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October 25, 1933
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
UNC President Frank P. Graham forgets his train ticket in Raleigh en route to Washington for an NRA meeting. Near Henderson, the conductor wires the station, confirms it, and issues a replacement, resolving the embarrassment.
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Dr. Graham Forgot His Ticket, But Got It Fixed Up Here
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. C. BASKERVILL
Raleigh, Oct. 25.—While President Frank P. Graham, of the consolidated University of North Carolina is by no means regarded as belonging to the proverbial almost absent minded type of college president or professor often pictured in cartoons and humorous stories, he was absent-minded one night last week. For after buying a ticket to Washington in the station here, President Graham left his ticket on the ledge of the ticket window, boarded the train. He did not discover the fact that he did not have his ticket until the train was almost to Henderson.
"President Graham was considerably embarrassed when the conductor came through asking for tickets and he found that he did not have his ticket," said a fellow passenger who observed the incident. "He recalled distinctly that he had purchased the ticket at the station in Raleigh and finally decided he must have left it at the ticket window.
The conductor was very courteous and accommodating and when the train stopped at Henderson, wired back to Raleigh, found that Dr. Graham had left his ticket there at the ticket window and then had a new ticket issued for him there at Henderson."
President Graham was going to Washington to confer with General Hugh S. Johnson as a member of one of the special NRA committees to which he had been appointed.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. C. BASKERVILL
Raleigh, Oct. 25.—While President Frank P. Graham, of the consolidated University of North Carolina is by no means regarded as belonging to the proverbial almost absent minded type of college president or professor often pictured in cartoons and humorous stories, he was absent-minded one night last week. For after buying a ticket to Washington in the station here, President Graham left his ticket on the ledge of the ticket window, boarded the train. He did not discover the fact that he did not have his ticket until the train was almost to Henderson.
"President Graham was considerably embarrassed when the conductor came through asking for tickets and he found that he did not have his ticket," said a fellow passenger who observed the incident. "He recalled distinctly that he had purchased the ticket at the station in Raleigh and finally decided he must have left it at the ticket window.
The conductor was very courteous and accommodating and when the train stopped at Henderson, wired back to Raleigh, found that Dr. Graham had left his ticket there at the ticket window and then had a new ticket issued for him there at Henderson."
President Graham was going to Washington to confer with General Hugh S. Johnson as a member of one of the special NRA committees to which he had been appointed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Forgotten Ticket
Absent Minded President
Courteous Conductor
Nra Committee
What entities or persons were involved?
Frank P. Graham
Hugh S. Johnson
Where did it happen?
Train From Raleigh To Washington, Stopping At Henderson
Story Details
Key Persons
Frank P. Graham
Hugh S. Johnson
Location
Train From Raleigh To Washington, Stopping At Henderson
Event Date
One Night Last Week (Circa October 1933)
Story Details
President Frank P. Graham buys a ticket to Washington in Raleigh but leaves it at the ticket window, boards the train, and realizes near Henderson. The conductor wires Raleigh, confirms the forgotten ticket, and issues a new one at Henderson.