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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists President D A Rawley and Secretary Treasurer Charles B Loflin with editor Robert L Thompson and advertisement director C W Patterson Jr. The note reads as an afternoon and Sunday morning edition masthead.
The High Point Enterprise critiques fan calls for firing football coaches mid season. It argues fans overreact, notes coaches average 50 percent win rates, and urges restraint until season end. It cites Peahead Walker and Beattie Feathers as examples and ends with guidance to act like good sports.
The article weighs whether Tito can resist Soviet pressure as the USSR and Eastern Europe end mutual aid pacts with Yugoslavia. It discusses possible invasion plans and Western responses, including UN condemnation and increased aid to Tito without full military backing. The piece frames the crisis as a high-stakes global test with uncertain outcomes.
Louise Edwards urges generosity as key to town growth in this Business Women's Week column. She recalls Main Street’s evolution from horse trough days to modern streets and calls on readers to give their time sympathy and effort to boost their town’s progress and appeal.
The Social List of Washington for 1950 reveals the year's scant turnover with only 600 names dropped, led by Perle Mesta leaving for Luxembourg. New entries include Georgia Neese Clark and Eugene R. Black, while etiquette notes advise prompt RSVP and proper mail acknowledgment for White House invitations.
A humorous column recounts William Williams of Chicago celebrating his 110th birthday and claiming descent from a long-lived father, attributing longevity to herb juice and whiskey. The piece blends quirky notes on teeth, smoking, and comedic reminiscences from local life, plus assorted short vignettes and editorial asides.
A collage of socialites, actors, and politicians fills a New York column with rumors and sightings. Mentions include Joan Fontaine in London, Emily Hahn and Prof. C. Boxer planning a Lisbon rendezvous, and Henry Wallace rallying in the Garden. Also notes shifts in War Vet membership and a cheeky ledger of Broadway figures and fashion names.
Senator Matthew Neely of West Virginia earns the nickname mayor as he tests punctuality in the District of Columbia committee. A Delaware fishing tale with Major Austin McDonnell parallels delays, while Mrs. Margaret R. Gooch recalls a Truman appointee memo misaddressed to General Arthur St. Clair, sparking mockery and political fallout.
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