High Point Enterprise staff and contact notice
The High Point Enterprise states it will be notified of errors for prompt correction. It lists Terry, H A Cecil, D A Rawley, Robert L Thompson as officials and notes Associated Press rights to all news. It is entered as second class matter at the Post Office in High Point North Carolina in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rawley
Robert L. Thompson
Associated Press
High Point
Planters Peanut Shop
Broadway
46Th
Chaplin
Harry Langdon
Hollywood
Truth as the North Carolina fourth estate and its duty
A summary of the annual newspaper institute at Chapel Hill and Durham argues newspapers exist as both profession and craft. It stresses truth over propaganda, noting editors strive to present honest facts that inform public opinion while acknowledging editorial voices. The piece praises North Carolina publishers for prioritizing accuracy and serving readers with reliable reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Fourth Estate
Newspaper Institute
Chapel Hill
Durham
America
High Point
In Middle of Road View on Beer Sale Ban
William Coleman discusses the contentious beer sale on premises issue. He cites John Roach Judge D C MacRae and lawmen while noting many residents show apathy and urging citizen concern on potential revenue loss and public morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coleman
John Roach
D. C. MacRae
North Carolina Tax Proposals Stir Debate Over Tobacco and Theatres
Letters from John W. Clark of Greensboro and I. L. Smith discuss tax policy and tobacco marketing. Clark argues against reducing franchise taxes and proposes levies on theatre ownership and electricity to fund education, noting federal excise tax flows. Smith urges farmers to push for better marketing conditions in the old tobacco belt and civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Clark
Greensboro
Moving Picture
North Carolina
Budget Commission
Porto Rico
Old Belt
I. L. Smith
Old Tobacco Belt
New York City Nightlife Gossip and Celebrity Sightings
A bustling collage of midtown flings and showbiz chatter spotlights Vilhjalmur Stefansson amid the cold, Geraldine Fitzgerald dining with in-laws at the Colony, Kelland's Horace and fiancée, Veiller’s party, Olga San Juan, and stars at the Algon, Embassy and Winter Garden. Gov Dewey highways talk and a Stork bar cameo wrap a city fueled by columnists, radio fades, and Broadway riffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchellebrities
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Midtown
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Colleen
Colony
Clarence Budington Kelland
Horace
Rhinelander Stewart
Tony Veiller
Hemingway
Algonk
Tommy Dorsey
al Shanky
Eddie Condon
Yahooey
Olga San Juan
Ralph Font
Embassy
Gov. Dewey
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
Glorying in the Cross of Christ and Paul’s example
A sermon reflection on Galatians 6 15 and Paul the Apostle. It contrasts absolute human will with contentment in Christ, cites Paul’s sufferings and triumph through the cross, and links Livingstone’s Africa mission to the crucified Christ. The piece ends with a call to share in Christ’s sufferings for the world to see the hope of glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Jesus Christ
Cervantes
Paul
Jesus Christ
Christ
Corinthians
Apollos
Moffatt
Damascan
Jesus
Jerusalem
Livingstone
Zambesi
Sahara Desert
Victoria Falls
Congo
Africa
Stanley
W.A.B
Capitol Square Colleges Plan Progress Delayed Amid Debate
State Superintendent Clyde Erwin proposed regional junior colleges linked to high schools to extend two years of college work within the public school system. W S Halstead of Camden County champions a Elizabeth City junior college to serve Albemarle area and broader state needs. Sponsors expect slow progress, aiming to spark discussion over years rather than immediate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Erwin
W. S. Halstead
House
Camden County
Senate
Elizabeth City
Albemarle
Erwin
Political note on 1947 legislative progress and 1948 campaigns
Lynn Nisbet notes the 12th grade and attendance age bills faced multiple sessions and pauses. The 1947 general assembly nears its third Saturday with focus shifting from the emergency bonus to permanent laws. Observers expect the governor race to form around the assembly’s halfway point in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Ben Riskin and UE Union Ties Revealed in 1930s Memoir
The narrative links Ben Riskin with UE District 4 and the Communist aligned New Order publication. It cites Riskin as associate editor of the New Order in 1935 and accuses the International Workers Order of being a strong arm of American Communism, portraying a strategy to undermine industry and spark worker conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Riskin
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Distrct 4
New Order
International Workers Order
The
Portal-to-Portal Attack Ties to Communist Linked Actors
The piece links Ben Riskin and Edward Lamb to left wing unions and antiwar mobilization, noting Riskin’s Work with Trade Union Service and People’s Press, Lamb’s National Lawyers Guild role, and the portal-to-portal scheme seen as aiding a broader Communist aligned effort against American industry. The analysis urges Congress to investigate connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
China
Ben Riskin
People’s Press
Communist Party
Trade Union Service, Inc
UE News
Riskin
International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers
Mt. Clemens
Edward Lamb
Toledo
Ohio
White House
American Peace Mobilization
Frederick W. Field
Lamb
National Lawyers Guild
Supreme Court
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
Terry
H. A. Cecil
Associated Press and
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Lexington
the High Point
Enterprise
Joe Doaks
WII
Winchell
New York
Daily of
Stork
Mercedes McCambridge
Gabe Heatter
Unlax
West Indies
John L. Almond
United Nations
Gen. Patton
Hellinger
Winter Garden
Damon Runyon
Hobby House
Sophie Tucker
Ned Schuyler
Pat Rooney
MGM
Pauline Turner
Hunt Stromberg
Barberry Room
Alvin Paris
Ilkka Chase
Park Chambers
la Belle Meuniere
Confucius
W. W
Army
Navy
Don Wahn
Manhattan
106Th
St. Patrick’s
3Rd Avenue
Salvation Army
Boyd Raeburn
Jewel
Janet Fairbanks
Johnny Desmond
Iceland
Dick Powells
Johnny O'Clock
He-man
3 Suns
Joan Nichols
Stardust
Blue Angel
Cross OF
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Robert H. Jackson
Adolph Berle
International Juridical Association
American Committee For Protection of the
Committee For Equal Justice
Recy Taylor
International Labor Defense
Vito Marcantonio
Daily Worker
By E. Simms Campbell
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