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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1947
Page
4
President Truman’s war end proclamation ends emergency powers to seize strike-bound plants and utilities. It halts the government’s wartime control, forcing Congress to address a permanent peacetime solution. Republicans largely agree with the move, though some say the timing was premature. The new Congress must tackle domestic issues without war-time powers.
In a blunt note, British Broadcasting Corporation officials dispute claims that hypnotism via television can lull crowds to sleep. The author argues old fashioned AM broadcasts could do the same, adding skepticism about television as a sleep-inducing tool.
In 1947 High Point faces a year of growth and expansion with hope for hospital and civic projects, new industrial plants, homes, and utilities. The piece touts labor management cooperation, potential labor law revision, and a stabilizing inflation outlook while urging progress on key city needs.
The piece argues the Civil Aeronautics Administration bears responsibility for accelerating bad weather landing tech, noting two landing methods from the war and criticism over delays. It highlights passenger reluctance to fly in winter and calls for standardized, workable blind-landing equipment to reduce grounded flights and cancellations.
Lewis Crater comments that the Sugar Bowl game should credit the other ten players on each team, not just Charley. Ada Dennis notes danger from passing cars as rural route students exit buses and urges children to look both ways before crossing highways.
Citizens discuss holiday stress and rising December bills while optimism for 1947 grows. Jerome Cathay cites 1946 motor vehicle deaths as a quiet war on streets. risk rises with faster cars and busier roads. Mrs. Matt Wall explains The Barter Theatre aims to offer Shakespearean performances at non profit cost to locals.
A browsable list of humorous and cryptic definitions from Parker's Broadway Dictionary. Entries range from CANONIZE artillerymen to WIGWAG sleeping tents and TURQUOISE turtle forms, mixing wordplay with playful misdefinitions and cultural references.
A nostalgic column urges Santa Claus to relocate from the north pole to the warmer south where technology, recreation, and cheaper resources could better suit modern children and toy production. The piece argues for rest, improved facilities, and neighborly southern support.
New York City gossip column notes Ernest Truex, Bernard Baruch, Marlene Dietrich, Ida Lupino, Gypsy Rose Lee and many show business figures in a rapid-fire roundup. Mentions crowds on Lexington Avenue, the Copacabana donations, runway and fashion events, and bustling midtown nightlife.
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