Change in Tactics on High Point Liquor Question in Local Race
The piece questions why three High Pointer candidates for Guilford's Legislature avoid public positions on ABC liquor stores and city limits expansion. It suggests organized prohibitionists may prefer council endorsement tactics and fears campaign transparency. The writer expects such issues to dominate the 1953 city election cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Arthur Kirkman
Senate
Nell Tucker
Walter Crissman
Guilford
House
ABC Liquor Stores
Crissman
High Point
City Hall
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Legislatire
Thou Shalt Not Kill The Bible And Its View Of Capital Punishment
A compact study traces the sixth commandment from Moses to modern debates on capital punishment. It contrasts Old Testament penalties with Jesus teaching on life, forgiveness, and the sanctity of individuals, noting how rulers and communities weighed revenge versus mercy. The piece cites biblical figures and parables to discuss motives, heart defilement, and repentance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Egypt
House of Israel
Sodom
Gomorrah
Israel
Jesus
Gehenna
Jerusalem
Samaria
James
John
Eoangeres
Sons of
Thunder
God
Nigerian Boy Seeks Pen in Public Opinion Letter
A reader seeks space in the Public Opinion column to express a desire to write from Nigeria. The letter discusses correspondence, editing, and requests for air mail reactions, promising prompt replies and offering to exchange goods.
Immigration debate pits restraint against open doors
The piece contrasts McCarran Walter and Lehman Humphrey bills arguing for selective immigration vs broad admission. It cautions limits are inevitable for a habitable population and warns that subversive ideas threaten American civilization, urging vigilance against admitting communists or those who would undermine liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Ile
Senate
Communist Party
America
Private nursery school licensing debate and era reflections
A reader letter questions North Carolina law requiring licenses for nurseries and a welfare department role. The missive cites General Statute 110 49 and argues the 1919 act harms private schools, with broader musings on socialism and state welfare. The page also shares assorted trivia on burial practices, animal and plant facts, and language origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Ellen Winston
North Carolina
Cas Eswvatay
Dorris Q. Koontz
Baldy Brannon blamed for potato woes and politics
A column harshly targets Secretary of Agriculture Baldy Brannan for mishandling farm programs leading to rotting potatoes and cheap exports. It weaves in satire about statements by Senator Allen J. of Louisiana and a dig at Senator Nixon over a constituent letter. The piece critiques policy and public figures with sharp, sardonic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delaware
OPS Anyony
Baldy Brannan
Agriculture Department
Baldy
Spain
Holland
North Africa
Allen J
Louisiana
Salon
Senate
Richard Nixon
California
George
College Lads and News on Campus Hazing
In New York a flurry of editorials questions the origins of college raids and hazing traditions. The piece notes veterans and performers weighing in, comments on Hollywood culture, and references CBS Vision City costs, divorce cases, and political critique, ending with a tease for more on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mady Christians
J. Edward Brom
John Garfield
Canada
Washington
Franchot Tone
Barbara Payton
CBS
Movietown
Eleanor
New York
Broadway
White House
Marlene Dietrich
Linda Darnell
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The
Brannon
George Dixon
Shabet
Senator Nixon
Suh
Sti
Movie Mag
Arlene Dahli
Lexy
Barker
Billy Rose
Wea
Rita Hayworth
Tony Curtis
Inollywood
Variety
Marilyn Monroe
Jerry
Calendar
J. DiMaggio
Scotland Yard
U. S
Truman
Rum
Lincoln
New Yorker
Bkiyn
George Jean Nathan
Lilli Palmer
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