Civic Center plans eyed as High Point weighs bond issue
The City Council considers a three‑part bond proposal for a civic center library and city court. City Manager Hinson and Planner Little study plans and costs while residents are invited to share views. The center would be functional with a large removable seating auditorium and space for shows, conventions, sports, and meetings, plus offices for recreation.
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High Point
T. E. Hinson
Malcolm Little
High Point College
High Point High School
City Lake Park
Turpentine Drippings and Faith Based Commerce
A collage of items from church finance to rural charity shows and odd anecdotes. A preacher notes calf and pig ventures funded by church accounts, with care from community members and books kept on purchases, weights, and sales. Susan Van Brunt moves to Raleigh. crabgrass and lawn lore feature. flying saucer speculation and a child’s moral lesson end with a joke about George Washington.
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Smithfield Herald
Oak Grove
C. C. Crow
Split parties loom as election fate hangs in the balance
The piece surveys potential Democratic and Republican splits before the 1948 election. Byrnes hints at revolt if Stevenson is nominated, while Taft and Eisenhower factions fuel a bitter pre convention clash. A congressional tie is possible if splits occur, possibly forcing the House to decide the president.
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Truman
Byrnes
South Carolina
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Pal Stevenst
Eisenhower
Taft
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Truman Democratic Party
States Rights Democratic Party
GOP
Taft Republican Party
Eisenhower Republican
House of Representatives
Washington
House
Senator Russell
Flea Advice Quip Highlights Dog Flea Link
A humorous remark says to remove the dog first to end fleas, then the fleas will go away. The joke implies prioritizing removing the host to solve the problem. The line playfully suggests drastic steps lead to a solution.
Driver Shows Off Odd License Card in Routine Stop
Two highway patrolmen pull over a motorist for a license check. He offers a printed card not resembling a permit and jokes that it is to read while he searches for the real license. Later, a separate tale recounts Sid Stealey and James Oliver Hamrick demonstrating a gear system and a arithmetic debate over four times four.
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Garland Hendricks
Sid Stealey
Southeastern Seminary
Wake Forest
James Oliver Hamrick
Dr. Stealey
James Oliver
Stevenson Divorce Drama Tops Political Poem and News
Washington dispatch notes Gov. Adlai Stevenson’s divorce colors political perception as critics parse Ellen Borden’s poetry for hidden meaning. Also reports veterans’ votes, Bowles’ stance, absentee ballot hurdles, and Tennessee Kefauver fundraising ahead of Chicago.
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Washington
NEA
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ellen Borden
Stevenson
White House
Cain
Greece
Plato
Veterans
G.I
Veterans’ Organizations
Bowles
India
U. S
Sights of St Louis Fair 1904 by W A Bivins
In late June 1904 the author and Harry Thornton tour the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis. They view Machinery Hall and locomotives, sample water and meals, ride the Ferris wheel and observe exhibits from agriculture to world cultures, noting costs, experiences, and a growing electric age.
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Harry Thornton and
St. Louis
Peter Cooper
Fair
Rover
Thornton
California
Mississippi
Washington
H. T
Love
Marconi
Vatican Library
Egypt
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Britain
Benson
Roy Thompson
Journal Sentinel
Susan van Brunt
Mary Lou and
Leon
Danbury
Raleigh
Susan
New York
New Jersey
Salisbury Post
the Wizard
Harnett County News
Statesville
Wilmington
Sam Ragan
News & Observer
J. M. White
Rocky Mount Telegram
Billy
George Washington
Southport
Carteret Times-News
Peter Edson
New Mexico
Arizona
Delaware
Louisiana
Utah
Congress
North Carolina
Sen
Richardssell
Russell
Glassie
Kefauver
Harriman
Barkley
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Chicago
Frank Clement
W. A. Bivins
Fairyland
Fair Grounds
U.S.A
Brazil
Maine
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