Williams Steps Aside to Clear Path for Stevenson 1956
Adlai Stevenson gains momentum as G Mennen Williams becomes latest Democrat to withdraw, paving the way for Stevenson as other rivals exit. Manhattan to Chicago views hint Stevenson seeks a formal bid while Eisenhower remains a major obstacle for both parties.
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Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Symington
Missouri
Kefauver
Tennessee
New York
Harriman
Williams
Stevenson
Adlai
Chicago
White House
Eisenhower
City Cleaners Offer Free Flag Cleaning for Flag Day
Bright Flag Day gesture by about a score of dry cleaning firms and the American Legion through the High Point Cleaners' Association to wash and brighten flags at no charge this week. Mayor Covington lauds the effort urging all residents to display their clean flags next Tuesday in observance of Flag Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
High Point Cleaners’ Association
Covington
Litter discussion at Cliffs of the Neuse dedication
Governor Hodges calls for a state law against litter bugs as the state faces enforcement gaps. North Carolina statute since 1924 already criminalizes littering within 100 yards of highways with fines up to 50 dollars and 30 days imprisonment, excluding highway staff. The piece notes ongoing highway cleanup spending and urges better enforcement over law expansion. It also highlights High Point High School scholarships totaling over 15,000 dollars awarded this season and the rising college scholarship trend for local graduates.
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Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
Hodges
North Carolina
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Sess
High Point
Is Junior a Budding Socialist in Modern America
A Charlotte Observer piece argues that many American youths see business as big business and view labor negatively. It warns that later adults may distrust profits taxes and subsidies, hindering understanding of true free enterprise, while noting a need for better economic education.
Empty plate sparks GOP dinner woes at Washington fund event
White House and Nixon aides faced a din ner fiasco at the Sheraton Park as waiters failed to assign staff to their tables leaving guests with empty plates. The incident unfolded during President Eisenhower’s remarks, prompting silent exits and a jab at Adlai Stevenson.
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Washington
Nea
White House
Nixon
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Dolly Madison and Revolutionary Foreshadowing in Guilford Battle
The article links Dolly Madison’s family sites to the Guilford Court House clash. It details Light Horse Lee’s 1781 march, cavalry engagements, and British advances, noting how Dolly Madison’s upbringing amid war may have shaped her future White House role.
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Friends’ Meeting
Guilford Courtie
Meeting House
Lighthorse
Harry
Harry” Lee
Greene
Guilford Courthouse
Lée
Lee
Campbell
Guilford College
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Dolly Madison
White House
Paynes
Richmond
Benedict Arenold
Lafayette
Kings Mountain
Magnificent Doll
John Payne
King’s Mountain
Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
Ferguson
North Carolin
Cost of Elections Threatens Representation in the US
George Sokols ky argues high political spending taints voter choice as the Ford Foundation funds influence politics. Philip L. Graham cites strict limits on campaign expenditures that are ignored by practice, noting 1952 costs near 100 million and television driving 1956 figures higher. He laments the hypocrisy of self serving political finance.
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Fund For the Republic
Ford Foundation
Philip JL. Graham
Washington Post
Times Herald
Chicago
Congress
Senate
Illinois
Proposals for Honest Elections Amid Media Campaigns
A political essay argues for moral funding reform to curb pay‑to‑play politics. It supports large numbers of small donations, short campaign durations, strict expenditure reporting with severe penalties, and candidate competence over televised performance. Senator Hennings is noted as leading congressional discussion.
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Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Missouri
Craham
Have you sent forth a craft with a cargo friend
A voyaging elder speaks on hopeful waiting for ships to come home. The poem notes that longing requires sending a craft to sea first, implying action precedes return and relief from cares.
BPW convention focuses on constitutional reform move
Raleigh coverage notes hundreds of BPW members from North Carolina gather for the annual federation convention. The event emphasizes social activity and a push to modernize the state constitution, with five objective areas including women in business education and professional advancement. The piece also surveys Legion and railroad developments and political remarks surrounding regional figures.
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B.P.W
Raleigh
North Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Womens Clubs
General Assembly
Legion and Shrine
BPW
North Carolina
Charlotte
National Federation
St. Louis
International Federation
Geneva
Switzerland
Samarcand
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B. Terry Holt McPherson
D. A. Rawley
Co. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
Associated
Ike
Graham
Scheidt
The
Highway Commission
High Point High School
Charlotte Observer
Junior
At&t
Peter Edson
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
James Whitfield
Cannon
Australia
John Landy
Roger Makins
Sir Rogers Topper
Army
Matthew Ridgway
Ridgway
Rep
Barratt O'Hara
Miguel Angel Campa
Fulgencio Batista
Olara
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Congressional Club
Mamie Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Bess Truman
Mamie
Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Fachange Commission
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
Armstrong
Marik No. 1
Texas Millonaires Oil Co
SEC
Thomas
GOP
Katie Louchheim
Democratic National Committee
W. A. Bmins
George Sokolsky
Charles Pearson
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
North Carolina Department of American Legion
June H. Rose
Greenville
Tom Daniels
George Freeman
Henry Ingram
Victor Johnson
James Lockhard
Wiley Rodman
Korea
Herbert F. Seawell Jr
Carthage
Durham
Seawell
U. S
Middle District
Herbert Brownell
North Carolina Bar Association
Wrightsville Beach
Southern Railway System
Atlantic & North Carolin
Goldsboro
Morehead City
Atlantic & Eastern Carolina Railroad Company
A&ec
Southern
State of North Carolina
Atlantic
Mississippi
Memphis
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