High Pointer of the Week George K Hammes
George K Hammes, a High Point executive with Anvil Brand Inc, reflects on job satisfaction and progress since moving from New York City in 1950. He discusses leadership praise, product focus on casual pants, and the impact of urban renewal and N Main Street widening on the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Hammes
Hammes
High Point
New York City
Anvil Brand Inc
Jacksonville
Fla
W. J. Rives
E. A. Peyton Jr
R. N. Morgan
Horace S. Haworth
Anvil
Anvil Brand
S. Elm Street
South Carolina
Virginia
N. Main Street
N. Hamilton Street
N. Main
Sherrod
Chicago’s Shattered Charm in a City of Big Shoulders
In a rain soaked Chicago memoir the author recalls Lombardo violence and Capone era feuds, then surveys a city of corruption and immigration waves. It notes Bathhouse John Coughlin’s ball, the Levee, and Mayor Harrison era graft, contrasting poverty with resilient hopes and a city famed for risk taking and grandeur.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
State
Madison
Antonio Lombardo
Unione Siciliane
North Side
Capone
Hymie Weiss
Hawthorne Inn
Genna
Weiss
Dion O’bannion
Johnny Torrio
Angelo Genna
Cicero
Burlington
Northwestern
John Coughlin
First Ward
Political maneuvering shapes 1963 North Carolina legislature
The Raleigh Scene notes heavy political pulling as 1964 campaigns loom, with Democrats maneuvering for power and Republicans seeking more recognition. Three eastern senators White Jordan and Crew are eyed for 1964 leadership roles while Belk weighs a governor bid and session outcomes will influence decisions.
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State Senate
Thomas J. White
Kinston
John R. Jordan
Raleigh
W. Lunsford Crew
Roanoke Rapids
White
Senate
Advisory Budget Commission
Appropriations Committee
Jordan
Senate Finance
James V. Johnson
Iredell
Crew
Halifax County
North Carolina in the Lost Cause as Civil War Front Rank
Historian Glenn Tucker portrays North Carolina’s Civil War role as central to the Confederacy. The piece cites secession sentiment, troop contributions, key battles at Bethel Church Gettysburg Antietam and Appomattox, and Gov. Zebulon Vance’s tribute to NC's front rank service.
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Bethel
Gettysburg
Appomattox
North Carolina
Glenn Tucker
Confederate Centennial Commission
Tucker
Fort Sumter
Charleston
Lincoln
Lee
Virginia
North Caro
Pvt
Henry L. Wyatt
Tarboro
Edgecombe Guards
Bethel Church
Virginia Peninsula
Antietam
Johnson
Sherman
Bennett Farmhouse
Durham
Gov
Zebulon Vance
Cold Morning At The Crossing Sparks Town Talk
A patrolman aiding school children at a railroad crossing braved the cold last week. City budget chatter centers on a new hook and ladder truck, salary updates, merit systems, and a retirement plan for staff. Town humor turns to uniform debates as police discuss summer gear and knee length trousers amid traffic duties.
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Thomasville
Aming the Piedmont Hunt Bright Morning Draws Praise
Clear warm Thursday morning opens the annual Davidson fox hunt with high praise for the day. Hassell Fagg of Walnut Cove misses the event due to illness. friends raise funds for a chair, and the beach show reflects a decade of his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hassell Fagg
Walnut Cove
Hass
Fagg
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Anvil Brand President
Lonigan
Unione
New Orleans
Central Station
Potter Palmer
Harold McCormick
Gold Coast
W. D. Kerfoot
H. L. Mencken
Lake Michigan
Edna Ferber
O'Hare
Winnetka
Des Plaines
Elmhurst
Downer's Grove
la Grange
Oaklawn
Dods
William A. Shires
Legislative
T. Clarence Stone
Stone
Rockingham County
Dunn
Irwin Belk
Charlotte
Belk
Lina
Wilmington
Thomas Dalton
Burke County
William
Robert
Lindsay Loftin
Lydens
Loftin
Archie Hardy
Recreation Department
AMING
Piedmont
Davidson Hunt
Claudie Moore
Randleman
Ken Miller
Ragsdale High
Pat Martin
Randleman Chamber of Commerce
J. P. Stevens Co
J. Lem Stokes
Pat
Braxton
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