Some Are Unsung Heroes Worshiping Hidden Valor
A reflective essay argues that hero worship evolves with age and experience. Early heroes include Dewey the bulldog and personal figures like the narrator's father, Buffalo Bill, Stonewall Jackson, Man o War, Jack Dempsey, and Babe Ruth. Later, figures such as Mencken and Shaw appear, with a shift to admiring quiet, anonymous heroes who shape the world through steady, unseen deeds. Look around your neighborhood to find a real hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Manila Bay
Achilles
Buffalo Bill
Stonewall Jackson
Man-O-War
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Galahad
Tom Mix
Hopalong Cassidy
King Arthur
Round Table
Prig
H. L. Mencken
George Bernard Shaw
Bowman Gray School Split Seen By Baptist Leaders
Wake Forest N C June 6 Dr Wingate M Johnson professor of medicine warned at Wake Forest College commencement that separation of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine and the Baptist hospital from the Baptist State convention may occur. He cited a joker clause in a Charlotte meeting resolution allowing independence without convention borrowing to fund a hospital wing. The issue, Johnson said, will likely surface again at the November Baptist convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
N. C
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Baptist Hospital
Winston- Salem
Baptist State Convention
Wingate M. Johnson
Wake Forrest College
Johnson
Baptist State, Convention
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Medical School
Local Temperature and Rainfall Figures Quoted
Weather data shows yesterday's low and daytime high, plus today’s noon temperatures. Rainfall measured at 4.22 inches for the period with a 3.31 inch deficiency noted.
South Ponders Court's Removal Of Racial Ban
Atlanta dispatch reports mixed Southern reactions to the U S Supreme Court rulings on segregation. Decisions force admission of a Negro law student to Texas all white university, end forced segregation in Oklahoma graduate schools, and bar rail dining car segregation. Governors and leaders react with varied poses from defiance to jubilation as debates over States' Rights and democracy unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
The
Atlanta World
W. A. Fowlkes
T. S. Painter
Heman Marlon Sweatt
Price Daniel
George L. Cross
Oklahoma University
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Truman
South
Samuel Higgins
Allen (Negro) University
Columbia
S. C
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern Negro University
M. D. Collins
Talmadge
Raleigh
Harry McMullan
North Carolina
U. S
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Washington
Clyde R. Hoey
Supreme Csact
Scott
Chapel Hill
Graham
McMullan
N.C
N. C. State College
Durham
Uni
Two Scholarship Winners Chosen
Kathryn Caldwell and Ernest Pharr, Highland High School graduates, were named recipients of $300 Elks Lodge college scholarships. Each winner gets a $250 stipend for two years toward a chosen college, with more awards to be announced at graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Caldwell
Ernest Pharr
Highland High School
Gastonia Elks Lodge
Gastea High School
Ernest Morgan
Julius Sanders
The
Elks Lodge
Miss Caldwell
North Caldwell Street
Highland
Chhosen
Charlotte
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Phitr
North York Street
Boy Scouts
Pharr
T. Jeffers
Dudges
Constable Races Spark Second Primaries In Gaston County
On June 24 two second runoffs are set in Gaston County to decide constable posts. McKinney and Phillips lead a slate of candidates, with vote totals shown for River Bend and Gastonia township, while several other races remain unsettled as the second primary deadline passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston County
W.L. McKinney
Luther S. Abernethy
River Bend Township
McKinney
Abernsthy
Gastonia
G. V. Phillips
Cry Ballard
Phillips
Ballard
County Boards of Elections
Smith Preparing Statement on Runoff for NC Senate
RALEIGH June 6 Willis Smith promised a statement today on whether he will call for a runoff against Senator Frank P Graham after May 27 primary results. Unofficial returns showed Graham 303,605 Smith 250,222 Reynolds 58,752 Boyd 5,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Willis Smith
Frank P. Graham
Smith
Graham
Robert R. Reynolds
Lia Ray Boyd
State Board of Elections
Elections Board
Raymond Maxwell
Durham County Board of Elections
Maxwell
Bertie
Weather Outlook North Carolina and South Carolina
Fair and warm tonight with Wednesday partly cloudy and warm. Widely scattered afternoon thundershowers possible over western portions. Forecast issued for North and South Carolina with continued warm temperatures and scattered storms into the evening.
