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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1951
Page
2
The chamber board adopts a resolution detailing past city achievements and future plans tied to annexation. It argues the plan benefits home owners, businesses, and industries, with cost comparisons showing lower average expenses under annexation and swift expansion of water and sewer lines to new areas.
A Newport News church installs a television for worshippers to view views from the pews but will not operate during services. The pastor says the set will be turned off for beer ads, raising questions about censoring content and the broader impact of church owned TV on viewers and clergy.
The article outlines NATO plans for a six nation European army to deter Soviet aggression, targeting April 1 1952 to begin forming fully equipped units. It notes obstacles including constitutional changes, a new peace contract for West Germany, and budgeted military contributions balanced with economic capacity, with Eisenhower warning that delays risk credibility. It also mentions Senator Taft’s re-election and Joseph Ferguson's Senate testimony, contrasting political wit with the end of Taft’s “Teacher” era.
A satirical Washington column questions whether tax lawyers influence who gets mink coats for their wives as a cynical aside about politics and profiteering. The piece playfully mocks corruption fears while noting many lawyers openly benefit from deals, prompting readers to wonder about the coats worn by their wives.
A Washington column critiques public leaders who speak from consolidation and fear, notes big lie rhetoric, and questions the propriety of mink coat gifts linked to a moral double standard. It cites Royall and explores Poland, China, Korea, and Sino Soviet dynamics while mocking elite hypocrisy and the warmth of scandal.
A quote attributed to William Faulkner, describing his indifference to writers and publishers who send letters without royalties, reflecting a blunt view of literary agents and financial terms. Faulkner, a Nobel Prize winner, dismisses writers and publishers who waste his time with unsolicited correspondence.
A sprawling collage of a New York society page links gamblers marking large sums to divorces and court cases. It names Esther Ralston Judy Garland Jack Dempsey Ginger Rogers Jane Hunter Audrey Hepburn Gloria Swanson and others with rumors of weddings firings travels and scandals. The item blends gossip with fleeting political notes and theater chatter.
French military authorities claim a method to freeze concentrate wine mixed with five parts water becomes France's national drink for troops. The note appears among a collage of short items on leap year trivia, retirees in St. Petersburg hobbies, Scholastic notes, ink for pens, jokes, and reflections on 1950s media.
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