Moody earns Rhodes bid after SC lawmakers mock him
A Wofford College student, Peter R. Moody of Cooleemee, faced South Carolina legislators who called him a mental case after his worker conditions sketch. Now Moody is chosen to represent the state in the Southern trials for a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford, highlighting ironies in the debate over genius and sanity.
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Peter R. Moody
Wofford College
South Carolina
Moody
Oxford
Peal Field Opens for Boys Club at High Point
Salvation Army leaders including Adjutant Robert M. Cowan announce expansion of the Boys Club plant in High Point. The piece quotes John Hays Hammond on underprivileged youth and the need to provide good opportunities, stressing boys of humble homes as capable and deserving of fair chances.
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Salvation Army
Robert M. Cowan
John Hays Hammond
Robert L Lambeth Dies After Heart Attack in Greensboro
Robert Lee Lambeth died of a heart attack yesterday at his Greensboro home. A Davidson County native, he helped shape Thomasville as a vigorous, enterprising community figure. Known for courage and independence, Lambeth pursued his own path despite challenges, leaving a bold mark on local history.
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Robert Lee Lambeth
Greensboro
Davidson
Thomasvile
Mr. Lambeth
Thomasville
Latent power of the community: a portrait of leadership
The passage extols a community’s courage and collective power. It highlights Bob Lambeth as a bold yet gentle, multifaceted figure who embodies the tribe’s stewarding values. His audacity and kindness illustrate a dynamic personality whose influence moves both individual and communal progress.
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Frankenstein
Bob Lambeth
Scouts Good Turn Delivers Toys For Christmas
A large room filled with repaired toys shows community generosity led by Boy Scouts and firemen who collected and fixed items. A donor sent a check to fund toys for children in families who would otherwise have none, ensuring no child misses Christmas remembrance.
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Boy Scouts
London Gas Masks and Home Safety Amid Christmas Fear
London readers face a tense Christmas as gas attack fears rise in Europe. A civilian gas mask program is activated with a new plant ready to produce 500,000 weekly. Officials urge vigilance against air raids and gas bombs as war clouds loom.
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London
Europe
Death of Peter Van Horn After High Speed Crash
Palm Beach Florida reports the death of 43 year old Peter Van Horn former silk textile code authority chairman and business organizer. Police found his car wrecked and a speedometer at 71 miles an hour. The piece also includes a verse urging self examination and responsibility.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Peter van Horn
Silk Textile Code Authority
van Horn
World We Introduce Children To The World
Tom Alderman warns that Christmas displays in stores mix pagan and commercial symbols with the nativity. He argues the church and schools must shield children from paganism and materialism, urging a spiritual reorientation guided by divine influence. He laments tanks and toy soldiers made in Japan corrupting the holiday’s message and calls for renewed commitment to a sacred world of goodwill.
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Japan
Church
Nutcracker troubles and holiday musings in Winkletown 1980
A December 20 1980 diary fragment mixes holiday scenes with a comic Nutcracker experiment and a long tale of Jack Strong a college student who embraces Christmas charity visiting Granny Rushmore and Aunt Sally with his brother Sam. The piece weaves in random notes about a panda crossword puzzles fireworks and a shifting town mood. It ends with a playful memory of kissing dictators and a general festive tone.
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Jack Strong
Sissy
Winkletown
Jack
Weed City College
Yuletide
Jack Strow
Sem
Sam
Granny” Rushmore
John Rusmore
Sally
Granny
John
Strong
Ebenezer Rushmore
Sam Strong
Rushmores
Aunt Sally
Uncle John
Old John
Contemporary Trends Seven Years Harvest by Canby
Henry Seidel Canby surveys 1929 to present literature noting restlessness and loss of inner life amid material optimism. He classifies works as mirror, dilettante, and depersonalizing trends, analyzing Kipling, Lawrence, Joyce, Dreiser, Hemingway, and others with a cautious, balanced verdict.
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Henry Seidel Canby
New York
Farrar & Rinehart
Mr. Canby
Johnny
Kipling
Galsworthy
Colonel Lawrence
Vachel Lindsay
D. H. Lawrence
Dreiser
Faulkner
Hemingway
Joyce
Wolfe
Gertrude Stein
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Jack Field
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