United Fund formed to coordinate High Point charitable drives
The United Fund in High Point unites campaigns to pool and distribute donations, aiming to curb misuse and improve efficiency. A 32 member board meets to guide the effort, while state welfare warns of phony solicitations and urges verification before giving. The local plan seeks sturdy leadership and community unity to sustain the initiative.
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United Fund
High Point
State Department of Welfare
New York
Boys Athletic League
Girls Vacation Fund
Massachusetts
High Point TV Plan Seeks Local VHF Channel Six
The Enterprise lauds plans to secure local television service for High Point via Channel Six if the FCC approves. A VHF station would spare costly conversions from UHF and bring first-rate facilities soon after authority to build. The move aims to benefit area viewers and local businesses despite uncertain profitability for years.
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High Point
Federal Communications Commission
Eng
Neers
Republicans push for a fighting party organization
Leonard Hall pushes the Republican National Committee to sharpen patronage in a bid to mobilize a strong party machine for next year’s off year elections. He argues a clear, disciplined structure is needed to win Senate and House seats and leverage Eisenhower’s popularity for nationwide candidacies.
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White House
Leonard Hall
Republican National Committee
Hall
Ins
Senate
House
GOP
Eisenhower
Legislative Branch
Sherman Adams
Joe Martin
Republican High Command
Reverend Smyth Leaves St Marys for Rocky Mount Parish
Regret fills the parish as Reverend Thomas J. C. Smyth resigns from St Marys Episcopal Church to serve at Rocky Mounts Church of the Good Shepherd. He has aided the wider community during five years of ministry and will be missed in both church and town.
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Thomas J. C. Smyth
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Rocky Mount’s Church of the Good Shepherd
Philadelphia reports turn point 1952 in city papers
Philadelphia uses a news supplement titled Turning Point 1952 to publish the city annual report. Total circulation reached 1.2 million copies across 650000 homes, aiming to inform all residents widely and cheaply rather than limit the report to libraries.
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Philadelphia
Philadel
Phia Bureau of Public Information and Service
Atlanta
Dallas
Tex
Dayton
Ohio
Return of Locusts Prompts 1970 World Outlook
In a playful essay historian Robert Buark muses on locusts returning from a 17 year nap and compares their cycle to humans. He recalls 1936, links WWII, the UN, and postwar gadgets, then jokes about politics, media, and technology shaping a strange modern world. He ends urging a new underground wait until 1970.
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Long Island
Rip van Cicada
Hitler
Tojo
Mussolini
Axis
Egypt
Dagmar
Milter
Berle
Christine Jorgensen
Joe McCarthy
Marilyn Monroe
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Jelke
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Mouse
Bill O’dwer
Frank Costello
Lucky Luciano
Capitol Square
Umstead
Hodges Eyes 1956 Bid Amid Bond Talk After Europe Trip
Lieutenant Governor Luther Hodges, back from Europe and Rotary in Paris, spent Tuesday around Raleigh. He discussed school and hospital bond elections, possible governor run in 1956, and noted North Carolina advantages for a Holland plant while steering information to officials.
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Luther Hodges
Capitol Square
General Assembly
Europe
Rotary International
Paris
Holland
United States
Hodges
Raleigh
Paul Kelly
Division of Commerce and Industry
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Phrases From Picket Lines and Political Quotes Mixed in
A collage of quotes features a Dallas FBI office picket line, statements by Senator McCarthy and Senator Knowland, Yugoslav leader Tito, and remarks on communism. The excerpts include reflections on trust in the Soviet Union, reactions to tax policies, and tensions with China and Korea.
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Rosenberg
Dallas
Tex
FBI
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Marshal Tito
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Wrestling With Angels and the Editor’s Dilemma
W. A. Bivins reflects on a Clintwood Virginia editor’s ethical tug of war between publishing the bald truth and protecting community sensibilities. H. M. Sutherland recalls editorials on libel fears and the balance of candor versus tact in local reporting.
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Wrestling With Angels
Robert Y. Brown
H. M. Sutherland
Clintwood
Dickensonian
Cain on Control Board Highlights Anti Communism Stand
Eisenhower appointed Harry Cain to the subversive control board to show his pledge against subversive interests. Cain, an ardent foe of communism, faced a case involving the American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born, which asked him to disqualify himself. Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s sharp wit is celebrated as she recalls past home at Oyster Bay and a radio interview mishap. A Senate gallery anecdote features James Preston and reflections on invite culture for newspaper folk during Rosenberg coverage.
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Harry Truman
United Nations
Haw River
Kerr Scott
United States Senate
Bird Scouts
North Carolina
Potomac Basin
Washington Monument
Sutherland
Hollywood
Harold Stassen
Alonzo Stagg
Washington
Eisenhower
Harry P. Cain
American Committee For the Protection of the
Cain
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
L. I
Princess Alice
Dagmar
Mother Hubbards
Allah
Fath
Rosenbergs
Senate Press Gallery
James Preston
U. S. Capitol
The
Senate
J. Mark Trice
Preston
Cleveland
H. A. Preston
New York Herald
Winifred Nelson Gall
Charles Guitteau
Garfield
Charles Guiteau
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Atlanta Constitution
Robert Buark
Lynn Nisbet
Wake Superior
William T. Hatch
Sir Walter Hotel
Lehmans
Tydings
Daily Workers
McCarthy
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Sunshine Ruby Bateman
Myrtle Springs
Daniel Reed
N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Korea
You Chan Yang
U. S
W. A. Bivins
Brother Sutherland
Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia University
New York Globe
New York Times
Joe Stalin
George Dixon
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