Tide Turning in North Carolina Democratic Campaign
Reports from Raleigh indicate the Democratic campaign in North Carolina is gaining momentum with voters adopting a full ticket approach. Morale had dipped after Governor Smith’s nomination and Simmons led antiCatholic and clerical attacks, but speeches by Bailey and Hoey are shifting sentiment as party lines hold against a potential third party.
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Democratic Party
Smith
Simmons
Josiah William Bailey
Clyde R. Hoey
Republican Party
Josephus Daniels
The Long Road Ahead for High Point’s Young Learners
Tomorrow marks the start of a new school year in High Point as thousands of children enter public schools and High Point College resumes. The piece lauds modern facilities, strong staffs, and the dream of schooling guiding youths toward life’s meanings, while noting challenges and the role of parents and teachers.
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High Point
High Point College
College
God
Clark voices views on State Highway 10 bypass routing
Real estate man S C Clark argues in a city page letter about a proposed bypass of State Highway 10 via Lexington Avenue. He contends that newspapers have not taken a clear position beyond reporting citizen remarks and speeches on the topic.
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S. C. Clark
Lexington Avenue
Clark
Debate Over City Highway Route and Public Meeting
The piece discusses balancing reporter neutrality with advocacy in coverage. It notes Mr. Clark supports changing the route and urges a mass meeting to discuss pros and cons. Opponents push to keep the highway through the city and seek open discussion to reach a majority consensus.
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Clark
High Point
Orientation Programs at High Point College Aimed at Freshmen
Freshmen entering High Point College and other colleges will face orientation programs that include psychology tests to assess individual capacity and lectures to ease adjustment. The effort highlights the college view of the freshman class as crucial and seeks to help students locate themselves in their new environment.
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High Point College
Editorial questions loyalty to Democratic traditions in Smith Hoover debate
The Charlotte News editorial defends a state group opposing Governor Smith for president while questioning their motives. It challenges the claim that Herbert Hoover can be true to Democratic and Southern traditions, given GOP opposition to the South, and suggests their stance may lack sincerity or credulity.
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Democrat Party
Smith
The
Charlotte News
Herbert Hoover
Ware
Mellon
South
Orientation and change in a busy world
The piece urges individuals and business people to periodically take stock of life and progress. It warns that change erases old landmarks and those who resist daily change become outdated, creating the stereotype of the old fogies who do not recognize new truths.
County Consolidations and Tax Relief Through Amalgamation
The piece argues for county consolidation to cut overhead and improve services. It cites James County Tennessee joining Hamilton County, halving tax rates, improving roads and schools, and enabling an agricultural agent, with broader benefits for farmers and community wealth.
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Tennessee
James County
Hamilton County
Chattanooga
Farm and Fireside
New York
Headlights glare issue and misread headlines
A brief note discusses glare from headlights and how readers may misinterpret sensational headlines like Easy Money in Wall Street. It also mentions Count Karolyn seeking reentry to the United States and jokes about entering as a bootlegger.
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Wall Street
Karolyn
America
President shoots birds in Wisconsin dispatches
Dispatches from Wisconsin report the president shooting birds. Hoover and Smith are urged to join for practice as many birds in Washington seek jobs after March 4, making practice useful.
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Wisconsin
Hoover
Smith
Washington
Tailor Makes Tunney Dress Coat In Few Hours
A London tailor crafted a dress coat for Gene Tunney in a couple of hours. The remark notes some local tailors can produce 12 dinner coats in the same time, in this country.
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London
Gene Tunney
Reform at Home Missing in Kresge Family Tale
Minnie Atkins-Edwards critiques S. S. Kresge and Howard Kresge, contrasting public reform zeal with private family failures. She highlights divorces, large alimony, and neglect of workers while urging reform begin at home and warning against projecting virtue onto others.
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Anti-Saloon League
Peter
Paul
Kresge
Jesus
Sebastian Kresge
Minnie Atkins-Edwards
American group plans two month auto expedition into Chinese Gobi
Mark L. Moody of Shanghai leads a six man American party on a two month motor trip through remote Gobi Desert regions. The aim is exploration and hunting and to map potential automobile road locations as part of a broader effort to show how cars open inaccessible parts of China.
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Shanghai
Gobi Desert
Mark L. Moody
China
By Pass Route Debate Locks In Real Estate Viewpoint
A High Point real estate operator argues for routing Highway No. 10 by Lexington avenue to ease downtown congestion. He contends traffic shifts, not removal, will affect property values and cites experts on retail and commercial site needs, urging officials to favor the By Pass for wider city access and growth.
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Emerywood
Lexington Avenue
High Point
City Planning Commission
State Highway Commission
City Council
Montlieu Avenue
Main Street
English Street
City Way
Main
English
Page
America
Morris Knowles
City of
Pittsburgh
West End
Mechanicsville
Chicago
Loop
No. 10
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Charles C. Nicholas, Jr
New York City
Liggett
Woolworth and Schulte
Houston
Texas
Nicholas
New York
Thomasville
London
England
Richard C. Burman
North Carolina
Centennial Avenue
Forrest Avenue
Hamilton Street
Johnson Street
Lindsay Street
Hillcrest Drive
Furthemore
Chestnut Street
Jones Street
Howell Street
Westwood Avenue
Boulevard
Rotary
Ray Street
Sunset Drive
Parkway
Farris Avenue
Forrest Hill Drive
Herbert Hoover
Highway Commission
Washington
Broad Streets
Taylor works to US vote young folks in North Carolina
Tyre C. Taylor state chairman of Young Peoples democratic clubs arrives at Raleigh headquarters after a Charlotte swing. He aims to build county and district commissions, register youth voters, and mobilize Young Democrats for the November election. He notes strong youth enthusiasm and expects a heavier youth vote than in the past. Taylor is a former UNC alumni secretary with wide state ties.
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Taylor
University of North Carolina
South China promises to protect foreigners in Kwangtung
The provincial bureau of education informed all foreign mission schools that the government will safeguard the lives and property of foreigners. The notice reassures American and British missionaries stationed in remote county districts amid scarce foreign naval support.
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Provincial Bureau of Education
Kwangtung
Germany Ranks Second in World Shipbuilding Output
Germany remains the world’s second largest shipbuilder with a gross tonnage of 407 534 in the second quarter of 1928, trailing Britain at about 1 200 000 tons and ahead of the Netherlands with 173 190 tons in third place.
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Bremen
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
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High Point Enterprise
Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
G. M. Waynick
R. B. Terry
Associated Press
MR. Clark
Howard Kresge
S. S. Kresge
Anti-Salson League
Prohibition
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
San Francisco
Jim
Oakland
Young People’s Democratic Clubs
South China
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