Halifax Resolution Adopts Independence Plan 1776
The Halifax Resolution declares that British rule has usurped powers over American persons and property, imposes war and calamities, and calls for empowering North Carolina delegates to join Continental Congress in declaring independence and forming foreign alliances while reserving local constitutional rights.
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North Carolina
Halifax
America
Real Britain
United Colonies
Continental Congress
Jefferson anniversary tribute hints at liberty and democracy
The piece reflects on Thomas Jefferson's birth anniversary as a prompt to redefine liberty and rights. It contrasts past leadership with present challenges, urging renewed faith in the people and in universal emancipation, a free press, and limits on governmental domination.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Redun
Rry
Vision T
George the
George VI
If Jefferson Sat In The Driver’s Seat Today
The piece contrasts modern threats from communism and fascism with past figures like Napoleon Metternich and Talleyrand, then invokes Jefferson’s ideals. It argues that liberty and equality underpin government and that popular consent legitimizes authority, noting contemporary rhetoric would shape decisions differently.
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Napoleon
Europe
Mussolini
Metternich
Talleyrand
Hitler
Jefferson
Predicting a Better House on a Hilltop Farm
A neglected hilltop house sits amid eroding land. Terraced fields and soil conservation show promise of richer yields. The article argues civilization mirrors the earth and predicts improvements will soon appear in home and inhabitants as farming methods advance.
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Guileys
Youthful champ rises in golf at seventeen in North South
Bobby Dunkelberger, age 17, wins the North South championship signaling a promising career. The winner is viewed as a future Walker Cup contender, backed by a golfing family and coaches Andy Merrilees and Tony Manero, with younger brother Donald set to watch for future links feats.
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Bobby Dunkelberger
Dunkelberger
Donald
Andy Merrilees
Tony Manero
Bobby
Southern Textile Exposition Attracts Hundreds In Greenville
The past week in Greenville 8 C witnessed the 12th Southern Textile Exposition drawing hundreds of visitors from the production side. The event is described as a healthy sign for the industry.
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Greenville
8. C
Exposition Seen As Key to Modern Industrial Health
Industry in the South relies on mills maintaining high quality equipment and modernizing to stay profitable. Stagnation follows neglect, making modernization crucial. The Exposition is viewed as a significant mobilizing event to promote this long term view.
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South
Tyranny Cant Happen Here Ask Mr Gedeon
Bruce Catton argues that the Joseph Gedeon case shows police overreach and media complicity endangering constitutional rights. He recalls how lack of evidence and sensational reporting led to coercive pressure and public shaming, urging protection of civil liberties amid sensational murder probes.
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MR. Gedron
Bruce Catton
Joseph Gedeon
New York
Gedeon
Ogpu
Gestapo
Yellow Journals
Police Gazette
Rewind the Scenes at Washington Interior Building
Rodney Dutcher outlines the new Department of Interior Building under Harold Ickes, noting practical design over ornament, moved offices, cost about 13 million, and features like escalators, clocks, air conditioning, a large library, auditorium, cafeteria, art gallery, and a basement garage. The move aims to reduce leased space and streamline government operations.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon
Roosevelt
Department of Interior
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Department
PWA
White House
Marvin McIntyre
Post Office
Labor, Justice and Commerce
Supreme Court
Constitution Avenue
Department of Conservation
Department of Conversation
Rawlins Square
Department of Public Works
CCC Permanence Advocated by Roosevelt for Government Work
President Roosevelt urges making the Civilian Conservation Corps a permanent government adjunct with enrollment near 100000. The CCC has proven its usefulness and provided valuable work for young enrollees, making it a strong candidate for continued existence beyond emergencies.
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Ccc
Congress
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Don Carlos Stirring Berlin Theatres Challenge Dictators
A Berlin staged Don Carlos draws fervent applause after Marquis Posa demands freedom of thought. The German press worries that such public eruptions in theaters signal trouble for dictators and hint at deeper opposition.
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Europe
Schiller
Don Carlos
Berlin
Germany
Marquis Posa
Local Man Recounts Fateful Question After Burning Master Basket
A man recalls a pivotal moment when he heard his wife ask where her hat just after he believed he had burned what was Junior's Master basket. The remark frames a tense scene tied to a dangerous act and family discovery.
