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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1947
Page
4
The piece argues compulsory arbitration for public utilities to end costly strikes. It contends workers lose income and companies incur millions with no winners, while the public suffers. pressures lawmakers to put public interest first and adopt arbitration.
Washington coverage recalls the Gridiron Club dinner where President Truman, Hoover, Warren, and other dignitaries mixed with Democrats and Republicans in a free spirited event. Parodies like Old Red Joe and Night and Day mocked leaders, highlighting a bold public display of humor beyond strict decorum.
In a New York City suburb ten news distributors were dismissed for not belonging to a newspaper deliverers union. They wish to join but cannot because they are not sons of union members. The piece notes broader fears about labor law changes and comments on mercury as a metal currency.
Mrs J M Roberts Sr 70 longtime Asheville educator dies after long illness. She taught Tom Wolfe and inspired students to reach beyond the ordinary, earning national prominence for her brilliant mind and devotion to ideals. Harold Stassen, former Minnesota governor and presidential hopeful, addressed the Southern Baptist convention criticizing Vatican representation and school bus funding, affirming church state separation.
A telling excerpt recalls 1860s North Carolina scarcity as wheat bread salt and even jeans traded for high sums amid Confederate currency woes. The piece contrasts wartime hardship with a London spin on American social ascent through marriage to an imagined “American lord.” Tracks.
The article notes that after the third international was nominally abolished its member parties continued to exist under new leadership in Bulgaria Italy France and Germany. It reports leaders Dimittrov Togliatti Thorez Pieck and other figures, with many members active in global trade unions. It highlights the World Federation of Trade Unions led by the CIO and U S AFL opposition, and cites anti American lines in WFTU actions.
The American Federation of Labor protests to Secretary Patterson over permission for a WFTU mission to visit Japan and Korea. AF of L questions MacArthur’s earlier approval and accuses the WFTU of pro-Soviet, anti-American aims while noting UN recognition and US authority involvement.
Washington reports show Ives leading a rebellion to loosen industry wide bargaining, risking nationwide strikes as the Senate debates the union reform bill. Dewey denies coordinating with Ives while signaling he would back stronger provisions, drawing intrigue in Republican circles.
Paul Mallon portrays a tangled battle over the Truman administration with CIO and AFL critics, including fear of a veto spree on portal to portal and union reform. Democrats press unions in cities like Chicago and Baltimore while strategizing to win doubtful voters for re election.
A collage of tales from New York show business notes covers Linda as a chart topper, Yugoslav title changes for Grapes of Wrath, Ellen Carleen’s baby break, weight loss pill gossip, Rupert Grant’s lawsuit and costume costs, Barney Ross’s song controversy, Sardi’s catering shifts, Club 22’s crowd, a Mother’s Day gift bottle sign, a witch-hunter joke, Selznick’s Duel in the Sun promotion, and brief reviews of Hit Parade of 1947 and other cinema fare.
The column touts Billy Gaxton for a film about former New York Mayor James J. Walker with Gaxton mimicking Walker’s voice gait and attire. It also previews Duke Ellington at Hickory House and other showbiz items, including Tony and Sally De Marco’s anniversary tribute and upcoming releases at Rivoli and Eagle-Lion.
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