Business Leaders Urged to Prove Worth in New Washington
The piece argues the Eisenhower era offers a chance for business to prove it can be a respected partner with labor and farmers. H. E. Humphreys of U S Rubber warns against bias toward business or labor and stresses business must drive goods, markets, and balance to keep the economy sound or bear the blame for any recession.
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Washington
Eisenhower
H. E. Humphreys
U. S. Rubber Company
America
Humphreys
Republican Party
An Everlasting Omen on Soviet Anti Semitism and Fear
The piece argues that anti semitism has surged in Russia and satellites signaling potential shifts in Cold War policy. It recalls historical persecutions and warns that dictators fear ideas and change. It notes three million Jews behind the Iron Curtain and cites Czech trials and East German purges as indicators.
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Russia
Pharoah
Adolph Hitler
Turpentine Drippings and Highway Woes In Local Columns
The column by Bill Sharpe comments on a Bristol Herald Courier football note and recalls old sayings while noting general city life. It references public sentiment on tougher highway laws as Stanly News & Press warns of reckless driving, calling for legislative action.
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Sam Ragan
News & Observer
Bristol, Va
Herald Courier
Stanly News & Press
Early Sales and Marriage Licenses Drift Through Months
Mrs Mildred Thomas register of deeds notes June and December usually match in marriage licenses. Last year September and June were similar, a traditional peak in June weddings juxtaposed with an unusual September spike attributed to early tobacco sales.
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Mildred Thomas
Tide of industry flows to High Point in NC report
The High Point Chamber of Commerce aims to intensify efforts to attract more industry this year as 80 industries chose 70 North Carolina communities last year. Sylvania opened here, with investment of 80 million dollars and over 21 000 new jobs, plus 120 million in public utilities.
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George E. Hutchens
High Point Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Sylvania
Scientist Duggar's 80th Birthday Marked by Lab Work
Dr. Benjamin Minge Duggar, creator of aureomycin, celebrated his 80th birthday by working in his Pearl River New York laboratories. Retired by Wisconsin law nine years earlier as head of botany, he joined Lederle Laboratories in New York after age-based retirement. Duggar, Alabama native with degrees from Alabama Polytechnic, Cornell, and Harvard, had directed in science and led research teams in bringing aureomycin to medicine.
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Benjamin Minge Duggar
Pearl River
New York
Duggar
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Butcher Refuses More Credit Over Oversized Bill
In Fort Myers Florida the butcher tells a customer he cannot extend credit as the bill runs high. The customer asks to be told the correct amount so they can settle.
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Butcher
Fort Myers (Fla
News-Press
Overeating and mush inspire a weight loss resolve
A writer recalls return from the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia after feasting on rich foods and choosing corn meal mush for supper to curb weight gain. Laura secretly cooks mush for a slower, tastier result, while a light aside references baptism ministers and a drought.
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Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Laura
Polyglots No More
A Winston-Salem Journal essay argues the melting pot is dissolving regional and cultural differences as Americans dress, speak, and think alike. It notes early markers of distinct regional identities fading in favor of a shared national culture.
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Polyglots NO
John
Wesley Clay
Winston-Salem Journal
The Art of Getting Along by An Old Timer
A trade magazine piece outlines life lessons for business and beyond. It emphasizes composure, teamwork, modesty, hard work, respectful behavior, and self reliance as keys to smoother relations and personal success. The note ends with a reflective image of a train pausing yet retaining power.
Quotations on Learning, Peace, and Security From Leaders
A Lakewood high school teacher links learning to progress in the atomic age. Warren Austin recalls UN successes halting long running wars in Palestine Indonesia and Kashmir. A Constitutional quote shows a stark threat attributed to President Harry Truman.
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Lakewood
Ohio
Alton Yarian
Palestine
Indonesia
Kashmir
U. S
Warren Austin
Publicity urged on disasters to enforce codes and laws
Bureau of Mines official G. M. Kintz calls for ongoing publicity to raise public awareness of hazards and the importance of enforcing building codes national standards and fire laws.
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Bureau of Mines
G. M. Kintz
Magi not Line in the Sky Comment by Gen Twining
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen Nathan Twining warns that misplaced hope in advanced weapons risks eroding faith in U S superiority over adversaries. He emphasizes disciplined defense and credible military strength to deter rivals.
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Air Force
Nathan” Twining
Truman Leaves Office Confident of Record Good
Washington reports Truman bows out with a smile and pride, noting both successes and failures. A White House staff box score shows 99 major recommendations approved and 44 not, with key foreign policy moves and civil rights efforts highlighted amid mixed domestic results.
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Washington
NEA
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Harry Truman
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Truman
Korea
Yugoslavia
Palestine
Greece
Turkey
Japan
Germany
Miss Burma Invite Sparks Capitol High Society Satire
A Washington columnist mocks Corinne Griffith and Miss Burma as social climbers tied to a Capitol Hill peanut party. The piece lampoons whiskey fueled antics, elephant symbolism, and a national stance against the income tax while referencing Senator Welker and a quip about clover seed discrimination.
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Washington
George Preston Marshall
Corinne Griffith
Burma
Miss Griffith
Cigar Box Appearance for New High Point Library Draws Critique
Miss Alice M. Caldwell of High Point applauds a cigar box aesthetic for the proposed library while urging modern, efficient design that remains attractive. She emphasizes the building should inspire pride and respect and warns against ugliness as a necessity for efficiency.
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NEW Library
Enterprise
High Point
Alice M. Caldwell
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Perth
Charleston
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Morganton News-Herald
Sanford Herald
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