham
Trustees
Consolidated University
North Carolina
Thoughts on Immortality and the World to Come
A reflective meditation on Jesus that argues belief in immortality rests on his life and words. It contrasts scripture with philosophy, cites resurrection and living water, and emphasizes faith in Christ as path to eternal life despite life’s mysteries. The author invokes scripture and ends with a poetic note on Jesus as present help.
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Jesus
God
Simon Peter
Moffatt
Tomb of
Lazarus
Jacob's Well
Withal
Emmanuel God
Christ
Paradise
Galilee
High Point Retail Tone Urges Friendly Service Push
A columnist urges every High Point worker who meets the public to sell the city through better service. The piece compares local attitudes to Greensboro and Winston-Salem, cites a Chapel Hill card campaign, and argues friendlier clerks would lift business, boost taxes, and raise High Point’s reputation. It calls for a citywide shift to cheerful, helpful conduct.
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High Point
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Winston
Chapel Hill
Senate Crime Group Shows Good Results Report
Washington’s Kefauver committee reports major progress in curb ing organized crime. In Florida’s Miami probe 40 indictments were returned, the S and G syndicate broken up, and officials implicated. Next targets include Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and New York as hearings broaden nationwide.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee
Sen. Estes Ikefauver
D-Tenn
S & G Syndicate
Miami Beach
U. S
Dade County
Miami
Florida
Kefauver
Florida Bar Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Home Front Defense in High Point Is Discussed
City officials stress readiness amid wartime debate over war versus police action. Major Dick Meisky, a last war veteran, will lead the defense coordination, drawing on frontline lessons about sheltering and supplies. The aim is safety, not fear, as the city weighs fire and bomb-attack preparedness.
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United States
United Nations
Korea
Bill Bailey
Dick Meisky
High Point
Russia
Whiskers
LaMotta Quote Sparks Louisiana Republican Debate
The remark attributed to Jake LaMotta questions perceptions of party alignment as State Rep. Thomas Russell of Louisiana weighs in on Republican identity. The exchange highlights intra party divisions and public comment on political labels.
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Thomas Russell
Louisiana
New York Tells of Cold War Dots and Dates
A long list of dated notes from 1943 to 1950 cataloging speculative remarks on Russia, diplomacy, and U S policy. It cites proposals, threats, and potential shifts in leadership, with mentions of Eden Marshall Byrnes Molotov Acheson and various dates highlighting tensions and anticipated events.
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U. S
Russia
Byrnes
Acheson, Cohen
State Dept
Molotov
Near East Mess
Dean Acheson
Sec’y
George Marshall
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Robert Hedges
N. Y
Orly
How the Communists Got Hold in America In 1942 Navy meeting
A critical look at an aborted 1942 inquiry into radio activities and Communist influence within U S agencies. The May 19 1942 meeting in the Secretary of Navy’s office included Frank Knox Ralph Bard and several admirals. The notes discuss subversive radio operators and Communist cells in transportation and communications amid wartime ties with Soviet Russia.
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Cox
Georgia
Eugene Garey
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Ralph A. Bard
Naval Operations
F. J. Horne
S. C. Hooper
T. S. Wilkinson
Adolphus Staton
J. B. W. Wahler
F. C. B. Jordan
F. G. Caskey
Let
K. Barslang
Frank Wrox
Admiral Hooper
Karl Barslaug
American Legion
Norway
France
Hooper
United States
Soviet Russia
Navy
United State
Communist Party
Knox
Admiral Wilkinson
Comunist Party
Washington
Possibl
Russia
Stalin
Russi
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W.A.B
Ramblin
Fred Flagler
Jake LaMotta
Walter Winchell
Danish Baltic Islands
Red Sea
America
London
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
National Press Club
Lee Pressman
Lawyers’ Guild
Gov’t
N.Y. C
Elizabeth Jis
Malta
Louis Johnson
White
George Sokolsky
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