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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1955
Page
2
A group of West High School students defied police by jaywalking in Salt Lake City yesterday. Officers observed the act but took no action. Eleven students received tickets, with two being teachers at West High.
A New York special reports a odorless greaseless cream InfraRUB offering relief from arthritis rheumatism and muscular aches without pills. Doctors in Britain France and the United States back its effectiveness with hundreds of cases and a leading US clinician confirms findings. The cream is sold without prescription at drug stores for 98 cents a large tube with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
The article chronicles Fay Wray as a Canadian born actress famed for her screams in King Kong and other monster films. It notes standout moments on screen including the Empire State Building scene and her long career spanning from the 1920s, plus a later TV role and marriage to writer Robert Riskin.
The low tonight will be 62 and the high tomorrow 84. The day’s high reached 88 with a 55 low last night. Sunset today and sunrise tomorrow times are listed. Forest fire danger remains moderate. Asheville area notes report Mrs Thelma Richardson Fisher named to North Carolina House seat succeeding her ill husband Ralph R Fisher. governor to appoint per committee recommendation.
A radio notice explains time zones and hour adjustments for network programs. It notes EST as standard, subtract one hour for Central, two for Mountain, and that some stations vary relay times to fit schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
Radio timetable lists programs from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm including News and Commentary, sports, dramas like The 21st Precinct and FBI Drama, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx, Perry Como, Truth or Consequences, Amos and Andy, Fibber and Molly, and orchestral music. Notable show names include The Chevaliers Lone Sooner, Jack Gregson, and Great Glidersleeve.
Hollywood comic George Burns, long the straight man to Gracie Allen, pursues a fresh role as a television funny man. He hosts a weekly show, delivers solo jokes, and treats the audience as partners, while Gracie remains shy off camera. Burns works year round, shaping a career across vaudeville, radio, and film into a TV persona.
The passage argues life works when every part is aligned under a single noble objective. Sin disrupts harmony just as misaligned instruments ruin a symphony. Jesus taught mastery over life through obedience to God, and personal growth requires effort to become spiritually expert.
A unusual storm drenched Utah with mud and salt from southern dust and wind driven rain. Alta and Brigham ski areas saw chocolate colored snow while Great Salt Lake shore debris toppled into remains, and a downtown Salt Lake City woman suffered hip and wrist injuries.
North Carolina retail food costs fell 22 percent from March last year to March this year across seven cities. A 54 item market basket dropped from 22.10 to 21.60, with Greensboro highest and Asheville lowest. Data from state labor statistician Clarence Pritchard notes consistent five year trends and lists per city changes and prices.
Historians place a 476 date as the dividing line between ancient and medieval history while noting Faneuil Hall in Boston was rebuilt with funds raised by lottery after a 1761 fire.
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