These Days by George Sukolsky critique of aid policy
The piece satirizes global development plans led by Truman and United Nations figures, arguing the push for aiding undeveloped nations with billions ignores self-interest and fuels political tensions. It questions the wisdom of spending vast sums abroad while defending national interests and cites clashes with Britain, Russia, and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
United States
Hank
Stafford Cripps
England
Harry Truman
United Nations
Far East
Asia
Middle East
Latin America
High Point Enterprise editor and staff note
The Bayport staff section lists Robert L. Thompson as editor with C. W. Patterson Jr. serving as advertisement director and circulation manager for the High Point Enterprise in the afternoon and Sunday morning editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Thompson
C. W. Patterson, JR
Mgr
Major McLendon Courage Highlighted in Senate Run Talk
Major L. P. McLendon, Greensboro lawyer with a state wide reputation, challenges Senator Clyde R. Hoey for the Democratic nomination. He pressed Governor Kerr Scott on the Sample dispute and earned praise for defending the probation system and speaking frankly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major L. P. McLendon
Major McLendon
Greensboro
United States Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Scott
McLendon
Senate
State Probation Commission
Harry Sample
Sample
U. S
Wilson Warlick
W. C. Harris
Clyde Erwin
John S. Bradway
Duke University Law Faculty
North Carolina
N. F. Ransdell
Birthday salute marks Greensboro Daily News forty years
The Greensboro Daily News reaches its 40th anniversary after a July 18, 1909 debut with 2300 subscribers in Greensboro and nearby suburbs. The piece reflects on past headlines, Wright’s early flight and era prices, praising the paper’s fairness and comprehensive local to international coverage over four decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Orville Wright
Ft. Myer
Alexandria
Willys
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro News
Secret Sin and the Paris Card Scene
The Paris police crack down on peddlers of so called naughty postcards while nude images thrill buyers as art rather than obscene. The piece notes widespread arrests, rising interest, and the lure of sin, suggesting psychologists be used along with lawyers and preachers to tackle liquor and other vices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Greenville Building Boom Spurs City Pride
Dynami e Clatt says Greenville South Carolina is on a building spree with a new Sears store a Calhoun Tower skyscraper and a large market building costing over 3 million dollars. He notes no business slump and urges High Point to expand construction to curb unemployment and stay on the map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A_ P
Clatt
South Carolina
Greenville
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Greenville Market
Calhoun Tower
High Point
Television debut draws thousands to WBTV in Charlotte
A radio report noted about 5,000 people attended WBTV's Friday night television debut with Teletronix quarters near full. Up to 3,000 watched video for the first time in Charlotte, as crowds formed from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The piece reflects on invention and responsibility amid advances like radium and atomic power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Aneasy
WBTV
Teletronix
Washington
Baltimore
S. F. B. Morse
God
Dishpan Hands and the 50 50 Housework Balance
A survey of The American magazine readers shows 84.8 percent wash dishes regularly while 16.5 percent always handle breakfast and 30.5 percent say their wives do. A 50 50 division for chores is proposed with men waking early for coffee, women cooking dinner, and cooperation to keep husbands out of the dog house.
Boy Questioned After Dad Backs Him in Jinx Case
A 12 year old boy named Bill Jinx faced interview time as his father defended his actions in a case described as catch as catch can. The report notes tension between family statements and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jinx
Washington party hostess roast as Mesta leaves town
Mrs Morris Cafritz hosts an outdoor steak roast at her estate to celebrate a wedding anniversary and the departure of rival socialite Mrs Pearl Mesta to become minister to Turkey. A photographer at the grill quips about Vice President Barkley with light banter from both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Morris Cafritz
Pearl Mesta
Tuxemberg
Stage Legends and Capered Wits of Theatre Fame
A collage of anecdotes about actors and performers from John Barrymore to Ethel Merman. Tales of ego storms and sharp retorts show how stars cope with fame, audience nerves, hecklers, and rivalries across London, New York, and European stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrymore
John
Weather Man Dad and Franklin Institute Science Fun
In a street broadcast, a boy reveals his father is a weatherman while a joke plays on questions about his father. The piece then highlights the Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia as a push-button science venue with interactive exhibits across ten acres, letting visitors perform experiments and explore principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Friend's Magazine
Country’s Banner Horizontal 1 Depicted in the Flag
Puzzle clued entries cross reference a banner theme with terms for flag design and symbols. Answers align with a list of abbreviations and descriptors such as abbr for afternoon and tellurium symbol, forming a themed wordplay tableau.
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Murray
George Sukolsky
Shanghai
Great Britain
Hitler
China
Soviet Russia
Cal Coolidge
High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. LO
Commission
Raleigh
Thackeray
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
U.S
Vishinsky
Germany
Ty Peter Edson
Europe
Robert A. Lovett
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Atomic Energy
Sumner T. Pike
Idaho Atomic Reactor Testing Center
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Federal Housing Administration
Public Housing Administration
Winchell
New York
Elizabeth Bergner
London
Bea Lillie
Jane Cowl
Alec Woollcott
Coughers
Ethel Merman
Annie
Ethel
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Theatre
Elia Kazan
John Garfield
Lee J. Cobb
Franchot Tone
Luther Adler
P.T. Barnum
Barnum
Britain
Edward
Duse
David Warfield
Otis Skinner
Skinner
Hamlet
Sarah Bernhardt
Madeleine Brohan
Rue Rivoli
Colonel Ey
Marie Taglioni
Heinrich Heine
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adelaide Ristor
Mary Stuart
Rachel
Ristori
Legouve
Pield
United
Long Island
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