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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
4
The column blasts President Truman for withholding investigative records and accuses him of political maneuvering. It warns of a Russian Communist influence and calls for Dewey, while North Carolina Democrats face electoral setbacks and Progressives seek Wallace’s ballot access, noting upcoming elections may reshape party power.
The States Rights Democrats face court battles to place Dixiecrat candidates on the North Carolina ballot. If petitions fail, the party may blame the election board, the legislature, and the courts for a political shift in November.
An editorial weighs staggering city council terms with four two year seats and four four year seats plus a two year mayor term. The writers question whether staggered terms prevent turnover and call for public vote and further argument before support. They note past partisan splits and express openness to conviction.
A literary figure who has attained success finds life not especially dramatic. His daily routine centers on work, with the profession demanding a fixed number of hours of labor each day, according to Somerset Maugham.
Mrs L L Hughes, president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, warns that within ten years about 6000 children will lack schooling. She highlights urgent need for expanded educational access and resources.
Washington reporters recount the senate floor chaos as Barkley and Baldwin spar over bread and prices in mock Latin. The piece mocks appropriation fights and notes William C. Feazel, a Louisiana oilman, briefly serving as senator and the secretarial car pool reforms.
A collection of statements by James Carey CIO secretary treasurer and U S officials criticizing wartime coercion and urging negotiation over conflict. Secretary Marshall pledges noncoercive action while warning against intimidation, and Judge Wa Ites Waring decries legal challenges to American rights amid European recovery tensions. General William Donovan comments follow the discussion.
George Sokolsky critiques a supposed bipartisan foreign policy and warns that Henry Wallace as a third party disrupts unity at the water's edge. He credits John Foster Dulles, Governor Dewey, and Senator Vandenberg for steering policy, warns of Soviet tactics in Berlin, and urges measured cooperation rather than alarmist pin pricks.
A reminiscence on historic circuit lawyers and judges in North Carolina, detailing figures like Judge Montgomery and John A. Lockhart, and their courtroom mastery. Includes reflections on elderly attendees at Guilford and surrounding counties and a personal anecdote about courthouse life and a lone widower juror.
Society and entertainment notes mix rumors about government appointments, theater moves, and high society figures. Mentions Rob Jr. seeking Labor Secretary, Rita Hayworth arrivals, Cathy O’Donnell, and Howard Hughes plotting at RKO. Notes on Barnato, Oliver Hamlet censor battles, and a Gotham clandestine musicians circle.
A vertical and horizontal word puzzle lists numerous clues including radio actress, preposition, rivers, and abbreviations. Across entries cover names, dative forms, and common terms while downs include measures, heraldry, and celestial terms.
The Virgin Islands, comprising about fifty tropical islands and islets, trace their discovery to Christopher Columbus.
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