Record #:

14541

Author(s):

Wilkerson, Lt. H.M.

Abstract:

A native Tar Heel tells about the treatment which the Japanese accorded American prisoners, along with some interesting information relative to warfare in the Pacific.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 23, Nov 1945, p3, 19

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American

Record #:

14542

Author(s):

Allhands, William A.

Abstract:

The construction of railroads in western Carolina was a terrific undertaking. There were only two approaches, one from the south and one from the east.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 23, Nov 1945, p6-7, f

Subject(s):

Railroads--North Carolina, Western--History

Record #:

20588

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Charles Taylor was born in Richmond, VA and served during the Civil War. After the war he graduated from the University of Virginia. He later accepted a position as Latin and German professor at Wake Forest College, a position he held from 1870 to 1883. During that time he was ordained a Baptist minister. In 1884, the Wake Forest board of trustees elected him president of the college. He retired in 1905.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 23, Nov 1945, p9, 25

Subject(s):

Taylor, Charles Elisha, 1842-1915