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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
4
The piece argues the special session will offer limited inflation fighting measures, with politics driving outcomes. It notes Republicans divided over adjournment, Democrats blame the strike, and predicts minimal enactment of Truman proposals as lawmakers split along party lines.
The piece reviews North Carolina political hopes with Dewey’s campaign for the state electoral votes and John A. Wilkins Senate bid. It notes Democratic strength under Gardner and Hoover, Dixiecrat Thurmond chances, and how protest votes may influence state tickets amid GOP pressures.
The essay praises Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce for her wit and service in Congress and at Republican conventions while noting concerns about her political role. It urges a final act of political theater from her and suggests a future play about politics to provide a relaxing civic respite after elections.
The columnist frets over Congress’s return, weighing gratitude to Harry Truman against irritation. He previews upcoming un American Activities Committee hearings, speculation on film celebrit ies implicated with communists, and the comic side of a Capitol that might soon host fewer birds and more headlines.
Governor James Duff of Pennsylvania urges strengthening local government to arrest the world shift toward totalitarianism. He calls for renewed community governance and civic participation to curb centralized power.
An important period in Italian literature began around 1230 with Sicilian poets gathering at Emperor Frederick III's court. Included among them were Dante, Petrarch and accio.
The Arab conquest of Iberia left linguistic traces in Spain’s language. In the American colonies the first newspaper was the 1690 Boston Public Occurrences, signaling early press development.
George Sokolsky argues Democrats will attack the 80th Congress over Taft Hartley and economy promises. He cites coalition voting, Hoover Commission, and supposed bureaucratic waste, accusing Senator Barkley of misleading campaign talk.
Ed Kemp reports a city polio auction may top $30,000 by Friday night as a chaotic display of items from radios to goats attracts a good‑natured crowd. The Greensboro News notes the hodgepodge sale and the crowd’s generosity for a worthy cause.
Capitol Square notes a clambake hosted by Elmer Willis in Morehead City where Josh Horne and Bill Sharpe pay off a bet over Mayne Albright's vote total. The column discusses platforms, lame ducks, taxes, and personnel reforms under the incoming administration with references to Gardner Ehringhaus and Governor Scott.
An English woman finds a tiny grimy stationer's shop in Hong Kong offering notebooks with perforated pages. Emile Serposs of the local college music faculty will leave for Baltimore, surprising friends who value his instrumental, instructional, and directing work.
A compilation of quoted figures discusses security, socialism, reconstruction of western Europe, and the United States role in world affairs. It includes remarks from Truman Churchill Hoover Martin and others alongside a note on ancient fables attributed to Aesop and the transmission of Chinese characters.
Puzzle clues mix across horizontal and vertical lines featuring names, terms, and abbreviations. The page lists positions from 1 to 60 with varied hints including people, places, and common words.
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