The Big Allotment of Funds for Roads
A discussion of the 130 million emergency road building measure sponsored by Congressman Lindsay War ren and the potential impact on North Carolina. The piece weighs fiscal restraint, government spending, and the possibility of diverting gas tax revenue from roadwork to other public needs, noting park road funding and the Smokies allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Warren
Washington
Congress
Highway Commission
Senate
Great Smokies
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Mulls Six Cop Additions and Vehicles
Winston-Salem considers adding six officers and three cars as crime waves strain the department. The police committee and chief press for better equipment amid rising incidents. The piece notes High Point’s earlier police force reduction as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Polie
High Point
Blocked Washington Street Furniture Lingers in Negro Area
Citizens question city delays as household furniture remains on Washington Street for about a year. The furniture, moved during eviction proceedings, blocks the thoroughfare and maroons the neighborhood. Residents demand action, arguing legality should not justify prolonged ugliness and obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Iron Fist For Germany And Tomorrow's Lessons
A lengthy meditation contrasts Germany's 1930s election choices between Paul von Hindenburg and Adolf Hitler, warning of the dangers and potential collapse of the republic. It then shifts to reflections on progress, education, and the link between yesterday today and tomorrow, urging responsible leadership and enduring spiritual values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Mussolini
I Duce
German Republic
St. John the Divine
Morningside Heights
New York City
Ammon
Karnak
Upper Egypt
Sphinx
Columus
Israel
David
City cut police pay sparking burglaries and crime wave
The city cut wages across departments to curb costs and reduce police pay. Burglaries rose soon after and arrests declined briefly. Officials feared a thinner force might weaken protection, but the crime wave subsided and order returned.
Framed Critiques and Books in a 1982 Journal Review
A long retro literary column surveys critics and biographies, praising Samuel Seabury, Frank Harris, and Harris studies, with discussions of Henry George, Seabury’s municipal reformist stance, and reviews of Great Scott and The Two Carlyles. It notes film and authorial works, and a special Indiana edition of Margaret Weymouth Jackson’s First Fiddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Margaret Weymouth Jackson
Jenny Fowler
Bobbs-Merrill
Passing of Thomas Mackey Umbrella Mender
The article laments the death of Thomas Mackey known as a longtime umbrella mender in GH POINT. He faced hardship but carried cheerful optimism that comforted those who spoke with him, a genuine loss to the community and its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harris
Madelaine Mendelsohn
Chicago
A. IL. Tobin
E. Gertz
Tobin
Harris
Gertz
Mencken
Lord Dunsany
John Galsworthy
Leonard Merrick
Leon Trotzky
Upton Sinclair
Man Shakespeare
Thomas Mackey
Prince Hal
Falstaff
Sympathy and Hope Amid Lindbergh Baby Case Talks
A commentary cautions against premature despair or optimism regarding the Lindbergh baby case. It argues that public mood shifts with events and that prophecy offers little certainty about prosperity or better times, urging belief in eventual constructive outcomes.
Let There Be No Half Wet or Half Dry Policy
A writer rails at the dry wets clash in politics citing the 18th amendment as part of the constitution and arguing prohibition must be all wet or all dry. He urges removing the issue from party platforms and condemns ongoing quibbling over moral policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gutterman
G. M
Horace Wade
Scott
Dial Press
Henry Hamilton
Hugo
Elsie
Madam Electra
Louise Huge
Walter Scott
Bisie
Chicago American
Wade
Mr. Wade
Abraham Lincoln
Temperance and Prohibition Echo In Robed Oratorical Appeal
A temperance defense cites Robert G Ingersoll on liquor harms, arguing prohibition should be national policy. The sermon-like plea lists social wreckage caused by alcohol and condemns intemperance as a force of crime, poverty, and despair, ending with a note that the text continues on page eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Ingersoll
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Izak Walton
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Century
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Woman's Court
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Olvany
McCormick
Henry George
George
John
Priscilla Alden
Chambers
Judge Seabury
Jeon Trotzky
Samuel Roth
William Butler Yeats
Bishop Berkeley
J. M. Howe
M. M. Rossi
Jack Yeats
Berkeley
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Brookes
Macmillan
Algo Brand
Robert M. McBride and Company
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Great
University of Travel
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Orinoco
Brownings* RY
Kert Burdett
Houghton Mininng Company
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Besier
Joseph Vance
Lone Wolfe
Thomas Meighan
Lone Wolf
Charlotte Greenwood
J. B. Lippincott Company
Jamestown
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