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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
4
Publisher John A. Park reports on a Rotary convention in Brazil and roving outriders for governors. The Raleigh Times reflects on slow service, tough chicken, and the now-dropped highway patrol escorts, arguing for polite, selective displays for distinguished visitors instead of constant sirens.
In a heated opening to the second primary, State Senator Rivers Johnson accuses Kerr Scott of flip flopping on the state health program and calls him a dairy farmer with tobacco interests. Scott plans a statewide broadcast tonight as both campaigns dig in for a costly rematch amid a tight governor race.
North Carolina Republicans backing Taft and Stassen challenge the state highway patrol over Governor Dewey receiving an escort during his tour while their candidates were denied one. Colonel Hatcher responds that Dewey’s escort is due to his status as a state governor, not a presidential candidate.
Senator Millikin accuses Secretary Marshall of treating Congress like an army orderly over the house amended reciprocal trade act extension. Supporters and many newspapers argue the extension harms world recovery and hamstrings foreign policy, while Taft notes constitutional respect does not guarantee wisdom.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan quips that the Communist fraternity ultimately mirrors the fate Jonah faced in the whale tale, underscoring a grim inevitability in its nature.
Rep Walter Judd of Minnesota argues for a new international body beyond the UN and the Communist Party to act on behalf of the world's free men. He advocates creating a third agency to take decisive action.
WASHINGTON. The piece surveys Washington insiders joking about naming politics figures. It notes Capper’s aides patching his torn pants on a desk, Costello petitioning for Ireland, and chatter about whether Vandenberg, Taft, or others should adopt first names or nicknames to seem friendlier.
A speculative question ponders whether Harry Truman could win the presidency this year if Franklin D. Roosevelt were his running mate. The thought experiment explores party dynamics and impact of a Roosevelt ticket.
The text notes that in 18th century usage pop meant pawn or hock and cites Britannica on animals facing legal trials for crimes in civilized countries. It adds that ancient Israelites greeted by bowing seven times to the ground.
Records note Guernsey cattle first imported to the United States in the early 1880s. An inscription on a so called grandfather clock marks an 1681 date linked to the breed's early history.
J S Welborn and Walter Crissman defend histories of High Point officials and the High Point Hardware Co. Crissman argues a 1927 court bill set appointing power with the governor, not the city council, while Welborn recounts the hardware company origins in 1895 and leadership changes up to the present, praising the firm’s long continuity.
The writer recalls attending the Duke commencement and Greensboro reunion events with Dr. Lambeth and Welch Harris. He notes aging classmates, the class of 1921, and the shift toward focusing on younger generations while warning about weekend drinking and bootlegging. He urges personal effort toward sobriety and moral reform.
Greensboro News notes High Point jail packed after a weekend with 40 arrests in 48 hours. The report cites Drunks as a social issue and mentions possible psychological factors such as frustration and financial hardship behind heavy drinking.
Philip Murray in the American Magazine rejects the boom bust cycle as God’s will and argues that democracy with a sound equitable economy is the best defense against totalitarianism. He asserts beating communism comes from offering a genuinely functional democracy.
At 3 a m a man asks a doctor to rush for his wife with appendicitis. The doctor recalls removing the wife’s appendix years ago and quips about a second appendix. The caller retorts about a second wife.
A flurry of society gossip touches divorces and separations involving Dietrich, Ates, Ava Gardner, Kay Thompson, Barbara Hutton, and other stars. Rumors swirl about Peron, Eisenhower campaigns, Libe ls, and backstage romances as designers study Hollywood fashions and legal cases loom over film studios.
A Washington column raises questions about a figure aligned with circus chiefs who allegedly influenced State Department officials to obtain proper papers for a Nazi operative. It asks who in the department overruled the military assignment abroad in this case.
The fragment lists numerous clues and answers across a word puzzle or crossword style page. It references a governor theme with a variety of definitions and word fills across multiple clues and numeric markers.
Barneys settlement funds from a film fund drive for Palestine aid surfaces while a string of celebrity items follow. A saloon misadventure ends with a sleeve-sliced arm after a socialite carved initials in ice. Royal linked figures and industry names appear in quick notes on diplomacy, marriages, business deals, and show business moves across London Hollywood and New York.
The text lists varied trivia such as third molars appearing between 18 and 25, London refuse could fill 33 acres nine feet deep, granite forming under heat and pressure, London gas mains and coal usage, animation production times, velvet to polish, perfume component counts, domesticated animal populations, and the tomato’s American origin and early Europe use by 1835.
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