Love's Bootstrap Proposal Boosts Textiles Wage Floor
J Spencer Love of Burlington Industries proposes raising the federal minimum wage to 1.25 an hour to lift industry wages. He notes competitive textile conditions prevent a general increase but argues higher wages would raise all pay and broaden markets by rewarding leaders while restraining low-wage undercutting.
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J. Spencer Love
Burlington Industries
U. S
Love
Mr. Love
Civility and Service: City Civil Service Under Fire
The Civil Service Commission has faced sharp critique yet maintained it serves taxpayers by upholding standards amid political pressure. The issue of whether city employees must reside within city limits tests the commission’s duty under the law and its long track record of reducing municipal corruption.
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Horace Ilderton
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Repeal Anniversary Reflections on Prohibition's End
The piece marks 25 years since Utah ratified the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933 ending Prohibition. It notes the spread of repeal, remaining dry states Mississippi and Oklahoma, and contrasts 1933 drinking costs and taxes with modern figures while citing studies on per capita alcohol use. It discusses state ratification, legal changes, and the broader social effects of repeal.
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Utah
William Phillips
New York City
Mississippi
Oklahoma
DSI
Alaska
Senate
Columbia University
Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
High Point Enterprise Ad Rates and Staff Note
The High Point Enterprise announces its established status as an independent newspaper founded in 1884. The notice lists office address 305-307 North Main, High Point, N C, and names staff including W Ley R B Terry secretary-treasurer and L T McPherson for Mesagug Snes with Patterson Jr as advertising manager. It also covers subscription rates by year and confirms Associated Press membership and postal terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprin
North Mainston
High Point
N. C
Een Wley
R. B. Terry
LT McPherson
SE Mesagug Snes
W. Patterson, JR
Sir Storegon
What the Republican Party Must Stand For in 1960
The piece argues the party lacks unity and a clear, noble program. It cites varied defeats in the last election, notes leaders and factions, and claims the Republicans need a coherent philosophy and rallying purpose to attract voters in 1960.
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Republican Party
Charles Potter
Michigan
John W. Bricker
George W. Malone
Edward J. Thye
Barry Goldwater
Senate
William Langer
New York State
Robert A. Taft
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
United States
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Lyndon Johnson
Former President Truman and General Willoughby visit Raleigh
Raleigh notes a rare twin visit by former President Harry Truman and retired Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby. Truman plans to address the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, while Willoughby discusses postwar international espionage. The pair are seen as contrasting yet forceful figures shaping national politics.
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Raleigh
United States
Harry Truman
Charles A. Willoughby
Willoughby
U. S. Army
Far East
MacArthur
Truman
Executives Club
State College Union
Zebulon
North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
Municipal Auditorium
Andrew Johnson
High Point Notes Honor for Dixon and Civic Building
Dr A G Dixon longtime leader of the Methodist Protestant Children’s Home is honored as friends push to feature him on Ralph Edwards This Is Your Life He reflects on faith and a long life of service at 513 Alleghany Ave Towson MD and recalls a career guiding youth and missionaries. The community also celebrates Hiram Lodge the new Masonic body in High Point and supports the Junior Chamber of Commerce effort to curb federal spending and reform taxes with a national project and aCommunity Barbecue and Super Auction at the YMCA supporting Camp Cheerio with Rotarians organizing the event for youth benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Dixon
Ralph Edwards
Dixon
Alleghany Avenue
Towson
Maryland
Mother Dixon
Nixon
Japan
High Point
James G. Johnston
Grand Lodge of
North Carolina
Hiram Lodge
Fleet Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Hoover Commission
Congress
Jaycees
YMCA
Camp Cheerio
Republicans Faced With Tide Democrats Win Big
Meade Alcorn explains GOP loss citing a national tide from Maine to California and calls for stronger money, manpower and organization. Paul Butler counters with critique of GOP tactics and argues Democrats won on national issues in 1958.
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Washington
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
National Assn. of
New York
Alcorn
Maine
California
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Butler
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
George Sokolsky
William Knowland
Ohio
Arizona
Knowland
Bricker
Goldwater
Safari
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
House of Representatives
General Assembly
House
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
James Marlow
Gop
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