Register and Vote Rules for High Point Voters
Community awareness urged as late registration ends Saturday night. County elections official John Haworth cautions many residents may be unregistered due to 1949 changes and bookkeeping errors. Voters must register by sunset Saturday to participate in the November 4 elections and presidential race.
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Best Weapons Against a Potential Recession
Analysts warn of a possible mild recession but not a crash like 1929. Armament production and social safeguards cushion the impact, with unemployment insurance, farm supports, and old age pensions. Public awareness and prudent business planning are key defenses.
Daring Patent for Fake Police Car Signboard
The U S Patent Office awarded a California trio a patent for a life size back view sign shaped like a police vehicle. The device aims to deter speeding by presenting a realistic sign that can be placed roadside to simulate law enforcement presence. The Telegram voices support, hoping multiple signs appear on highways.
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Debating Alien Privilege and Chaplin Return
A lemma on U S citizenship as a privilege for aliens and a citizen’s rights for natives. The piece cites Attorney General McGranery on revoking undesirables and Chaplin’s attempt to reenter. It notes American Legion ism Commission action and calls for deportation or island exile for violators.
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North Carolina strike wave trims unions gains in September
Labor unions notched three victories and three losses in six North Carolina plant elections in September. The report notes unions faced mixed results and suggests workers in the South prefer enduring current troubles over seeking new confrontations, citing the Thomasville strike as an example of limited gains for members.
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The Mad House of Senate Waste and Canadian Jokes
A satirical column mocks Senate perks and defunct rituals where lawmakers profit from others' deaths. It notes junket abuses, unchecked expense claims, and a public distrustful view of congressional finagling, while also lampooning a Canadian travel ad and a personal tax credit mishap with DC officials.
Fragmented quotes touch on Korea, elections, and world tensions
A collage of quotes cites Rep. Dewey Short Adlai Stevensen Sen. Benton and Sen. Connally on Korea British imperialism economic strain and international alliances. The remarks reflect partisan divides and concerns over national strength and foreign policy amid global tensions.
Tidelands Debate Ties Gambling Ships to Oil Rights
California gambling ship rulings beyond three miles shape U S claims to Marginal Sea and Continental Shelf waters. International law from The Hague 1930 and the Anglo Norwegian case guide U S policy as Rep. Clair Engle leads a House panel toward new Congress action.
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A Hometown Youth Perspective From Past to Present
A columnist reflects on youth life from the Gay Nineties to modern times. He recalls church youth songs, fashion shifts, flirtation, and late curfews, then cautions on training will versus constraint and shares a tale of Jake Russell to urge civic responsibility.
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