National Study Of Teen Age Crime Reveals Need For Vigilance
The Saturday Evening Post reports through investigators Richard Clendenen and Herbert W. Beaser that juvenile crime rose 15 percent over five years, with one million youths involved last year. The piece warns rising violent offenses, protection rackets in high schools, and divergent opinions on causes, urging parental vigilance.
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Lord and Reconciliation A Study in Christian Teaching
A church school series of fifteen lessons through Easter explores Christian teaching from both Old and New Testaments. The author cites scripture from Luke, Psalms, Isaiah, and John to show God’s mercy, steadfast love, and the power given through faith in Christ, urging belief and living by Jesus’ teachings.
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Power of Positive Thinking Tops Best Seller List Longtime
Dr Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking has held the No 1 spot on the best seller list for 114 weeks. The piece notes the book's appeal as a religious work by a Methodist clergyman and contrasts it with secular trends, while praising spiritual writers and referencing a new book, A Democratic Manifesto by Samuel Enoch Stumpf, Vanderbilt University.
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Reader Writes On Speed Limits For Safe Driving
A reader argues for a 60 mph maximum and 40 mph to 50 mph range as safe limits, saying public pressure, not city police, should curb reckless driving. He notes Safe-Driving Day results show change is possible and worries about drunken drivers who speed.
Workers Should Not Be Forced To Retire
Readers praise editorial stance on aging workers and argue retirement should be voluntary and age limits fixed by policy rather than compulsory. Mail also notes corporate history of American Tobacco and thanks editors for recent coverage.
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Handwriting on the wall warns of spending curb to avoid war
An editorial laments rising spending and predicts a shift to a “low mood” by 1955 followed by war if finances collapse. The writer warns Charlotte readers that continued spending could lead to military conflict around 1960, urging restraint.
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Smoking, taxes, and High Point notes mixed in casual column
The column blends tobacco industry data with local tax plate renewals and High Point events. It cites 1954 cigarette sales figures, a rise for Winstons, and Viceroy as top filter brand, then shifts to local tax lines, license plates, and a murder trial aside. It also mentions new physicians arriving in High Point, the Chicago Furniture Market, and lighter humor on Marilyn Monroe and Mamie Van Doren.
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