Umstead Appointment Signals Political Ties and Higher Ed Consolidation
The piece notes former Congressman William B. Umstead of Durham being named a leading figure in North Carolina politics and hints at his potential influence over the University of North Carolina system. It discusses consolidation of state higher education, a push by the Greensboro Chamber to aid farmers with equipment auctions, and the broader political dynamics around education governance.
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William B. Umstead
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State Lege
State College
Eastern Teachers College
Gardner
Cherry
ECTC
WCTC
High Point school opening urged to be postponed
The Enterprise urges High Point school authorities to delay the opening of city schools to September 18 at the earliest citing public health guidance from State Health Officer Dr. Carl Reynolds. It notes potential hardships from postponement but stresses cooperation with health policy and cautions against assuming no risk from early contact among children.
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State Department of Health
High Point
Carl Reynolds
Caer
Aer
Freezer Locker Storage Declared Permanent
The Enterprise notes a headline declaring freezer locker storage here to stay as agricultural experts praise its permanent value. The paper's editorial urges further steps toward closer High Point city rural ties and larger farmer oriented ventures such as a farmer family center and open air market.
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Farm Family Center
High Point
Governors, priests clash in Raleigh church versus state softball game
A history of political photo moments recalls a Raleigh softball clash between state officials led by a Governor nominee and Catholic priests. The Bishop led off, the Governor swung hard aiming a beanball, narrowly missing. They retired, sharing drinks as younger players exhaled with relief.
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Cherry
American Legion
Hoey
Raleigh
High Point seeks local chief of police and town welcome for farm families
The former High Point mayor urges selecting a hometown man as chief of police and emphasizes insiders who have lived, paid taxes, and helped build the city. Guilford county agent touts a new farmers' family center as a warm welcome for farm families arriving in town.
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Grayson
High Point
Farmers’ Family Center
Mise Nell Kennett
Guilford County
Voices on social change and work roles in postwar discourse
The excerpt records a series of quotations on gender roles, labor, civic centers, and public perception. Contributors discuss information centers for women, divine limits on evil, bus drivers and riders, Marine service shifts, cleaning orders, and irregularity of sanitary inspections.
Seed Catalogue Wisdom From a Freethinking Seed Seller
A writer of Kelly’s Money Saving Field and Garden Seed Catalogue promotes independent thinking and middle class values. He rejects boards and party conformity, arguing seeds as a wholesome business and likening his ideas to Benjamin Franklin. The piece recalls his 38th year in the seed trade and reflects on wartime perspectives.
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Four Corners
Kelly
Elks
Keli
Benjamin Franklin
Economic common sense from Kelly on growth and debt
By George Sokolsky cites a Peoria merchant’s view as he argues that prosperity comes from private investment, not government spending. He warns that postwar myths misstate how debt and taxes relate to growth and says government cannot create jobs or wealth without private capital and real tools.
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New York
Peoria
Ilinois
Hells
Kelly
Basel Gan Sale
Ing
Oil under East Carolina Prompts State Debate
A Raleigh board meeting reviewed oil leasing on state lands as oil companies offer $50,000 plus royalties, with the board deeming the sum a gamble and hinting future, larger offers may come. The report also notes fishing-license data from Mount Mitchell and Daniel Boone areas, showing 6,601 fish caught by 1,576 licensees, a modest but official record.
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Board of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
North Carolina
Conservation Board
East Carolina
Rtment of Conservation and Felopment
Mount Mitchell
Daniel Boone
Mountain
Izaak Walton
Ananias
National Forests
Waiting crowds and mistaken identity across events
Americans adapt to lines at railways hotels rationing boards and clinics with patience marking who has important business. North Carolina Elks delegates misidentified a Broughton from the Midwest causing missing publicity for Governor Broughton at the Democratic convention.
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North Carolina
Elks Grand Lodge
Chicago
Broughton
Elks
Middle West
Winchell On Broadway from Tehran to Teheran GI Symphony
Walter Winchell recalls forming a GI Symphony Orchestra in Teheran with Lily, 50 members including 16 violins, and a former Cleveland double bass player. The tour included concerts at Kazvin and the Shah’s Summer Palace, guest honors from Gen. Connolly and Russian officers, and a grand audience of diplomats from 30 nations.
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Muezzin
Fifth Avenue
Farouk
Lily
United States
Persian Gulf
Near East
Cairo
Teheran
Kazvin
Connolly
Iraq Lan
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Leningrad
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Gla
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Roosevelt
Shah
Summer Palace
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Palace
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Cherry Point
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