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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1948
Page
4
The piece critiques the tentative Democratic platform's call to repeal Taft Hartley, noting bipartisanship in passage, and argues for amendments or renaming. It questions party motives, mentions labor laws, and predicts ongoing political maneuvering with no clear answers yet.
Joseph and Stewart Alsop declare the Democratic Party financially strained with poor campaign prospects. Zionist donors falter after the Palestine episode and labor and liberal business groups show lukewarm support for Truman, leaving Joe Blythe with a hard, uncertain financial outlook at the convention.
The column notes how Joe Blythe was unexpectedly supported for North Carolina’s Democratic national committeeman amid a rift involving Nate J. M. Broughton and Kerr Scott. Broughton and Scott reportedly eyed mutual backing, but Scott ultimately endorsed Blythe and the Broughton camp offered no alternative candidate. Further developments awaited.
At the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia the effort focuses on blaming the high cost of living on the Republicans. The Associated Press notes the cost of living is rising with summer heat and recent food price increases, aiming to sway housewives and husbands to vote differently if HST is dropped on the GOP.
The editorial warns against pressuring Senator Alben Barkley to resign his seat while running for vice president. It argues Barkley is a valuable public servant whose continuation in the Senate is preferable to a shortened term or a bid that could risk his long term influence.
The former High Point city manager Roy Braden faces criticism in Raleigh after suspending a female employee for smoking while male staff could smoke at city hall. The column argues the rule targets women and calls it discriminatory, noting potential constitutional concerns and broad political reactions.
At the Philadelphia convention Tar Heel delegates sparred over the national committeeman post with Joe L. Blythe reelected amid factional tension. Governor-elect Kerr Scott publicly supported Blythe while rival Broughton supporters pressed for change, hinting at future battles over state party leadership.
Representative A. S. Monroney of Oklahoma argues the time is right to clear disease and crime from slums by advancing the public housing bill. He frames the measure as a necessary reform to improve conditions and safety in distressed urban areas.
Edson Phillips notes recurring Democratic splits as key figures clash over Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower era issues. He compares current Philadelphia battles to the 1944 Chicago and Dallas rifts, where pro and anti Roosevelt forces battled over platform and seats. The piece frames infighting as a long tradition fueling party upheaval.
Winchell in New York items report Jean Kennedy and Robert Caroon as childhood pals likely to announce. Audrey Totter’s beau Brian Donlevy and others are named amid piped rumors about marriages, divorces, and showbiz affairs in a bustling society column.
A reflective essay blends quotations on equality from Jefferson Lincoln and Barkley with a personal nostalgia. The narrator recalls boyhood in Hometown, chiggers and stones as price of freedom, and optimistic days filled with small mischiefs and future plans.
In his March 4 1801 inaugural address Jefferson champions state governments as the most capable managers of domestic concerns and bulwarks against anti Republican trends. He calls for preserving constitutional vigor of the general government and affirms freedom of religion and the press.
Residents report stray animals and farm debris causing street blockages near Gage Street as authorities respond. Local units coordinate cleanup and urge drivers to proceed with caution until the scene is cleared.
Arnold Maki of the Orville Turud farm near Stockholm Minnesota angered a dog last week. He fired a gun in the night causing a 100 pound dynamite detonation that tore clothing, cracked windows, and toppled a machine shed. Maki was hospitalized with injuries. the dog has not been heard.
A two dimensional word puzzle list divides into horizontal and vertical clues. Across entries include Pictured cowboy singer and Slacken while down clues offer Hebrew deity and Reaping implements.
The leaves of the luminous moss are one cell thick and rise upright with their flat surfaces facing the light.
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