Modernizing Congress to stem White House power
William Hard argues in Readers Digest that Congress must modernize its methods and organize via centralized committees and scientific expertise. He cites the War Production effort and warns that unless Congress renovates its structure, the executive branch will absorb legislative functions. He notes the need for an informed, efficient, up to date system with expert input.
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Congress
William Hard
Reader's Digest
White House
Hard
Coass
Army
Navy
Nald Nelson
Owledge
Phillips urged for Guilford Senate seat by High Point leaders
A coalition of civic and business leaders urges Guilford County Democratic Executive Committee to nominate Earl Phillips for the North Carolina State Senate. They argue he offers fair representation from High Point, would unite factions, and counter factional manipulation aimed at sidelining him. The plea notes current imbalance with Greensboro dominating the slate and warns against selecting seasoned politicians as a path to political harmony.
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Guilford County
Democratic Executive Committee
Earl Phillips
High Point
North Carolina State Senate
Democratic Party
Guilford
Phillips
High Pointer
North Carolina
Greensboro
Enterprise
Joe Carruthers
Senate
Will Ye Also Go Away Peter Answered Lord
A sermon reflecting on John 6 66 69 and the Great Confession recalls Peter’s reply to Jesus asking will you also go away The article links the apostle’s faith in Christ as the living God with the churchs mission during a time of wartime distress urging pastors to offer spiritual sustenance and strength to believers
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Jesus
Simon Peter
Eterna
Christ
John
Caesarea Philippi
Sea of Galilee
Capernaum
Palestine
Hebron
Galilee
Samaria
Judea
Tyre
Sidon
Gadara
Caesarea
Philippi
Twelve
Peter
God
Moses
Elijah
Calvary
Mount of Ascension
Charity and Children
Wries
Fox Lines
Satan
Christ Jesus
Paine and the fight for liberty across ages
A reflective column revisits Thomas Paine as a free thinker who shaped American rights. It traces his life from Thetford England to London and Philadelphia, notes honors in America, his exile from England and France, and his enduring influence on republican ideals amid war and upheaval.
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Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Enterprise
Thomas Paine
Tom Paine
Paine
Thetford
England
Tom
Stuthers Burt
Nisual
Nathaniel Greene
Congress
New York
New Mechelle
France
New
French Congress
George Washington
John the Baptist
Thomas Jefferson
Man
Tie
Pacific
America
Rupert Brooke
Walter Winchell Scrambled Eggs and Show Biz Buzz
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway crime arrests, film comebacks, publishing plans, and wartime morale in a rapid-fire column. He notes Lee Tracy’s return, Vanguard Press Lincoln book, industry gossip, hotel premieres, and notable incidents from coast to coast with names like McBain, MacBain, and Flora Lewis highlighted.
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New York
Philly
Broadway
Lee Tracy
Vanguard Press
Abraham Lincoln
Argentina
J. Louis
B. Conn
Harry Williams
United Press
Deatherage
West Va
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Bert Thompson
Associated Press
Audit Bureau
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John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
New York City
Democratic Committee
Skp
Edouard Herriot
Jean Jeanneny
Petam-Laval
Walter Winchell
Lyle Talbot
Minton
Indiana
FDR
Stimson
OWL
Tin Pan Alley
la Martinique
Versailles
Leonard MacBain
Edna May Oliver
Monte Woolley
MGM
Mrs. Miniver
Coney Island Theater
Hildegarde
Times Square
Hotel Dixie
Hotel Astor
USO
Penn Station
Flora Lewis
Columbia
Cardelar
Ald W
John Cleveland
Luther Davis
Collier's
Quantico
Movietown
Tommy Harmon
Ginny Simms
Congressman Voorhis
Brubaker
Brooklyn
Red Skelton
Father Divine
Schwab
Loretto
Bennett Cerf
Andrews Sisters
Benedict
Charles Coburn
Ira Gershwin
George Haight
Bund
Yorkville
Warner
Jack Benny
Tom Meany
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Reiser
Gene Fowler
T. Dreiser Favetr
Dreiser
Schmeling
Eileen
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