High Point Furniture Market set for expanding future
Directors of the Southern Furniture Exhibition Build Inc. plan a large addition to the existing High Point building, nearly doubling capacity with 0,000 extra square feet of floor space. The project aligns with postwar plans and funding, aiming to attract exhibitors and buyers and outpace rivals like Atlanta.
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Southern Furniture Exhibition Build Inc
High Point
Adjutant General's Office
Europe
Atlanta
G. I. Bill of Rights summarized for veterans families
A newspaper summary explains the G I Bill of Rights in plain terms for veterans and their families. It urges readers to clip and share the summary so service members and alumni understand the provisions Congress made for them and their households.
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G. I
Armed Services
Congress
Legion
N. C. Legion News
Strait gate and narrow way contrasted with life and death
The sermon contrasts the strait gate and narrow path with the broad way of sin, urging faith and humility as life giving. It cites biblical lines and notes historical figures like Napoleon and Hitler on the road to death, while Moses and Paul symbolize the path of faith.
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Esos
Jerusalem
Irrow
Central Pacific
Johnny Appleseed
Napoleon
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Adolf Hitler
Moses
David
Isaiah
Paul
W.A.B
Bus Riders Notice Small Weekend Crowds And Courtesy
Miss Helen Dunn notes a lone soldier giving his seat to a standing woman on a Friday bus with several men present yet none offering help. Miss Mary Stinson observes light weekend bus use from Charlotte to High Point, while CJ Manager Roy Braden reports city hall hours remain until a two month extension is approved.
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Helen Dunn
Mary Stinson
Charlotte
High Point
City Hall
Glads
Roy S. Braden
City
Community voices push for city concerns and memorial plans
City residents and officials discuss Blair Golf Course repairs and progress on course greens. The War Loan Campaign is proposed as Victory Loan with Armistice Day to Thanksgiving dates. Debates cover police chief search, council changes, tax withholding bracket reform, and Memorial building leadership involving veterans groups.
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Blair
Reese Snyder
Parks and Recreation
N. H. Williard
High Point
American Legion
A. ©. Ingram
Retiring chief clerk of State Utilities Commission named
R C Self resigns as chief clerk after 25 years with the State Utilities Commission and predecessor. He plans private employment and retirement pay. A successor will be chosen soon with Charles Z. Flack, Hughes J. Rhodes, and Garland Midgett among likely candidates.
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R. C. Self
State Utilities Commission
The
Corporation Commission
Capitol Square
Self
State
Charles Z. Flack
Forest City
Flack
Hughes J. Rhodes
Garland Midgett
Utilities Commissioners
Cherry
Rhodes
Midgette
Governor to Name Daughter Alice Broughton to Serve
Capitol Square gossip centers on a governor’s secretary choice for the next three and a half months. The rumor ties to precedent set by past governors who appointed relatives to filled terms amid a flurry of political maneuvering. DEATH ROW update shows fifteen inmates in state prison, with Mecklenburg and Guilford counties hosting multiple cases, ten colored and five white, all awaiting Supreme Court appeals.
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Capitol Square
Flack
Alice Broughton
Locke Craig
Bickett and
Ehringhaus
Mecklenburg County
Guilford
Scotland
Halifax
Wake
Union
Supreme Court
Attorney General Biddle’s rail suit sparks humor and tension
The Attorney General sues Western railroads arguing fixed rates conflict with government policy. The piece flags that if Biddle prevails, ICC orders may be void and congressional acts undermined, a troubling act during wartime rail efficiency concerns.
Interpreting the Interstate Commerce Commission clash
George Sokolsky argues that Mr Biddle’s suit against the Interstate Commerce Commission reveals a disorganized federal administration. He contends the ICC regulates rates and railroad securities, and that challenging its authority punishes compliance with law, urging Congress to abolish the commission.
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Biddie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Biddle
Interstate Commrece Commission
Congress of the United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Broadway Snippets Explore FDR Jokes and Political Quips
A collage of humorous quips about FDR and the New Deal features Runyon AP box quotes and a lampooned debate on leadership. References include Roosevelt era lines, Senator Vandenberg remarks, Dewey insomnia jests, and Col. Romulo in civilian attire with a mistaken sock anecdote.
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Damon Runyon
Associated Press
Runyon
New York
Washington
Lincoln
Potomac
FDR
U. S. Treasury
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
New York Contest Names Gazette in Metropolitan Quiz
A metropolitan gazette offers 5000 dollars to readers for naming the new daily paper. Entrants submit a 50 word reason with the winning title The Truth criticized as a sly jab at rival papers.
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New Gazette
Truth
The
Tribune
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N C
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John D CO
Lexington Ave
N. TY
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the Times
Save
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G. I. Joe
Hall
W. T. Loving
J. A. Sloop
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Alston Stubbs
Navy
Stubbs
Tom Banks
Army
By Lynn Nisbet
United States
Western Railroads
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WPB
Wpb In Time of War Displayed A Collapse of Administration, Mr. Biddle
Mr. Biddle
George Sokolsky
Winchell
Broadway
America
Pearl Harbor
Dewey
al Jolson
Boston
Singer
White House
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Sumner Welles
St. Peter
Carlos Romulo
MacArthur
Quezon
Australia
Romulo
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