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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1948
Page
4
The piece notes nine counties voting dry on beer and predicts more elections with Cumberland County possibly joining, while asking if beer itself or consumer abuses drive public dismay. It criticizes the industry’s self policing and laments perceived bias in press coverage and sports reporting.
The piece urges Miss Mary Price, Democratic rival Kerr Scott, and Miss Elizabeth Bentley to address claims that Price was introduced as a Communist and that she accessed former employers’ files for the Communist party. It argues as a gubernatorial candidate Price has a duty to respond and clear her name now.
Mary Garber of the Winston-Salem Sentinel says male college officials and press box staff refuse her entry to football games at Carolina Duke or State. She is ineligible to join the Southern Conference sportswriters association because she is a woman. She asks what is wrong with the boys and stadium managers who silence her by exclusion.
A critical piece analyzes the Kasenkina Samarin incident and the Soviet response led by Lomakin. It argues Moscow mishandled allegations, exposed diplomatic fragility, and revealed a closed mindset that undermines Soviet policy and complicates prospects for peace.
North Carolina’s Western Carolina Teachers College at Cullowhee hosted an advisory budget commission tour. The campus map showing current and proposed buildings impressed officials and prompted talk of statewide use for similar topographic maps at Raleigh to aid budgeting and citizen awareness.
George Sokolsky contrasts Christianity and Marxism as guiding frames for human existence. He lauds Protestant revival at Lambeth and Amsterdam, highlights John Foster Dulles’ Amsterdam speech urging moral leadership, and argues for peace through moral law and dignified humanity under enduring, lawful principles.
In Arkansas Rep. Oren Harris faces a rival in a humorous election year clash. Whitten hires Eddie Armold and his Tennessee Plowboys to woo voters while Harris drops a helicopter landing to outshine the rival. The piece mixes political farce with travel notes and light gossip from Washington.
Tommy Kelly a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient slips a diamond engagement ring to Willie Grassmann as a birthday and engagement token. Richard Hoffman talks marriage to Betty Stuart. Maria Vincenza Trotta marries Harold Hall. Marilyn Hassett returns from hospital stay. NTG Granlund promotes Loew publicity. Howard Hughes disputes RKO contracts over The Farmers Daughter and Crossfire.
After months of effort to defeat Thomas E. Dewey in the Midwest, the man Stassen was dropped by the Philadelphia convention and lost his post. Now Johnston, once sidelined, is employed by Dewey as a memo to the House Committee on Un American Activities warns against Alger Hiss.
The writer recalls baseball books by Leo Durocher and Harry Rosen while railing at sensational stories and tax disputes. He mentions Leslie House cocktails, a controversial conman Yellow Kid Weil, and the Enduro Restaurant, weaving past reminiscences with sharp asides on fame and deceit.
A rumor spread about Arline Judge and George Ross Jr. with alleged sightings in Long Branch New Jersey. Family, insurers, and hotel staff deny knowledge of her location while Arline’s associates admit uncertainty and distance from her. A Bridgesport couple and an Arkansas connection add to the uncertainty.
William Z Foster warns of war with the USSR as a result of the government budget. Arthur Capper supports the wheat treaty for economic gains. Henry A Wallace condemns violent overthrow rhetoric. A physician notes fresh air and a warm bed help prevent insomnia.
Read is a mixed word puzzle with clues spanning animals forces rivers and places. Across clues mention a former prime minister and a parade of common terms including metals currencies and exclamations. The vertical have questions on biology geography and history.
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