Who Will Influence Whom in the Presidential Race
The article weighs which supporters could shape President Roosevelt or Governor Dewey if elected. It cites Roosevelt backers from labor and politics and Dewey’s alleged financial and machine-area supporters. It argues both sides have reformers and self-interest groups, urging voters to study each candidate’s record to judge influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aad
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Dewey
Mr. Dewey
Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Earl Browder
Communist Party In America
Sidney Hillman
Cio-Pac
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Mayor Kelly
Chicago
Ed Flynn
Bronx
Ed. Crump
Memphis
Bob Hannegan
St. Louis
The Farmer's Burden and North Carolina’s Food Future
The piece argues against subsidies and cotton payment schemes and urges scientific farming to improve soil fertility and yields. It highlights North Carolina's rainfall, mineral leaching, and the need for dairy and beef production, linking farming success to health, wealth, and reduced crime. It cites Dr. W. J. MacAnally and notes German heritage references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Scott
GDN
Louis Bromfield
W. J. MacAnally
North Carolina
Wallace Wade
Duke
Wisconsin
Gardner
Brookings Institute of Washington
Mercury Club seeks city blessing for August swimming meet
Councilman Groome declines future support. Mercury Athletic Club asks approval to host the A A U meet next August. Sgt Li rails at city golf course critics from High Point. Prisoner of war D H Cornette writes from Germany praising treatment and food, sending regards home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury Athletic Club
J. G. Groome
Athletic Club
High Point
Martin H. Li
Iceland
Signal Co
Armed Forces
D. H. Cornette
Germany
A. D. Clatt
Englich Street
Community Notes Highlight Local Needs and Efforts
Local residents discuss utility meter issues and push for community programs. The Red Cross aids flood of welfare, algebra and auto mechanics lessons, a well stocked library, and church services. Officials note rising War Chest goals to fund Negro branches and recreation projects in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
United War Chest
Chest Budget Committee
Roosevelt and Dewey in the 1944 campaign
The piece argues Roosevelt’s combative tone toward Dewey is improper and urges Roosevelt to address foreign policy questions. It lists four key queries on postwar commitments, economic policies, Lend Lease, and U S role in world policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Ranklin D. Roosevelt
Cairo Teheran
Quebec
Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Midtown
Frances Faye
Fritzi Rollins
Versailles
Fritz
Roosevelt debate curb needed on domestic plans and wartime duties
By George Sokolsky argues Roosevelt should address concrete domestic and wartime questions rather than humor at Dewey. He urges detailed plans on demobilization, taxation, employment, government efficiency, and youth welfare, stressing the election centers on 12,000,000 service members and their futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
New Deal
PAC
State Democratic Handbook prep advances for 1944 edition
The State Democratic Handbook is in production with two weeks to distribution. Edits by Edwin Gill and Jule B. Warren include candidate pictures, platform, and booster items plus possible past vote records. The biennial fundraising drive prompts varied reactions among state officials and staff amid higher payroll taxes and job insurance fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Gill
Revenue
Jule B. Warren
N. C. Citizens
People” Magazine
Tle
Democratic
Deacon E C Hodges Visit Sparks Local Tale
Lynn Nisbet reports a Raleigh visit by Deacon E. C. a state senator and Asheville political figure. An advertising bureau line traced a May 1939 ad interest of a soldier in Africa, showing long forgotten profits. Hodges recounts a mountain hotel gathering where the Deacon deflects a minister question with a fried chicken quip and enjoys the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Africa
Hitler
France
Pearl Harbor
E. C
Deacons
Green
Brandon Hodges
Asheville
Raleigh
Hodges
Mountain Town
Faces and gossip from New York society and entertainment
A collage of society notes from Broadway clubs to Midtown chatter. Celebrities and shows referenced include Peter Arno, Lena Horne, Mary Pickford, Carmen Miranda, Billie Holiday, and Kate Smith. Mentions of Dewey support and wartime sentiments appear among the gossip and nightlife vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arno
John Gunther
Joan Thorsen
MGM
Northwestern
James Wallingtons
Venus Ramey
Kate Smith
Martha Stewart
Copacabana
Carmen Miranda
the DeMarcos
Greenwich Village
Jerry Wald
Billie Holliday
Imogen Carpenter
Eddy Howard
NBC
March of ‘Time
Germany
Sumner Welles
Lord Vansittart
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Robert L. Thomason
Ite
Se Ad
Oe Ave
B. T. Cty Bureau OF Circulation
Morgenthau
Kerr Scott
Greensboro Daily News
Mississippi
Alabama
Reichs
A. Sloop
Frank Simmons
Simmons
C. C. Camp Road
Guilford County
Garlan B. Traxier
Greensboro
Fifth Army
Ruth Ehlers
National Recreation Association
Recreation Leaders Institute
George Sokolsky
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Hell On Broadway
Lee Crane
Bing Crosby
Bing
Edward Arnold
Burl Ives
Doris Duke
J. Robb
Pacific
Arturo de Cordova
Maggie McNellis
New York
Monte Carlo
Irene Vernon
Frank Ross
Jon Hall
Hollywood
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
110Th Street
Harlem
Puerto Rico
Stiletto Square
Lum Fong's
Avenue C
3Rd
4Th Streets
Reuben
Park Central
McKinley
Havana-Madrid
Ruby Foo
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