Record #:

8161

Author(s):

Thompson, Herb

Abstract:

Friday, September 26, 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower rode a train into North Carolina. He made stops is Salisbury, Charlotte, and Winston-Salem. Eisenhower spoke on growing inflation and used a piece of lumber to demonstrate his point. Whistle stop campaigns, like this one, had been an American political tradition, but Eisenhower was the last presidential candidate to participate in a major one.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 5, Oct 1984, p3, il

Subject(s):

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Record #:

8223

Author(s):

Thompson, Herb

Abstract:

On the night of June 12, 1928, the town of Mooresville welcomed an unexpected visitor. Captain Emilio Carranza, a famous Mexican pilot, attempted to fly non-stop from Mexico City to Washington, D.C. Flying in his plane, the “Excelsior-Mexico”, Carranza hoped to place Mexico in aviation history. This did not happen. While flying over North Carolina, Carranza ran into dense fog and made an emergency landing in Mooresville. The following day, the national press flooded the town before Carranza continued toward Washington D.C. Although he did not accomplish his goal, Carranza was welcomed as a hero when he landed in Washington. After staying in the United States for a month, Carranza decided to attempt another non-stop flight from New York to Mexico City. After taking off on July 13, 1928, Carranza failed to land in Mexico as expected. The wreckage of his plane was found soon found. He had flown only 100 miles before fatally crashing in New Jersey.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 7, Dec 1984, p10-12, por

Subject(s):

Air pilots--Mooresville

Record #:

8481

Author(s):

Thompson, Herb

Abstract:

North Carolina, like the entire South, experienced the railroad boom of the early 1900s. The author includes photos he collected into a scrapbook while working for the Winston-Salem line of the Southern Railroad. One piece of his collection is the drawing “The Old Depot” by C. D. Poage. This drawing incorporates many of the everyday events experienced by depot agents. Thompson describes the functions of tools shown in the drawing and comments on the depot agent's daily routines. Thompson also discusses the depot buildings and includes several pictures of depots located between Greensboro and North Wilkesboro. These buildings were constructed by railroad gangs and Thompson provides a picture of one of those gangs. Today several of the these buildings are being moved or restored, such as the depot in Rural Hall, that now serves as the offices to a weekly newspaper, and the Pineville depot, that is now a restaurant.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 2, July 1983, p22-26, il, por

Subject(s):

Railroad stations--History