Participation in Government a Duty, Broughton Says
M Broughton Raleigh attorney urged Greensboro Young Democratic Club students to join in governance and party activity. He warned that without participation citizens cannot demand reform and that government must be raised to a high standard to exclude corruption and graft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Democratic Club
Woman's Lollege
Greensboro
M. Broughton
Raleigh Attorn
Raleigh Orney
Broughton
Baptists Welcome Thousands to State Convention
More than a thousand Baptist women gather in High Point for the annual State Convention of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union. Organizers promise a varied program and a profitable visit with leaders hoping delegates enjoy their stay.
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Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
High Point
Absent Ballot Debate Draws Raleigh Reform Clash
Legislators in Raleigh push to amend absentee ballots and poll worker provisions amid a heated debate on ballot access. Critics warn repeal would disfranchise voters who must be away from their precinct on election day, risking inconvenience to those with no trust in ballot mechanics.
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Raleigh
State and voter rights balanced through corrective measures
The piece argues that banning a state official from government is not needed and voters should not be denied a marker for ballots. It notes abuses of fundamental rights may justify government intervention to curb harm and compensate society through benefits.
High Point Team Heads to National Intercollegiate Tourney
The High Point college basketball team will march to Kansas City March 13 to 18 for the National Intercollegiate tournament. They enter as North State conference and Carolinas AAU champions among 32 top teams, aiming for prestige and glory while bringing publicity to the college and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Kansas City
Carolinas A. A. U
Absentee Ballot Law Faces Tar Heel Voters Abroad
The proposed absentee ballot law attracts about 2000 North Carolina voters in Washington, D C who would be disqualified from primaries if enacted. The Lexington Dispatch notes severe restrictions could hinder many from voting in the general election while registration books in some counties remain untriggered, allowing some Tar Heels to vote in person next June without awareness, a stance described as unholy by the paper.
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Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Lexington Dispatch
the Dispatch
Washington
Record accuses Hitler of promoting militant indoctrination
The Greensboro Record notes that Hitler abstains from alcohol and tobacco yet condemns others. The piece suggests Germany now bans many practices under Es ist verboten and accuses the dictator of preparing boys for murder and slaughter as cannon fodder.
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Hitler
Greensboro
Germany
A Definite Threat to Licensure of Assistant Pharmacists
A bill now pending in the General Assembly would license any assistant pharmacist with five years experience under a registered pharmacist without examination. If enacted, the measure could allow many assistants to become licensed pharmacists regardless of qualification or training, a view echoed by the Winston-Salem Journal.
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General Assembly
Winston - Salem Journal
Public health urged for strict pharmacist licensing
Editorial warns the public on the dangers of improper drug handling and calls for enduring pharmacist licensing standards. It notes that even experts err with medicines and highlights sulfanilide cases, urging state boards to require high academic training and rigorous examinations for pharmacists to protect health and welfare.
Lyon cites youth handicap as mental attitude at work
Alfred E. Lyon of Philip Morris Tobacco Co. says the biggest handicap for today’s youth is their own mental attitude toward work, not mood, education, or experience. He emphasizes mindset over circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Lyon
Philip Morris Tobacco Company
Mr. Lyon
Remembering by starting at the bottom and memory cues
The piece argues young men should start in lower roles to learn a business. It cites John D. Rockefeller and John Roosevelt as examples and recalls Bernard Zufall advising four memory pitfalls including selective recall and studying a whole piece rather than parts. It ends with a prompt to test mistakes as a path to progress.
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John D. Rockefeller
Young Winthrop Rockefeller
John Roosevelt
Boston
Bernard Zufall
United States
Zufall
Bronx
Ara
Broadway Gossip Roundup Of Walter Winchell Style Notes
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys high society and show business chatter. Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hil liard with guests. Binnie Barnes and Moss Hart wed rumors. Amos n Andy and other stars out and about in New York.
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Ozzie Nelson
Swing Street
Harriet Hilliard
Andrews Sisters
Binnie Barnes
Moss Hart
Amos 'N
Andy
White Light
Lowell Thomas
Fox Movietone
54Th
10Th
Ben Bernie
Kuissa Landi
Paderewski
Radio City
Orson Welles
Frank Fay
Harold Lloyd
Max Schmeing
Lou Marx
Max
Kath Hepburn
Broadway Confucius and the Strands of Laughter
A breezy column riffs on Broadway life as a 13 year old defends a cut film scene, a sports wager makes a memory, and a faded star seeks solace in a nightspot. The piece blends show business lore with pithy maxims about ambition and luck.
Flaming Youth Fires Up Purity Motive in Kids
Psychiatric studies of child arsonists show many act to purify evil objects or situations. Analysts describe patterns of guilt, control, and escape driving destructive fires.
One Minute of World Motion and Destiny Unfolds
A concise vignette notes how events unfold in real time within sixty seconds. It frames global motion and destiny as a continuous, immediate process, inviting readers to consider what changes occur in a single minute across the Earth.
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Earth
One Minute Facts From The Past And Present
The passage notes rapid body flow of 616 feet per minute, fly infection risks, oil and fat usage, pencil production, fridge industry employment, and radio networks revenue, then states that one minute altered history by starting the Chicago fire and the American Revolution, and beheading Mary Queen of Scots.
