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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1949
Page
4
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The incident at the Chapel Hill game shows growing public disrespect for Governor Kerr Scott. Booing began before he spoke and continued through his remarks, signaling a change in sentiment among both voters and nonvoters, with implications for the governor’s support and state leadership.
The piece argues Britain's pound devaluation is a hurried move to lower prices while expecting a rapid rise in exports to the United States and Canada. Sir Stafford Cripps says lasting relief requires dramatically higher productivity, with Washington talks offering only limited immediate help.
Field Marshal Jar Smuts urges the British to resist dangers of the cold war and underground movements. He calls for strength courage and firmness to defend national spirit against sapping influence.
The piece sourly chronicles Senate tempers during the arms bill debate. Old Tom Connally of Texas backs away from Senator James P. Kem of Missouri and clashed again with Homer Ferguson of Michigan over European aid.
The piece criticizes New York mayoralty politics as a national trend of dividing Americans by nationality and religion. It targets the Liberal party led by Dave Dubinsky, the fusion ticket with Newbold Morris, and the use of Barden bill politics to win Jewish and Irish Catholic votes. It notes tensions around Laguardia, Marcantonio, and party dynamics shaping urban power in the 20th century.
News commentator Lowell Thomas was badly hurt when his horse slipped in a mountain pass on a return trip from Lasa Tibet. An airplane will transport him to India for medical care before he goes back to America.
Warm honey briefly to pour easily over cereal. Bake canned sweet potatoes with sugar syrup and top with cranberry sauce. To keep red color, bake only 5 to 10 minutes after taping. To slice Brazil nuts evenly, shell and soak in cold water, boil briefly, drain, then slice.
The passage accuses Marcantonio of importing Puerto Ricans to swell relief rolls with Laguardia's alleged complicity. It claims about 250 000 Puerto Ricans are in New York and argues the U S cannot endure as a mosaic of minority groups or separate factions.
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson may be urged to curb the Sequoia, a Navy yacht assigned to the secretary, after a congressman noticed a lively party aboard during a Sunday sail. The vessel, staffed by 27 uniform crew, largely serves social functions and rests dockside at Anacostia.
Louis Prost of the National Labor Relations Board recommends reinstating a woman at Indianapolis Glove Co in Marion Indiana after firing for profanity. He notes old hard language faded with modern speech, comparing past military use to current nonblasphemous profanity and its lost musicality.
The U S Maritime Commission writes off all 86 merchant ships loaned to Russia in the war. Officials say they do not expect to recover them. The State Department cautions the issue is not closed from its side.
Francis P. Matthews the secretary of the Navy avoids mistaken identity with Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder by wearing thick rimmed glasses at functions where both men may appear. The visual difference helps attendees distinguish the two officials.
The article notes Matthews busy touring Navy bases across the country while many officers below admiral rank miss chances to meet him. A captain hosting a secretary during a local naval visit sought Matthews’ photo to ensure proper recognition, peering through an open door to study his features. Missing the fireworks, Allan B. Kline, predicted Dewey secretary of agriculture, was absent from a Republican farm gathering in Sioux City, with a vice president stepping in.
Cedric Worth, the Navy officer suspended during the B 36 probe after writing the anonymous letter that triggered the inquiry, was repeatedly discussed as the candidate to head all Navy public relations. Worth enjoys broad support among senior officers who favor a civilian head for PR duties.
Veterans Administration expects to begin paying a $2 million GI insurance dividend in December rather than January. Computations are progressing faster than anticipated. Officials hope to mail as many checks before Christmas, with average payments near $200 and the largest around $528.
Intelligence notes suggest a nascent Communist air arm may be forming as surplus U.S. bombers and fighters abandoned at Shanghai and other fields go unused. An American pilot recalls no destruction of planes as Nationalists lacked fuel for new aircraft.
A humor column notes that travel broadens conversation but not always. It jokes about henpecked husbands sharpening thoughts for words, high blood pressure, luck, leisure to think twice, and reverse headlines about stolen cars. It laments aging tied to fast living and poor equipment and comments on tax forms and predictions of war.
A crossword style list fills horizontal and vertical clues for a singing star themed puzzle. Answers span common synonyms and abbreviations including names, musical terms, and everyday objects.
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