Cold blooded view of High Point community chest goal
The piece urges delaying emotional fund raising for the 1949 High Point chest until a week before solicitation. It argues a businesslike, cold eyed analysis of agency value and civic impact, praising measured contributions as a smart investment in better town conditions. It cites a $105,000 target and questions the worth of Red Feather agencies and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Feather
High Point
YMCA
YWCA
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Family Service
Poor Architect Tackles Capitol Remodel Turmoil
Washington report details a summer of construction clashes as Capitol repairs strain relations between lawmakers and workers. Wage battles, contract terms, and debates over interior design spark friction, with Architect David Lynn defending Thornton inspired plans. Completion expected December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Capitol
Senate
House
David Lynn
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Mass
Lodge
White House
Lynn
William Thornton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thornton
Sin and Its Effect Upon Individuals in the Olden Faith
The article surveys views of sin in Jewish and Christian thought, noting punishment by God and human authorities, historic extremes like slavery and war, typhoid outbreaks in a city, and calls for repentance. It quotes Acts 17 and Newman, emphasizing personal responsibility and mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Harris Franklin Ball
South
Moffatt
Paul
Mars Hill
Cardinal Henry Newman
W.A.B
Tanstaafl review rewards a skeptic’s eye on planed society
Pierre Dos Att offers a sweeping, contested plan for social remaking in a book titled Tanstaafl. The critique traces its borrowed names, mock etymologies, and bold assertions, while noting charts and footnotes, a missing photo section, and a provocative final slogan There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Dos Utt
Pierre Dos "Tt
Karl Marx
Pierre Dos Att
Tanstaafl
Asys
Cairo Publications
5Th Street
S. E
Canton
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Brahms
Beethoven
Dos
Hhe
Hammurabi
Wang Anshid
Akbar
Milton Berle
Society of Statistical Arts
Dos Art
Tanstaaf
Patter and Patter- Graphics of Wit and Wordplay
A collage of wry quips on manners humor and society. Observations on drunkenness spelling patience and prudence mix with a Detroit anecdote about a striptease incident and a bachelor’s finances.
New York Gossip and World News Roundup
A packed column reports on Truman and secret memos about a Russian A bomb, Harriman’s push for disclosure, and intelligence circles confirming an explosion. It also surveys Broadway, film, and society notes from Paris to London, with teases about actors, directors, and social climbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
Vishinsky
White House
Andrei
Truman
Averell Harriman
Russia
Tito
Baranova
Cecil Tennant
Ballet de Paris
Sky
Renee Jeanmaire
Marlenah
Rossellini
Germany
Gene Tierney
London
Ramblin Round Tales on Toys and a Mean Mind
Two year old toy drama shows toy makers misreading young kids as their gifts spark endless play in adults. A second tale labels a Roanoke bookshop customer as a potential con artist after buying an $8.50 Bible for mother in law with a questionable address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Edna Griffith
Bibles
Roanoke
Pigy Noke
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Yankee
George Jean Nathan
Billy Grieve
Maurice Chevalier
Ziegfeld
Dillingham
Attlee Party
O'Dwyer
Marion Saunders
John Mason Brown
20Th Century-Fox
Harrington
JJ Ryan
East Side Pot
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Pat
Eddie G&rt
Pierre Cotillion
Jack Koefoed
Miami Square Dance
Diana Marsh
Laura Hobson
Cosme
Met Dicker
Rodgers & Hammerstei
Variety
ABC
Hope
Fibber
Bent
Stuart
P. A
W. W
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Dali
Luci Beebe
Lucius
Phoebe B. Beebe
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Jane Russell
Zenana
Irv Berlin
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