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U. S
America
Chicago
Mary, Queen of Scots
State Baptist Woman's Missionary union closes at Green Street
More than 1,000 delegates and visitors registered for the convention. Elizabeth City was chosen as the convention city for 1920. Two bills changing High Point municipal government passed the State House and await Senate action. Bunn W. Hackney named to attend the Boy Scout executives camp conference in Atlanta April 15 20.
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State Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
Green Street
Elizabeth City
High Point
State House
Senate
Gilbertsville Dam Aids Flood Control and Navigation
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on the TVA Gilbertsville Dam appropriation of 17.206 million dollars. Senator Norris argues the project remains vital for flood control along the Tennessee river and for navigation, noting the dam’s role as the key link extending a 200 mile lake and its impact on downstream flood crests.
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Washington
House
TVA
Gilbertsville
Congress
Nebraska
Norris
George Norris
Senate
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Gulf
People Aboard in Miami and Atlanta Visit Guests
Mr. and Mrs. FE Hatcher Jr visit Miami Florida. Mrs P F M Bloodworth of Atlanta is guest of Mrs Ed Steele on East Washington street. Mrs Jesse Harris and Mrs Wilbur Jones spend a few days in Atlanta as guests of Mrs T D Weld.
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FE. A. Hatcher, Jr
Miami, Fla
P. F. M. Bloodworth
Atlanta, Ga
Ed Steele
East Washington Street
Jesse Harris
Wilbur Jones
T. D. Weld
Mexican fighting drives rebels from Juarez
Federal troops push rebels away from Juarez as war drama unfolds. In North Carolina voters in High Point weigh a charter change. A strong wind storms Watauga County causing extensive damage. In Nebraska a barn explosion at Scribner kills four and wounds 30.
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Juarez
High Point
Watauga County
Scribner
Neb
Wesley Memorial Church to Be Dedicated Tomorrow
Twenty years ago Wesley Memorial church is set for dedication at 11 o clock tomorrow with Bishop A V W Darlington preaching the dedicatory sermon. The church, completed January 1 1915 at about $72000, first sermon on January 10 1915 by Rev J H Earnhardt during Dr G T Rowe’s pastorate. Rev W A Lambeth current pastor arrived last fall. A banquet for city ministers and Sunday school superintendents and wives was held at the Elwood hotel with talks including The Preacher and Chicken and How to Manage a Wife.
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Wesley Memorial Church
A. V. W. Darlington
J. H. Earnhardt
G. T. Rowe
W. A. Lambeth
Elwood Hotel
Thomas L. Trott
Local residents on weekend trips and military discharge
Miss Lois Welborn spends the weekend in Thomasville with relatives. Miss Bessie Pope visits Winston Salem for the weekend with friends and relatives. Miss Annie Walker travels to Charlotte this morning to attend a Harry Lauder concert. Max Bones has received an honorable discharge from the army and returns to resume his business after 18 months at Camp Jackson.
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Lois Welborn
Thomasville
Bessie Pope
Winston- Salem
Annie Walker
Charlotte
Harry Lauder
Max Bones
Camp Jackson
United States to Field Half Million Army
The brief notes the U S will mobilize an army of about five hundred thousand soldiers. It also states Americans hold claims totaling 750 million dollars against central European powers. Finally the North Carolina General Assembly plans to adjourn on Tuesday March 11.
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Ailey
Strand
Mamma
Joe Williams
Mr. Wins
United States
Europe
General Assembly of North Carolina
Senator Norris backs TVA buyout of private electric properties
Senator Norris sponsors legislation to give TVA authority to complete the purchase from the Tennessee Electric Power Company. The winter deal between TVA and Wendell Wilkie of Commonwealth and Southern Corp values the assets at 78 million dollars, seen as a private industry win but criticized as overpriced. The price will be funded by bonds, not a Congress appropriation.
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Norris
TVA
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Wendell Wilkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Tennesse Electric Power Company
Wall Street
Senator Norris
Quotations on War and Society from WWII Era Figures
A collection of statements from Abe Pickus, Hermann Goering, Rev. Joseph Ostermann, Walter F. Downey, and General Franco. The quotes cover diplomacy, military power, refugee aid, media literacy, and neutrality in conflict as voiced by prominent 20th century figures.
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B. Terry
A. Rawley
Sec’y and Treas
Ammett A. Cecil
Mgr
P. Rawley
Epus M. Waynick
Associated Press
Audit Bureau
N. C
of Congress
National Adv
THE
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
New York City
Baptists
S Kers
Dale Carnegie
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Daily Mirror, Inc
New York
Fool
Joan Bennett
Lee Bowman
Joy Hodges
Eddie Foy
Delancey Fairchild
Lucile Cope
Puerto Rico
Hollywood
Great White Way
Confucius
Howard Merrill
Esquire Features, Inc
Bruce Catton
Abe Pickus
Cleveland
One Man Peace Organization
Ambassador Hourinouchi
Japan
Hermann Goering
Joseph D. Ostermann
Committee For Catholic Refugees From
Walter F. Downey
Massachusetts
Spain
General Franco
Don Juan
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