High Point Chamber Leaders Defend Role Before Juniors
DEFENSE President Elliot Wood and Executive Secretary Frank Sizemore testified to the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night defending the High Point chamber amid charges of ineffectiveness. The letter argues senior leaders aim to attract new industry and to explain past actions rather than deter newcomers, urging focus on economic development and world cooperation.
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Elliot Wood
Tary Frank Sizemore
High Int Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Erce
Or Chamber
High Point
Jaycees
Orof
Governor Kerr Scott appoints Negro to North Carolina board
The notice congratulates Governor Kerr Scott on naming Dr. H. L. Trigg of St. Augustine's College as the first Black member of North Carolina's state board of education. It notes Trigg's experience as Winston-Salem high school principal and as state supervisor of Negro high schools, praising the appointment amid a large Black student population.
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Kerr Scott
State Board of Education
Northlina
H. L. Trigg
St. Augustine’s College
Winston- Salem
State Department of Public Instruction
That’s the Irish Independence Birth Sparks Global Cheers
The article notes broad celebrations for Ireland’s independence despite a shift in western viewpoints toward global concerns. It contrasts historical noble patriotism with a newer, aggressive nationalist strand seen among some Irish advocates, highlighting mixed sentiments in diaspora communities.
Moscow calls Ararat expedition a spying ruse
Dove Hunt asserts the proposed three country expedition to Mt Ararat near the Soviet border is a pretext for spying on Russia. The text adds a poetic note about Noah and the dove signaling the storm’s end.
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Moscow
Mt. Ararat
PARTY LINE GROWING INSINCERE IN PHONE CONVERSATIONS
A New York chief operator says Americans are more insincere in phone talk. Women overdo giggling and flattery while men casually call women honey or darling. Critics note some people listen in on private conversations as a pastime.
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America
Kremlin
Free West
British Commonwealth
India
Ireland
Little
Chicago
Israel
Vj.t
New York
Speed the Day in War Maneuvers With Mythical Aggressor
General Huebner says no Russian observers will attend the army spring maneuvers in Germany citing reciprocity. The piece ends with a hopeful note that all aggressors stay mythical and that American and Russian officers never observe each other on the field.
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Huebner
Germany
W A Bivins Commentary On Tax Talk And Civic Life
A column compiling casual comments by W. A. Bivins covers Senator Hoey pushing to remove the telephone excise tax, civic engagement, and appeals for practical city action. It weaves in anecdotes from High Point, musings on governance, and light social quips.
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USS
Clyde R. Hoey
Daisy Smith
Blue Ridge
High Point
Quotes underscore postwar tensions and peace challenges
The excerpt presents leaders warning about nuclear arms and the need to build peace from the ground up. Gen Carl Spaatz stresses readiness, UNESCO head Jaime Bodet emphasizes peaceful living conditions in slums and villages, while President Truman notes a milestone with the Atlantic pact and ECA momentum under Paul Hoffman.
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Jaime Torres Bodet
Unesco
The Traitor at 48th Street Theatre A Thrilling Play
The Traitor at the 48th Street Theatre in New York thrills with Walter Hampden and Lee Tracy. The reviewer praises the play as a well written and authentic drama highlighting a university professor, a physicist, and a naval intelligence officer amid Cold War tensions. He condemns left wing slant in other works and urges support for American plays.
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48Th Street Theatre
New York
Walter Hampden
Lee Tracy
Navy
America
The Marshall Plan and Dinner Din by the Senate Satirist
Washington commentary mocks congressional debates on the Marshall Plan. It parodies a dinner hosted by Paul Hoffman and notes on Wherry and Belshazzar while weaving biblical allusion and a jab at ECA funding. It closes with quirky asides on Emperors, Elizabeth, and a medieval superstition about horseshoes.
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Reid
Belshazzar
Perle Mesta
Ss Reid
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Senate
Ishazzar
Senator Wherry
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel
New York Notes Mix Politics Arts and Personalities
Winchell riffs on Bridges tax talk and China funds, mentions Kai-shek, gold reserves, and political jabs. He also reviews theater chatter, jokes, and cultural tidbits from New York to McGill and Chicago, noting Runyon Fund grants and Evelyn Keyes as a screen favorite. Washington trip mood shifts passengers.
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Trumar
Zatso
Evelyn Keyes
Runyon Fund
McGill University
Canada
Columbia
New York
Univ. of Chicago
U. of A
Lisa Kirk
Kate
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
Newsmen recall See's book on FDR and Russians at Yalta
The piece notes a tribute to Alger Hiss for his Yalta work, mentions a possible deletion if his trial turns against him, and claims the author never questioned Hiss’s loyalty. It adds quips on FDR Jr's divorce name Pyle, nostalgia for Ben Bernie, and a hoax exposing a Times story about a Chinese quarter back.
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Stettinus
Fdr
Yalta
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Fdr, Jr
Ethel Pyle
Jack Benny
Ben Bernie
Ben
Wallace Beery
Coronet
N. Y. Times
Times
Feathered Friend
Puzzle clues mix across a feathered theme with entries like bird, assurred, and other cryptic hints. The grid lists definitions and abbreviations related to birds, numbers, and objects, forming a themed crossword style challenge.
Iowa House Urges Retrial of Ilse Koch and Criticizes German Officials
The Iowa House passed a resolution demanding Ilse Koch be retried for crimes against humanity and condemned German army officials who sought her release. A speaker named Logan boasted of silencing Walter Winchell and referenced a German Industrial Exhibit with anti Nazi signage. Other local fables mention Charlotte Michigan traffic slogans.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Ilse Koch
Germany
Logan
Walter Winchell
Notes on Writers Habits and Quick Wits From a Radio Quiz
The speaker muses on writers habits and curiosities. Hemingway counts words daily while Merrill Moore is praised for prolific sonnets written even at a traffic light. The writer contrasts easy creativity with his own struggle to shape ideas and fill space.
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Westinghouse
Westing
Hemingway
Merrill Moore
Boston Medical
Earthworms and Ancient Tattoos Across Lands
The text notes that rich soil supports up to a million earthworms per acre and worm residues can enrich surface soil. It mentions ancient Saxons tattooing dead warriors, and the word tattoo deriving from tatau. It also cites a long Australian earthworm, deep mines in Africa and India, coal mines shallower, and cars and electricity as modern themes.
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