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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1948
Page
4
Charles Loflin, circulation manager in High Point, is named Young Man of the Year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Enterprise family cheers as carriers and staff praise his service to the blood bank Boy Scouts softball field American Legion and youth outreach.
Edmund Harding of Washington DC, a 58 year old former fertilizer salesman, built a humor career after a Rotary joke and district governor stint. He quit fertilizer as paid engagements rose, performing about 190 times last year across Oregon to Florida and Canada to Texas, with weeks devoted to the Washington tobacco market.
A religious essay contrasts Ecclesiastes and Dickens era verse with Van Dyke Davidson and Jesus. It retells two runners race dynamics and emphasizes endurance, prudent pacing, and spiritual overconfidence, citing Stonewall Jackson and a pastor cross referencing. The piece ends with exhortations to faith and steadfastness.
Capitol Square flags half staff mark the death of Josephus Daniels. The piece reflects on Daniels’ influence in North Carolina politics, compares him with Max Gardner and George Ross Pou, and notes surviving figure Dr. Frank P. Graham. It also comments on Daniels’s loyalty, leadership style, and the funeral crowd.
Arthur Bryant’s argument in The Illustrated London News is recounted, contending the British loan harmed both nations by raising prices and shifting costs to U S consumers and neutral buyers. The piece argues the Open Door policy, convertibility, and aid policies like Marshall Plan drew backlash, urging a halt to further generosity.
Hal Boyle surveys U S college loan funds led by Missouri where since 1913 the university advanced over 1 million dollars to more than 8 300 students and loan repayments average 99 14 cents per dollar. He cites a $100 000 gift from a grateful alum and notes housing survey findings on landlords and instructors. He mentions General Hilario Camino Moncado leading Filipino Crusaders with a vivid campaign in New York.
In Manhattan the recent record snowfall crowded class struggle from the Daily Workers front page. Three days after the snow, the paper warned of a six inch snowstorm that failed to arrive, reflecting unreliable weather in a capitalist country.
A department has been invited to participate in a crusade for good morality. The movement is being organized locally to promote ethical standards and community conduct.
Lee Carson wife of Radio News Commentator George Carson Put nam returns to journalism after delaying for a baby daughter. She served with the American First Army in Europe wearing a regulation uniform and even rode in a jeep with a male colleague in Belgium. A Brooklyn doughboy at a frontline road block questioned their identity in a moment of frost and rain. Maxie the office mouse adds a quip about 1948 with a forecast of no barroom lightning deaths.
The article notes that only 11 percent of U S farms had electricity in 1935 while more than 61 percent are electrified today. It highlights the substantial growth in farm electrification over the decades and implies continued expansion in rural power access.
A lightning strike can heat moisture inside tree cells to steam causing explosive bursts that damage branches and trunks. The rapid pressure build up disturbs wood fibers and can split or shatter limbs. Researchers study impulse effects to predict damage patterns.
In the early days of the industrial revolution, English law forbade machinists to emigrate, restricting their ability to leave the country. This rule reflected the era’s labor and economic policies shaping factory work.
A critical: columnist derides King Michael romance coverage and wartime figures. The writer recalls Roumanian stern faces beside Hitler, condemns anti American sentiment in Britain, and mocks press emphasis on Hirohito's spa imagery as an opening act.
A New York magazine bite notes Washington has more newsmen than scions and Eleanor Lambert questions the credibility of Best-Dressed lists. She polls 150 designers to reveal tastes rather than top spenders, criticizing repeat names and press-agent manipulation while condemning stale insiders.
Western Union jokes about Bing Crosby losing his cocal grip while readers discuss voice appeal versus rivals. A Lee photo feature questions if longer skirts affect matrimony with a semi nude burlesque image. Ed Pauley nears a million in grain speculation amid talk of meat rationing and tax payer burdens.
The piece notes Senator Thomas discloses past trading activity in the commodity market as questions about Elmer’s whereabouts and activities surface. It also mentions Tojo's 18 month war crime trial and nostalgia about Washington reporters and FDR ghostwriter Charley Michelson.
Historian Alan Hynd recalls giving away about 300 copies of Passport to Treason and Betrayal from the East upon request. He notes that wartime publicity by Winchell drew many new acquaintances seeking autographs and ranging from $25 gifts to later distancing themselves.
December 22 1947 column notes Congressman Fred Hartley the Taft Hartley man will quit after this term while observers say he may stay. Associated Press January 10 quotes Hartley denying plans to run again amid debates over the Marshall Plan and Western Europe reconstruction and the risk of police state collapse if U S aid falters.
Overview of January 18 event at Ziegfeld Theatre with a star studded show. Roger Kent’s shop in Radio City features Walt Kuhn Bert Lahr Burlesque and Katharine Cornell Juliet sculptures plus Wm Auerbach Levi caricatures and a yesterday’s theatre photo collection. New York City passes a 10 pm curfew for unchaperoned teens in the theater district. Londoners resent high earnings of American stars who donate major income to taxes aiding Britain.
A legislator flounced a radio title on denounced America while Vivien Kellems blasted the Mar shall Plan as steering the nation toward war. A newscaster hinted Truman’s desk held an air report urging kept aircraft plants strong and plane stocks rose after public release. California laments Fort Knox gold loan limits for centennial celebrations.
The selection contrasts views on comfort and ambition from Betty Smith Adolphe Menjou and Sen Harley Kilgore with notes on NAM propaganda and a critique by Australian Foreign Minister Herbert Evatt. It sketches attitudes toward Russia democracy and international diplomacy.
Rep. B. J. Jonkman of Michigan commented on the Marshall plan noting the United States would assist in paying European debts while shouldering a roughly 260 billion dollar national debt of its own.
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