High Point candidate debate sketched by local voices
Say says D E Hudgins remains convinced High Point should have the Senate seat and criticizes the party’s lack of unity. Sheriff nominee Joan Story backs voting against a state education amendment, while William Polk of Greensboro Daily News defends editorial independence. Residents recall Roosevelt fireside chats and celebrate hometown papers, with feedback from overseas serviceman W W and H Davis. Olin LeBarron sends best wishes for the 1942 campaign and bells for the goal.
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Olin LeBarron
High Point Community Chest
LeBarron
Williamsport
Roosevelt fires up again after press sting
The piece praises Franklin D Roosevelt for a stronger wartime speech touching on drafts, new fronts and manpower rationing. It credits a burst of action to public pressure from the American press and calls for another nationwide swing through the country. It notes Willkie's echoed positions and mocks typewriter strategists while urging continued public addresses.
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Roosevelt
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Willkie
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Germany
Japan
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White House
Congress
Opportunity to hear UNC expert on education amendment
In High Point tonight at eight o'clock in the senior high auditorium Dr Edgar Knight of the University of North Carolina will discuss the proposed board of education amendment to the state constitution set for a November 3 vote. The event invites the public to ask questions and decide how to vote, stressing civic duty and informed participation.
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Edgar Knight
University of North Carolina
Board of Education
High Point
November swims for NC as winter comes
The News and Observer eyes a Yankee soldier planning a November honeymoon and urges North Carolina to welcome November sun and surf. It cites Smith Island Fort Caswell and Caswell pools as warm, swimable options, noting year round fishing and wartime travel limits.
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Bill Sharpe
North Carolina
Tony McKeviin
Atlantic Ocean
Hatteras
Southport
Smith Island
Fort Caswell
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Uncanny Burch’s traffic forecast beats the odds
James S. Burch, a State Highway and Public Works official, predicted monthly North Carolina traffic declines with uncanny accuracy for the biennium. His forecasts, made before rationing and later, matched actual counts closely, shocking commissioners and backing his meticulous analysis.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
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North Carolina
Mars Docks Blame for November Coastal Streak
The report shifts blame to Mars for a calm November along the Carolina coast, noting the familiar sunlit days were overshadowed by celestial timing rather than any activity from Old Sol.
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Old Sol
Carolina Coast
Broadway Gossip Roundup Hits Headlines and Rumors
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports mingle with Elmer Davis quips and socialites. Murmurs on Miriam Hopkins eloping, George Fielding Eliot, Grace stories, and stirs at Hillcrest Club color a crowded New York gossip column of show business, politics, and high-society fringes.
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Gerard Lambert, Jr
Listerine Fortune
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St. Loo
Esquire
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George Montgomery
Hillcrest Country Club
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Gary Cooper
Samuel Goldwyn
George Fielding Eliot
Reno
George F. Eliot
Lem Schofield
U. S. Immigration Dept
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Fn Hit
Jane Russell
Pals
John Payne
Anne Shirley
Steve Fuld
Coast Guard
Navy
Elmer Jr. Balland
Congress
Local News and Political Notes From October 13 Edition
Delegates at the 7th district convention of Woman's Clubs endorsed the World Court. Felix Alley of Waynesville, and William J. Ward of Graham, will address voters tonight at Democratic and Republican headquarters respectively. Dr Collier Cobb spoke to UNC alumni at the Sheraton Hotel, aligning with President Graham on the Tatum resolution. Nearby reports note social visits, political chatter about Al Smith, and relief funding for Guilford County.
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Collier Cobb
University of North Carolina
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North Carolina to host 72nd Congress of Correction
North Carolina officials win invitation to Asheville for a six day session as the American Prison Association selects the state for the 72nd Congress of Correction. The piece notes mixed prison administration results, with praise for parole work and criticism of guard salaries and escapes.
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North Carolina
Congress of Correction
Asheville
Tar Heel
Theorth Carolina
Careful study guides parole reviews at Central Prison
A parole commission representative greets new inmates at Central Prison and begins a detailed case card. The file follows the prisoner through the system with reviews at one third and then every three months, without needing clemency petitions. North Carolina’s law is cited as a model for others.
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Central Prison
Commission
North Carolina
Probation Commission Key Role in North Carolina Courts
The probation commission in North Carolina operates across 90 county and municipal courts plus 109 Superior courts. It handles mostly first offenders given suspended sentences, placing them under 16 officers who help with employment, domestic issues, and personal support to foster self-sufficiency and lawful behavior.
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North Carolina
Probation Commission
North Carolina’s Probation and Parole Milestones Shown
The article traces the origin of probation in Boston and notes NC’s parole and probation systems, now modeled in other states. It cites a 7,926 state prison population, about 1,600 paroled inmates, and 3,700 under probation supervision, with the Congress of Corrections meeting in Asheville and officials expecting broad benefits.
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