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North Carolina
Senators plan to gut foreign arms measure reform
Washington June 6 Senators ready to rewrite a 1.22 billion foreign arms bill with curbs on presidential power. Vandenberg objects to a provision allowing up to 10 percent of funds for arms to any nation the president deems vital. Green fears arms aid could back revolutions outside the North Atlantic Pact. Johnson and Connally signal revisions and careful guidance.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Defense Johnson
Michigan
United States
Johnson
Senator Green
D-Ri
Green
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Group
California Primaries Signal National Political Fortunes
On the west coast the California primaries shape national trends with James Roosevelt and Earl Warren in tight matchups for governor as Warren runs Republican and Roosevelt seeks Democratic votes. Senate contenders include Helen Gahagan Douglas and Manchester Boddy aiming to challenge Richard Nixon, while Hickenlooper earns renomination in Iowa and Albert Loveland edges toward the Senate nomination amid Brannan farm plan support.
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Associated Press
California
James Roosevelt
Earl Warren
Hickenlooper
Albert Loveland
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Warren
Roosevelt
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Manchester Boddy
Richard Nixon
Ex-convict and wife captured after long chase
CHARLOTTE June 6 Ex convict Carl Hensley and his wife Martha Hensley were captured asleep in a bed at a acquaintance's home in Cowpens near the North Carolina line. They had led officers on a chase from Spartanburg and were pursued by Spartanburg County police and FBI agents. Edward McAllister, a third suspect, was arrested earlier after involvement in a gunbattle near Chattanooga. The Hensleys were said to have been released from federal prison two months prior for transporting stolen automobiles across state lines. Martha Hensley faces two years of probation ending next October.
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Charlotte
Cowpens
S. G
Charles W. Brown
Edward Clyde McAllister
Huntsville
Ala
Hensleys
North Carolina
Tennessee
McAllister
Danny Garland
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chattanooga
Georgia
Brown
Mensleys
Sid
Spartanburg
FBI
Hensley
Atlanta
Communists Purged in Japan After MacArthur Order
General MacArthur ordered 24 top Communist leaders purged in Japan for Red attacks on U S troops. Seven will vacate parliamentary seats and all barred from party membership or any political activity. Government telegrams and letters notified Reds. two union leaders arrested after Memorial Day demonstrations.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Afrbiders
Communist Party Central Committee
Shinern Yechida
Reds
Fat Man Claims Two Counties Live In One Man
Robert Earl Hughes, claiming to be the fattest man alive at about 800 pounds, says he lives on a farm straddling two counties in Illinois. The county line runs through his living room, and he asserts he resides in both Pike and Brown counties. He is 24 and has not received gifts of clothing. his garments are made to order. His chest measures 106 inches, waist 8 feet 10 inches, and knee height 33 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Hughes
Survivors from plane crash plucked as search continues
In the Atlantic 275 miles northeast of Miami a twin engine plane carrying 65 aboard crashed after reporting engine failure. USS Eaufley recovered 137 survivors in good condition including the pilot Joseph Halsey. Coast guard and planes expanded the search for additional passengers and crew, all migratory workers from Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Fla
Eaufley
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Rec
Coast Guard
Mam
Porltlon
Navy
Navy Master Field Co
Joseph Halsey
Seattle
Wasti
William Holleran
St. Petersburg
Westalr Company
Strtion
Wash
Nassau
Bahamas
Puerto Rico
United States
San Juan
Wilmington
Best Asset In American Life Hamilton Candidate For Congress
Hamilton, Gaston County candidate for Congress, touts his family man image and broad voter connections. He highlights service in the last war, experience as a public school teacher and practicing attorney, and personal honesty as key strengths. He frames family responsibilities as a central asset in his campaign.
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Charles KE Hamilton
Gaston County
Hamilton
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New York
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Baptist
Dixie
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Elks’ Awards
Ernest Puarr
Gaston
James Mullen
Grienstorn
Pasiion
Marshall F. Shives
Dallas
George Carter
Gulley
Crowders Mountain Oanship
J. R. Crig
L. L. Davis
Crowders Mount Township
Panl McArves
Gasiania Township
J. Wirt Suminey
McArver
Summey
Oan Ta Summey
Dan Be Jr
McAmer Tan Beland W. B. Garreun
North Carreling
Race
West Coast
Mmunists
Fat Man
Florida
Eee Camencan Lie
Thor
Anttica
Hamiton
Dee Hamilton
Hamiltons
Kirk
Mel
McKinnon
Charles
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