High Point College long service leader to retire
The editor supports Dr. Gideon Humphreys as president of High Point College ahead of his retirement. Acknowledging his crucial role in saving and building the college, the piece urges continued support as the board debates a successor and discusses local traffic and street extensions needed to improve downtown access.
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G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
High Point College Ts
Dr. Humphreys
Point College
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Yage
One Way Traffic Bill Proposed On Passing On One Way
The article notes a bill to allow cars to pass on the right on one way streets, citing existing practice in Raleigh Winston-Salem Greensboro and mention of High Point. It reflects on local officials like Roy Braden and questions if High Point will adopt the system and whether it will work.
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T’s
High Point
Roy Braden
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Debate over replacing the electoral college divides voters
The piece reports Truman might prefer keeping the electoral college while many favor abolishing it. Senator Lodge proposes a constitutional amendment to split states electoral votes by popular tally, potentially hindering Republican wins. The New Bedford Standard Times warns the plan could weaken two party balance and favors deeper congressional scrutiny. Forrestal defense readiness closes the discussion.
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Truman
House of Representatives
Lodge
Massachusetts
Dewey
New York
President Truman
Wallace
Ohio
New Bedford
Mass
Standard-Times
Senator Lodge
New Bedford Paper
South
Standard Times
Congress
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The Mad House and Capitol People Gaffe Parade
A spoofish column riffs on a bungled housing bill outline by Senator Maybank and an outline mix up. Raymond Foley clarifies no figures exist yet. Perle Mesta wins a Philly trip via the assay commission. Miscellany covers Lieut. Gov. Blair, novel lift terms, Forrestal’s caution, and a mix up with the 100 things brochure.
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Washington
Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
Raymond Foley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Maybank
Foley
Truman
Perle Mesta
Philadelphia
Perle
Newport
Mesta
A. S. Mint
U.S. farm and production notes from 1947 1948
Various agricultural trends are noted: U.S. farmers use electricity for over 400 purposes. Egg production peaks in February. European food output in 1948 trails pre-war levels. The U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys family clothing practices. Cottonseed value in 1947 exceeds 400 million dollars. Twenty seven states tax or regulate margarine. Federal crop insurance planned in North Carolina and Wisconsin in 1944.
Tobin cites sixteen criticisms of Taft Hartley before Senate
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin presented sixteen objections to the Taft Hartley Act before the Senate Labor Committee. He urged repealing the law in a one package bill to reenact Wagner with minor amendments, arguing that both sides offer valid points and the public will judge on sentiment rather than proof.
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NEA
Washington
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Senate Labor Committee
Tobin
Truman
Sen
Wayne Morse
Murray
Pepper
Humphrey
Neely
Taft
Aiken
Smith
Morse
Congress
AFL
Bill Green
CIO
Phil Murray
Union Treasuries
Supreme Court Spring Term Opens With 16 Civil Actions
North Carolina high court starts spring term with 16 civil cases in first week and 31 in the second. Sex crimes rise but overall crime up only modestly. many cases may be argued, others await decision. Justices joke about hard cases, while state counties plan centennial observances and a 25 year old Lenoir High Band gains statewide notice. Legislative debate on roads schools and taxes continues amid calls for policy reforms.
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North Carolina
Supreme Court
Newton
Department of Justice
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Lenoir
Elizabeth City
Tennyson's Brook
War Spending and Policy: Sokolsky on US Strategy
These Days argues the US will spend over 30 billion dollars this year on war and postwar costs and questions whether the money is well spent. It praises Forrestal for pushing an efficient military while urging a stronger state department to define a clear national objective and consistent foreign policy.
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United States
James Forrestal
Defense
State Department
Department of Defense
Stillwell
General Chennault
George F. Kennan
Teheran
Yalta
Stalin
International News Service
Israel
China
Korea
Iran
Public figures on world conflict and civic duty
A compilation of quotes from Paul G. Hoffman Sen. J Howard McGrath Anthony Eden Sen Homer Capehart Sen Estes Kefauver and Gen Dwight D Eisenhower emphasizing the need to focus on global power dynamics, resist communism, promote national unity, and educate responsible democratic citizens at Columbia University.
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Kremlin
Hitler
Politburo
Paul G. Hoffman
Columbia University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Education vs Specialized Knowledge Cited by Nehru
Nehru argues literacy alone does not equal education and warns a specialist may lack political or human values. The note contrasts this with a claim that literacy does not ensure broader education. A 1948 crop production up ten percent over 1946 1947 is mentioned alongside a new insecticide parathion showing strong pest control results.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
India
English Actress Horizons Puzzle Clue Set
A mixed set of crossword style clues across horizontal and vertical lists. The entries include names like Contemn and Portals and references to Ta tantalum symbol and a mystic syllable. Several clues point to common words such as Obese and Surrender as well as geographic and chemical hints.
Cryptic Clues From a Crossword Grid
A fragment lists numbered clues including organ and goddess terms, railroads abbreviations, and “paving butterfly material” with other cryptic style hints. Reading suggests a puzzle page segment with wordplay entries and cross references.
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Ireland
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