Broadway's top money sights and shifts at winter venues
New York critics and audiences chase big gates at the Winter Garden Imperial Theatre and St James as top shows push capacity. Boston New Haven Hartford reports praise and flops across variety of plays, stars, and film nosedives, with high ticket demand despite a recent slump.
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High Point Enterprise Briefs for Monday November 12 195
Local notes from High Point North Carolina cover daily events in brief form. Items include civic updates, weather, traffic, and community notices reflecting the era’s everyday concerns and public life.
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High Point
N. C
Enterprise
Duke Power Bus Sale Faces City Council Approval
Duke Power seeks to sell its High Point bus business to L A Love of Queen City Coach and partners. City councils must approve franchise transfers, with voters urged to weigh public interest. The note argues transportation firms better suited for bus lines and warns power firms should focus on core duties.
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High Point
L. A. Love
Queen City Coach Company
Power
Duke Power
Greensboro
New York
North Carolina
Carolina Power and Light Company
Duke
Duke ‘Power Company
Kerr Scott May Seek Agriculture Post In Truman Era
The United Press reports from Hot Springs Arkansas that Governor Kerr Scott believes most North Carolinians would back Truman for renomination and reelection. He contemplates becoming secretary of agriculture, seeing Brannan as a liability to Truman. Scott aims to stay politically active and may later pursue the Senate seat in 1954, though his preference for a Truman appointment could boost the president in the South.
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United Press
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Kerr Scott
Eisenhower
Scott
Truman
Baldy” Brannan
South
Willis Smith
United States Senate
Hisenhower
Movies survive TV era with renewed quality and demand
The piece argues that despite fears, cinema thrives amid TV competition. It notes a rebound in box office as Hollywood bets on high quality films and strong audience appeal, while acknowledging TV’s impact on theater and B pictures. It suggests a potential merger of equal value between film and television entertainment.
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Phonograph
Hollywood
Senator Benton claims girls have advantages over football
A bizarre press release from Senator William Benton asserts that girls may offer advantages over football or physics. The release, issued without explanation, spurred bewilderment on Capitol Hill as Benton declines to clarify its meaning.
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Capitol Hill
William ‘Benton
D. Conn
Benton
McCarthyism dominates 1952 race and national debate
The piece surveys how McCarthyism has emerged as a central issue in the 1952 campaign, with Vice President Barkley cited praising loyalty cleanups and noting 2,500 to 3,500 government departures. It discusses dockers strike impact on wartime materials, Communist influence, and the politics of labor and public trust amid calls for vigilance against subversive activity.
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Anselmo Aurelio
Philip Barry
Greenwich
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Jack Beil
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Alben W. Barkley
New York
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United States
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Frank Sampson
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Sampson
Neutrality calls from leaders amid Middle East clash
Haj Amin el-Husseini demands Western powers show neutrality with Palestine while not aiding either side. The quote highlights accusations of being out-bargained and humiliated in international diplomacy. Also Sen Leverett Saltonstall urges Republicans to favor hard-working, everyday-people outreach over executive dominance.
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Israel
Haj Amin el-Husseini
Republican Party
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Tomlinson Showrooms Highlight American Informal Furniture
A tour of Tomlinson High Point rooms reveals livable American Informal furniture designed for casual living. The line uses durable fabrics, varied woods, and space-saving layouts aimed at modern homes with less domestic help.
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Color Palace
Tomlinson
High Point
J. Robert Barr
Firestone
duPont
Britain
Europe
Sheraton
America
Tomilinson
Tomlinson’s
Robert Barr
T& Tomlinson Plant
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