La Follette Rejected As Speaker At Carnegie Tech
Carnegie Institute of Technology blocked former Wisconsin governor Philip La Follette from addressing students Monday under the American First Committee, citing lack of an opposing speaker. La Follette still has two talks scheduled, one to respond to Stimson’s war policies.
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College board blocks speaker on war issues
The article notes the educational institution's neutrality in a dispute over inviting a speaker from antiwar and pro Allies groups. John D. Gordon of the America First Committee calls the move an attack on free speech, while La Follette's father, Fighting Bob La Follette, opposed U.S. entry in 1917.
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Hatch drafts law changes to require political funds disclosure
Senator Hatch proposed an amendment to the clean politics law mandating reporting of all funds received or disbursed for political purposes on annual income tax returns. A special form would accompany tax blanks. fraud or failure to file carries the same penalties as tax evaders. Publicizing these forms aims to deter large contributions and aid enforcement of spending limits. Senator Gillette also pursues bills to require expenditures through designated fiscal agents, potentially disqualifying candidates if others spend for them. Both seek to amend the Hatch Act this session after budget plans are settled.
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How Can I Clean Soiled Wallpaper Quickly
A reader asks how to clean wallpaper with quick results. Answers suggest dusting with a clean duster dipped in dry borax for soiled areas, and using a clean damp cloth pressed with a moderately warm iron to remove rain spots from a garment, followed by chalk and linen polishing for gold teeth.
Dr Niederland to Speak at Rotary on May 15
Dr William Niederland, a refugee German scientist and former medical consulant to Pope Pius XI, will address the Rotary Club on May 15 supporting the United Jewish Appeal. The drive funds rescue relief and resettlement through JDC UPA and NRS, aiding victims of war and Nazi persecution and aiding refugees in the United States.
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Safety training for men in quarries at High Point
The 16 hour U S Bureau of Mines First Aid Training Course organized by the North Carolina Department of Labor was held this week for Johnson Stone Company employees in High Point. Certificates and first aid manuals were awarded by the State Department of Labor and Bureau of Mines to White and Colored workers including Morris Eaton John R Eaton Gid L Stilley William M Stilley Charlie Stilley Arthur O Vincannon Angus N Johnson Edgar J Johnson and Mrs Walaska B Johnson plus W Marshall Mashaw Carson C Leak Willie M Harrington Ed Atlen. Several other employees attended part of the course. Instructors were Claud P Dempsey and Murray M Grier.
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Carson C. Leak
Willie M. Harrington
Ed Atlen
N. C. Department of Labor
Murray AM. Grier
Graduation Days Observance Planned by High Point Merchants
Plans completed for Graduation Days next Friday and Saturday under the High Point Merchants Association. Merchants will display special merchandise as suitable gifts for graduates. A unique contest will be held with participating stores featuring one article not kept in stock in their window displays.
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High Point Merchants Association
Window Shopping Contest Grants Merchandise Prizes
A contest invites participants to guess articles not stocked in local stores windows. Open to all, prizes go to those with the most correct guesses. First prize is 15 dollars in merchandise, second 10 dollars, third 5 dollars. Merchants’ windows will be decorated and staff or judges are ineligible to compete.
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Merchantt’ Association
Chicago Furniture Market Sets All Time Sales Mark
Chicago markets report record orders at the Uwvo and Merchandise Mart shows. About 850 manufacturers surveyed show average sales 9 percent above last year and mid season orders 30 percent above prior records. Lawrence Whiting and Percy Wilson forecast price rises and a buying surge as money circulation climbs.
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Aged readers offered church transport by phone
Community notices provide a service for aged residents to attend church today via car transport from Eloover Funeral Home. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after Allan B. Butler's death. Services include Sunday school at 9 45, preaching at 11 by Elder W C Cooke, musical program at 3, Y P A at 6 30, and 8 pm sermon by Miss M H Scales. Elder Cooke returned from a revival in Cleveland Ohio.
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Sallie Goodman
Jesse E. Butler
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R. Shipp
M. H. Scales
W. C. Cooke
Cleveland
Lessons in English Words Often Misused and Mispronounced
A compact language notes item teaching proper usage and pronunciation. It highlights phrases to avoid, such as agreeing to plans, and mispronunciations like Numera tor. The piece offers word study tips, a daily word MODULATE, and lists synonyms and common misspellings.
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LOOK and LEARN By ALC GORDON
Answers to a quiz show style list appear here. The highest inhabited place is Pike's Peak Observatory in Colorado over 14 000 feet. The Anvil Chorus comes from I Trovatore by Verdi. Candidates who ran three times were Henry Clay and William Jennings Bryan. Nerve signal speed is about 400 feet per second. The most valuable farm product listed is milk.
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Modern Etiquette Q A About Corn and Sports Manners
The Q A explains etiquette in brief: use one hand on corn on the cob, be a good sportsman by loving the game, playing fair, and congratulating the opponent. It also asks when a weekend guest should write a bread and butter letter after leaving.
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