License Relief Aims Stir In N C Tax Hearing
North Carolina business leaders urged substantial relief at a Schedule B tax hearing with debate over who should grant changes. Witness W C Pender of Colonial Stores described wartime strains, shrinking profits, and retail closures while auto dealers and gas stations warned of near collapse without timely relief.
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W. C. Pender
Colonial Stores
Pender Chain
Norfolk
Pender
Colonial
Heless
Libby Ward
Debated state boards and bills stir Capitol activity
Legislators privately oppose broad occupational board plans and favor doctor and educator members. Bills address state board composition, pay into officer funds, and costs for prosecuted cases. The institute of government aids lawmakers with bill digests and daily analysis ahead of votes.
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Capitol
Institute
The
State University
Girls Reserve Club Hosts Hi-Y Boys Evening
The Girls Reserve Club entertained the Hi-Y boys last night at the Adams Memorial YWCA with a supper and informal dance. Cloverdale School principal M. L. Patrick urged faith in oneself and perseverance, presiding was Clinard Burton. Edgar Hartley, YMC A secretary, sponsored the boys. Miss Krummel led the girls.
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Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
M. L. Patrick
Cloverdale
Clinard Burton
Edgar Hartley
Two High Point Youths Get Advances At Gunnery School
Harold D. Wiley of High Point is promoted to staff sergeant at the U S Army Air Forces gunnery school in Tyndall Field Florida Wilson H Wiley son of Mrs C E Wiley 1523 Long Street is promoted to sergeant The news also notes Esther is the only Bible book without the word God and adds a Swiss rule banning foreign military uniforms without permission.
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High Point
U. S. Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Fla
Harold D. Wiley
J. D. Wiley
Point
Wilson H. Wiley
C. E. Wiley
Long Street
God
Irvin S. Cobb Biography Recalls a Reporter’s Rise
Reader notes biography of Irvin S. Cobb born Paducah Kentucky June 23 1876. He pursued journalism from Kentucky to New York where a witty letter led to a job and a career as a top World Famous reporter for the New York Evening World. Cobb covered Goebel assassination trial Roosevelt Japanese Russian peace talks Thaw WWI and Hollywood then settled in Santa Monica California.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Paducah
New York
Cobb
New York Evening World
Goebel
Kentucky
Plymouth
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Stamford White
Saturday Evening Post
Hollywood
Will Rogers
Santa Monica
Calif
America
Irvin S Cobb on Three Newspaper Eras and a Career Path
The columnist reflects on three periods in journalism from editors like Dana and Watterson to modern columnists. He credits reporters, defends some columnists, and explains his own life path from small-town roles to editor, advertiser, teacher, and publisher. He announces future Casual Comment and After Thoughts contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin S. Cobb
Dana
New York Sun
Marie Henri Watterson
Louisville Courier Journal
Joe Caldwell
Charlotte Observer
Cobb
Society Star
North Carolina
Powers That Be
Ray Westmoreland Named Sergeant in 120th Infantry
Ray Westmoreland of 118 Willowbrook Street High Point has been promoted to sergeant in Company G 120th Infantry 30th Division stationed at Camp Landing. He joined the Army March 13 1941 and has twice been promoted since enlistment. His family from Thomasville N C includes his parents Mr and Mrs M L Carr and his brother and stepfather also serve.
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Camp Blanding
Fifa
Ray Westmoreland
Willowbrook Street
High Point
120Th Infantry
30Th Infantry Division
Camp Landing
Sgt
Westmoreland
M. L. Carr
Thomasville
N. C
Army
Thomasville High School
Sgt. Westmoreland
Bills Bar University Trustees From Holding Other Offices
In Raleigh on January 22 bills in the Senate and House would bar state or federal officials from serving as trustees of the University. The measures propose 100 trustees, at least 10 women, elected by joint session for eight-year terms with geographic caps. Ex-officio seats and current assembly members would be affected, aiming to curb conflicts of interest while boosting independence.
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OICE
State Employees Sus
NTE
Cherry
Larkins O'Berry
Bureau of Investigation
Spe
Wataqua County
General Assembly
Appropriations Committee
State Court of Claims
Council of State
Senate
House
Raleigh
Greater North Carolina University
Ed Hudgins
Guilford
John Amsted
Orange
Assembly
General Assembly of
North Carolina
United States
Wake, Orange
Superintendent of Public Instruction
John J. Parker
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Board of Trustees
Hodgin Promoted to Sergeant at Camp Atterbury Indiana
Robert C Hodgin of the 1560th Service unit Camp Atterbury Indiana has been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant. His sister Mrs C L Cecil resides on High Point Route One.
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Robert C. Hodgin
Ordnance
Atterbury
Indiana
C. L. Cecil
High Point
Radio Schedule Listings with War Time Adjustments
Radio programs updated for Eastern War Time with one hour subtraction. The schedule lists shows 6:15 Portia Faces Life through 11:15 Late Variety including serials, music, news, quizzes, and war commentary across CBS NBC and stations, featuring names like Jack Armstrong Walter Cassel Fred Waring Dinah Shore and Rex Stout.
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Portia
Life
Hop Harrigan
Quaker City
Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Nibs
Farrell
Midnight
Blu
Ben Bernie
Cbs
Hollywood Orchestra
Mbs
Milt Herth
the Duncans
Cbss-Basic
Olga Coelho
cbs-Dixie Rhythm Ensemble
St. Louis
Vanteen
Nbe
Korn Kobblers
Walter Cassel
Cbs-Basic
Cbs Dixie
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Fred Waring
Stoopa'le
Big Amos
Andy
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Rex Stout
Cbe
Johnson
Kate Smith
Cal Tinney
Dinah Shore
Barry Sisters
Willard
Abe Lyman
John Gunther
Lanny Ross
M.C
Dbe
John B. Hughes
Mber
Gracie Fields
bin Dancing Music Orchestra
Mary Small
Dhs
Biu
Paul Schubert
Pblu
Nbe-East
Nbc-Weat
Abered
Prison Figures Refute Some Claims Yet Confirm Many
Raleigh report shows nearly half of road sentence crimes tied to liquor. In 1941 8,733 of 17,802 male commitments were liquor violators. in 1943 6,402 of 13,717. Whites and coloreds show near equal divisions. high school educated inmates form the largest bracket.
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Durin
Toe Cokee
Forsyth
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Wake
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