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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1948
Page
4
A note on Mahatma Gandhi's murder and its impact. The text assesses his global perception, the strength of his passive resistance, and the potential effects on India's path to freedom. It frames his death as possibly heightening his influence and shaping a hopeful future for India and world peace.
Soviet efforts to purge western influence reach economist Eugen Varga. Varga questioned capitalist crisis and Russia’s reliance on Western nations, drawing Stalinist backlash. His fall from grace signals a shift from cooperation with capitalism toward stricter ideological control.
The report notes Harold Stassen's bold bid in Ohio May primaries as a move to gain delegates and national prominence. It contrasts Ohio and Virginia as states with many future White House natives, while lawmakers comment on constitutional relevance and global tensions affecting politics.
Analysis by Dr. J. E. Hillman finds 47 071 students enrolled in senior and junior colleges and off campus centers as of last October, up 2 968 from the prior year. White students dominate with 88 500. breakdowns cover race, sex, and public versus private college types across senior and junior levels.
Data show Negro population about 27 percent of the state total while Negro enrollment in senior colleges runs just over 20 percent and women students are 30 percent Negro. Much enrollment is in technical training. Legislature foresees no special session before late summer, or after June 30, with changes unlikely until new officials take office.
Washington readers chide Senator Cain amid Tacoma editorial brookings as a bus arrives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Ike aides tease, Col Stack recalls past favors, and a mock ballot names Eisenhower as top presidential pick with Cain oddly voting for himself.
Dublin correspondent cites Ophelia Smith as county extension agent advising chicken raisers to mate flocks at least one week before eggs for hatching and better to do so several weeks ahead to settle roosters before hatching. The note ends with a comment on living in a warlike world.
Sen Walter F George of Georgia says half to a third of the administration’s request may suffice. He warns Europe will fall to communism without swift U S aid. Will Clayton, former undersecretary of state, and Henry Ford II comment on cooperation and the risk of a monkey wrench.
George Sokolsky critiques the New York Herald-Tribune for running about 12 columns of William Z Foster’s defense of the American Communist Party. He condemns the lack of counterpoint and accuses the paper of giving unopposed space to disseminate what he calls falsehoods.
A collage of Hollywood and New York social glimpses features Joe Louis earning more from his namesake soft drink than any venture. Greta Garbo sneaks into a Little Carnegie showing Ninotchka in a horse blanket look. Dorothy McGuire flaunts a short skirt in the Plaza foyer while other stars tread the social pages.
Reports from New York mix Broadway chatter and record notes. References to Nancy Norman and Richard Brown's romance hoax, Eddy Howard and Signe Hasso offerings, Steve Gibson's Mercury record, and new collaborations including Stewart and Fonda. Gambling chatter at Greenacre mentions playful tricks and cautionary tips.
A reader questions city snow removal practices after sidewalk clearing was followed by street snow pushing it back onto sidewalks. The note cites a 24 hour ordinance post snow and laments repeated icy piles. The piece also features a Moscow pattern critique and a weather reminiscence.
A fragmentary gossip note critiques public figures and business shifts. It mentions Kim Garrett buying a 160 acre Texas ranch and Broadway drugstores installing nylon vending machines. It notes bankruptcy rumors around Hollywood venues and a resignation in New York homicide leadership.
The text recalls major snowfalls from 1893-94, 1895-96, and 1917-18 with a March 1899 storm about two feet deep in Durham and a February 28-March 1, 1927 event around 18 inches deep. It also mentions Blum's almanac predicting rain and suggests the day will have seasonable weather.
A fragmentary column humorously profiles a newsroom and Broadway figure known as Jaeger the dish jockey. It notes his vanity and third person narration, his fame at Lindy’s, and anecdotes about theatre people like Paul Crabtree Ruth Ford and union tensions affecting performers.
The puzzle lists clues across horizontal and vertical sections with terms like Pictured the X-ray Wilhelm and a hoarder. It includes definitions from Gazelle to Tellurium symbols and ends with medical and mythic references.
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