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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1947

Page

4

Appeal Over Unemployment Law At State Supreme Court

The attorney for non striking Slane Hosiery workers appeals to the state supreme court challenging the unemployment compensation law. They argue the lower court allowed arbitrary fact finding by the UCC and claim the statute is unconstitutional infringing workers moral and constitutional rights. The case tests public funds use and the UCC's power ahead of potential legislative action.

Slane Hosiery State Supreme Purt Unemployment Compensation Commission UCC Supreme Couct Supreme Court

40 Mile Speed Limit Proposed for North Carolina Route

The state highway officials set a 40 mph limit on the Greensboro bound road from High Point to Whittsett after a detailed survey. Engineers warn that three lanes create false safety and urge four lanes with the safest surface mix. Enforcement will rest with the patrol, backed by courts, to curb deadly speeding and protect lives.

High Point Greensboro Whittsett T. A. Burton Highway Commission Burton Frank Page North Carolina Page Greensboro High Point State Highway Patrol

Deserved Herman Talmadge Court Win in Georgia Governor Row

A Georgia superior court upheld the legislature’s choice of Herman Talmadge to succeed his late father as governor. Supporters and critics weigh long court battles ahead as broader political forces shapes the outcome. Bills in New York seek mandatory Saturday bank closings, contrasting past banker hours.

New York

Breakfast Prayer Meetings In Congress Washington

A weekly dawn prayer breakfast network links 35 clubs nationwide under the National Council for Christian Leadership. Senators led by Alexander Wiley attend in the Capitol’s Vandenberg room each Wednesday, with House members meeting Thursday. Abraham Vereide directs the effort from Washington, stressing personal reform as civic reform.

Washington Congress Alexander Wiley R-Wis Vandenberg Capitol Rep Harve Tibbett R.-Pa Seattle Wash National Council For Christian Leadership Abraham Vereide Vereide

Frantz Admits Draft-Era Activities In Campus Peace Efforts

John Marshall Frantz testified that TVA employees were solicited for the North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy at TVA buildings. He admitted producing mimeographed petitions for student participation in a national campus peace strike, with mimeographing done at the University of Tennessee by the romance languages department.

John Marshall Frantz TVA Frantz University of Tennessee Barker Mr. Frantz Mr. Barker Department of Starnes

TVA Controversy Deepens as Testimony Ties Officials to Communists

Henry C. Hart of the TVA personnel department admits past Communist ties and claims he was the sole Communist in TVA. Testimony from cab driver Charles Wayman links Hart and others to Communist activities and fundraising within TVA while some witnesses recant, suggesting broader involvement.

Henry C. Hart TVA Congressional Committee Atomic Bomb Commission Communist Party Soviet Russia Hart Ted Wellman Catherine Buckles Harold Buckles Saboth Ilinois Charles L. Wayman Knoxville Tennessee Bob Gair Ethel Gair Murial Borah Henry Hart Wayman Barker Henry Thornton Walter Smith Muriel Borah Mabel Abercrombie Francis Martin Abe Liebstein

CAPITOL SQUARE MEMORIAL AND TAX ISSUES HIGHLIGHT STATE NEWS

A memorial fund started at Senate for late George Ross Pou aims to endow a Pou room at a state hospital for spastics, reaching nearly $300 on day one and potentially $1,000 soon. Other items note precedent for memorial gifts replacing flowers, concerns over school bus driver wages, and debates on coop tax rules and equity.

Tom O'Berry Spastics Hospital-School Commission Senate George Ross

Cooperative definitions spark NC legislative hearing

The debate centers on what constitutes a co operative with tax exemptions likely to remain for real ventures. The North Carolina legislature will air the issue at a public hearing next Tuesday as lawmakers consider how savings dividends are taxed and who qualifies as a cooperative. Timing factors also appear in play as Senator George Penny faces questions over a liquor referendum bill with claims it was timed to avoid the thirteen jinx or Lincoln's birthday. The senator denies these motives and says the timing was simply to publish after finalizing the text.

Congress Texas Farmer Co-Op North Carolina George Penny Lincoln

Little Known Lincoln Anecdotes From Wartime Era

A collection of Lincoln stories highlights his wit and diplomacy. An implied Lincoln went viral for sharp retorts to attacks, religious reflections, courtroom quips, and humorous exchanges with peers. The piece preserves civic tone and celebrates Lincoln’s character through colorful vignettes.

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High Point Enterprise Audit Bureau OF Circulation Herman Talmadge Georgia Herman Whch Talmadge Gene Talmadge Harry Truman United States Sen Ate Wahlington Merchandise Mart Chicago Wall Street Norway Northwestern University H. Alexander Smith N. J Leverett Saltonstall Mass Homer Ferguson Mich Owen Brewster Wayne Morse Ore Arthur Capper Kas Homer E. Danehart Ind Forrest C. Donnell Bourke B. Hickenlooper Milton R. Young N. D Raymond E. Baldwin Conn John S. Cooper A. Willis Roberto George E. Flanders House Fellowship House Irving Moss Brooklyn, NY Jimmy Hatle J.B George Sokolsky Capitol Square Gardner-Webb College Max Gardner House Education Committee State College Farm By Lynn Nisbet Abe Lincoln Horace Greeley Vater Jefferson Davis Abraham Peter Cartwright Cartwright America Abraham Lincoln Washington, D. C George B. McClellan Army of the Potomac Mary Mister Breger By Dave Breger
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