Mr Tar Heel Bill Sharpe The State's Premier Press Agent
A tribute piece lauds Bill Sharpe as North Carolina’s top press agent for the Hoey era and the state’s tourism boost. It credits Sharpe with turning a promotion program into lasting economic gains, notably tourism revenue rising from 35 million to 192 million dollars yearly. The article notes his planned Tar Heel Talks appearance on WHPE and extols his impact on the state’s image and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Elizabethtown
Wil
Clyde Hoey
Hoey
Board of Nation and Development
Josh Horn
Rocky Lear
Bill Sharpe
Winston-Salem
Ralph McDonald
McDon
Aldite
Sharpe
High Point
Tar Heel
WHPE
Irving S. Cobb
Dixie FM
At New Year a Tide of Faith and Memory
The piece reflects on time and crisis from New Year to 1948, citing Romans and Paul about awakening and salvation near. It contrasts pagan past with Christian faith, urges turning from deeds of darkness to the armor of light, and invokes the line Ah the clock is always slow.
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Robert William Service
England
Saint Paul
Rome
Apostle
Nero
Babylon
Europe
Con Brann
Paul
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
W.A.B
Portrait of Kerr Scott and Inaugural Procedures Debated
Capitol reporters discuss Kerr Scott’s image and state problems while outlining the January 6 inaugural sequence. L. Y. Ballentine’s switch to agriculture creates a rare ten minute vacancy in presiding duties. Speaker Ramsey will lead until Lt. Gov Taylor takes oath and Scott is sworn in, then delivers inaugural address.
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Capitol
Cherry
Kerr Scott
Bustatte
New Statesman
Kerr Scott di
Thies
North Caroline
Assembly
L. Y. Ballentine
Agriculture
Pat Taylor
Senate
Loder
General Assembly
House
Thad Sure
Cipal
Hous
Kerr Craige Ramsey
Rowan
J. N. Simms, Jr
Legislative Committee
Eure
Ing
Ballentine
Harry McMullan
Clyde Erwin
Brandon Hedges
Henry Bridges
Thad Eure
Simms
Spe Ramsey
Taylor
Scott
We hope for peace and wiser leadership in the New Year
The piece laments war weariness and taxes while urging focus on national service and a more competent administration. It critiques Roosevelt, Marshall, and the era’s policies, notes the Hiss case and the China situation, and ends with hopes for a better year and a capable president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Senate
House of Representatives
Herberter
Imell
Berlin
Soviet
Russia
China
Marshall
Soviet Russia
Yalta
Poland
George Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Harvard
High Point address numbering plan urged to aid navigation
A civic column urges uniform house numbering in High Point to help visitors and taxicab drivers find addresses. It notes inconsistent patterns across the city and praises a county election study committee for clear recommendations, including consolidating registration books to cover all elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whateha-Ma-Callit
High Point
Civic Club Si Vt
E. H. Burrows
L. F. Ferree
Winchell and the Spy Story Debate Across the Nation
A Sun column aims at Walter Winchell over relaying a 1941 spy ring story. The piece cites naval reserve service claims, press ethics, and the role of the House Committee in protecting national security amid criticism of reporting and censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S
Sun
Walter Winchell
The
Winchell
Isaac Don Levine
Levine
Od Welles
Hiss
Byrnes
Frank Knox
Chambers
Gov't
Supreme Court
Cvities Committee
San Francisco
Gran Harold Stassen
House Committee
Not Directly Opposite Poles Shape Earth Center Missed
The article notes magnetic poles are not diametrically opposite and a line between them would miss Earth's center by about 750 miles. It discusses a Palomar telescope on a 317000 pound horse shoe bearing and other diverse topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Palomar
Caliifornia
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Isaiah Gotters
Clemens
Sellers
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Tar Heel
Moffatt
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Tom Dewey
State Department
Dies Committee
Attorney Generals Office
Mackenzie King
Canada
United States
Whittaker
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Alger Hiss
John F. X. McGahey
U. S
Ramblin
Fred Flagler
By Galbraith
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