High Point Enterprise Afternoon Sunday Morning Edition
The High Point Enterprise published both an afternoon and Sunday morning edition.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise published both an afternoon and Sunday morning edition.
A New Jersey grammar school principal reports that among 562 students 279 have home video receivers, with poor schoolwork rising from 9 to 30 percent as most failures have TV at home. He notes parental patterns and urges turning the set off to let children study and sleep, while also warning about radio.
The piece notes FBI and Attorney General McGrath stepping into the near bombing case against Walter Reuther and union leaders in Detroit. It urges relentless pursuit of the assailants to prevent further violence against the United Auto Workers.
The CIO decides not to push repeal of the Taft Hartley act in 1950 Congress. The move reflects political realism and conserves energy for more productive citizens. It follows the 1949 defeat of repeal and signals prudence amid often futile campaigns.
Washington reports the final installment of George Dixon's review of 1949. The piece notes Margaret Truman life membership in the WCTU and jokes about political and social satire. It mentions a heat relief swimming incident at a government building and the inauguration dinner memorabilia priced at 11 dollars.
The article surveys early 1900 church life in America a era when religion shaped daily life across sects led by Moody Sankey Sunday and Ingersoll. It notes the clash of fundamentalism and modernism the Scopes trial and the shift toward social service and science diminishing biblical authority.
A playful barbs column mocks blissful ignorance while a health note asks about snapping joints and remedies. The item cites a drug store break in a western town where only several bottles of liniment were stolen. Addresses for police are requested.
Dr. John R. Dunning of Columbia University announced in New York that uranium fuel production costs have fallen to roughly the price of coal. He noted ongoing processes and future gains could yield cheaper atomic fuel, though many details remain unclear and the potential mass energy conversion remains largely untapped.
A dense Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan collage of city life notes. References to Ruth Cosgrove Sallies in Our Alley critics and Hollywood satire mingle with New Year's Eve plans and showbiz chatter.
A columnist riffs on weariness and rest while joking about resolutions and taxes. He notes reactions from a Main Street talker about the country’s direction and cites a Monitor piece on violence targeting Walter Reuther and the UAW, arguing for FBI focus on anti Communist labor influence.
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