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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1949
Page
4
An editorial urges High Point voters to exercise their rights tomorrow and vote. It argues apathy weakens democracy, warns against complacency as a path to subpar leadership, and notes subversive groups exploit silence to influence unions and institutions.
Modern Mining discusses John L. Lewis backing mechanization to spread work, reduce costs, and boost productivity. Experts from Hewitt-Robins project higher ore and coal demand, suggesting mining may adopt continuous production. Government planners also consider stockpiling ore, relying on faster, efficient handling of minerals.
The text shows Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr accusing gambler Frank Costello of pressuring Tammany Hall to block his congressional bid. He argues the dispute isn’t about names but about the integrity of the new Congress and accountability for its successes and failures, with Senator J Howard McGrath commenting.
A quoted line contrasts atomic deterrence with a soviet tactic, suggesting the atom bomb prevents aggression while Russia hopes economic despair might erode the United States leadership under President Truman.
Necmed din Sadak asserts moral and material strength in Turkey’s bilateral ties with the United States, comparing them to an Atlantic Community partnership. He emphasizes durable cooperation amid shared strategic interests and mutual concerns.
W Bivins reflects on unseasonable clouds and rain, predicting late spring growth to June and praising simple truth. Arthur Futrelle is praised as a cheerful producer who rebounded from hardship. Dean Lindley praised for practical philosophy and faith guiding healing and personal power.
A Duke Power funny page anecdote recalls a traveling salesman shouting at an elderly woman that her house is burning up. She asks what and he repeats the fire, only to admit that is all he can think of at the moment.
The text lists varied items from the Mann Act of 1910 to kangaroos leaping 10 to 20 feet. It mentions medieval French ladies using poets for contests and 1934 English industry employment data. It notes olives’ vitamin content and a claim that the sun is losing weight.
In a reflective column George Sokolsky critiques Dean Acheson's Germany address as grey and colorless amid postwar diplomacy. He contrasts black and white moral stances with neutral liberal tolerance and argues for stronger principled indignation in politics.
A brisk survey of Broadway shows at the Lyceum and surrounding venues. It notes five flop productions including Born Yesterday past its run, lists writers and actors behind them, and highlights ongoing successes like Light Up the Sky and Pacific with Louise and Pinza. The column mixes theater gossip, radio programs, and political jokes from the era.
A column mix discusses Paul Makushak, rumored political moves by Joseph Nunan, and doubts about Mayor O'Dwyer running. It cites a letter from Senator Downey’s constituent about tax on love cosmetics, plus memories of Lieut. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith and a temperance board report on a St. Louis tavern offer.
A crossword style list presents numbered clues for horizontal and vertical entries with varied word lengths and definitions such as flatfish, seers, color, Irish novelist, and more to solve the interconnected puzzle. Readers fill across and down, matching each clue to a matching term in the grid.
Senator Humphrey denounces Republican efforts to form a coalition against human rights and dignity. President and lawmakers stress burdens of leadership and a historical judgment. A House committee chairman urges atomic bombing of Soviet targets within weeks of any war.
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