North Carolina bond drive fights apathy to back 72 million for schools and mental hospitals
With less than three weeks to Oct 3, supporters of the 72 million bond issue urge action to fund public schools and state mental hospitals. Taylor O Kennerly is named chair of High Point forces backing the bonds as organizers stress the need for timely approval without raising taxes. The paper argues the bonds invest in humanity and will be serviced from current revenues amid a sheltering shortage of school and hospital facilities.
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North Carolina
Taylor O. Kennerly
High Point
Eisenhower Prefers Denver Perspect ive for presidential decisions
The article notes President Eisenhower and his personal physician favor time in Denver over Washington to gain perspective. It cites Augusta and Denver visits as beneficial and suggests shorter White House stays may follow. Officials believe distance helps see the woods for the trees and improve handling of national issues.
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Denver
Washington
White House
Augusta
Ike
Dulles
Warren L. Stephenson
Truman
Ske
Public's Right to Know Drives NC Press Association Stand
The North Carolina Press Association urges the legislature to reveal candidates positions on the secrecy law and the public's right to know. The piece argues officials and candidates must present where they stand on keeping public business transparent, warning those who dodge the issue to retreat from politics.
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North Carolina Press Association
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JURY DRAWS BLANK ON SLOT MACHINES IN FAYETTE CASE
A Fayette Circuit Court jury could not decide if slot machines were meant for gambling. The quip about twelve clear-sighted thinkers notes the difficulty of solving age old problems. The item reflects a humorous newspaper exchange.
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Fayette Circuit Court
Lexington
No Woman Is a Good Housekeeper, Says Oberlin Herald
The Oberlin Kansas Herald laments a wife’s neglect of household duties noting she has learned to neglect work so it goes unseen. The remark reflects domestic expectations in the period.
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Herald
Speed vs Skill: Driving Art Praised in South Carolina Race
The Greenville Piedmont editorial honors the Sports Car Club of South Carolina for a race prioritizing driving skill over raw speed. Cars stayed between 36 and 43 mph on a careful course with no traffic, and organizers plan a similar event in Columbia.
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Sports Car Club of South Carolina
Greenville
Ints
Carolinas
Columbia
Stephenson badge taints Washington mischief tale
Warren L. Stephenson peddled a four percent badge claiming access to Ike and White House circles. Denials from the White House and Secret Service clash with eyewitness claims and a Capitol Hill probe into his Navy contract scheme. Stephenson’s badge fails to gain him any privilege at police HQ.
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Stephenson
Secret Service
Patsy
Ike
Warren
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Navy
North Carolina’s Industrialization Ideas Shared by Senator Bailey
State Senator James H. Pou Bailey of Wake County outlines ideas on the current industrialization program in North Carolina. He agreed to put his thoughts in writing for this column, with further phases of the question to follow.
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North Carolina
James H. Pou Bailey
Wake County
Bailey
North Carolina Taxes and Industry Push Under Umstead Plan
This column examines how North Carolina’s tax structure affects new industry, urging that attracting businesses could raise per capita income. It outlines income, sales, franchise and intangible taxes, highway and education expenditures, and notes NC ranks low in per capita income and teacher salaries, arguing for growth to ease taxes under Governor Umstead’s goal of more taxpayers, not more taxes.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Umstead
Lynn
Military career appeal must be strengthened for officers
Robert Ruark argues the armed forces suffer morale declines from Congress policy shifts and poor housing, pay, and perks. He cites overseas strains, rotating assignments, and wartime-style duties eroding prestige, urging better retirement options, facilities, and treatment to attract top talent.
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Omar Bradley
Defense
Wilson
Congress
Ess
Loos
War Department
Oran
North Africa
Pxs
Confederate Cabinet and Last Meeting Traced in Hudgens Chronicle
Chronicle recounts the Confederate cabinet under Jefferson Davis, noting last meetings and movements from Richmond to Danville Greensboro Charlotte and Washington Ga with final gathering at Washington Ga May 5 1865. Also covers Frederick W Faber and notes on Founding Fathers and postwar reflections and a WW II era poem for veterans.
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Grant
Rattox
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Davis
John W. Reagan
Nenee Davis
Judah P. Benjamin
Stephen R. Mallory
Navy
John C. Poeatt
Burton N. Harrison
Mr. Saint-Martin
Benjamin
Little Switzerland
Charlotte Observer
Ashton Chapman
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Abbeville
D. C
Burt
Confederate States
Danville
Greensboro
Pes
Charlotte
Joseph E. Johnston
Confederacy
William T. Sherman
Durham
Phifer
Confederate
Washington
Irwinville
Fortress Monroe
Horace Greeley
Chapman
Landlord Leases to Renter After Cemetery Visit
A landlord near Oak Wood Memorial Park negotiated a lease with a renter whose six children were sent to the cemetery to play. The landlord quipped about the children being safest there, and the deal proceeded. The tale ends with a warning that the arrangement was not later undone.
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Oakwood Memorial Park
Realtors
Nick
French Sidelight on American Mass Market Mindset
A Wall Street Journal correspondent samples French business culture noting a Paris home and Riviera retreat. The Frenchman questions mass market competition and American consumption, citing low refrigerator ownership and a high Communist vote share among French voters.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Wall Street Journal
Paris
Riviera
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