Dictionary of race talk in Greenville Piedmont
James McKinney Jr discusses a growing linguistic divide in racial matters across the United States. He catalogs how terms shift meaning by region, from Dixie to the North, noting how phrases used to describe protests and police actions vary and complicate readers’ understanding of civil rights tensions.
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Dixie
North
City Hall
Georgia
New York
South
Charleston
Cleveland
Ormund Powers In Deland Sentinel Current Speech
Ormund Powers extols modern life powered by electricity in a Deland Sentinel piece. He lists daily conveniences from clocks to kitchen appliances and transportation, arguing society would stall without electrical power.
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Ormund
Deland
Soviet Kvass Push Aims At World Markets
The Izvestia paper endorses exporting Kvass, a 2 percent alcohol beverage from stale bread, malt, and sugar. It touts digestive and metabolic benefits but notes uncertain calories extraction. Russians seek CocaCola like profits, yet flavor and processing hurdles may limit global appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Izvestia
Soft
Kvass
Pedestrian's Plight Reflects City Traffic Attitudes
The piece argues pedestrians and cyclists are undervalued amid car dominance. It notes walkers avoid longer routes, cyclists are seen as nuisances, and doctors link more walking to better heart health. It urges appreciating foot travel to offset car congestion and improve urban life.
Carl Sandburg Reflects on Memorial Day
Carl Sandburg at 86, living on a 242 acre Flat Rock farm with 34 goats, is described as America's greatest living poet. The piece argues his Midwestern roots and practical view let him connect with Americans and lend fresh relevancy to Memorial Day through his thoughts and reminiscences.
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Robert Cochnar
Enterprise Assn
Carl Sandburg
Middle West
Sandburg
America
Lillian
Flat Rock
N. C
Grass by Carl Sandburg memorial poem profile
Sandburg’s poem Grass, written during World War I, is highlighted as a stark reminder of war’s futility. The piece covers Gettysburg, Ypres, Verdun, and Austerlitz, with Sandburg noting its enduring relevance as a Memorial Day message.
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Sandburg
Chicago Daily News
Europe
Enterprise Assn
Harry Hanson
Carl
Hanson
Washington Notebook Like Writing on Sand by WASHINGTON STAFF
A Washington Notebook piece recounts Alan Cranston and Ted Kennedy encounters on the campaign trail. Cranston jokes about voters and an Animal Farm home full of animals while Kennedy recalls rodeo crowd mishaps and a Billings wheat farmer Q&A. The column also touches on presidential beagle naming quirks and Johnson’s dogs He and She.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Staff Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
Alan Cran‘ston
U. S
California
Pierre Salinger
Cranston
Animal Farm
Lady
Snowball
Captain Kidd
Mary
Kim
Ted Kennedy
Dmass
Bethine Church
Frank Church
Idaho
Ted
Language quirks in LBJ pet names cause debate
The piece notes the grammatical difficulty in phrases like "Give Him a bone" and "Tell Her to be quiet" when referring to two dogs. Since individual commands failed, the names were switched to Him and Her, pleasing most but upsetting purists who want the First Family to use the LBJ brand.
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White House
Johnson
Quotes on force and unity from public figures
The text cites Lord Home on force solving nothing across races and references historic conflicts leading to current unity. Ernest Cuneo and Stanford Smith discuss world union and the danger of government to a free press, highlighting views from a 78th ANPA meeting.
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Sparta
Athens
Siena
Florence
Scotland
England
Ernest Cuneo
Stanford Smith
American Newspaper Publishers Assn
ANPA
Reunion joy bells drive HPHS alumni gatherings
Retired teachers and former students of High Point High School share warm notes on 1924 and earlier class reunions. Dr. Weaver Marr of Salem College champions plans for 1915 1916 1918 reunions. writers praise planning, hospitality, and lasting friendships formed during the weekend.
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Weaver M. Marr
American Humanics Foundation
Salem College
Salem
W. Va
Mary Harrell
Greensboro
High Point
HPHS
Marr
Walter D. Hampton
Willie Choate
Charlotte
Charles M. Hassell
Florine Rawlins
Henry Grady Owens
Greenville, S. C
Fred M. Waters
Port Charlotte
Fla
Indiana
Jack Boylin
Huntington
Peewee Garland
Ed Hedrick
Carl Fucuay
Jim Ellington
Bill Fritz
Dick White
N. Blackburn
Reba Perry
Rocky Mount
Charles M. Hazelhurst
Southern Pines
Mary
Frank Wood
Joseph Snider
New South Motor Inn
Jessie Thompson
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James McKinney Jr
Greenville
Piedmont
The
Tampa Tribune
Pedestrian
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holtero
Ron Go Broway Patterson, JR
W. Idol, J Chates
B. Toflin
Associated Press
Carriem
N.C
AP News
Ian
Austerlits
Waterloo
Gettysburg
Ypres
Verdun
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Douglas MacArthur
Plato
Washington Notebook
Dicament
Billings
Mont
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
South Carolina
Lord Home
Holt McPherson
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