Waynick Decision On Governorship Likely After Talks
The trading ambassa dor Capus Waynick faced questions on running for North Carolina governor after a home coming speech. He plans to discuss with associates including Governor Kerr Scott and Henry Jordan before revealing a decision, with implications for Scott backed candidacy and potential succession if Hoey dies.
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Capus Waynick
Waynick
North Carolina
Kerr Scott
Henry Jordan
Jordan
Scott
United States
Truman
Acheson
Clyde R. Hoey
Harry Truman
White House
Senator Hoey
Senate
Hoey
Raleigh Way
Let Him Sue Over Ku Klux Klan Classification
The North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce labeled the Ku Klux Klan as un American, prompting a threatened lawsuit from Grand Dragon Thomas Hamilton of the Carolina Klan. Jaycees president Harry Stewart urged, Let him sue, hoping the case exposes ku kluxism and educates the public.
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North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ku Klux Klan
Carolina Ku Klux Klan
Grand Dragon Thomas Hamilton
Leesville
S. C
Harry Stewart
The
Jaycees
City Parking Lot Trial Attracts Few Paying Customers
A downtown free parking lot near the Furniture Exposition Building Security Bank Building courthouse and post office has failed to draw enough patrons. Meters collect little revenue to cover rent or maintenance prompting doubt about location awareness versus demand. The piece offers a civic promo for the new venture while warning it could become a white elephant if underused.
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High Point
Furniture Exposition
Security Bank
Post Office
All the Way Lu Long for Miss America
The article portrays Miss LuLong Ozburn of Smithfield as a strong Miss North Carolina candidate for Miss America. It notes her beauty, talent, and likens her to All American figures while acknowledging rumors but defending the honor and regional pride. The piece closes with supportive cheer.
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North Carolina
LuLong Ozburn
Smithfield
Morganton
Greta
America
Smithfield Herald
Joel A. Johnson
John
Tabernacle
Longs Fellow
Truman’s Do Nothings Label Revisited By Congress
As of August 10 1947 the 80th Congress had passed 338 public laws. The 81st Congress in 1945 had approved 220 and the 82nd Congress 110 in the same period. Critics say quantity alone misjudges quality and leaders’ claims of careful deliberation seem foolish.
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Truman
80Th Congress
80Th
82Nd
Turpentine Drippings And Bugs In The Bugs Age
A quirky collage of comic items and opinion pieces from small North Carolina papers. The verses on bugs lampoon politics and society, with jests about monkeys and a gag on dry Ozark tall tales. Included are notes on gasoline waste costs and a family joke about a governor.
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Uncle Sam
Asheboro
News & Observer
Vance Randolph
Ozark Country
North Carolina
America
Delmar G. Ross
Society of Automotive Engineers
Mr. Ross
Columbus 500 Years Of Lait Look At Ideals And Realities
In a reflective column, Jack Lait marks Columbus Day amid the 500th anniversary of Columbus birth and the 459th of the voyage that opened the Americas. He notes preparations for the Columbus Memorial Lighthouse in Santo Domingo and New York exhibitions, while contrasting Spain’s limited early conquest with the broader Atlantic reach.
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Columbus
Pan- American Union
Memorial
Santa Maria
New York
United States
Columbus Circle
Spain
North
South America
Louisiana
Florida
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
California
Columbus Memorial
Hemisphere
Santo Domingo
University of Santo Domingo
Americas
Columbia University
Dunning
Columbia Physics Department
Queens
Elmhurst Construction Company
J. L. Gleave
Ferdinand and Isabella
Christopher
Benvenuto Cellini
Julius Iv
Poetry and Public Sentiment From A Bygone Era
A reflective column blends history and culture, recalling McKinley’s 1901 assassination, Emma Goldman influence, and the Pan American exposition. It muses on poetry, forms, and poets like Keats, Burns, Wordsworth, and Shelley, interspersed with light local humor about golf and a playful exchange with a caddie.
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Wiliam McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
Cholgosh
Buffalo
WN. Y
Emma Goldman
America
Russia
Kremlin
San Francisco
Psychiatrist Dr James Fisher Quotes on Repairing Damage
The psychiatrist, like the plumber, may find his hardest task is repairing damage done by those who first tried to analyze the trouble and fix it themselves. Dr James Tucker Fisher, psychiatrist.
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James Tucker Fisher
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Choo Choo Justice
Charlie
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Morganton News-Herald
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Sandhill
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Camden Chronicle
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Washington Daily News
Richmond County Journal
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Roy Thompson
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C. Moore
Moore County News
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Sonny
Zebulon Record
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Jack Lait
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Cortez
Ponce de Leon
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Cheops
Vat
Gizeh
W. A. Bivins
John Keats
Earth
Thomas Carlyle
Robert Burns
Carlyle
Thomas
South
William McKinley
Sarah Frances Adams
John Henry Newman
Percy Bysshy Shelley
Proteus
Triton
William Wordsworth
Strongarm
Blair Park
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