New Conception of Prisons Urges Humanized Treatment
Capus M. Waynick, head of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, spoke to a civic group on reforming prisons. He argued that prisons should aim to improve offenders so they can rejoin society as better citizens, stressing the need to give released inmates a genuine chance at rehabilitation and welfare.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
Capus M. Waynick
Waynick
Washington
Mrs. Wayne
White House
United States
Broadway
B. M
Anth
South's Own Furniture Market Opens At High Point
The winter furniture market in High Point opens Monday for a two week run. About 200 lines showcase Southern industry as it aims to lead national furniture sales and supply. Buyer reservations indicate a strong show and rising demand for home furnishings.
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America
High Point Market Buoyancy Spurs City Hospitality
The market’s lifting of trade restraints, revived housing interest, and renewed home furnishing push boost the market on opening day. The town’s good name and business climate are on display as residents must foster a friendly, hospitable atmosphere for visiting guests and buyers.
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AAA
High Point
Kipling Didn't Recognize Happiness and Fame
Kipling died after an emergency operation for a stomach ulcer. The obituary notes his fame in modern English letters, his pursuit of honor and the poet laureate title, and how happiness eluded him despite widespread admiration and cheer.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Empire
America
India
Grand Trunk Road
England
Grade separation a likely project title
A reader proposes grade separation as a better project name for the rail track lowering effort, arguing it fits the work and should be used if no better title appears. A photo of a recent grade separation project at Great Neck Long Island illustrates the concept despite drainage challenges.
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Great Neck
Long Island
Lee's stature grows as biography honors Lee
Dr. Douglas Freeman expands the Robert E. Lee biography marking the 129th anniversary of his birth. The work praises Lee as the greatest living soldier in America and promises finer, more minute accuracy than prior writings about the Confederate leader.
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Douglas Freeman
Robert E. Lee
General Scott
America
Lee
The Gentle Manly Code of a Civil War Figure
The text recalls Dr. Freeman and Lee, praising restraint in power between the strong and weak. It cites a wartime note on gentleness, forgiveness, and self control as tests of true honor. It emphasizes modest strength and the ability to forget past wrongs while humbling oneself before others.
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Freeman
Lee
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Joe Smith
B. M
Mary Graham Bonner
Lee Furman, Inc
Nova Scotia
Miss Bonner
United States
NO REASON TO ABANDON SCHOOL PATROL SERVICES
A city letter argues against scrapping school patrols and pausing safety patrols for children. It praises four years of patrols, warns of danger when youths handle traffic, and urges a cooperative plan to preserve patrol value without risking children.
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Andrews
Are We All Really Happy by Tom Alderman Sykes
The essay recalls a childhood soap ad and argues happiness comes from simple living and true temper. It warns against ostentation, urges rest when tired, and stresses admitting mistakes to avoid collective unhappiness. It links happiness to God and good relations with others.
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By Tom Alderman Sykes
Light From the East Shines Through Toyohiko Kagawa
A columnist recalls hearing Toyohiko Kagawa at Duke University and traces his life from an abusive early home in Japan to his work in labor organizing, social reform, and Christian brotherhood. The essay notes his trials with tuberculosis and trachoma, his 60 000 converts, and his role in sanitation, cooperatives, and peacemaking. The East and West may meet through his example.
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William Axling
Toyohiko Kagawa
Kagawa
America
Memphis
Greensboro College
Duke University
Isaiah
Christ
Japan
Privy Council
Axling
Little Toyohiko
Solomon
Princeton University
Kingdom of God
Christian Brotherhood
Tokyo
Kipling’s Gunga Din Echoes and Death Penalty Debate
The piece reflects on Kipling’s Gunga Din and the author’s view of Kipling’s death, then pivots to critique capital punishment. It discusses legal delays in New Jersey, reprieves, and the broader American justice system, noting the geography of cases around New York and North Carolina. The author laments appeals, retrials, and the slow pace of executions.
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Kipling
Lazarushin
Rudyard Kipling
Kim
England
Britain
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
New York
Wales
America
North Carolina
Washington
Atlanta
Hearst
Vtyur
New Jersey
The Wooden Pillow and Other Contemporary Books
A review roundup highlights Carl Fallas The Wooden Pillow a delicate love story set in Japan with Grier and several striking characters. Shakespeare Anthology from Random House collects plays and sonnets with a useful locating index. Muriel Rukeyser Theory of Flight shows bold modern verse with political edge and uneven clarity.
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Arl Fallas
Mr. Fallas
Grier
Japan
O Kaya San
Kanagawa
Yokohama
Okaya San
Chika
Carl Filas
Jessel
Mr. Okada
Fallas
Shakespeare
J. M
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South's
Boswell
By Jack Field
Gunga Din
By Betty and
John Mebane
Carl Sree
the Viking Press
Random House, Inc
Muriel Rukeyser
New Haven
Yale University Press
Uriel Rukeyser
Yale Universy Press
Miss Rukeyser
Ruth Lehman
Katherine Daytom
George S. Kaufman
Random House
Wilson Collison
Kendall and Sharp
Nella Arden
Nella
Sidney Bell
the Macaulay Co
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