High Point Enterprise details and staff, 1949
The High Point Enterprise issue from Sunday December 4 1949 lists staff including R B Terry president D A Rawley secretary treasurer Charles B L O member and editor Robert L Thompson with W Patterson Jr as ad director and circulation staff. The Associated Press is credited for local and dispatched news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. LO
Associated Press
Robert L. Thompson
Co. W. Patterson, JR
Flin
Disappointing YMCA drive in High Point raises concerns
A city wide effort to fund the High Point YMCA building fell flat, delivering only about 23 000 in cash and pledges over three years. Officials urge continuing the campaign, stressing the project as the top civic priority and calling for a match to reach 110 000 to 115 000.
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Ymca Building Fund
High Point
Point
Northline
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
YMCA
The Reign of Law and the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
A reflective piece by W.A.B. discusses Augustus taxing the world, Roman law, and Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem as a turning point from external power to inner religion. It weaves biblical quotes with historical context, noting Caesar’s decrees, Paul’s teachings, and the shift toward more humane governance and spiritual renewal.
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Caesar Augustus
Ofugustus
Roman Empire
Palestine
Rome
Agustus
Alexnder the Great
Macedonia
Greece
India
Augustus
France
Israel
Jesus of Nazareth
Caesar
God
Paul
Nero
Heaven
Earth
Joseph
Mary of
Galilee
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Judea
House of David
Mary
Out of
W.A.B
Russians Tussle With F B I Aboard Amtorg Fine Standstill
A Russian Amtorg official recounts a brutal September court clash where five Amtorg officers were seized by FBI agents. The encounter involved chairs and pro football style tackles as the Russians resisted arrest and later claimed diplomatic immunity. The scene ended with inmates learning English quickly at the detention center.
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Washington
Amtorg
F.B.I
Russo
Amtorg Trading Corporation
U. S
New York
Aleksei Vasilievich Kakharov
Vassili Petrovich Rebrov
Sergei Andreevich Shevchenko
Aleksander Aleksandrovich Istchenko
Gennado Nikolaevich Oglohin
Regulation Mania Reflects Socialist Trend in U S State Oversight
A Washington debate on regulation of industry reflects a global socialist trend. The piece defends New York State Insurance Department leadership, notes exam procedures for Metropolitan Life, and questions federal overreach versus state regulation with references to Louis Pink and Robert E Dineen.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Robert S. Allen
Tex McCrary
Allen
New York
Insurance Department
State of
Louis Fl. Pink
Associated Hospital Service
Robert E. Dineen
Robert Allen
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan
State of New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
California
New York State
Dewey
Dineen
Bond, Schoeneck and King
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Lumber Mutual Casualty Insurance Company
Schoeneck Firm
Syracuse
Supervennzens
Quotes on science and life by Dewey and Acheson
The excerpt debates science reshaping daily life over a century, noting the atom's impact and urging careful thought. It contrasts Dewey's philosophy with Acheson's view that we cannot create order from chaos in six days.
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John Dewey
Dean Acheson
Military dictatorship fears and international meddling warned
A Washington Times-Herald report claims the Defense Department drafted a civilian defense plan that could lead to a temporary military dictatorship after a nuclear attack. The piece cites statements about war efficiency under military rule and notes political fallout, Peron and Trujillo influence, and critiques of U.S. education and foreign aid in a broader geopolitic narrative.
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Washington Times-Herald
Dept. of Defense
Hopley
Forrestal
Franco
U. S
Peron
Argentina
Nation
la Prensa
Associated Press
United Press
Washington
Trujillo
Reader's Digest
J. T. Flynn
Flynn
George Washington
Truman
U.S
Lewis Mind Reveals Miner Leader Under Pressure
Washington report analyzes John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers during 1949 coal crises. It notes wavering strategy, the role of welfare fund controversy, and growing operator demands as talks fail to yield concrete terms before the December 1 strike deadline.
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Washington
NEA
John L. Lewis
Lewis
James Boyd
VU. S. Bureau of Mines
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
New York
United Mine Workers
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