Let's Elect Him For State Senate Kirkman Hopeful Hit By Carruthers
The editorial urges High Point Democrats to vote for O Arthur Kirkman for the State Senate over Joe Carruthers of Greensboro. It praises Kirkman’s legislative record and campaign energy while noting Carruthers’ siting support and Cone Mill backing. Observers expect Kirkman to win High Point decisively, with Guilford rural support and Greensboro split.
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High Point
O. Arthur Kirkman
State Senate
Kirkman
Arthur Kirkman
Joe Carruthers
Greensboro
Carruthers
Senate
Cone Mill
House
Guilford
Grocery bill rise sparks critique of inflation policy
The article lambastes a federal price stance as inflating the family grocery bill by 150 million annually. It claims food purchases and destruction keep prices high, condemning administration policies and warning of harm to farmers and consumers alike.
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Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Elis Arnall
Truman
Washington
A NC Judicial Race a Complex Campaign Puzzle
The piece analyzes the North Carolina court race led by Governor Kerr Scott appointee Stimons Valentine with challengers Oscar Efird and Judges Bobbitt Gwyn Parker. It weighs probability of a first or second primary, noting Valentine’s early lead but uncertainty about the field and possible joint second primaries.
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North Carolina Court
Stimons Valentine
Kerr Scott
Justice Valentine
Oscar Efird
Winston-Salem Court
Superior Court
Don Phillips
Allen Gwyn
William Bobbitt
Hunt Parker
Phillips
Efird
Bobbitt
Gwyn
Parker
Scott
Umstead
Olive
Ftmous Valentine
Turpentine Drippings and Election Echoes Across Town
A collage of notes from North Carolina papers includes commentary on political fatigue and reform rhetoric. Anecdotes touch on obituary notices at a Fine Arts Festival, past customs for delivering notices, and local reflections on media coverage of candidates and KKK trials.
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Fred
Williamston
Smithfield
Cain
Hoyts
Jim Burnett
The Chinese, fan maker and gunpowder inventor
A compact note observes that the Chinese invented both the fan and gunpowder and jokes about fire’s invention, reflecting on historical tech origins without naming any discoverer.
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Nashville (Tenn.) Banner
Public and Unions Debate From Washington
Peter Edson presents GE vice president Lemu el C Boulware arguing that business leaders and labor unions clash over bargaining power and government influence. He contends the public tolerates union excesses, favors labor, and wants unions to serve workers, while companies must balance interests of customers stockholders and the public. Boulware criticizes union officials and calls for a free market approach without government policing.
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Washington
NEA
Lemuel C. Boulware
General Electric
Mother Re
David McDonald
Uni McDonald
Boulware
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
C.E. Wilson
More
Dion
Mr. Boulware
Vrn Boulware
Indecision and blame in education history
A pasted column argues blame for a student’s dullness shifts across teachers and parents from grammar to nursery schools. It follows Edison’s path of self education, then a 1893 plan to work and study, returning to school by 1898 to pursue knowledge and a trade in printing before college.
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Joe Snider
Geemenae School
Smaskiecessan Brockhead
Thomas A. Edison
Tom
William James
Ife
Asa
Tennyson
Quotes and leaders urge action amid Cold War tensions
A jumble of quotes from Gen Ridgway, Ike, Truman, Harriman, and Stevenson reflects calls for peace and firm stance in Korea and global security. Notes mention armistice, mutual security, and public officials, with anecdotes from performers and a Reader's Digest item about a dog barking for food.
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Matthew Ridgway
Korea
D. Eisenhower
Beenie
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
Reader’s Digest
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