Daily Meditation on Providence and World Affairs
A devotional meditation notes that God created the earth and established the world by wisdom and power. It cites Jeremiah and Benjamin Franklin, asserting that divine notice governs both sparrows and kingdoms and that divine aid is needed for a kingdom to rise.
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Jeremiah
Benjamin Franklin
Citizens urged to study city county bond issues
A call for voters to examine March and April bond referendums on water resources sewer work streets lights and a new city office building and school borrowing. The piece warns to weigh federal state tax changes personal finances and population growth against needed services and prudent borrowing.
Emergence and impact of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
The SFMA formed under James T. Ryan and Fred N. Tate to unite Southern furniture makers south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi. They fought freight-rate discrimination, winning ICC relief that equalized North Carolina rates with Virginia and eastern points. The group expanded to exports, insurance, and market studies, lifting High Point and Southern firms toward national distribution before World War I.
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David Nolan Thomas
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
James T. Ryan
Pete Hele
SFMA
North Carolina Case Workers Association
Statesville
Ohio
Mississippi
Fred N. Tate
Continental Furniture Company
Traffic and Transportation Committee
Walter Bickett
Raleigh
Corporation Commission
A. J. Maxwell
Fred Tate
Ryan
Southern
High Point
San Francisco
St. Louis
Memphis
ICC
Lane
North Carolina
Virginia
Southern Chair Company
Buenos Aires
Charles F. Tomlinson
Editorial on Rayburn Building Home and Flaws
The Rayburn Building named for the late Sam Rayburn faces criticism over cost overruns and construction flaws. Critics tag it Mussolini Modern and report issues such as missing sinks, towel racks, and plumbing defects despite its 8000-seat complex with dining rooms and a gym. Rep. Ayres notes practical problems like hot water from a secretary's toilet seat incident amid ongoing audits.
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House of Representatives
Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Rex
Hottentot
Tom Steed
D-Okla
M. G
Gene) Snyder
R-Ky
Frances P. Bolton
William H. Ayres
General Accounting Office
Congress
Clare Hoffman
Rmich
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Hoffman
Gross
Texas Penitentiary
Marienbad
Matt McCloskey
Bobby Baker
Ayres
Senator Dodd's Free Travel Boosted by Company Planes
Drew Pearson reveals Sen. Tom Dodd uses planes from United Aircraft, Kaman Aircraft, McKesson and Robbins and Aerojet for frequent travel between Connecticut and Washington. The stories describe favoritism toward carriers, personal use of corporate jets, and the senator’s connections with defense contractors and space interests.
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Washington
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Connecticut
United Aircraft Corporation
United Aircraft
Dodd
Beau
Bud Dodd
Senate Space Committee
Gerry Zeiller
Joe Barr
Bill Dell
United Technology
Jim Gehrig
Barr
Mapa
Kaman Aircraft Corporation
Windham
Willimantic
Hartford
Air Force
Eugene Zuckert
Kaman
Lockheed Aircraft
Charles Kaman
Lockheed
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
McKesson and Robbins
Frank D'Addario
D'Addario
Thomas O'Neil
R.K.O. General
O’neil
Tom Jr
Westerly
A. 1
North Stonington
O'Neil
Corbet Ballard
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Afternow
High Point Enterprise
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North Main Street
N.ee
Associated Press
Dotty and
N.C
AP News
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
United Planets
Drew Pearson
Williamantic
Butler
Arthur Crosbie
NEA
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