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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1947
Page
4
D A Rawley serves as Secretary and Treasurer while Robert L Thompson is named Editor, outlining the new leadership for the publication.
Raleigh representative Walter Crissman says he was misquoted about consulting city officials on a bill limiting civil service to fire and police in High Point. The paper asserts he should have spoken with the mayor and council regardless of who brought the proposal, calling the omission a political error.
The North Carolina legislature passed an appropriations bill with unclear details on individual teacher raises and a tentative next year’s surplus. Authors warn the rush could leave teachers earning less than similarly qualified workers, risking political fallout and a damaged party image.
Representative Odus Mull, a Shelby dry leader, faces public censure from Rex Gass of Winston-Salem over alleged deals with wet Democrats to secure his speakership. The exchange invokes the broader national party and Roosevelt era, arguing hypocrisy in condemning North Carolina drys while praising wet dealings elsewhere.
Gaston Peele describes himself as a poor uneducated man with six children and urges higher social and financial standing for teachers. He argues that teachers deserve more consideration, saying a teacher is next to a mother and should not be burdened by debt to educate children.
W T Loving argues the Republican congress cannot clean up in sixty days. He cites a 5 billion budget cut, potential income tax relief, a drop in strikes since the election, and asserts democracy is advancing. He claims Republicans have many able candidates while Democrats lack them.
The article notes two stories proving aviation is integrating into everyday work. A factory stayed running during a strike by delivering materials by helicopter. Fuller Brush agents will soon patrol neighborhoods in small amphibian airplanes, signaling aviation's practical role beyond theory.
The excerpt explains two British imperial categories: fully independent dominions and diverse, unrest-prone regions tied mainly by finance and trade. It notes Britain's global reach through traders, engineers, plantations, and financial systems that linked markets, mining, shipping, and banking across colonies and outside the empire.
The piece argues the United States surpassed Britain as a capital power in the 20th century, with the dollar displacing the pound. It contends Britain’s empire weakened due to American economic strength and shifts in alliances, noting Britain’s losses in Egypt, India, China, and the Suez region, and the impact of Greece, Turkey, and the Arab League.
The column argues Republican leaders fear losing control as unions and class politics collide with Truman era policy. It forecasts a lengthy path to final bills on union reform and closed shop limits, with conference negotiations and potential vetoes shaping the budget and term limits debates.
Paul Mallon notes paving expenses precedes any tax reduction as Republicans seek a swift cut. Truman loans to Europe curtail GOP enthusiasm for 20 percent cuts, with some talk of 10 percent or less. Democrats insist no return promises from abroad, stressing taxpayers face losses at home and abroad. Senate GOP leader White laments routine work, saying you cannot put snow on the scoreboard.
A panoramic snapshot of New York life with vivid riffs on Chinatown sailors Wall Street people and Bowery denizens. It paints scenes from Tompkins Square Park Union Square and Madison Avenue mingling performers merchants and barroom regulars through a carnival of city archetypes.
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