Healthy trend boosts small newspapers across the nation
The Calhoun Times notes a rise in small weekly and daily papers as chains merge and independents fade. It cites suburban growth, offset printing lowering start costs, and readers seeking local records, warmth, and community as drivers of the healthier, welcome trend.
Want Ads Popular in The Crowley Daily Signal
The article extols want ads as a quick easy read back page feature in newspapers. It highlights their personal nature range of offerings and broad appeal to readers and advertisers alike.
Drink at My Fountain Faith Poem by Betty McFarling Lewis
A short devotional poem invites readers to drink from a divine fountain for strength and faith. It emphasizes that God cares for all, large and small, and can move mountains through faith. The piece ends with the author’s signature.
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Betty McFarling
Lewis
Farewell to Stetson End of an Era for Western Hats
A Moscow report notes a 17 year old youth received a year in prison for stealing a fur hat while earlier offenses drew up to five years. In the same day news, the Stetson will stop being manufactured, ending a Western hat era from General Custer to LBJ. The piece muses on bare heads and the potential revival if another company acquires the rights.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Atlantic
General Custer
Little Big Horn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pedernales
John B. Stetson Co
Stetson
LBJ
ECU Trustees Reject Unity Plan for Public Higher Education
The Raleigh News and Observer notes ECU trustees vetoed a statewide unified structure for North Carolina public higher education, criticizing campus competition. Governor Scott had urged a shared plan to reorganize all 16 institutions, but ECU’s rejection threatens unity and may prompt further legislative infighting.
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East Carolina University
ECU
Greenville
Scott
Time for closer look at city hall spending
A letter applauds The Times for covering High Point bond issue and urges citizens to demand tighter oversight and clearer reporting on city funds and administration spending. A second note seeks reunion addresses for the 551st AAA AW Battalion veterans with contacts in North Carolina and New York. A third letter warns about organized crime influencing elections and business, citing a Virginia story about sugar theft.
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551St Aaa (Aw
Camp Edwards
Massachusetts
Camp Butner
North Carolina
551St
Robert C. Hill
Pisgah Forest
M. C
George Semmens
Chestnnut
Rochester
New York
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Virginia
Senate
T.V
Letters discuss alcoholism bias waste and a Baptist quote
A reader complains about biased discourse on alcoholism and urges medical treatment and hypnosis. Another letter appeals for returnable bottles to curb waste, led by the Junior League. A correspondent objects to an unverified Southern Baptist Convention quote used in a High Point Enterprise ad, cautions against misattributing statements, and defends the Convention and Billy Graham.
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Junior League of
High Point
Harold Martin
Junior League of High Point, Inc
Southern Baptist Convention
Convention
Billy Graham
Why Do Love Him A Curious Rhyme
A short reflective verse questions the reasons for love and devotion. It ponders he is worthy of effort and what proof or action might best express deep affection and gratitude.
What Is Man Where Is He Going James Malenkos II
Questions mirror a contemplative reflection by James Malenkos II on life purpose and the soul. The speaker links aging and mortality to a search for meaning, asking what defines humanity beyond physical life and what lies beyond death. The piece frames a quest for answers ages old.
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James Malenkos
Leaves Drift and Fall in the Winter Preparations
The passage portrays leaves tumbling in the wind, snatched from a mother's hand, dancing, and carpeting the ground. The mother tree sways as the wind whistles, signaling quiet rest until spring when life returns on God’s green earth.
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Mother Tree
Meadows
Precious Everyday Moments Blessings Of Simple Joys
A reflective poem celebrates simple gifts of life kindness friendship and family. It urges humility and gratitude for ordinary moments like smiles, rain, trees, cookies, apples, leaves, bees, and a child’s laughter as divine blessings.
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