Financing Problems Delays City High Point Bond Plan
The State Supreme Court ruling blocks High Point from issuing $300,000 in county municipal building bonds without a public vote. City and Guilford County must seek lawful financing, with county repayment planned in 2–3 years, while highway officials push for rapid completion of a 40 mile new super highway south of the city to relieve overloaded routes and improve freight movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
High Point
Guilford
Lindley
Davidson County
Burton
Love And Its Rewards Are You A Christian?
A reflective meditation on Christian faith and living, urging self examination of whether one is more than nominally Christian. It cites Paul, Job, and the idea that true faith shows as love, endurance, and obedience, with quotes from scripture and George Matheson on the cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Paul
Moffatt
Christ
Job
Christ Jesus
God
George Matheson
Korea a Story of Unhappy Centuries for a People
A historical account tracing Korea’s four centuries of foreign domination and conflict among China Japan Russia and Britain United States and the United Nations. It covers invasions treaties changes of sovereignty the 38th parallel division and the Korean War shaping Korea as a trustee state and its struggle toward independence.
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Korea
China
Japan
Russia
Hideyoshi
Siberia
Pacific
Manchuria
Europe
Shimonoseki
France
Germany
Chinese Eastern Railway
Russo-Chinese Bank
Russo-Asiatic Bank
Port Arthur
Dairen
Great Britain
United States
Seoul
Portsmouth
Prince Ito
Yalu
Chosen
Peking
Shanghai
Soviet Russia
United Nations
North
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Smathers, Kerr Lightly Roasting Marines in Washington
Senator George A Smathers tells of helping a besieged couple find a hotel room by arranging a late night use of a friend's apartment. The tale links to Captain Joseph McConnell and a light jab from Senator Kerr about the Marine Corps outrunning other services. A playful note mentions a MATS lieutenant named Tommy Hawk at Andrews Field.
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Washington
George A. Smathers
Florida
New York
National Airport
Smathers
Telees
Senator Smathers
Sclon
Hannibal Hamlin
William B. Thompson
Jami
Dupont Circle
United States
Ab. Thompson
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerry
Marine Corps
Military Air Transport Service
Andrews Field
MATS
Tommy Hawk
Quotes on assaults and raids spark political tension
The remarks by British Major William Hinde on Mau Mau raids are cited alongside a critique of Eisenhower's administration. Stephen A. Mitchell, national chairman of the Democratic Party, emphasizes slow growth of political organizations and a habit of easing executive leadership.
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William Hinde
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic Party
Soil Conservation Districts Redefine Local Water Control
Peter Edson explains a new local sub-government formed by Soil Conservation Districts that cross township and state lines. These districts cover large drainage areas, levy taxes, and coordinate watershed work, influencing federal aid and potential new bureaucratic needs in the USDA.
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Washington
United States
California
Nebraska
Kansas
R. W. Rogers
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
U. S
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
W. S. David, Jr
League City
Tex
Zens
Congress
House
Senate
Soil Conservation District
Eisenhower
Soil Conservation
Uncle Sam
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Presidential Water Resources Commission
Morris L. Cooke
Tragic Type By Implication Bursts Riot Over Love
Robert Ruark humorously laments a springtime city riot of six hundred cops dispersing 300 youths fighting over a girl. He riffs on dames, marriages to stars, and courtship woes, noting his own claims of alimony while poking fun at macho posturing and romantic misadventure.
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Betsy
Goldened
Dames
Jean Harlow
Mary Pickford
Helen Hayes
Baby Shor
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Harlow
Marlene
Lana
Iit
Errol Flynn
Mama
History repeats itself in Mississippi schools politics
The piece warns against political interference in higher education. It recalls Governor Bilbo’s influence on appointments and argues that Mississippi colleges should be free from political control. It critiques Governor White for claiming ownership of the boards and urges nonpartisan school operation.
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Bilbo
Mississippi
White
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Chamber of Commerce
John van Lindley
Greensboro
Tom Burton
W. W. White
George Sokolsky
George Dixon
Senator Kerr
Alexandria
All America
MI6
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Peter Edson
New Farm Organization
New Farm
R. A. McConnell, Jr
Lincoln, Neb
Citi
Robert Ruark
Politics and Schools
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