Old World oath and sword mark the du Pont lineage
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot recounts the 1784 ceremony as Irenee du Pont and his brother Eleuthere Trenee receive a family vow and sword from Pierre Samuel du Pont in Chevannes France. It traces the du Pont family’s move to America, their rebellion era refuge, and the rise of Irenee du Pont de Nemours and Company shaping chemical industries and American science.
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Paris
Chevannes
Pierre Samuel du Pont
Louis XVI
du Pont
Victor Marie du Pont
Eleuthere Trenee du Pont
Irenee
William
Dutton
Charles Scribner’s Sons
du Ponts
Irenee du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Scendant
Brandywine Creek
America
France
de Pont de
Virginia
Tender memories of a bygone American era in Asheville
An elder Northerner recalls youth culture before modern tech, describing Saratoga, Lily Langtry, Chautauqua traditions, county fairs, and rural life. He contrasts past costs and fashions with today, noting two-winged planes, cinema prices, banking caution, and school paddings, ending with a warning that listeners wouldn’t know those times.
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Saratoga
Lily Langtry
Snow's magic in open country, not city streets
The piece contrasts snow in the country and city, noting how snow in the open creates beauty and quiet, softening landscapes and revealing a broader sky. It emphasizes the first few snows of the season as special, with wonder and crisp beauty, especially where drifts are not a nuisance.
From bassinet to ballroom girls in a rite of passage
The piece laments a rapid shift from infancy to adolescence, arguing that girls skip childhood joys as mothers become accessories to trend. It condemns high heels nylons and cosmetic self-pashion, calling the transformation painful and misdirected. It warns of lost childhood delight as girls reach sophomore year.
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Alexanders
Tife
High Point Enterprise staff and mailing details
A catalog-like listing shows personnel roles at The High Point Enterprise including President Dr Rawley, Secretary Treasurer Mrs R B Terry, Managing Editor Paterson, Advertising Director K Escoe, Business Manager Charles Loflin, with circulation and distribution notes. The item also repeats post office and subscription details, carrier and advertising representation, and AP news rights.
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Rawley
R. B. Terry
Associated Press
AP News
High Point
N.C
Ine
Johnson Holding Fast to JFK Policies in White House
Washington report notes Lyndon Johnson moving quickly, shaping policy with LBJ approach. He works long hours, expands social programs for low income and seeks aid for Appalachian regions while contending with opposition. Draft survey shows no surge in marriages among 18 to 26 year olds after draft exemption for married men.
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Henry Cathcart
Central Press
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
White House
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Appalachian
United States
Maine
Georgia
Global view reshapes U S language education nationwide
Universities expand beyond Western tongues as IIT Austin secures 1963 NDEA grants for Hindi Telugu Arabic Hebrew and Persian and centers in Latin American and Asian studies grow. Duke Florida North Carolina Tulane Vanderbilt Oklahoma expand Russian Latin American Asian fields. Ford Foundation funds Atlanta University Center non Western studies with Mandarin and Hindi offerings.
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Far East
Africa
Near East
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
University of Texas At Austin
National Defense Education Act
South Asia Language and Area Center
U. T
India
Pakistan
Duke University
Duke University Center
U. S
American Institute of Indian Studies
Duke
Asia
University of Florida
School of Inter-American Studies
Latin America
Caribbean
University of North Carolina
Tulane University
Vanderbilt
Central America
Brazil
Vanderbilt University
Southern University
University of Oklahoma
Atlanta University Center
Ford Foundation
Atlanta University Library
America
The Challenge of 1964 Legacy in a Troubled Year
Guest columnist Robert Kazmayer reflects on 1964 as a year of crises. He highlights threats from communism, commerce, currency, and moral decay, urging self-criticism and resilience. The piece weighs societal dangers against American constitutional strength and national moral resolve.
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Robert Kazmayer
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Karl Marx
Kennedy
Bobby Baker
Billie Sol Estes
Abraham Lincoln
Earth
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