The Roaring Twenties Chicago Newsroom Escapades
In 1920s Chicago reporters fueled by alcohol and rivalry shaped a madcap era. Tales center on Frank Hagen the Cornerstone Editor of the Herald and Examiner, Sam Hall who slept through a wake, and the paper’s pranks against rivals like the Chicago Tribune.
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Earl Ayeroid
Chicago
al Capone
Texas Guinan
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Frank Hagen
Cornerstone
Herald and Examiner
Sam Hall
Menien
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
People
The
Times
Madhouse
Examiner
William Randolph Hearst
Cdtare
Hagen
Hager
City
Chicago Tribune
Florida
Conservation Board to Meet in Wilmington July 21 22
Governor Hodges will preside as the State Board of Conservation and Development gathers in Wilmington July 21 22. The 18 member board and department leaders arrive for sessions at Wrightsville Beach Surf Club and Cape Fear Club. Final session scheduled for Cape Fear Club with local business groups hosting events.
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Wilmington
Luther H. Hodges
State Board of Conservation and Development
William P. Saunders
Department of Conservation and Development
J. Edgar Kirk
Department
C&d
Surf Club
Wrightsville Beach
Hodges
B. Frank Hall
Peargall Memorial Presbyterian Church
John H. Fox
Greater Wilmington
Board
Committee On Commerce and Industry
State Ports Authority
Gov. Hodges
Mrs. Martin
Harbor Island
Food Shortage Seen Likely If War Comes
Washington AP reports that major war involvement could rapidly erase farm surpluses, triggering shortages and rationing. Government stocks cover butter dried milk cheese rice and dry beans, but not meats. Surplus grain and feed stocks remain limited, with meat production limited by feed grain growth.
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Washington
Near East
U. S
Year Department
Reece Appointed Student Affairs Director At College
Reece associate director of slum ae 8 co lege has been appointed director of student affairs at the college. He will oversee a plan originated by students to coordinate and expand social and recreational activities with a $1.50 fee per student. Reece joined Wake Forest staff in July 1956 as an assistant to Eugene Olive, previously lived in Durham, and was in the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. A Jonesville native, he served 30 months in World War II, earned a Wake Forest B.S. in 1949, worked briefly in Greensboro and New Bern, and then in Durham's insurance sector. He is married to Shirley Parker of Burlington, a 1950 Wake Forest graduate. they have two children.
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Winston. Reece
Ae 8
Colege
Bow Gate
Wake Forest
Statff
Reece
Shirley Parker
Burlington
Fast Moving Bill Powell Heads Carolina Collection
William S. Powell rises to chief of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina Library. He now oversees 200000+ items and urges submission of current North Carolina literature to aid students and document 20th century social and political life.
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Bill Powell
Carolina Collection
Chapel Hill
William S. Powell
North Carolina
University of North Carolina Library
Chambers of Commerce
N. C. Library Journal
Historical and Library Association
Virginia Waldrop
Raleigh
John
Charles
Bill
California
American Library Association
N. C
Proposed New Civilian Space Agency Seen
The report notes anticipation of a new civilian space agency designated to oversee space exploration and satellite activities. Details remain sparse as discussions focus on structure and mission scope within federal plans.
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Iowa
Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet
Examiner Sports
Hall
Louie Cohen
South Clark Street
Cohen
Conservation Board
Billy Arthur
Paul Green
Green
Hugh Lesler
UNC
G Powell
Johnston County
Isaac M
Ada Perry Powell
Iredell County
Powell
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Statesville
Mitchell College
Rare Book Room
Yale University
N. C. Department of Archives and History
Guggenheim
Roanoke Island
Selectton
Space Agency
Ee See Ae
Central Savings Bank
Cilbert Optical CO
Wayne G. Hamlet
Washington St
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