No- Advisory council idea from Dr Durant sparks debate
The Charlotte Observer notes Dr Will Durant spoke to the Executive club about eliminating weaknesses of democracy with an advisory council of philosophers and experts across fields. He warned such a body would be advisory only and urged careful use alongside municipal safety planning.
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Prest
Durant
Ers
Ters
Greensboro
High Point
Carnegie Institute of Technology
United States
Henry C. Link
Psychological Service Center
New York
Billy Wilkerson
Hollywood
Notable 1940s Gossip and Public Figures Catching Sparks
Brief items touch Harold Ickes joining a Grouch Club critique of the press, Fritz Kuhn as nuisance even Nazis acknowledge, Ann Sheridan glamor push fading, Schmeling eyeing Louis rematch, NSW prison guards in slippers, and Eleanor Holm marrying Billy Rose as trade talks and statements swirl in a scattered snapshot of era figures.
Walter Winchell On Broadway in a Jestful Roast
A collage of wit and gossip on Broadway figures. The piece lampoons Don Wahn and Walter Winchell with poetry and quips. It recalls Shaw and Kuhn trial jests, Cantor and Capone sparks, plus a note on Sydney Spier’s influence and Benny Venuta’s scallion quip.
FEDS FEAR OUTBREAK IN CHICAGO GANGLAND
Washington officials fear a Chicago gang warfare outbreak as the O’Hare murder stirs alarm. Al Capone is poised for release November 19 and a rumor links him to attempted gains from O’Hare’s assets. Also under discussion are FHA housing reforms and relief for dispossessed sharecroppers and migrant laborers.
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Capone
Gazettes
Walter Winchell
FEDS
Chicago
Washington
Edward J. O'Hare
al Capone
O’hare
O'Hare
Department of Agriculture
Jerry Voorhis
Social Security Board
Farm Security Administration
Dreuth
California
Quotes on writing and voice from early 20th century press
A collage of opinions and lines about journalism and jazz from a Herald Tribune diary and other sources. Notable remarks compare narration style, imitation, and voice while a film line imagines a trench scene as a fast elevator.
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The
Herald Tribune
Clifford Evans
the Eagle
69Th
Frank McHugh
Elevator Signs and a Grand Man Sydney Spier
An American tours a Soviet sign factory where production speed rises from 500 to 2000 signs weekly. The signs say elevators not running. Our Grand Guy Dept reports the death of Sydney Spier after a brief illness at 28, noting his early apprenticeship in the South and high character.
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Fiorella la Guardia
Kansas
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
la Guardia
Arizona
United States Army
Manhattan
White
Clark Gable
Cagney
Theodore Roosevelt
T. R
New York
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Russky
Dep
Sydney Spier
Sydney
Paying Father Time Local News Item Overview
Taxable valuation in High Point township rose about 18 million dollars over four years. The American theatre hosted the season’s first Musical Art Club concert. J G Shelton of Statesville became president of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association at its 18th annual convention closing at Sedgefield Inn. People notes mention Mrs H A Millis visiting Winston Salem and Mr and Mrs Edgar Hargett with their son returning to Kinston after visiting.
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High Point Township
American Theatre
Musical Art Club
J. G. Shelton
Statesville
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Sedgefield Inn
H. A. Millis
Winston-Salem
Edgar Hargett
Small Son
Kinston
Harry Raymond
Katherine Raymond
New York
Insurrection case testimony highlights mob at textile mill
Sheriff O F Adams testified that five men charged with insurrection and rebellion cursed officers as a mob halted him and deputies while trying to eject a striker from a textile mill house. Heavy profit taking swept the New York stock exchange in the final trading half hour.
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O. F. Adams
Marion
New York Stock Exchange
Local News Seeks Dick Miller For 1920 Piedmont League
Dick Miller, a top minor league player, is hired to manage the High Point Furniture Makers for the 1920 Piedmont League season. On November 15, hunting laws lift bars and open season for birds returns, with the region reported to abound with game.
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Dick Miller
High Point Furniture Makers
Local Man Returns From Overseas Service
Private Robert S. Greer, after a year of overseas duty, arrived home this morning. Thurman Bradford departs tomorrow for Georgia to reenlist in the army. Miss Cora Giles of this city is noted in the snippet.
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Robert S. Greer
War hysteria and reforms weighed in political quotes
A collection of remarks from leaders and scholars on democracy, reform pace, and foreign policy. Notable voices include Robert C. Lee Moore-McCormack, Dr. George T. Hunt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Neville Chamberlain, Gov. Loren Dickinson, Frank Murphy, and a statement on Bolshevik capture of Omsk as well as a cloture move in Congress to limit treaty debate.
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Omsk
Moscow
American Congress
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White House
Alcatraz
Florida
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John L. Lewis
Europe
Asheboro
Main Street
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Secretary of Interior
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Grouch Club of America
Ickes
Germany
Fritz Kuhn
Hitler
Ann Sheridan
Max Schmeling
America
Joe Louis
Atlantic
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New South Wales
Eleanor Holm
Billy Rose
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Broadway
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Don Wahn
Romeo
Shakespeare
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Milton
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Walter
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
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Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Berlin
Sensayama
Eddie Cantor
Potomac
U. S
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Madison
81St St
Benny Venuta
Beau Brummel
Bruce Catton
Catton
Dear Old
Russia
Robert C. Lee
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George T. Hunt
Cleveland College
Mrs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Loren Dickinson
Michigan
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Frank Murphy
Salisbury
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