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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1949
Page
4
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The piece argues against professional smugness in medicine and law and critiques the ethics of openly bidding for business. It notes doctors and lawyers use church, politics, and civic groups to promote themselves, while defending forthright advertising as acceptable for all who seek more work.
A sermon links Amos 64 to modern times, urging people to seek the Lord to endure peace and moral reform. It highlights Amos as a prophet of justice and calls for inner search, Scripture study, heartfelt prayer, and trust in God's mercy to find salvation through Christ.
The essay distinguishes government from politics, defines politicians as elected office seekers, and explains election dynamics within the United States. It notes the high cost of elections, the role of political machines and bosses, and cites New York mayoral contenders and the 1948 Truman election as examples.
A letter questions a 300000 loan for Oberammergau 1950 Passion Play, calling it excessive and noting it as a tourist draw. It then recounts a bat in Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Joe Duke's office and a comic scene with Marie Jeneau Barbara Pape, followed by a joke about legislative record inches between Senator Lucas and Ferguson.
The city school board banned public school participation in charitable fund drives after a PTA survey showed parental support. The decision, openly discussed and little opposed, eases teacher workload and preserves instructional time while raising questions about potential hooky requests from students. The piece also argues against federal aid to education, asserting competition drives improvement and that high standards require effort rather than handouts.
In old Chicago the Monk Magee, a brutal bouncer, and Duffy the Goat ran a violent union-busting operation. Magee used fists and a .38 to control workers while the Goat recruited thugs to suppress dissent, with police turning a blind eye to violence in industrial warfare.
Short quips compare happiness to poverty and joke about agnostics and inferiority. They note labor stats ignore who would work without jobs and comment on middle-age body images. The piece riffs on talkative men, ads for smoking, average men, wartime debt per person, freedom’s price, and prehistoric life spans.
The quotes condemn Canton’s gambling and opium trade under government noses while urging defense of Canton as the nation's last port. Sen J Howard McGrath defends hard choices and warns against economic decline. Gen George C Marshall reflects on wartime needs and potential Soviet atom bombs. Vladimir Ipatieff comments on Soviet nuclear capabilities.
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