Charity Racket Warns High Point Readers
A column warns residents about beggars and bogus church solicitations, urging skepticism toward itinerant fundraisers and noting that real charitable aid comes through trusted channels like the Salvation Army and the Community Chest. It cites the California Intelligence Bureau as a benchmark and argues trust in established charities.
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Richard Dyer McCann
Los Angeles
The
Christian Science Monitor
America
California Intelligence Bureau
Florian de Donato, I Jr
California
High Point
Stupendous Faux Pas at Vogue Reveals Poem Misread
A Vogue August issue misfires on Edna St Vincent Millay material. Editors showcase an unpublished Milay poem claiming discovery by Vincent Sheean and reproduce rough transcription. The piece mirrors Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verse, traced to a 12 year old Milay. Noted errors compare to past missteps in media.
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Vogue Magazine
Edna St. Vincent Milay
Vincent Sheean
Miss Millay
Edna
Robert Louis Stevenson
Royal visit style clash sparks American snobbery debate
A commentary laments royal visitors Elizabeth and Philip will face American protocol and media attention in Washington. The writer wishes they could meet ordinary devotees from the South and West, suggesting casual encounters with locals, a soda jerk, a ready-to-wear seller, a street policeman, and even a local editor.
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England
Elizabeth
Philip
U. S
Washington
High Point
Enterprise
Violent Deaths Show Media Preference for Air Crashes
A critical essay notes aviation disasters attract front page attention while automobile fatalities, even when higher in number, receive far less coverage. It argues public fixation on spectacular crashes masks the broader toll of car accidents during the same weekend.
State Dept critiques New York police treatment of Cuban editor
Washington and Pan American Union express deep concern over the handling of Nestor Suarez of Prensa Libre after a New York police encounter. The Cuban editor, guest of the State Department, faced hours of questioning and misdirected suspicion before receiving assistance, prompting diplomatic unease alongside broader press coverage in London.
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Washington
State Department
Pan-American Union
New York
Nestor Suarez
Prensa Libre
Havana
United States
Achesonian
Cuba
Suarez
Manhattan
Center Street
Senor Suarez
Charity Letters Bridge Faith and Freedom in 1951
A Jew explains charity beyond sectarian lines after Anselm of Graymoor’s appeal. He notes many donate to Graymoor, urges cooperation across beliefs, and argues freedom and tolerance defend civilization. He urges readers to give to a charity outside their own group to build a cooperative, classless America.
Dancing and fools in the world of power
Quotes from Mahkataia Jam Saheb of Na Wanagat, Ramon Font Felizola, Sen Paul Douglas and E Wilson reveal a wary view of wealth, diplomacy, and inflation. The speaker voices concern about cyclical booms and busts and the need for caution to prevent another economic upheaval.
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Ramon Font-Felizola
Paul Douglas
Hollywood gossip and New York society mix in Paris pages
An items page surveys high society, film stars, and political chatter from Havana to Paris. It mentions Lee Sanderson of Shelby North Carolina, Pat Hawks, Gloria Swanson’s daughter, Ingrid Bergman circle, and various celebrity encounters, marriages, and intrigues. It notes Royal ties, divorce doubt, and a press feed on figures from Bellamy to Robeson, with a page tease about more on page 94.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Lee Sanderson
Shelby
Carolina
Aleman
Pat Hawks
Bessie Love
Farley Granger
Shelley Winters
Paris
Jack Toppings
Mediterranean
Jake LaMottas
Glamazon
Natalie Thompson
Wings
Reno
Big
Betty Rodgers
Melody Man
Chilton Ryan
Mira Stefan
Ivo
Park Avenue
A. Bruce Vernay
J. P. Kennedy
Illionaire
West Point
Notre Dame
Hyannis
Mass
Truman
New York
T. WV
Mr. Big
U. S
Vicki Holliday
Havana-Madrid
Wall
Ottawa NATO Council to debate defense burdens
Problems before the NATO Council in Ottawa are largely economic and likely to be dry. They will set the ground for Rome military talks, report on defense production, and involve U S Canada and 10 European states. Key figures include Spofford DPB chair Batt FEB and Eisenhower represented by Greenthal. Germany and Spain not on the agenda this time. Greece and Turkey may join. Burden sharing dominates the agenda with questions of how much each country can contribute given American aid limits. France faces Indo China commitments and airfield needs while maintaining living standards.
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State Department
Suarez
Police
Pan-American Union
Father Anselm of
Graymoor
Father Anslem
Charity
Anselm
Graymioor
Roger Williams
United States
Korea
Red Cross
America
Washington
NEA
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Ottawa
NATO Council
Rome
Organization of Defense
NATO
Canada
London
Charles L. Spofford
Brussels
Eisenhower
Defense Production Board
DPB
Finance and Economic Board
FEB
William Herod
International General Electric
U. S
William L. Batt
American Sef Industries
Council
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Ottswa
Alfred M. Greenther
JSG
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul Ely
France
Sir William Elliot
Britain
Gerault Wright
U.S. Navy
General Bradley
Chateau Laurier
Ellis
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Spain
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Congress
Indo-China
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High Point Enterprise
M.O
Robert L. Thompson
N. C
Salvation Army
Wildwood Church
Church of the Seraphim
Church of the Human Christ
Church Under the Hill
Community Chest
Pened
Vogue
Minsky's
L.K
South
West
H.H
George Dixon
Ray Robinson
Randy Turpin
London News Chronicle
Liberal Party
Robert Waithman
Waithman
San Francisco
Barmey
Mr. Waitman
Certai
George Sokolsky
E. Wilson
GM Corp
Shelby Girl
Walter Winchell
Duchess of
Windsor
Church of England
Royal House
Paul Robeson
Margaret Rose
la Belle Menniere
Soho
Maria Montez
Gloria Swanson
Michele
Prince Henri D'Auvergne
Bob Amon
Paree
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Aline Mosby
Gel
Mark Roberts
Stalag 17
Elizabeth Toomey
United Press
J. Wades
Pamela Curran
Judy Garland
F. Finklehoffe
Chez Vito
Connie Dowling
Alf Ryder
Patricia Farrell
Murray Korman
George Kaye
Washington Wire
Gen. Marshall
Robert Lovett
Dept. of Defense
Walter Wheeler
Whitney-Bowes
Dist
Columbia
White House
Thomas Emerson
Yale Law School
Nat’! Lawyers Guild
N. Y
John Maragon
Yaletide
Sugar Ray Robinson
Turpin
Runyon Cancer Fund
Charles Addams
New Yorker
Rosemary Pettit
Frank Albertson
Nancy Blaine
McCormick Harvester Mint
Gil Harrison
American Vets Comm
Chicago
Vito Marcantonio
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Harlem
5Th
Lenox
Reds
West Indies
W. P
Peter Edson
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