Truman to seek secret session on European arms aid program
Washington reports that the $1.45 billion European Military Assistance Program will be discussed in a secret session led by Lloyd Berkner and Lt Gen L L Lemnitzer with open briefings by Acheson Johnson and Harriman. Some observers say the plan, backed since 1948, will pass with adjustments while critics push to reduce the cost.
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Lloyd V. Berkner
L. L. Lemnitzer
General Staff
Truman
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Jary Louis Johnson
Averell Harriman
Omar Bradley
Army
Western
Europe
Sram
U. S
Congress
U. S. Nate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Johnson
Senate
North Atlantic
High Point Enterprise Classifieds and Subscriptions Listing
The notice outlines newspaper staff roles and Associated Press rights. It also lists subscription rates by mail and by carrier, detailing three month, six month, and twelve month plans with prices.
Remembering a North Carolina Gentleman Governor Ehringhaus
The Raleigh obituary recalls Blucher Ehringhaus as a high minded, unambitious leader who steered through North Carolina's bleak days. He hated pomp and rides with escorts, preferred quiet gatherings at the Sir Walter hotel, and left office with relief after tough decisions.
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North Carolina
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Blucher Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
Despond
Sir Walter Hotel
Sir Walter
Bruce Etheridge
Ford
Capitol
Elizabeth City
Blucher
Miss Tillie
Our Neighbors Enter the Liquor Business
The piece argues that Rowan county is influenced by neighboring counties wet decisions as voters weigh economic effects of legal liquor stores. It notes cross-county business shifts among Winston-Salem Salisbury Spencer High Point and Charlotte area towns and cautions against voting solely for revenue while recognizing economic factors shape opinions.
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ABC Liquor
Rowan County
Spencer
High Point Tleggers
High Point
Martinsville
Forsyth
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Winston
Rowan
Guilford
Salisbury
Kannapolis
Concord
Charlotte
Mooresville
Statesville
Lexington
Winston-Salem
Wilson County
Wake
Durham
Mecklenburg
Warrenstown Heights Mayor Proposes 50 Percent Salary Cut
Mayor William A. Sklenicka of Warren s ville Heights proposes trimming his own pay by half. The remarks touch on fiscal restraint and governance while suggesting broader budget reforms. The piece also cites debates on academic staffing and international policy comments by university leaders and Senator Tom Connally urging NATO treaty ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Sklenicka
Warrensville Heights
Census of Business expands field offices for 1948 survey
The U S Census Bureau increases field offices from 68 to 300 to supervise the Census of Business covering 1948 operations of nearly 3 million establishments. Census takers report finding stores in unusual places such as under bridges, in abandoned freight cars, mine tunnels, and barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of the Census
U. S. Census of Business
These Days by George Sokolski on Church State Clash
The essay argues the state absorbs church authority through education and asks whether secularization really frees society. It cites Harvard Columbia Princeton and European universities founded by clergy, notes resistance to religious schooling, and critiques slogans that oversimplify church state tension.
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Caesar
God
United States
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Reflections on Heat Wave and Air Conditioning Trends
A diary style note describes sleeplessness from a Friday night heat and a Saturday morning rainstorm providing relief. It recalls early Indian travel over peaks and critiques past military missteps while noting Business Week predicts booming air conditioning due to heat and new tech across venues.
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Business Week of
New York
Junior Golf tournament starts under Al Gerring’s supervision
Al Gerring, manager of the municipal golf course, launches a Junior Golf tournament for about 75 boys aged 16 and under, mostly 10 to 13, with practice daily during vacation and a July finish. He emphasizes sportsmanship and aims to curb juvenile delinquency through golf.
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al Gerring
High Point
Gerring
Opposing Taxes to Shield Religious Schools from State Aid
A speaker argues against taxes funding secular education and warns that state aid would corrupt religious schools seen as sanctuaries from amoral schooling. He contends benefits like bus rides and meals should be universal, not tied to church funding, and rejects equating parental authority with equal opportunity.
Mad Week End In Manhattan Captured In Heat Wave
Broadways and Elsewhere depicts a sweltering New York as millions flee the city for mountains beaches and rail lines. Grand Central and Penn Station bustle with holiday crowds while downtown Harlem and Little Italy see residents seeking shade and relief. The piece notes dry heat crowds, traffic jams, crowded ships, and a deserted island with about 8 million still in town.
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Manhattan
Harlem
Little Italy
Nation's Flag Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A word puzzle with horizontal clues 1 6 and vertical clues 1 21 including terms for colors nations and directions. The grid features terms such as canton augmentation delay and metal symbol Tellurium and ends with common words for existence and intellect.
Crossword Solution Puzzle Clues
Answers fill a themed grid with showy flowers beauty items and traits. Each clue yields a specific term linking plants foods and symbols across categories including birds and elements.
Paranoid Swindlers and Social Debates Spark 20th Century Tensions
Quotes show Sigmund Engel on polygamy and exploitation while Paul Popenoe argues sex differences and superiority. Marie Wilson jokes about fashion remedies. Gov James E Folsom pledges to curb hooded thugs and Klan activity highlighting racial tension and political stance.
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James E. Folsom
Alabama
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Peter Edson
High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B, LO
Associated Press
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C. W. Patterson, JR
Mgr
John K. Norton
Bia University Teachers’ College
Ting
Communist Party
Tom Connally
Texas
George Sokolsk
China
Syria
Spain
Mendal
Soviet
Russia
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Cuba
Orient
Broadway
Jack Last
Grand Central Terminal
Pennsylvania Station
Hoagie
India
Boston
Houston
Westchester
Jersey
Long Island
Staten Island
Arizona
Cnvy
Empire State Building
Coney Island
Rockaways
Long Beach
Jones Beach
The
Canton
Switzerland
Nova Scotia
Mabel
Jane
Master Swindler
Sigmund Engel
Paul Popenoe
American Institute of Family Relations
Marie Wilson
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