Debate over mandatory foreign language in schools sparks letters
Reverend Howard Hall and Benson W. Davis weigh in on Highsmith stance against requiring foreign languages in North Carolina high schools. Davis argues elective status risks elimination. Highsmith’s view is cited as opposing mandatory study. A reader complains about early-morning horn honking near Oakwood Court.
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Benson W. Davis
Mself
Ucation
Jenry Highsmith
Instructional Service
North Corona
Oday
Sr. Highsmith
Shelby dynasty imagined in North Carolina politics town talk
The piece lists Shelby figures amid possible statewide bids and offices. It envisions O Max Gardner for U S Senate with Clyde Hoey seeking a second NC term, plus a slate including Odus Mull Lee Weathers Holt McPherson Ernest Gardner and Yates Webb in various roles and a path toward broader representation.
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Tom Best
O. Max Gardner
United States Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Tom
Shelby
Odus Mull
Gardner
House
Congress
Lee Weathers
Holt McPherson
Holt
Lee
State Senate
Ernest Gardner
Industrial Commission
Shelby Dynasty
Agriculture
Fountain Heach
North Carolina
Yates Webb
Dark Day War Outlook and Red Army Struggle
A dark war outlook describes Rostov’s fall as a major blow to Russia with danger of cutting oil supply in the Caucasus. It warns peace terms possibly emerging if Russia falters, and notes a Turkish dispatch about a new Russian army ready to encircle German lines. The piece also critiques a local baseball lottery operator and urges police action to address unfounded “deal” rumors.
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Rostov
Red Army
Caucasus
Russia
Turkey
United Cause
Jarrell
Rumors on Butter and Egg Racket Suppressed
The Enterprise notes rumors that law enforcement members aided criminals during a past cleanup campaign. It dismisses them as fabrications by a disgruntled racketeer while praising Prosecutor Harriss H. Jarrell for a vigorous battle against butter and egg schemes and baseball lotteries, which the court and police have largely stamped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriss H. Jarrell
Coal dealers warn of limited supplies this winter
The War Production Board urges households to buy coal now as lines may form at yards and allocation could limit deliveries. Despite abundant coal and gasoline, transportation shortages threaten fuel reliability, and utilities warn buyers to secure heat early to avoid shortages next winter.
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War Production Board
Carrying The Mail Today 80 Years Of Postal Service
The piece marks the 80th anniversary of the railway mail service noting the first mail car ran July 28, 1862. It outlines diverse transport modes now used and laments wartime strain on delivery while praising overall reliability. It recalls a New Yorker test mail and cites Eliot and Wilson on the service’s mission and bonds.
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United States
San Francisco
Charles W. Eliot
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Brevities and Witty Curiosities from a Distant Desk
A jumble of quirky musings notes affection for Wasps by a scientist and playful quips about shirts and rubber. It laments bargain buyers and ends with a biblical verse.
Walter Winchell Broadway Gossip Capsule
Intima converts Col Lindbergh toying with returning the medal to Berlin while Jolson entertains troops in the Caribbean. Rumors swirl about Lina Basquette’s ex groom Henry Ollison killed in Libya and Walter Kappe tied to FBI saboteur cases. The column teases theater feuds, marriages, and wartime stance with many named figures and places.
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Intima
Col
Lindbergh
Berlin
Garbo
Romeo
Joe Gordons
N. Y. Yankees
Fitch Sanitarium
Ward Morehouses
Joan Alarlone
Jolson
Caribbean
Ann Corio
Conn
Lina Basquette
Henry *Ollison
Libya
Vic Mature
Coast Guard
Eli Shonbrun
Walter Kappe
FBI
U. S
Bishop Seeks Ellis Island Writ In High Profile Case
Reports state William Gerald Bishop, detained on G men charges, obtained a writ of de base from Ellis Island authorities as he remains interned. The article notes Bishop led the Brooklyn Fronters and that FBI ties to saboteur cases surface amid broader wartime political chatter.
