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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1947
Page
4
The rev Wil son O Weldon of First Methodist plans a worry clinic for all faiths to discuss personal and family troubles with a pastor who views them as a matter of spirit. He will avoid psychiatry, directing those in need to psychiatrists, and form a committee to guide the approach.
A new congressional session opens with two sides set for a historic clash over European recovery funds. Senator Taft signals a personal opposition to the administration plan while debating stop-gap versus long-range aid. He warns that spending may fuel communist criticism if the United States appears to dominate in the aid effort.
The United Auto Workers ousted Communist and pro leftist leadership at Atlantic City, reelecting Walter Reuther and his ticket. CIO President Murray endorsed Reuther but the rank and file acted independently, signaling a rise in democratic process and potential gains for organized labor and industrial peace.
In a satirical vignette Washington insider Grover Whitney McKeister explains the Federal Register’s cryptic rules and errors leading to a Idaho farmer’s crop-insurance loss. The piece riffs on heraldry notices and legal jargon from issues dated October and November 1947, highlighting public confusion and the Register’s bureaucratic weirdness.
In 1947 the average American consumed 17 percent more food than prewar levels. About 87 percent of hospital beds for nervous and mental patients were government controlled, reflecting postwar policy and public health trends.
In this column era reminiscences mention Blum's 1948 almanac on sale in the city and The Old Farmer's Almanack by Robert B. Thomas. It recounts Thomas’s life, moon lore, and a letter to the editor, plus excerpts from F D R personal letters and reflections on youth and pursuit versus possession.
Walter Reuther’s win at the UAW convention defeats Communist influence within the auto workers and isolates John L Lewis who founded the CIO. The piece cites Creel’s Rebel at Large to explain Lewis’s battles with Roosevelt over campaign funds and control, detailing a large treasury and shifting loyalties.
Kerr Scott and other state agriculture officials attended the Biloxi convention where the keynote urged greater parity protections and floor price guarantees for farmers. Clinton Anderson urged eliminating interstate trade barriers while state sovereignty remained a theme. The report also notes traffic rule changes in Raleigh and rising use of parking meters, plus regional notes on Christmas displays and cotton farming trends.
The passage contrasts Walter Reuther’s rise in the UAW with Lewis’s hold over miners in District 50. It notes Reuther’s advantage against Lewis favored allies but warns Lewis still commands miners and remains a tough obstacle to forming a broader labor network.
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William Green, president of the AFL, says the organization should not endorse a presidential candidate as it could affect party approval and is unlikely to support Senator Taft.
A poetic verse describes stars bright moon low clouds like snow as the speaker sings God’s praise. It cites Psalm 8 3 and promotes the Monthly Booklet Enjoy Your Bible in a devotional note.
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