Harvard Sport Head Outlines New Plan
Harvard athletics chief Bill Bingham proposes eliminating gate receipts by creating an athletic endowment fund. He cites Harvard's endowment of about 400000 dollars and envisions financing all sports through philanthropy, while acknowledging ongoing issues of proselytizing and subsidization. He credits college presidents with shaping athletic programs.
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New York
Bill Bingham
Harvard
Bingham
Touchdown Club of
Crimson
Two College Tilts In State Tonight
Charlotte report notes two college basketball games in North Carolina. North Carolina's White Phantoms finish five straight Southern Conference wins and host VMI, a team still winless this season. The Tar Heel tourney stop at Wake Forest ended 46 34 with Virginia Military Institute falling short.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Honeys
White Phantoms
Virginians
Wake Forest
Herb Cline
Baptist
Jim O’keefe
Baptists
Clemson
Raleigh
N. C. State
Tigers
Banks McFadden
State
Red Sevier
Newport News Apprentice School
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
Massanutten Military Academy
Public Auction of Lot 31 in Sherrod Park High Point NC
City of High Point will sell at public auction the property described as Lot No. 31 in the Sherrod Park plat Guilford County NC at 11:00 on a sun day in February. Bids may be rejected at the City Council order by Mayor O A Kirkman.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
Sherrod Park
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O. A. Kirkman
City of
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McIver, Jr
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A. Lee Giand
Callie D. Gibson
Ad Life Ins. Co
Carrie L. W Beeson
John Nelson Greer
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Guilford
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Irvin G. Ingram
Hepburn Blast Faces Answer
Ontario premier Mitchell Hepburn led a sharp attack in the legislature against Ottawa’s war policy charging slow arming and a Soviet wheat sale. He forced a censuring motion passed 44 to 10 and vowed to resign if it failed. Prime Minister King defended government action.
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W.L. MacKenzie King
Mitchell Hepburn
Toronto
Hepburn
MacKenzie King
Soviet
Russia
Pena
Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force Center
St. Thomas
Ont
King
No Special Events Berlin Communique Declares Pause
NO SPECIAL EVENTS BERLIN JANUARY 19 THE GERMAN SUPREME COMMAND ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE TODAY READING NO SPECIAL EVENTS The terse dispatch notes a pause in notable activities as the war moves into a quieter phase and provides no further particulars.
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Berlin
Supreme Command
Bonura Confident Of Giant Agreement
Zeke Bonura said he would settle his salary dispute with New York Giants president Horace C. Stoneham after talks. He dismissed taking the issue to Commissioner Landis, cited a prior salary around 15000 dollars, and expressed willingness to play for Giants or another team if needed.
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Zeke Bonura
Horace C. Stoneham
New York Giants
K. M. Landis
Landis
Detroit
Bonura
J. Bonura and Son
Bill
Giants
Polo Game Sunday At Pinehurst
Polo teams from the Blind Brook Club and the Sandhills Polo Club will meet Sunday at Pinehurst. Two earlier matches were postponed due to bad weather.
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Pinehurst
Blind Brook Club
Sandhills Polo Club
Political talk and gossip swirl around North Carolina governorship race
In Raleigh on January 18, a photo of Paul V. McNutt with four gubernatorial hopefuls draws mixed speculation. Libby Ward and Ira Johnson were seen in the Sir Walter lobby as A. J. Maxwell plans a March 15 campaign HQ opening. Willis Smith and Gregg Cherry share Trinity College basketball ties as party leaders discuss the contest.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Raleigh
Paul V. McNutt
North Carolina
McNutt
Libby Ward
House
Ira Johnson
Ashe
Willis Smith
Gregg Cherry
Democratic Party
Trinity College
The End of Civilization Not Imminent Says War Today Essay
DeWitt MacKenzie argues civilization won’t end in upheaval but will endure a troubling period. He cites history from Alexander to Napoleon, notes moral awakening abroad and at home, and recounts a World War I incident where a wounded British soldier disarmed a German youth rather than kill him.
