Steadfast Leader W. T. Powell Shaped High Point Office Furniture
W. T. Powell rose from a shipping clerk to lead High Point wood desk manufacturing and national office furniture prominence. His frank, courteous leadership earned respect from rivals and workers alike, guiding Welch Furniture, Myrtle Desk, and the Wood Office Furniture Institute while supporting his family and community.
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Tom Powell
High Point
Mr. Powell
Southern Railway
J. W. Harriss
Wood Office Furniture Institute
Powell
Runaway plane by 15 year old in Rocky Mount ends safely
A 15 year old with only hearsay flying knowledge piloted a private plane for about 15 minutes near Rocky Mount. A broken throttle cable left the engine uncontrollable until the boy landed with minor damage after three passes. Authorities warn flying requires training and caution to prevent deadly consequences.
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Rocky Mount
Hammond
Lodge Says United Nations Needs Rope for Reds
U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr argues for letting the Reds hang themselves with their own rhetoric in the United Nations council. He asserts Communist replies worsen their position as Vishinsky’s attacks backfire and boomerang propaganda unites the free nations.
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United Nations
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Vishinsky
Lodge
Russia
Council
How To Eat Well With No Work At All
Harvard graduate students find a way to have meals cooked by Radcliffe girls. An ad asks are you ready for matrimony and offers four men the chance to eat prepared meals with each girl cooking one meal. Each participant has $1.50 per person, and a winner will be chosen by satisfaction.
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Tom Sawyer
Harvard
Sawyer
Radcliffe
Machado
World Bank
National Zoo
Zoo
The
Smithsonian
Lion House
Dangerous Drivers Deserve Stricter Punishment and Looming Workhouse
Robert Ruark argues against lenient traffic enforcement citing Benjamin Encarnacion who killed a child and accumulated 58 summonses while driving illegally. He praises Chief Magistrate John Murtagh for harsh rulings and calls for harsher penalties and workhouse confinement for repeat offenders.
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Benjamin Encarnacion
New York City
Encarnacion
Ae Done Ciel
John Murtagh
Railroads and motor trucks pay and benefit from highway costs
A North Carolina analysis questions who bears highway costs amid rail subsidies and motor truck charges. It notes railroads historically funded roadbeds via public subsidies, while highways rely on tax money, and asks how much each sector should finance current and future transport services.
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North Carolina
North Caroina
Scott
Umstead
Remembering H Wallace as Vice Proxy in Credit Capers
A shopper, claiming to be Mrs Henry A Wallace, attempts to charge infant wear without a charge plate. The clerk checks with the credit department but cannot find her name, prompting the woman to list well known stores. She cites her husband as a former U S vice president, then leaves after the charge is approved.
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Washington
Tibet
Wallace
Henry A
New York
United
Beerette and weather notes in a busy 1950s column
A male audience is told of a women targeted beerette sold in San Diego in short eight ounce queen size cans. Forecasts from Old Farmer's Almanac predict cold New Year and snowy Christmas in 1954. The column mixes jokes, gadgets and Smithsonian luncheons with quirky anecdotes and satire.
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San Diego
Calif
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Press and Parade Reflections On Christmas Spirit
The piece surveys press freedom amid strikes in New York and notes fluid world affairs with Churchill and Russia. It highlights President Eisenhower and Senator McCarthy discussions, parade enthusiasm in Main Street, a push to “put Christ back into Christmas,” and a humorous slice of spiritual dialogs between a widow and a spirit medium.
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Bermuda
Churchill
Burough
Inter Denise
Reno T Des
Russia
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W. Patterson, JR
W. T. Powell
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M “Carthy
Robert Ruark
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
George Dixon
H. Wallace
America
Bobby
P.O. Dept
Winston Churchill
Jon
Commercial Museum
Philadelphia
Smithsonian Institution
Buffalo
Luis Machado
W. A. Bivins
Olin Miller
Photo-Evers
Taney
Reno
Harry
Rena
Aeany
Eisenhower
Joseph R.mccarthy
Ike
England
India
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Main
Santa Cm
Ralph Barton
Christ
Bethlehem
Santa Claus
Vera Quirance
Reuben
Sophie
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