Carnegie Millions Couldn't Buy Peace for World Torn by War
Willis Thornton chronicles the decline of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as war unsettles Europe, moves staff to La Baule, and recalls Andrew Carnegie's failed dream to abolish war. He notes the Endowment's ongoing work, key figures like Elihu Root and Dr. James Brown Scott, and Carnegie’s lasting legacy despite the outcome.
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Carnegie
Willis Thornton
NEA
Boulevard Saint-Germaine
Paris
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
la Baule
League
London
All
Andrew Carnegie
Mills
Skibo
Dumferline
Scotland
America
Iron and Steel
Edgar Thompson
Homestead
The
Hague
Permanent Court of International Justice
Washington
Founds
Charles Schwab
Bethlehem
Schwab
Lord Pisher
United States
Elihu Root
James Brown Scott
Nicholas Murray Butler
Scott
Americas
Butler
Children’s Theatre to Present Play Here November 28
The Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre Company cavalcade from Chappaqua New York will perform Old King Cole at the Junior High School auditorium on November 28 at 3 30 p m. The High Point Woman’s Club hosts the visit as part of a nationwide tour reaching from coast to coast.
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New York City
Clare Tree
Gulf
Canada
Chappaqua
St. Mary's
London
Greeley
Children’s Theatre
White Plains
Washington
Five Acre
Horace Greeley
High Point
High Point Woman's Club
Court Of Honor Postponed A Week In High Point District
The High Point district Court of Honor for Boy Scouts was moved from Monday night November 6 to Monday evening November 13 at 7 30 in the County Building court room due to a district committee meeting at the Sheraton Hotel. Junior Court of Honor is set for Friday afternoon November 10 at Scout headquarters. Arthur Kaplan, 900 Queen's Court, son of Mr and Mrs H C Kaplan, will receive his Eagle award with J W Wall as Skipper.
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High Point District Court of Honor
County Building Court Room
High Point District Committee
Sheraton Hotel
Scout
Arthur Kaplan
Queen’s Court
H. C. Kaplan
Chesapeake
First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Wall
Court of Honor
C. E., Diffendale
C. Delk Smith
R. C
Mike) Boyce
J. W. Poole
Hal Davis
George Covington
Conserving City's Business Districts Urged by Real Estate Group
Walter S. Schmidt outlines a national plan to preserve value in business districts amid urban decentralization. He calls for real estate inventories, traffic planning, funding for planning commissions, pedestrian and retail dynamics studies, removal of blight, and private public cooperation to restore attractiveness and efficiency.
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Los Angeles
United States
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Walter S. Schmidt
Cincinnati
E. L. Ostendorf
Cleveland
Schmidt
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International Endowment
Wilson
International Court of Permanent Justice
Hague Peace Palace
Snow Lumber Co
Cash & Carry
Children's Theatre
Walters
Francis M. Royall
Mt. Carmel
Palestine
Green Street Baptist Church
Royall
North Carolina
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
English Motor Company
East
Washington Street
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