What Is a Ring in Politics and North Carolina History
The article explains the term ring as an exclusive group pursuing selfish aims. It recalls Furnifold M. Simmons and the Simmons ring in North Carolina, notes shifts in political power, and contrasts national rings like Tammany with local figures now rejecting ring politics.
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Webster International
North Carolina
Simmons
O. K
Mr. Simmons
McDonald
Clyde R. Hoey
Simmons Ring
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Tammany
Ware
Boise Penrose
Statesmen and duty urged in timeless quotation
A modern note on leadership cites the saying that serving the country best also serves the party. The phrase reflects ongoing calls for public service and loyalty to national interests.
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Ringster
Coalition at Cleveland searches for a unifying figure
From Cleveland the stop London coalition shifts toward former Governor Frank Lowden hoping for a leader to replace the Kansan viewed as leading the Republican presidential field. Landon holds momentum while Knox Borah Dickinson forces falter as the party edges toward nomination amid internal strife and Democratic pressure.
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Cleveland
London
Frank Lowden
Vandenburg
Knox-Borah-Dickinson
Landon
New York Herald-Tribune
Welcome Lions International District Convention at High Point
High Point hosts a two day Lions International district convention with members of this section as guests. The article praises the Lions for their service especially in aiding the blind and notes the district’s distinguished community contribution and hopes the gathering will stimulate ongoing good works and provide an enjoyable occasion.
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High Point
Lions International
Lions Club
Queen Mary sightseers loot ship during New York visit
Sightseers on the British liner Queen Mary in New York allegedly stole silverware, nameplates, vases, clocks, ashtrays and other items. Chief Steward A. E. Jones notes many items could only be loosened with tools. diplomats hope goodwill remains despite the theft.
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New York
News and Observer
A. E. Jones
China
Restoring a Right Balance by Tom Alderman Sykes
An essay urges returning to a soul centered recovery amid modern noise and distraction. It warns hurried life, media feeds, and politics threaten inner values and calls for time to seek God and a spiritual balance toward peace and shared abundance.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Advertising as a record of a nation's enterprise and progress
A social observer measures a people by business methods and advertising. Gladstone valued American ads for economic and industrial insight, while Rhodes used press files to study politics. Advertising, viewed broadly, chronicles a era and informs statesmen and historians.
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Christian Science Monitor
Gladstone
Statesman
Rhodes
Election musings and local school board note
A column mixed with political witticisms, local election chatter, and a notice that Charlie Amos’s five year term on the school board has expired prompting talk of a replacement. It also mentions charter rules for board composition and a Johnson Street resident as a potential appointee.
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Board of School Commissioners
Charlie Amos
Charlie
Amos
High Point
Johnson Street
After Thoughts on Liberty and Ballots in a Free Society
The columnist weighs the ballot battle and democracy as a test of liberty. He cites Lions clubs and other civic groups favoring responsible freedom, contrasts American ideals with Germany, and urges restraint and communal good over selfish defiance. The piece reflects on liberty, democracy, and future judgments of the New Deal era.
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Germany
Lions Clubs
Lions
Kinwanians
Civitans
Rotarians
Sular
Henry van Dyke
June Rarities and Lively Local Notes From NC Paper
The item blends whimsical June reflections with a curious tale of a locomotive engineer losing and boy recovering teeth. It mentions bequeathing naturals to North Carolina dentists and hints at a political campaign with Jeffersonians joining a November wagon.
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North Carolina
The Foxes and Other Tales of the South Review
A North Carolina reader notes R. Harriss's The Foxes a vivid Carolina swamp novel featuring fox cubs and plantation life. It lauds Dr Arthur Palmer Hudson edited humor volume as lively regional prose with varied Southern anecdotes and notable but lesser known writers.
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R. Harriss
Southeastern
Carolina
Mr. Harriss
Gutch
Gyp
Blaze
Nip
Twitch
Fox Cubs
Fayetteville
Duke University
Baltimore Evening Sun
High Point
J. M
Arthur Palmer Hudson
University of North Carolina
Hudson
John James Audubon
Chateaubriand
Sir Charles Lyell
University of North Caroline
R. Williams
China
Yang Carewe
Serdang
Kedah
Bali Boo
Lo Foh
Mr. Williams
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J. P. Rawley Publishers
R. B. Terry
Associated Press
N.C
National Advertising Representative & Katz Special Adv
Agency General Office
New York City
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Advertising
By Jack Field
Diddin
Down
Peanut Counties
Phooey
D—N Company
Los Angeles
Ohio
Garden
Ence
Il Duce
Ethiopia
Dora
Supreme Court
Guffey
Charles B, McCandless
By Betty and
John Mebane
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R. P. Harriss
Boston
Houghton Mifflin
Satan A TO
Strauch
York
Harper Bros
Floreana
Galapagos Islands
Dore Strauch
Eden
Dr. Ritter
Frau Strauch
Baroness
A Aid
World
Cere
Frank
B. M
L. B. Myers
New Type Harcourt, Firace & Co
Louisiane Swamp
Louisiana
Stephen
Paulina
Worth
Hermit
Russia
Wentworth
Andrew New
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Kassner
Mr. Malraux
Czechoslovakia
Malraux
Wales
Haakon M. Chevalier
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