American Labor Day History and Its American Spirit
The article contrasts American Labor Day with Europe May Day, tracing U S observance to the Knights of Labor and Congress 1894 recognition. It notes U S workers’ broad, class-free celebration, labor movement politics, and the laborer’s pivotal yet often arduous role in American history, ending with a rueful remark on tomorrow’s holiday.
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Europe
Second
Socialist International
Knights of Labor
Congress
Punitive Light Poised To Deter Juvenile Vandalism
A nostalgic letter recalls a court case where a wealthy father proposed a strict punishment for his son’s petty theft, including reduced allowance, hard work and a curfew. The writer urges courts to adopt practical penalties and publics to guard street illumination as tax funded protection.
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High Point
Bernard Baruch 90th Birthday Memoir Review
A portrait of Bernard M. Baruch marking his 90th birthday outlines his roles as adviser to presidents, Wall Street figure, and philanthropist. The piece traces his origins in Camden South Carolina born August 19 1470 and his rise from College of the City of New York graduate to multimillionaire speculator and elder statesman.
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Bernard Mannes Baruch
Park-bench Sage
Wall Street
Camden, S. C
Bernard
Posen
South Carolina
New York
Bernard Baruch
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College of the City of
Baruch at 90 a storied public life in review
Bernard Baruch, born on a birthday marked by a bench in Lafayette Park, emerges as a longtime public figure. From assisting Woodrow Wilson to leading the War Industries Board, he advised every president and shaped the 1946 Baruch plan for atomic energy. He shifted parties in 1950, drew Eisenhower’s caution, and remains a political and financial advisor with a noted fondness for Saratoga races.
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Baruch
Woodrow Wilson
War Industries Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. N. General Assembly
Moscow
Democratic National Finance Committee
Truman
Gen
Eisenhower
Saratoga
Lafayette Park
White House
Bernard Baruch
Independent Newspaper staff and offices listed
An independent newspaper notes its publishing schedule and lists key staff including president secretary treasurer editor managing editor and advertising circulation managers.
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Om! Point Enterprise, Inc
Ee Haat
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Ixcesssecaesss
C. W. Patterson, JR
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Jerrie Cobb the first woman through Project Mercury tests
Bethany Oklahoma's Jerrie Cobb, 29, the first of 12 women to pass all Project Mercury tests, is described as a housewife type figure who loves high heels, dresses, and flying. The Aero club speech reveals her calm, disciplined nature, devotion to flight, and goal to share space with male astronauts someday.
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Mary Kay Flynn
Jerrie
Earth
Oklahoma
Air Force
William H. Cobb
CAA
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Aero Design and Engineering Co
Bethany
Okla
Jerrie Cobb
Sunrise Labor Day Sermon on Starting Each Day
A Sunday morning sermon extols beginning each day at sunrise with gratitude and purpose. It emphasizes mood setting at breakfast, personal duty from dawn to dusk, and treating today as God given. The speaker cites historical figures and parables to urge earnest daily action and trust in divine guidance.
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Columbia
North Carolina to Lead Civil War Centennial Effort
The state plans a major role in the Civil War centennial beginning next year. The NC Confederate Centennial Commission coordinates events and exhibits, highlighting sites from Cape Hatteras to the Blue Ridge and notable battlegrounds like Bentonville and Fort Fisher. High Point’s Civil War history includes a wartime hospital at Barbee House and local memories of duty and sacrifice.
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Associated Press
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High Point
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Carolina
Gettysburg
Appomattox
John R. Peacock
Johnson St
General Asmbly
Gov. Hodges
Raleigh
Bentonville
Tar Heel
Fort Fisher
Bennett House
Durham
Joseph F. Johnston
William T. Sherman
Department of Archives and History
Cape Hatteras
Blue Ridge Mountains
Fort Macon
Fort Macon State Park
Morehead City
Stoneman’s
Jamestown
Deep River
Oakdale
City Lake
Barbee House
Ragan
17Th
North Carolina Regiment
Oakwood Cemetery
Laura Wesson
J. W. Lewis
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Wilmington
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Fort Caswell
Southport
William Penn High School
Jefferson Davis
Danville
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