Inaugural Balls Ban Champagne and Bottles at Washington Gala
The piece describes President Eisenhower ordering no champagne or bottles at inaugural events, alcohol served only in punch glasses. Photographs showing bottles were barred to avoid images, including at the French ambassador’s table, with camouflaged serving and an emphasis on decorum. The column also recounts a Naval Officers Wives Club luncheon anecdote about a speaker’s awkward jokes and naval slang.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Eisenhower
Ske
Naval Officers Wives Club
Shoreham
Arleigh Burke
Navy
Charles E Wilson
Hantessly
Women’s National Press Club
Congress
Malaprop
Bible Thought for Today Our Father Knows Best
A devotional note cites John 4 34 and asserts that God knows the path to a full life guiding believers toward that will. The text emphasizes obedience to the will of the one who sent Jesus.
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John
Minnesota and North Carolina Run Tax Cuts for Growth
Minnesota and North Carolina push major tax reforms to attract business. A 14 month study led to abolishing personal property tax on inventories and farm goods, with Minnesota projecting a 30 million dollar annual relief. North Carolina aims for smaller cuts and similar reforms to balance the budget and boost statewide prosperity.
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Minnesota
Orville Freeman
University of Minnesota
North Carolina
Age Of Decision YMCA Sunday observed by High Point churches
Sunday observances in 20 High Point Protestant churches mark YMCA Sunday with a special bulletin signed by President Eisenhower. The message emphasizes training American youth to lead under Christian principles and notes the YMCA's 106 years of service in partnership with the Church. The Enterprise commends the High Point Y and local churches for their work with youth.
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High Point
YMCA
Eisenhower
Young Men's Christian Association
Church
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
United States
High Point Y
Tommy Friedman
Orphan's Friend
Masonic Journal
Tommy
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Piedmont Lodge
High Point Lodges
Santa Claus
Price rises in gasoline and crude spark congressional probes
Editorial notes that Senate and House resolutions seek an investigation into recent gasoline price hikes and that at least three inquiries into crude oil price rises are anticipated. DoJ also announced a January probe into crude prices amid a broad spike driven by Western Europe demand and Middle East dynamics.
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Senate
House
U. S. Department of Justice
Jan. Il
American Petroleum Institute
Europe
Middle East
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Suez Canal
National Oil Marketers Association
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Great Britain
Suez
Householder
Notice on AP reprint rights and carrier duties
The statement outlines Associated Press reproduction rights for local news and dispatches, the newspaper’s post office entry as second class, and the responsibilities of carriers and independent contractors. It also lists advertising representatives and distribution details.
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Associated Press
High Point
N. C
Tax reform and reorganization loom in legislature
Lynn Nisbet surveys looming General Assembly battles on tax reform and state government overhaul. He notes highway safety, water control, liquor laws, reapportionment, and public education funding as flashpoints where detailed reforms may sway votes more than broad principles, with governor Hodges backing key measures.
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Lynn Nisbet
General Assembly
Ed Scheidt
Walter Jones
Pitt
Highway Patrol
Chatham County
Cape Fear Valley
Govenor Hodges
Col. Scheidt
People’s Capitalism exhibit promoted to counter communism
The U S Information Agency and executive promoter Theodore Repplier have trialed the People’s Capitalism exhibit. It contrasts colonial living with modern prefab housing to show progress from hand tools to machinery and private investment, with wide international reception including Bogota and plans for Mexico City and Latin America tours.
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U. S
Germany
Theodore S. Repplier
The
Advertising Council
America
Bogota
Columbia
USIA
Mexico City
Latin America
Karl Marx
U.S.A
Community urged to grow existing industry and train workers
North Carolina official Cecil Bell praised local industry growth while warning the community to first strengthen current jobs. He listed ten criteria including orderly growth, utilities, housing, schooling, and transportation as key factors for attracting new industry.
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Cecil Bell
North Carolina
Bell
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American Automobile Association
Harry S. Kirk
High Point Enterprise, Inc
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt Seeenenson
Anterson
Mall
Carrier
Conta
Griffith Company
Snow White
Valbue
Capitol Square
Charles ?Earson
Rertte
Peter Edson
NEA
U. S. Information Agency
Washington Union Station Concourse
Lincoln
Repplier
Capitalisme Democratico
la Republica
Holt McPherson
Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Salisbury
Capital Airlines
Rotary Club
George
George Wood
George W. Lyles, Jr
Robert Rankin
Howard Blair
W. R. Peters
Ford Foundation
High Point Memorial Center
Peters
Joseph M. McDaniel, Jr
Foundation
Ford
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