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Europe
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Philippopolis
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Napoleon
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Mess
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Montague
Tommy
Stalin'sRise Seen Through Behind The Scenes Power
Uncle Rays Corner outlines Stalin's Georgian origins and rise from Lenin's aide to secretary of the Communist party. It notes Trotsky's exile, Russia's wartime shifts with Hitler and Finland, and hints at forthcoming history on Finland and a music masters leaflet offer.
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Josef Stalin
Russia
Georgia
Stalin
Dzhugashvili
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Leon Trotzky
Communist Party
Trotsky
Mexico
Hitler
Finland
Grady Withrow Sees Hearty Seed Act Fight Recalled
A Rutherford County constituent recalls Grady Withrow in the last legislative session. A Raleigh figure compares Withrow’s feisty conduct to “how rough a sport” as he led opposition in the seed act debate over Bombshell Page.
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Grady Withrow
Raleigh
Hitler
Europe
Withrow
Page
Political Tuesday In Raleigh A Democratic Convention Echo
A political Tuesday gathering drew notable figures including Libby Ward Lieutenant Governor Horton presiding officers of both houses John Skinner and Claude Abernathy and Wilmington mayor Tom Cooper among others as prominent attendees highlighted by state lawmakers and local officials.
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Wilkins P. Horton
General Assembly
John Skinner
County Commissioner's Association
Nash
Claude Abernathy
Tom Cooper
Wilmington
John Larkins
Jones
Jackson Day Cinner
Frank Gibbs
Lisut
Foresters Convene in Asheville to Tackle Southeast Forest Issues
The 20th annual winter meeting of the Appalachian Section of the American Foresters opened in Asheville with discussions on Southeastern forest problems. Speakers include Willis M. Baker of the Tennessee Valley Authority Eugene V. Roberts of the U S Forest Service A F Wacker man of Duke University and others from North Carolina Duke and federal forestry offices.
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Willis M. Baker
Tennesee Valley Authority
Eugene V. Roberts
United States Forest Service
A. F. Wackerman
Duke University
N. D. Canterbury
D. Y. Lenhart
H. A. Smith
C. A. Gillette
W. C. McCormick
North Carolina
C. S. Peterson
Charles Melichar
Edward N. Munns
U. S. Forest Service
Clarence F. Korstain
Duke University Forest School
American Foresters
H. M. Sebring
Tailors Limited to One Pocket Each Trouser in War
In Breslau Germany a leading Tailors Guild official says trousers must be cut with only one hip pocket during the war, replacing the usual two as a measure to conserve materials and labor amid ongoing hostilities.
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Breslau
Germany
Tourist Industry Should Set New Records This Year
Richmond dispatch 1940 outlook predicts record travel and recreation spending reaching about 75 billion dollars in coming year. Tourism, resorts, and health travel to rise sharply with colder regions rallying interests while Florida California and Gulf states see heavy bookings. War and economy shape hope for a strong season with railroads and stores showcasing resort travel.
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California
North Carolina
Florida
Chambers of Commerce
America
Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Globe-Trotters
Tienstin
Timbuctu
Halifax
Honolulu
Inlet
Old Southwest
Hawaii
Composer name quiz from music titles
A reader quiz lists five classical pieces with multiple choice names. Identify the composer from the options after each title, including Moonlight Sonata, Afternoon of a Faun, Tannhauser, Prelude in C Sharp Minor, and Unfinished Symphony. Answers appear on the Want Ad Page.
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Hayden
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Gershwin
Debussy
Bach
Milton
Tannhauser
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Caruso
Paderewski
Rachnoff
Sullivan
Carmel
de Koven
Herbert
Kreler
Shubert
FDR backs forest commune plan for timber and fuel
President Roosevelt urged development of commune owned forests to boost timber and fuel supplies, reduce local taxes, and provide components for national aid programs, presenting a plan to expand forest resources for the public good.
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FDR
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Roosevelt
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