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Junior
Reindeer in Juneau Shrinking Without Clear Cause
A Juneau report notes reindeer are growing smaller with no obvious reason. The playful remark about avoiding radiator trips contrasts with the puzzling trend and invites scientific explanation.
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Juneau
Alaska
Tradition Returns to New Guinea Marriage Rite
A description notes that some New Guinea natives shoot a mother in law in the leg during a daughter's marriage, portraying the act as customary and reflecting a lack of civilization in restraining impulses.
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New Guinea
Day By Day items brighten New York social scene
Diary notes from New York reveal William Lyon Phelps Carolyn Wells Clare Boothe and Jerome Kern sending greetings from abroad. Bird Millman returns to the spotlight after a 1920s tragedy, staged anew in pale pink tights and aerial finesse to thrill audiences.
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New York
William Lyon Phelps
Carolyn Wells
Clare Boothe
Jerome Kern
John T. McClutcheon
Bahamas
Percy Crosby
Frank Cases
Mary Roland
Greenwich
Lee Olwell
Bill Corum
John McClain
Noel Coward
Rialto
Bird Millman
Harvard
Brookline
Colorado
Florida comeback of a Chicago newspaperman turned mayor
A Chicago journalist Lewis rises from penniless start in Miami to build Surfside as a villa community. He gambled, won 2240 on a daily double, funded homes, became mayor, writes occasional short stories, while society girls launch a box delivered flower trend.
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Florida
Spearman Lewis
Chicago
Miami
Lewis
Surfside
Licket
Peggy Hoyt
Mary Faith Willis Weds Stokes A Smith in Lexington
Miss Mary Faith Willis married Stokes A. Smith of Lexington yesterday with Rev. Theodore Andrews officiating. The event follows a local note of social travel and family gatherings in Greensboro and High Point as civic meetings and primary campaigning progress.
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I. T. Mann
Philadelphia
New York
C. C. Robbins, Jr
S. A. Holleman
Greensboro
Mary Faith Willis
Stokes A. Smith
Lexington
Theodore Andrews
Nation pledges build of great fleet to aid Allies
Brief notes state the United States will call for 690000 volunteers to support Allied efforts. Raleigh hosts a patriotic meeting pledging support to Wilson, marking North Carolina's early public commitment to the war cause.
Millinery riots draw laughs as Queen Mary turns
The text recalls a string of colorful vignettes including millinery riots laughed off by Bob Burns who quips Queen Mary now has the last grin. It notes Joe Louis' habit of buying a bespoke suit after each fight and mentions Meredith Wilson’s past as a trumpeter with Sousa touring globally.
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Bob Burns
Queen Mary
Joe Louis
Meredith Wilson
Souza
Courtney Riley Cooper
Boston
Harlem
Bert Williames
Red Rust
Local Visitors and New Home News from High Point and Winston-Salem
Mrs Ray E Downey and her small daughter of Winston-Salem visit High Point today. Mr Hobart M Bryant and family move into a new Sheraton hills home. Darrell Lee Bechrest celebrates his sixth birthday with a party at his parents EB Sechrest and wife home.
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Ray E. Downey
Winston-Salem
High Point
Hobart M. Bryant
Sheraton Hills
Darrell Lee Bechrest
EB. C. Sechrest
Trainauto Collision Kills Three Near Charlotte
Three people died when a Crescent Limited train struck a car near Love's crossing at noon today. The locomotive derailed in the collision. Karl Carroll, Broadway theater man, begins a federal prison journey in Atlanta on perjury charges after denying Joyce Hawley entered a bathtub at a theater party.
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Charlotte
Crescent Limited
Love's Crossing
Karl Carroll
Broadway Theater
Federal
Atlanta
Joyce Hawley
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Cecil Holt McPherson
Business Mgr Editor
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N. C
of Congress
Heather
Rodney Dutcher
New Green Street Baptist Church
A. J. Barton
Nashville
Tenn
Barton
Baptist
Pointers
Duke Blue Devils
Welch Park
George Clark
Pat
Gregory
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