Gannett Leads Opposition to Government Reorganization Bill
The Rochester publisher Frank E. Gannett campaigns nationwide to rally Senate opposition, claiming eight more votes are needed to defeat the bill. He argues the measure concentrates executive power and threatens the American system, warning of extended control beyond the current administration.
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Congress
Frank E. Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Gannett
Senate
Supreme Court
Victory by Acclamation in County Chairman Selections
The county held Democratic and Republican executive meetings with no clashes as candidates promptly withdrew and acclamations followed. Thomas C. Hoyle Jr. was named Democratic chairman and Worth D. Henderson the Republican chairman, both praised for their selections.
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High Point
Thomas C. Hoyle, Jr
Democratic Committee
Worth D. Henderson
Republican Committee
Urbanization and Aging Shift in American Life
The text notes rapid changes in the United States population as urban areas expand and the share of elderly rises faster than before due to lower birthrates and disease control. It recalls the 1790 census when 5.8 percent lived on farms, highlighting a shift away from rural living.
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Republic
Urban growth and social change in late 19th century America
The piece notes urbanization pushing 60 percent of people into cities by now and 29 percent by 1880, shaping politics and institutions. It contrasts city and rural mindsets, flags rising adult populations affecting schools, and highlights racketeering and Sabbath observance debates, urging vigilance against rackets and a return to moral restraint.
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South
America
News and Observer
Anniversary Promotes Girl Scout Ideal and Growth
The article lauds vigorous outdoor life for both sexes as central to American ideals and highlights the Girl Scout movement. It marks a quarter century of history, noting two million girls benefited and half a million enlisted, with Savannah commemorating the birth anniversary and the local group noting the occasion.
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Girl Scout
Savannah
Riot welcomes Hitler in Austria shifts loyalties
The Austrian crowd cheered Hitler as German influence dominates Austria with many switchers from independence to Nazism. Fear under the celebratory mob grows as resistance risks liberty and life, and Jews face oppression in the Hitler regime.
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Hitler
Austria
Washington politics and New Deal prospects in 1938
The piece analyzes Roosevelt's effort to shape the Democratic Party for a 1940 victory, backing loyal New Dealers in Congress and courting endorsements while fearing conservative opposition. It notes early moves like Otha Wearin announcing a Senate bid and contrasts state milk and electric projects amid broader policy battles.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Claude Pepper
Florida
Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
White House
Clark
Missouri
Adams
Colorado
Lonergan
Connecticut
McCarran
Nevada
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Otha Wearin
Guy M. Gillette
Wearin
Gillette
Letter to the editor on the United States as a Christian nation
A reader asserts the Supreme Court declared the US a Christian nation and that Divine Inspiration guided colonial founders. The letter emphasizes national hymn worship and prayerful expressions of liberty, urging enduring faith in American destiny.
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Supreme Court of the United States of America
Resolution in favor of Sunday Blue Law at High Point college
The Ministerial Association of High Point college endorses the original Blue Law resolution from the Farris Andrews Bible class. It opposes discrimination against certain corporations and insists on respecting the Sabbath without enforcing compulsory religion. Signed by A C Lovelace Jr secretary.
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Montheu Ave
the Enterprise
Ministerial Association
High Point College
High Point
Ministerial Association of
Farris-Andrews
War poetry and the lingering duty of memory
The piece surveys wartime verse from Campbell, Ryan, McCrae, and Seeger, noting how most great poems emerge after conflict. It contrasts romanticized battle scenes with sober, casualties aware lines and urges readers to honor courage with peaceful, constructive action. It then shifts to local notes on Black achievements in High Point, praising interracial initiatives and a reading by a Black student titled I am a Negro, and praising school funding for Negro education.
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Old Academy
Campbell
Battle of
Hohenlinden
Napoleon
Fields
Alan Seeger
France
Flanders Fields
America
McCrea
High Point
Jo nquil lore and dented greens from a spring
The column explores the distinction between jonquils and daffodils Narcissus and halves of the Narcissus genus noting eleven divisions of varieties. It discusses jonquil traits such as early bloom fragrance and cold resistance and contrasts greens like creesies and turnip greens with spinach. It ends with a humorous tale of a New York visitor and a North Carolina spring.
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New York City
North Carolina
Asheville
New York
Hell
Boundary Against The Night review and other book notices
Edwardian style literary column reviews Edmund Gilligan's Boundary Against The Night from Farrar and Rinehart noting wartime voyage themes and postwar chaos in Boston with Laura James linkage. Also praises College Square by Susan Goodyear and Divided We Stand by Walter Prescott Webb, plus assorted quotes on peace and pets from notable figures.
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Edmund Gilligan
New York
Farrar & Rinehart
Enuinely
Benjamin Coventry
Boston
Laura James
Guardians of the Peace
Laura
Coventry
Mr. Gilligan
United States
Walter Prescott Webb
Webb
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J. P. Rawley
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N. C
of Congress
KATZ
Agency General Office
Treas Gen
Mercer
Raleigh
The
Jacob
Daily Smith
Rodney Dutcher
Municipal News
Tarboro
Edgecombe County
Max Gardner
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wellington
New Zealand
Rome
Italy
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe
Randy
W. A. Bivins
Linden's Hill
Iser
Linden
Father Ryan
John McCrae
Flanders
D. B. Carrick
College Square
Susan Goodyear
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Wallace Beery
Lord Robert Cecil
A. A. Brill
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