Sure Sports Are Expensive But Worth It
Friday night views on the Duke Carolina football game as the year’s top North Carolina sports event. The piece notes tickets costing hundreds of thousands and total weekend costs reaching millions, plus patrols and taxes, yet argues the social health and recreation value outweighs expense. It defends sports as mass entertainment that lifts the public spirit and compares football’s impact to other arts.
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North Carolina
Waterloo
Eton
Duke
Carolina
Importunate Prayer and the Parable of the Midnight Visitor
The article discusses Jesus parable about importunity from Luke 11 5 10 and explores whether God always answers prayer. It cites historical figures and anecdotes about persistent requests for bread and prayers that are answered without visible change. It also notes a Roman story of following Jesus after hearing of his crucifixion.
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James Montgomery
Charles F. Deems
University of North Carolina
Methodist Church
Church of Strangers
New York City
Jesus
Parson
Capitol Square Echoes in Capitol Gossip
Governor Cherry faces continued comment on the Ralph Vernon Litteral case as editorial wit from Statesville and Bowman Gray’s Dr. Douglas Kelly spar over licenses and election formality. A Carolina pulp mill lime worker’s quip about heat adds local flavor to the chatter. Signs at the paper mill urge cleanliness and pride in work.
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Cherry
Ralph Vernon
Statesville Daily Record
Statesville
Douglas Kelly
Bowman-Gray
Kelly
Gettir
Carolina
Inspectors Observe Details During Paper Mill Visit
During a Plymouth trip, party members recalled a story of men watching a rider on horseback. Five-man groups with plant guides divided and later converged, allowing checks on up to 15 or 20 men at once. The comments were varied, insightful, and later compiled for study.
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Plymouth
Viewpoints on State Projects Fire Up Officials
H D Bate of Branch Banking and Trust Co in Wilson focuses on funding while John Hackney highway commissioner notes engineering needs for plant. A A Wilson of the state industrial commission emphasizes safety devices and rules. W K Beichler of the forestry division asks about pulpwood sources and replacement. Governor Cherry links the project to natural resources conservation and state growth. W Z Betts considers substituting bottle paper for Bristol in records. Reporters seek a story. photographers want good light. Comments extend to Raleigh Plymouth bus route. Lieutenant Governor Ballentine, a farmer, worries about peanut rotting along the route. A H Sandy Graham foresees drying roads before a hard freeze. Col L C Nosser notes speeding motorists and urges caution.
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H. D. Bateman
Branch Banking and Trust Co
Wilson
John Hackney
A. A. Wilson
State Industrial Commission
W. K. Beichler
Cherry
W. Z. Betts
Bristol
Carolina Pulp Mills
Raleigh
Plymouth
Ballentine
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Highway Commission
Col. L. C. Nosser
Patrol gains 110 new troopers in November surge
The patrol reaches about 423 members with 110 sworn in on November 1. In October over 300 officers logged 1,170,971 miles while investigating 764 accidents causing 57 deaths and 520 injuries. County municipal and state officers contributed data for later compilation.
Patrolmen Report Arrests and Inspections Totals
Patrolmen made 5449 arrests including 401 drunk drivers. They inspected 62094 vehicles, investigated 4563 complaints, issued 3146 warnings, and assisted 10444 people. They checked 69579 licenses and corrected 27247 lights. Total duty hours exceeded 109082, about 37 years for one man at eight hours daily.
Stassen Warns Against War Material to Enemies
Rep Edith Nourse Rogers cites Harold E Stassen urging realism and rejecting arming foes with wartime materials. She argues the United States must avoid repeating past mistakes to save future American lives.
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United States
Japan
Edith Nourse Rogers
Aan
Hollywood Patrons Face Communist Controversy in Film Industry
George Sokolsky notes four Hollywood pressures from talent retention to public opinion. James M Cain says writers seek independence from party influence while professing honesty about alleged communists. He urges the Screen Writers Guild to rebuild trust and resist propaganda driven by management or government.
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Hollywood
James M. Cain
Writers Authority
Screen Writers Guild
Sheridan Gibney
Cain
Moscow
Mississippi's New Senator John Stennis Seen On Capitol Hill
Washington report details John Cornelius Stennis, Mississippi's fresh senator filling Bilbo's seat. The piece contrasts Stennis's slender, soft spoken manner with Bilbo's brash style, noting his athletic yell past and long speeches. He avoids race rhetoric, aims for calm tenure, and keeps on good terms with Eastland.
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Washington
Ah_ sweah
Shu
Ouah Fayuh
Miss’sippi
Tayuh Theodoah
Noah
Deelayuh
Horsey
Kiddo
Mississippi
John Cornelius Stennis
Capitol Hill
Bilbo
Stennis
John Rankin
Mississippi State University
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
United States
Second Look at Milady Skirt Lengths and Witty Wit
A scrapbook style column blends humor with political snips from mid century voices. It notes fashion changes like longer skirts and jokes about men's slips while skimming recent remarks by public figures and opinion chatter on elections and foreign policy.
Late City Edition presents satirical edits and world view
A garbled New York style notice references editor George Cornish and a new feature labeled Late City Edition. It mentions opinions on war prints, censorship, and editorial stance, noting journalists like Winchell and Lipppmann and commenting on public figures and current events in a scattershot, opinionated manner.
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H. Trib
Sta
George Cornish
America
Lippmann
Winchell
Cornish
Senator Stennis Reflects On Campaign Tactics And Style
The interview recalls Senator Stennis explaining his lean physique from constant campaigning in Mississippi. He recounts delivering up to five speeches daily and opening with a serious, joke-free tone, avoiding frequent applause pauses. He calls himself a nonconformist in southern political custom.
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Stennis
Mississippi
Dewey Urges Aid While Preventing Wasteful Charity
Governor Thomas E. Dewey cautions that America must help the needy but insists on avoiding poorly planned or thoughtless generosity that leaves people inadequately fed. He stresses a binding obligation to provide effective relief.
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America
Thomas E. Dew
New York
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