A Bomb Warning Sparks Debate Over Soviet Threat
The High Point Enterprise reports Senator Brien McMahon warns Moscow that an A bomb could strike Western Europe if Soviet armies invade. The piece questions why similar force wasn't used in Korea and ponders consistency of such warnings with past policy.
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Brien McMahon
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Soviet
Russia
Europe
McMahon
Western
United Nations
Korea
Thousand Dollar Reward for Murder Case in High Point
A $1,000 reward offer for information leading to the arrest of the High Point murderer has been made anonymously. The effort aims to refocus public attention on the unsolved Mary Hopkins case and encourage tips, with the donor insisting on anonymity to avoid publicity.
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High Point
Mary Hopkins
Kerr Scott Aims for Lieutenant Governor Post to Drive NC Power
Raleigh correspondent Lynn Nisbet asserts Governor Kerr Scott considers running for lieutenant governor or at least weighing the option. The piece argues Scott’s plan centers on remaining in public life, placing his chosen ally in the governorship, and potentially deterring rivals while shaping the Senate and House leadership to control state government, possibly even paving a path to the U.S. Senate.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Kerr Scott
Nisbet
Scott
United States Senate
Big
North Carolina
Taylor
Kerr Scott and Company
Crawford
North Carolina Senate
Washington
William Kerr Scott
Daniels predicts Truman renomination and victory in 1952
The North Carolina Democratic National Committeeman Jonathan Daniels predicts Truman will seek re election despite the anti third term amendment and be nominated with a larger margin than in 1948. He also warns of a real danger in Truman's re election. Daniels previously claimed Frank Graham could not be beaten for the Senate.
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North Carolina
Jonathan “Dice
Daniels
Harry Truman
Truman
White House
Frank Graham
Senate
Turpentine Drippings and Bare Feet in a Revival Tent
The piece notes a revival under a tent with barefoot improvised living, contrasting with a circus scene. Casual reflections by the author include enjoyments from plowing barefoot and dirt feeling, plus a brief literary note about Blanche Manor hosting a social dessert and bookshop call for a copy of Desert at One.
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Blanche Manor
News & Observer
Sunes
Ste
End of a Maze and a shrinking world in poetry and prose
A New York Times Book Review piece on Louis Bromfield's Mr Smith discusses a polemical autobiography fragment and a Sense Dread concept. It traces shrinking world fears from aviation to geopolitics, maps, and celestial speculation, with references to Wilbur Wright and Look Homeward Angel. The column muses on space, time, and aging writers.
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New York Times Book Review
Louis Bromfield
Mr. Smith
Walcott Ferris
Bromfield
Harper Brothers
New York
Wea
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
America
Moon
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Thomas Wolfe
Angel
Moments of whimsy from North Carolina papers
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from Waynesville and Winston-Salem editors, including reflections on youth under tents, fishing vs not fishing, a dentist in Korea, a maestro choosing a bride, and a Waynesville businessman's railroad ambition, illustrating local wit and small-town storytelling.
Judy Garland to headline the Palace on Broadway
Judy Garland will headline the Palace Theatre in New York opening October 16 for a run that revives vaudeville style two a day shows with high priced seats. She plans 60 to 75 minutes of her best numbers with several daily performances on weekends as the long awaited Palace return faces financial and industry hurdles.
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Judy Garland
Palace
Actors’ Paradise
Broadway
Judy
England
the Palace
Bob Hope
William Morris Agency
Martin and Lewis
Unclear verse items echoing social satire
A collage-style note references quotes about rent and inflation from multiple papers. It includes distorted verse about money and consumer life and a satire on democracy with cartoons of missiles in magazines.
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Blabberland
Rocky Mount Telegram
Illustrated
Puppy Chases Happiness Tail, Old Dog Chronicles
A puppy and an old dog share a playful conceit in Dog World. The puppy proclaims a philosophy seeking happiness, declaring it lies in his tail, and spends the day chasing it while the wise elder muses on the pursuit.
Fragmented personal reflection on happiness and a dog’s tail
A narrator muses that happiness lies in pursuing personal tasks rather than chasing abstract ideals. The piece reflects on a dog’s tail as a metaphor for contentment and suggests focus on one’s own life brings happiness despite distractions.
New Selma Weekly Passes To Tom Davis Couple
Mr and Mrs Tom Davis who moved to Selma after acquiring ownership of the John Stoman Sun meet in Smithfield on the eve of a local event. They took over the Selma weekly newspaper from Mr and Mrs Jack Hemine who had published it for five years. Tom said he feared the next issue would be his.
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Middle Atlantic
Ohio
Mississippi
California
Walter Winchell
Tom Davis
Selma
John Stoman-Sun
Smithfield
Davises
Jack Hemine
Tom
Aversion to hard work warns of economic threat
An economist attributes national apathy to labor to a danger for the economy. The tale mirrors a villager debating a lazy dog, with Jake noting the dog’s quiet willingness to be worthless as a reflection of behavior in people.
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Jake
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