Pattern Of 1960 Shaping From Tuesday Elections
North Carolina focuses on the 10th District contest as Rep. Charles R. Jonas defends against Dave Clark. Guilford County voters consider local races and a water deed, while a constitutional amendment on civil actions up to 200 dollars awaits voter approval. National races include Rockefeller vs Harriman in New York and Knowland in California with Kennedy seeking to boost his presidential bid. The piece frames Tuesday’s vote as a 1960 prelude shaping future national contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Charles R. Jonas
Dave Clark
Lincolnton
Jonas
Congress
Guilford County
County Board of Commissioners
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Carl Durham
Everett Jordan
Kerr Scott
Ces
Greensboro
Ste
Justices of the Peace
General Assembly
New York
Nelson Rockerfeller
Averell Harriman
Rockefeller
California
William Knowland
Massachusetts
John Kennedy
Vosters
Kennedy
High Dam loan shadows Nasser Khrushchev deal
Dam debate swirls over the Soviet 400 million ruble loan for the Aswan High Dam to the United Arab Republic. Critics note the low 2 percent interest and treat a 70 million World Bank gift as ignored while exchange rates and overall cost are downplayed. The arrangement raises questions about Western leverage and the true price of backing communism in Cairo and Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
Aswan High Dam
Nasser
Khrushchev
World Bank
Moscow
UAR
Debating Jaycee Amendment Expands Justice of the Peace Powers
The piece argues extending justice of the peace jurisdiction from 50 dollars to 200 dollars and up to 200 for contract and non contract civil actions. It notes credit sales and store accounts as areas for expansion while urging reform toward replacing the JP system with a modern district court structure. The Bell committee backs abolishing the Jaycee system for a streamlined setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Committee
Pocket Of Air Saves 12 Men In Nova Scotia Mine Rescue
In a Nova Scotia coal mine disaster 12 men survived nearly a week in a wall sealed air pocket. Rescue teams later found nine more alive in a separate chapter as 174 workers were in the pit, 81 rescued early and 24 bodies recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
High Point Enterprise Contact and Masthead
The High Point Enterprise established 1884 Independent newspaper with staff roles listed including D. A. Rawley as president Holt McPherson as editor and B. Terry as secretary treasurer. Advertising manager and other office titles appear in the masthead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
High Point Net Terprise, Inc
Orth Main High Point, N. C
D. A. Rawley
Holt McPherson
B. Terry
Onnanagi
Ok Ha
George Sokolsky on Inflation and Its Stages
The essay outlines inflation’s early pleasant phase with rising money and credit, then shifts to its impact on salaried workers, officials, and pensioners as prices rise while wages lag. It notes unions pushing for higher pay, automatic cost of living raises in some sectors, and stock market misreadings as an index of condition, with farmers protected by self sustenance but burdened by farm costs and borrowed capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
High Point furniture market dazzles buyers and press
The High Point market drew buyers and national press to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and new showrooms like American Square and Thomasville Chair. Reporters from major outlets visited, with praise for design breadth from French Provincial to Oriental styled rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
American Square
Thomasville Chair
Joan Bergmann
Home Furnishings Daily
Santa Claus
Thomasville Chair Showroom
Tomlinson’s
Lady Dorcas and the Needle in Early Church Service
A sermon honors Dorcas, the seamstress of Joppa, as a model of the social gospel. It notes her charitable work sewing garments for orphaned children, her quiet ministry alongside apostles, and her recognition by Peter as a builder of Christ’s church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Markham
America
Lexington
Massachusetts
Father Ryan
Alabama
Lee
Omas Hood
Saul of
Tarsus
Dorcas
Apostle
God
Aza
Athens
Christ
Paul
Peter
John
Joppa
Raed
Howe
Singer
Kingdom of God
Lady of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eisenhower
Nixon
Truman
Stevenson
Paul Butler
Meade Alcorn
Jaypee
Justice of the Peace
THE
Associated Press
N. C
George Sokolsky
Butler's Pantry
Gop Hope
DEM
Civil Rights
Urca
Robert Marks
Exposition Building
New York Times
House Beautiful
Houston Chronicle
Orville Wright
Air News
Tom Lyman
Lyman
Trade Association
Luther Draper
Draper
Neal Austin
Public Library
Austin
Russia
Gretchen Harris
Glamour Magazine
Gretchen
Opera House
Sochi
Black Sea
Stalingrad
Don
Lady With
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!