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William Gerald Bishop
G-Men
Elis Island
Bishop Elose
Ellis Island
Bishop
Brooklyn
Hans Kauffmann
Walter Kappe
FBI
Kaufman
Chicago
Senate
House
Cong. Tabor
John Edgar Hoover
Tabor
Bond
Local News Briefs From North Carolina Furniture Scene
Renewed buyer interest at the furniture mart continues, with many new arrivals noted. Rotarian Sam Burton of Asheville spoke to the Rotary Club, praising Guilford County furniture pioneers. The Guilford Sunday schools plan a convension at Sandy Ridge M P Church on August 3. John Craver of Lexington attended the furniture show yesterday. J F Regan announces birth of daughter Martha Beile July 26 at Cedrow Avenue. Julia McSwain 1673 Adams Street is improving after a Guilford General Hospital operation. Adolf Hitler urged Germans to end war at Gruenwald Stadium. John R Locke of New York claims Edison charged him six cents. Edison credits the amount and ends dispute.
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Furniture Mart
Sam Burton
Asheville
Rotary Club
High Point
Guilford County
Sandy Ridge
M.P. Churen
John Craver
Lexington
J. F. Regan
Martha Beile
Cedrow Avenue
Iiss
Julia McSwain
Adams Stree
Guilford General Hospital
Adolf Hitler
Gruenwald Stadium
Berlin
Dolly
John R. Locke
New York
Edison Company
Locke Renner
Local gatherings mark Suttenfiel reunion and small court day
More than 100 guests attended the Suttenfiel family reunion. Mrs. P. L. Culler hosted a birthday event for her daughter Blanche. In municipal court there were two cases. Other items note trips to Greensboro and Blowing Rock, a recovery from appendicitis, and national news on coal distribution and Hollywood. A Berlin dispatch reports the death of Ralph S. Morril in a postal plane crash near Hamburg.
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Suttenfiel
P. L. Culler
Cloverdale
Blanche Culler
Hoover
Will H. Hays
Movies
Hollywood
California
Ralph S. Morril
Charlotte
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin
Budget Delays Plague North Carolina Cities
Around Capital Square reports that less than a third of NC towns have prepared budgets for the coming fiscal year. Causes include a strong last year, defense population surges, and new revenue demands, with warnings against extravagance in civilian defense spending.
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North Carolina
Nother
North Carolina League of Municipalities
International City Managers’ Association
Durham
Western blackout air raid tests scheduled in Lexington Newland
Western blackout drills will be held Thursday night in Lexington and Newland from 9 to 11 PM, followed by Asheville next Tuesday in the same hours. Civilian defense officials note Asheville recently installed 18 new air raid alarm sirens and the test will gauge their effectiveness.
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Lexington
Newland
Asheville
Aviation power quotes and a Rip Van Winkle reference
A collage of wartime quotes from Brig Gen Henry J Reilly Lt Gen Henry H Arnold and Maj Gen Levin H Campbell Jr praising aviation industrial strength and morale Gandhi expresses optimism. the piece ends with a question referencing Rip Van Winkle amid wartime fear.
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Europe
Henry J. Reilly
O.R.C
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Lexington Ave
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MAN About Town
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Kay Aldridge
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Kay Fears
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Edmund O’brien
Eleanor Powell
Glenn Ford
Jane
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Marjorie Lawrence
Marjorie
Harkness Pavilion
Douglas Leigh
Standard Oil
Frederick McEvoy
Curt Diess
Manfred Zapp
Nagi
John Farrad
Blossom Chan
Tim Gayle
Nancy Carroll
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Tiffany's
Fifth Avenue
Raron Navarro
Havana-Madrid
Carmen Cortez
Ruth Gordon
Garson Kanin
Jack Bennys
William Wrythe
Mary Rogers
Reginald Gardiner
Nadia Petrova
Lois Andrews Jessel
George Jessel
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Roy Porites
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Rip van Winkle
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