Morning Musings on City Life and Honest Hearts
A casual column by W. A. Bivins blends dawn in town with street activity and a reflection on honesty. The piece recalls a steeple bell memory, shares reflections on mercy and judgment, and ends with a quote from World Affairs via A F Taylor about learning from the past to shape the future.
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Aene
Grover Cleveland
William Howard Taft
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Wordsworth
BBC
A. F. Taylor
Mystic Maze and Carter Glass News Reflections
The author recalls a fair maze metaphor for life’s path toward right conduct, urging simple rectitude over party or group loyalties. The piece pays tribute to Carter Glass, Virginia senator and former treasury secretary, noting his steadfast integrity and early meetings in Washington.
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Carter Glass
U. S
Virginia
Capitol
Washington
the Treasury
Woodrow Wilson
Tact and the Art of Graceful Remarks
The author recalls a noble household dinner where a broken thin coffee cup prompts a polite rebuke about better judgment. The host thanks the wife for tact, while noting that tactless words can still harm friendships even without malice.
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England
Willis Smith Elected Duke University Board Chairman
Willis Smith of Raleigh, president of the American Bar Association and Duke alumnus, was elected chairman of the Duke University board of trustees, succeeding the late Col. John F. Bruton. Alex H. Sands Jr. was elected as secretary. Charles E. Jordan and Herbert J. Herring were named vice presidents. Twenty four of 32 trustees attended. Amos R. Kearns attended from High Point. Evansville house move draws citywide attention as ex-GI Louis Van Bibber receives new home with 67 ton moving operation disrupting utilities.
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Durham
Charles E. Jordan
Herbert J. Herring
Trinity
Trinity College
High Point
Amos R. Kearns
Evansville
Ind
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Gilmore Haynes
Haynes
Louis van Bibber
New Guinea
van Bibber
Ohio River City
Jacob Jacobson
Montreal
Motorists Favor Right To Travel
Geneva based news reports the International Alliance of Tourism declaring free travel a fundamental human right, as its postwar general assembly includes 116 automobile touring clubs worldwide and aligns with the United Nations charter.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Alliance of Tourism
AIT
General Assembly
United Nations
Thomasville Scouts Win Multiple Awards At Court Of Honor
Boy scouts from seven Thomasville troops earned Life First Class Star and merit badges at the monthly court of honor in the Main Street Methodist church. Troop 65 led with Star ranks and multiple blue bars as George Saintsing and others received several honors.
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Thomasville
Court of Honor
Main Street
Bobby Glenn May
Brown Finch
George W. Saintsing
Troop
Bobby Oakley
Tommy Ward
Harold Bray
Travis Bray
Bobby Ward
Nald Moore
Edward Richardson
Kenneth Wilson
Paul Culbreth
Otha Berrier
Paul Berrier
Howard Coker
Bobby May
Jodie Lee Durham
Julius Green
Eugene Wells
Bobby Loftin
Eddie Branson
Aarimes
Troop 51
Coggins
Reginald Bayse
James Henderson
Ravens
Donald Wilson
Ape
Arg
Send Phelps
Ted Rippy
Curtis Walters
John Benfield
J. C. Branch
Leathern
Robert Mull
Raymond Ball
Richard Whittington
Leslie McDonald
Philip Leonard
Blair Little
Thomas Harrelson
Earle Norton
Bobby Radford
Blic
Ed Norton
James Olive
Illy J. Murphy
Sng
Bric Kennedy
Jimmy Clinard
If we could fly to visit our celestial neighbors by lane
The statement imagines traveling to the moon in seven weeks and to the sun in about fifty years at an average speed. It uses a playful, speculative approach to distances and travel times between Earth and celestial bodies.
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Micawhber
David Copperfield
Juvenal
Lane
Ducks harvest their down for nest lining continues
Farmers describe riding ducks whose breast down is plucked for nests. The birds shed the lining naturally and resume supply as men remove the nest material.
France's Finest Arch at Orange Stands 62 Feet High
The finest triumphal arch in France is in Orange near Avignon. Likely dedicated to Tiberius, the monument rises about 62 feet in height.
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France
Orange
Avignon
Tiberius
Japanese Navy Practices Far Offshore for Target Sessions
The Japanese navy sent ships well off shore for target practice to avoid triggering underwater tremors. Officials warned heavy gunfire could provoke volcanic or seismic activity, prompting precautionary measures during drills.
Poles Get Aid From Red Cross
War saw reports American Red Cross aid reaching Poland now aid originally for prisoners of war. Donald Castleberry Minnesota director says mission focuses on medical goods and hospital assistance. One million three hundred thousand clothing items to be distributed to the poor.
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Warsaw
American Red Cross
Poland
Donald Castleberry
Minneapolis
Castleberry
Americans Look to Sightseeing Also for Postwar Vacations
A nationwide American Magazine survey finds postwar vacations will be longer and costlier. Sightseeing tops preferred activities, California leads in destinations, and travel shifts show growing use of airplanes for long trips.
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New York
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