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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1947
Page
2
Police seek a man after Hubert Hamm was struck with a baseball bat fracturing his skull. Hamm remained in critical condition at a local hospital. Officers also have a warrant for another young man, a Hamm neighbor, in the country near Mt Airy.
Dailey B E Smith files in municipal civil court for divorce from Mollie Raper Smith alleging a valid 19 year marriage and ongoing separation since.
Col Alexander P Johnson USA retired of Leesburg Florida died in his hotel room in New York City at Hotel Plaza. He held degrees from Georgetown and served in World War I and in Australia in the recent conflict. A native of Budapest, he was a naturalized citizen and held posts with American Legion Shrine Scottish Rite Mason and Royal Order of Jesters. He leaves a widow two daughters two sons four sisters and two grandchildren.
Frank T. Miller of Greensboro arrives in Thomasville to lead a survey for a two to three million dollar grade crossing elimination. A $10 grant from a federal agency funds survey and an overhead bridge design for Salem Main Randolph crossing. The project, expected to extend into late summer, faces a difficult, uphill grade through the town.
Members of the Sisters of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God visited Goldsboro to review potential hospital sites. Mother Xavier and Sister Patrice met with local business, professional and civic leaders. The order runs hospitals in England Ireland and Italy and plans a U S hospital opening.
About two centuries ago specialized cotton yarns reached Delhi and India at about 135 dollars per pound, indicating high value exports and distinctive textile craft.
Sam R. Sands was tried in superior court for bigamy and received 18 months, suspended for four years on the condition of good behavior. He claimed his first wife had divorced him before he entered the second marriage and had remarried after a divorce from the first. Julius Stack, 39, drew 12 months on the roads for public drunkenness. a six month sentence for mayhem, for allegedly biting off a thumbnail of George Woodle, was suspended for four years.
Exchange club at the Sheraton hotel discussed adopting a boy for YMCA membership and guidance for the coming year. Members voted to personally pay the membership fees and pledged to sponsor a boy. Mrs. J. P. Doggett and Mrs. Ruth Dobson outlined Girl Scout work and a new camp site with cabins, inviting donations to build more cabins. Worth Hedrick reported on the model plane competition. Hedrick and Paul Callahan won the attendance prize.
Funeral services were held for Louis D. Worrell 68 a farmer near Wilson who was burned to death when a grass fire spread to woods. Family members who went for help returned to find his charred body.
John G. Greene died at his home in Shelby Sunday afternoon. Graveside rites were conducted at Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery at 5 p m Monday after funeral services at Central Methodist Church Shelby. Rev Arthur Kale officiated with Don Payne assisting. Elbearers included Arthur Kirkman Coke Cecil and D A Dowdy. Friends from Shelby and High Point sent flowers as the cortege returned home.
The Mexican president will spend three days in Washington then tour New York City and West Point. He will inspect TVA development, view model farms in Kansas City, and receive an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Kansas City. His party includes son Miguel and cabinet members Beteta and Torres Bodet.
Audrey Wardeman and Joseph Auslander two Pulitzer prize winning poets will present a symposium at the High Point College auditorium tonight at 8 o clock. Subject will be chosen from Poetry Comes of Age In America Poetry and the More Abundant Life Poetry In Democracy and Great Poets and Great Poetry. The public is invited to attend.
State presents evidence in manslaughter case against Lewis E. Carr 30 of Rt 4 after August 3 1946 Greensboro highway crash that killed Roscoe E Medley Alice E Medley and Robb Keener. Civil awards totaling 20000 each to Medley and Keener estates and 12500 to Mrs Keener on separate suits.
Taft opposes every reduction in government expenditures and all tax cuts, saying tax cuts would boost buying power for 46 million taxpayers while wage gains mainly benefit a few workers with power. Rep Doughton proposes income splitting to reduce taxes, trimming revenues by about 1 billion dollars next year. Taft sits on the Senate Finance Committee considering the measure.
After a preliminary report the northwest radio range alerted to be on the lookout for signals from the plane but the alert ended at 1 45 a m as gas would have run out in over an hour. RCAF planes searched then returned at 4 a m to wait for daylight joined by four Trans Canada search planes air sea rescue stations were alerted.
In his first major address since joining the cabinet, Marshall criticizes Soviet obedience to Potsdam and German policy. He warns differences with Russia are vast and warns against compromising for agreement's sake while calling out Moscow's occupation and economic moves as undermining four power unity.
Dring announced management remains open to submitting disputed money demands to arbitration by a third party. An arbitration board would consider factors like wage increase patterns in the affected community. The company cites 45 separate disputes nationwide and favors regional arbitration. Officials called the session stormy with conciliators Manno and Margolis present.
Wallace criticizes the United Nations for being driven by Cold War divisions. He argues the league is splitting the world into two camps and warns this could lead to civil war, urging peace supporters to strengthen those seeking peace.
British police will use helicopter patrols to direct traffic for the Epsom Downs Derby on June 4. The aerial plan aims to untangle thousands of racing fans converging on the course.
Durham police pressed their search for a gunman who shot nurse Miss Sue Taylor, 25, at Duke Hospital last Wednesday and for a firebug behind incendiary fires that disrupted the hospital. Miss Taylor, 26, remains in serious condition, while night nurse supervisor Miss Virginia Ward, 23, was assaulted during a Friday fire inquiry. A barefoot man in a white bathrobe was seen near dormitory windows on the West Campus Saturday night.
The Syrian delegation chief Farish Aeg revealed a circulated Arab proposal to push for a general debate on Palestine and later decide on a fact finding committee or immediate independence of the Holy Land. Gromyko postponed the general committee meeting, extending Arab time to lobby and shape strategy ahead of a potential floor debate.
Hendricks estimate places market value at 60 000 with Day using 10 000 down and 20 000 loan deducted under California law. He testified he received money and car before Day went to Juarez Mexico and married Leo Dur0 cher in El Paso, settling waivers of interest in a 1946 auto policy Santa Monica home and earnings.
An old advertisement claims 888 Tonic increases gastric juice flow to aid digestion and reduce nervous distress after meals. It asserts the 688 Tonie formula boosts non organic stomach issues and the 853 Tonte builds red blood for anemia, urging purchase from local drug stores and touting millions of bottles sold.
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