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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1949
Page
5
Hal Boyle laments widespread indecision in modern America. He contrasts today’s fear of being wrong or right with past decisive leadership, riffing on military, political, and personal choices and ending with a note on Alexandria’s claim as the nation’s oldest daily paper.
City records show a bond maturity schedule projecting full relief from bonded indebtedness in 1975 with the last bonds retiring that year. The plan, prepared by City Manager R M Cooksey and W E Easterling, covers a $500000 civic improvement issue approved last December and bids will be sealed with the state commission selling the bonds at about two percent yield. Retirement begins in 1950 51 while future issuances may extend beyond 1975.
Hollywood preview weighs Oscar contenders for actor and actress against past results in a sober forecast. Laurence Olivier leads actor odds with Lew Ayres, Montgomery Clift, Dan Dailey, Clifton Webb also listed. Jane Wyman favored for actress with Olivia De Havilland, Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne, Ingrid Bergman in the mix. The piece notes a restrained ceremony and limited venue seating. Also includes a North Carolina divorce notice for Willie Cunningham Brown with a court date set for April 23, 1949.
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