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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
4
Diabetes Detection Week mobilizes Guilford county doctors including health department staff to offer free analyses. The drive aims to uncover undiagnosed cases, noting about 12,000 in the county likely go unreported and that diabetes can be deadly and worsen other illnesses.
The City Council selects Bill Tomlinson for the school board to replace the resigned Odell Marsh. The editorial urges at least one woman be added to the board and notes women bring a unique perspective to educating children.
The piece notes Cap tain Tom Hamilton leaving Annapolis for Pitt and Duquesne hiring a high profile coach. It discusses the East re engaging in football, compares amateurism concerns, and recalls Harvard and Yale hiring practices amid ongoing debates over pay and ethics in college football.
James A. Farley urged diplomacy with Franco Spain arguing for nonmilitary talks and likening it to wartime ties with Russia. The piece rebuts his view noting Franco’s fascist regime and the logic of unifying with the West to deter communism and secure postwar European recovery.
Greens boro News staff writer W A Bivins surveys city finance options from sales tax to ABC Stores and notes public opinion favoring sales outlets over higher taxes. The piece also covers population shifts, wartime inflation, and a slice of human interest with a doll window scene and a humor item on invisible hair nets.
Doris Duke seeks happiness as a single again while Robert Cunningham-heid from the Philip Mountbatten circle gains attention. A slice of gossip covers Chiangs, fashion notes, theater chatter, and Washington intrigue with names like Oswald Brown and Pearl Harbor Day hints.
The legislature faces a principal clerk election with Annie E. Cooper Walter Horton and Zell Wilson among notable candidates. Kerr Scott avoids endorsements while party leaders and legislators weigh experience, policy impact, and procedural stability in this pivotal post.
The piece notes 53 of 54 arraigned in DC municipal court were charged with drunkenness, names Johnnie Walker, and humorously surveys Capitol Hill timing as 119 lawmakers prepare to move before the 81st Congress convenes. It alleges mailroom letters mimic personal notes and cites Sir Richard Gregory warning on birth control.
An Indiana insurance man declares seven hours of sleep sufficient to rest. The remark prompts questions about sleep habits and productivity among professionals.
A compact crossword style listing with across and down clues. Contains many short hints touching on anatomy, language, and common terms including actor, energy unit, and various abbreviations.
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