Safer Drivers Program at High Point School Gains Praise
A High Point program led by Police Sergeant Frank Shields trains teens in 18 weeks of class and behind the wheel, with 586 students completing it and none arrested for speeding or reckless driving. The effort, backed by the English Motor Co Rotary Club PTA and local authorities, proves adults likely need the course as well.
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High Point High School
Frank Shields
English Motor Co
Rotary Club
PTA
Georgia Tech
University of North Carolina
Sergeant Shields
Enterprise
High Point
Police Department
Captiol Square Hostess Manages Governor Mansion Service
Laura H. Reilley continues as mansion hostess at the executive residence in Raleigh. Her duties span managing yards and a large staff, overseeing menus and food for the governor and guests, escorting thousands of visiting students, and handling last minute emergencies during breakfasts and dinners. She functions as a general manager, coordinating eight to ten servants, including some in honor grade, and maintaining multiple floors of living and dining spaces.
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Kerr Scott
Executive Mansion
Laura H. Reilley
Miss Reilley
Raleigh
North Carolina governor elect Kerr Scott policy draws Grange interest
Lynn Nisbet notes that governor elect Kerr Scott’s Grange ties intrigue state residents. The piece contrasts Miss Reilley’s eight big mansion tasks with four years of experience anticipated under Scott and outlines Grange letters inviting inquiry into Scott’s philosophy through Capitol Grange No. 989.
Whitey the cat grows up and fights on
W A Bivins recalls Whitey the neighborhood cat born in a garage ten months ago. The white furred cat rolls in soot and ice, begs for food, survives a Christmas absence, and returns with a damaged right hind foot after a late night alley fight.
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Whitey
Leas
Cat
End of a turbulent year as Russia pursues world conquest
Daily Smith reflects on a year of upheaval, arguing Russia seeks chaos to dominate global power. The piece laments failed American diplomacy and warns that misrule threatens the economy, claiming Soviet Russia is waging war on Western powers.
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Daily Smith
Russia
Soviet Russia
Deep River Blues and warning on civilization
The author notes the writer Dorothy Thompson and her On the Record column suggesting Western civilization may perish by its own hand. Reflecting on 1942 as a bleak year, the piece urges continued awakening beyond wartime efforts like Operation Vittles and warns of complacency.
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Dorothy Thompson
Miss Thompson
Yesteryear
Big Bear
Farmers control large private forest lands in US
Farmers own about 40 percent of private forest lands in the United States. Rheumatic fever kills twice as many children as infantile paralysis. Acute rheumatic fever mainly hits primary school kids. Oyster shells are saved to surface new oysters next year. Weather data rockets will become common soon, reaching 450 miles up. Chinook salmon travel 1000 miles to spawning grounds without eating.
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United States
Truman Faces New Congress With Mixed Fortunes
George Sokolsky argues Truman now governs a Republican-leaning Congress after Roosevelt era dominance. He notes Truman’s complex character, the risk of leadership strength, and anticipation of battles over Taft Hartley, budgets, and un American activities. The piece highlights cabinet reform needs and cabinet weakness in several departments.
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Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
James Byrnes
Senate
United States
Congress
Republicans
Dixitcrats
House
Mr. Truman
Truman
J. Parnell Thomas
Mr. Mundt
Representative Nixon
Chambers-Hiss
Robert Stripling
House Committee On un-American Activities
Department of Justice
State Department
Defense
Interior Department
Department of Labor
The
Treasury
Bradley warns that World War IV could use bows and arrows
In a midwestern address Army Chief Gen. Omar Bradley says if World War III occurs, World War IV would revert to bows and arrows. The piece also covers veteran affairs funding fights, Hoover administration hospital reforms, the Young Braves group at the Pentagon, and UN Palestine conciliation commission considerations.
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Washington
NEA
Omar Bradley
Bradley
American Legion
Congress
Veterans Administration
Herbert Hoover
Reorganization Commission
U. S
Navy
Inauguration Housing Bureau mobilizes volunteers in Washington
A volunteer group led by Mrs. Charles Van Devan der inspects homes and coordinates 50 000 reservationless guests for inauguration week. Local agencies and even police relay requests from Buffalo labor groups and Alabama bands to house visitors.
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Washington
Charles van Devander
Inauguration Housing Bureau
Buffalo
Kissin
Jim Folsom
Alabama
Alexandria
Seattle
Wash
Popular Singer Crossword Clue Pack
A labeled crossword style list of clues and abbreviations for a puzzle featuring across and down terms including musicians, chemical terms, and geographic references with varied word lengths and hints.
Notable quotes on death taxes and world peace
A collection of remarks by George Bernard Shaw Vivien Kellems Ed Gardner Father Nunez Warren Austin and Richard Carlson. The quotes cover fear of death taxation violence world peace and acting. The compilation presents diverse public figures offering wry humor or insightful takes on society and humanity.
Peace versus war shown by the Berlin airlift cost
Air Secretary Symington argues the Berlin airlift embodies peace, saying its yearly cost equals World War II’s daily expense. He frames criticism of the cost as unjustified, stressing the airlift’s value in preventing war.
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Berlin
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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