High Point Hosts 72nd NC Press Association Meet
Casual Comment by W A Bivins notes High Point as central NC convention hub for the NC Press Association gathering. Recounts past meets in Asheville and Durham, weather jokes, campus figures, and city spirit shaping press tourism and local advertising impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina Press Association
Hight Point
North Carolina
Asheville
Langren
Grove Park Inn
William Jennings Bryan
Press Association
Clyde Bivens
Wadesboro
America
The
Durham
Woman's College
Duke University
Henry B. Warner
Lexington Dispatch
Denton
Lexington
Asheboro
Salisbury
Revolutionary
Andrew Jackson
Warner
Three-in-One Train Powers Postwar Commutes
A Westinghouse engineer designs a three-section passenger train with a detachable power unit. The middle car houses a diesel engine, generator and control gear, powering two end passenger cars without overhead wires for swifter, roomier and quieter service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Westi Ighouse
Deer and coyote cause midroad chase on Ocean Beach Highway
In South Bend a cougar pursued by a second car darted across Ocean Beach highway while a deer was grazed by an oncoming vehicle. The near collision left one driver almost off the road as the pursuit continued through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Wash
Ocean Beach
North Carolina Men Receive Promotions
War department lists North Carolina natives receiving officer promotions including majors John Liegd Hill Robert Presnell Moore Teddy Roosevelt Shapon and captains Jno Edgar Loftis Jr Paul Blaine Marion Royal Alexander Newborn Jr Henry L Walk. Also mentions lieutenants Normal Cutler Larabee James Leonard Brandon Gastonia figures and WAC member Virginia Dare Harmon.
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Washington
War Department
John Liegd
Hill
Hylan Ave
Hamlet
Robert Presnell Moore
Lexington
Teddy Roosevelt Shapon
E. Front St
New Bern
Robert Lee West
Warsaw
Jno
Edgar Loftis, Jr
W. Main St
Brevard
Paul Blaine Marion
Granville, Rd
Charlotte
Royal Alexander Newborn, Jr
Snow Hill
Henry Lewis Walk
Summit St
Winston-Salem
Normal Cutler Larabee
Elizabeth City
James Leonard Brandon
Gas
Admiral Buve helps young Wave on ship at Norfolk
A young Wave traveler in Norfolk receives unexpected aid from a retired admiral. The man, Rear Admiral Guy H. Buve, USN, (retired) corrects her belief that he is a petty officer, leading to a brief exchange as she thanks him. Canadian waters reportedly hold about 60 kinds of food fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Steele
Caraver
Jim
Enterprise News Room
Norfolk
INS
Guy H. Buverage
USN
Canadian
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