Weather critique of Duke Power and transport in High Point
A columnist questions Duke Power and taxi service after weather disrupted High Point transit. Comparing Greensboro and Winston Salem, they note buses ran there but failed to meet needs at home. The piece calls for fair year round operation and urges rate reforms to sustain public utilities during harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
High Point Yestern
Duke
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Winston- Salem
Mr. Norris
Mr. Saunders Et al
Law and grace through sacred scripture and Christ
The essay affirms the perfection of Jehovahs law and its soul restoring power, citing Psalm 19 and Deuteronomy while noting Jesus clarifies its spirit. It links the moral core to love of God and neighbor, cites Paul on grace, and urges清 transparency to reveal hidden faults for enduring peace.
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God
Israel
Jesus
Matthew Arnold
Paul
Philippians
Christ Jesus
W.A.B
The Mad House on Congress Snowball Antics and Miss Young
The piece describes lawmakers dodging salty snowballs from GI bill students on subsistence pay. It notes Miss Loretta Young’s British press scrutiny and a sharp wit about war Britain in a brisk, satirical tone. It ends with a quip about Stassen and Taft amid roll call chatter.
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Washington
Congress
G.i’s
Loretta Young
Quotes on universal military training and market efficiency
A collage of quotes from Tyrone Power Lewis H. Brown and Robert M. Hutchins advocates universal military training and free markets. The notes urge preparedness and long term planning, contrasting free enterprise with bureaucratic price setting.
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Europe
U. S
Tyrone Power
Heart of the Thompson case drives education law debate
George Sokolsky notes Dr. Lewis A. Wilson's ruling that Francis J. Thompson's 1941 dismissal from City College of New York for alleged communism was not proven. The piece argues that truth in membership cannot be established and warns of dangers if courts uphold such liberal interpretations, urging skepticism of Marxist doctrine and political indoctrination.
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Lewis A. Wilson
New York
Francis J. Thompson
City College of Newark
Thompson
The
Fuld
Communist Party
Board of Education
Democracy
Russia
Poland
Wilson
Commissioner Wilson
Hal Lehrman
Europe
Broadway Street People and Lost Moments Vignettes
A sketch of colorful Broadway characters from a doorman and a nurse janitor to a panhandler and a displaced professor. It recalls a deformed newsboy, a cross to pay for a note, a crossword maestro, and street vendors. Ends with storefront window scenes and vaudeville photos.
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42Nd Street
54Th Street
5Th Avenue
New York Jazz and Nightlife Sketches from Broadway to Chinatown
A vivid street level portrait of New York scenes from jazz platters to midnight theatres. Bem ny’s free info on Rose Murphy and Stan Kenton's new rhythms mingle with urban characters from Broadway’s wind and sleet to Chinatown souvenir stalls.
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Paul Whiteman
Muscian
Enrico Caruso
Bemny
Rose Murphy
Stan Kenton
Man shoots wife slays lover and wealth trapped in love nest
A columnist honors everyday kindness in a dramatic Minnesotan tale. Marilyn Lesby, 15, treated for coarctation of the aorta, receives rapid donor support after St. Paul residents and Paul Light mobilize $2,000 for a Boston operation. Elks Lodge and a trust fund join efforts to fund the surgery and save her life.
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New York
Page One
Diogenes
Andrew Negre
Marilyn Lesby
St. Paul
Minn
Marilyn
United States
Children's Hospital
Boston
Paul Light
St. Paul Pioneer Press
The
Elks Lodge
Children’s Hospital
Sleepwalking Insects And Cocoon Spinning Facts
The text notes a caterpillar needs about 250000 head swings to spin its cocoon. It also observes that some sleepwalkers can act and sense while still asleep. It adds that back swimmers breathe through a hind-body tip and mentions peach juice as a starter for ham.
Lum py the Typo Collector in Broadway Style
A quirky character named Lum py roams Broadway collecting printing boners and miscues. He tears typos from daily papers and stuffs them in his pocket to display later, bulging with paper errors. His only hobby besides typo hunting is barking at cats he spots, a curious spectacle locals say you must meet.
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Lumpy
O Nutz
Benny the Driveway Listener at Broadway Shops
A man named Benny parks near Broadway music stores where recordings blare day and night. He nods to the music in a spacey rhythm, never buying anything but watching the bustle.
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Benny
Bible Gift Train and War Return Actor Dale Edmonds
A Bible lesson notes charity work by the Friendship Train and blessings for the giver. It recounts Dale Edmonds returning from war to work on a film in Italy titled Paison, winning awards in Europe, and appearing on Broadway at Rosoff's as a waiter. Also mentions unusually long sea horses, up to two feet.
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Italy
Brussels
Venice
Dale Edmonds
Broadway
Rosoff’s
Window Mary Causes Broadway Bus Chaos
A brisk pedestrians scene follows a woman dubbed Window Mary as she rips open bus windows along Broadway causing clashes with riders. She hurls insults at men during her repeated rounds, then hops to another tram to repeat the disruptive routine.
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Broadway
Fiddle-Feet Brightens Broadway Scene With Odd Gag
A Bowery performer known as Fiddle-Feet entertains crowds on Broadway by juggling lighted matches in oversized shoes while singing I Don’t Wanna Set the World on Fightr. Wrestler Tiger Joe Morris is spotted in Brooks Bros. attire, and Margaret Truman’s studio photos are featured near 52nd Street. The Iceland Theatre restaurant draws big crowds despite cold weather. A heckler at Lindy’s mocks playoff crowds for coins and amusement.
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Brooks Bros
Tiger Joe Morris
Margaret Truman
52Nd St
Iceland Theatre
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the Herald
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Taft
Lewis H. Brown
Johns Mansville Corp
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Missouri
George Sokolsky
Winchell
BIG City Blues
Frankie Newton
17Th Street
Mthe
Medicine Sq. Garden
Shubert Alley Panhandler
Times Sq. Mendicant
Lone Chelors
Midtown
Chess Wancelle
Chinatown
Bryant Par
Public Library
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Central Park
Columbus Circle
Commodore
Dutch
Mark Hellinger
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EN Saouk Bibl
Biblical Bulletin
Mister Breger
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