High Pointers praised for turnout and civic duty
The piece credits individual voters for strong Tuesday turnout and urges continued interest in government. It notes long lines and tensions at the polls, anticipates a spring City Council and mayoral election, and calls for ongoing voter education and participation by High Point citizens.
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High Point
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Be Prouder Still High Point Blood Voles and Vowing to Give
High Point shows strong civic pride with repeated oversubscribed Red Cross Bloodmobile visits. The town keeps its blood quota, aiming to meet a yearly target, while urging residents to donate again for Korea veterans and local hospitals. A recent Enterprise note highlights a donor turned patient who will return to donate once recovered.
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High Point
Red Cross
Korea
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Lions Club Broom Sale Supports the Blind
Tonight marks the second of a three night campaign by the Lions to sell brooms made by blind Greensboro craftsmen. Proceeds fund Lions for the Blind while aiding makers with livelihoods. Buy a broom and feel you helped society and yourself.
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Lions Club
Lions
Greensboro
L. B
Detroit judge calls for plain English in legal papers
A Detroit federal judge criticizes legal jargon as unreadable and demands bankruptcy case documents be rewritten in simple, plain language. He blames archaic phrasing on lawyers who wrote in costly, wordy style and urges modern translations similar to contemporary Bible revisions.
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Detroit
Thoughts on fame and family in small town quips
A collection of brief witticisms from various papers. Notes on fame birth models and a grandson with color films. Laugh lines on gadgets, marriage politics, and the shift from giggles to calculation. Ends with the golden rule as a simple gauge.
Turpentine Drippings and Town Planning in Tiny Columns
A collage of brief items notes reader-ready items from across papers. It cites True Confessions popularity in Booster City and contrasts Life magazine sales, then shifts to garden notes on native and non native trees, plus a call for city planning to curb urban sprawl. The column closes with personal reflections about a Missouri grandchild and family travel.
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Charity & Children
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Reader's Digest
Collier's
Young
U. S
Booster City
Jennie Coffey
T Office
Linney Stone
Simmons
Elizabeth City
Daily Advance
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
New York
Chicago
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Boston
Hometown
Wartime Quotes Highlight Postwar World Views
A collection of statements from figures such as President Truman and UN Secretary Nervo presents contrasting aims on Korea, diplomacy, and world power. The remarks touch on marriage, Hollywood codes, and the push for strategic weapons amid Cold War tensions.
Electoral College explained in Q and A style
An editorial reprints a Greensboro News piece explaining the electoral college. It covers how voters elect electors, how electors vote and are counted, unit voting, and why the system persists, with historical notes on past practices and voting methods. The article mentions North Carolina’s 14 electors and the national total of 581.
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Washington, D. C
Greensboro News
Cardinals
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Washington
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Inflation Rises Cost of Mariner Merchant Fleet Plan
A Washington analysis details how inflation inflates the Maritime Board’s Mariner program. It notes 1951 funding aimed for 50 ships at 7 million each, now cost estimates top 10 million per ship by 1954, robbing taxpayers of ships. It profiles the Old Dominion Mariner, Keystone Mariner and others, their builders, and intended MSTS use.
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Congress
Admiral Cochrane
Old Colony Mariner
New York
Bethlehem Steel Co
Quincy
Mass
U. S. Lines
Military Sea Transportation Service
U. S
Old Dominion Mariner
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Newport News
American President Lines
Keystone Mariner
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Chester
Waterman Steamship Corp
Shipbuilding Companies
Bethlehem Yards
Sparrows Pt
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Bethlehem, Pa
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Pascagoula
Miss
Bethlehem Pacific Coast Yard
Hoosier Mariner
Pelican Mariner
Show Me Mariner
Waterman
President Lines
Pacific Far East
Farrer Seas Shipping
Lykes Bros
States Marine Lines
U.S
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