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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
3
A mixed question set asks for a term in insurance for a fixed yearly payment until death, the Grand Old Man of English politics, the epic opening line and its next line, the meaning of theatrical sticks, the lead actress in The Barretts of Wimpole Street, and the author of Looking Backward among other clues.
The notes recount events and births across history including the 1688 destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1763 Charles Bullfinch born noted as America's first professional architect who planned the Beacon Hill state house, 1819 Charlies Anderson Dana born editor of the New York Sun, 1940 the German Luftwaffe launched a major World War II attack on England, and 1945 Russia declared war on Japan.
The entry defines pristine as an adjective tied to the earliest state and primitive meaning. It notes Latin origins from pristinus and traces how the term came to describe something ancient or first in nature.
A reflective line by Dean de Fontaine notes that each person carries a personal wallet for own failings and another for the failings of others, implying self awareness and judgment across behavior. The aphorism emphasizes accountability and perception in daily life.
City civil service notices announce examinations for an Engineering Aide with salary from 120 to 160 dollars monthly. Applicants must be 18 to 31, reside in the city, and have a high school education. Applications due by Friday afternoon August 18, 1950 at the Civil Service Commission office 514 N Wrenn Street.
Carl Baldwin aged 15 dives in Montrose harbor to retrieve golf balls and discovers a red and white bicycle. His brother Charles Jr helps raise it, and police say he may keep the bike if unclaimed at the town hall.
A Central Press item by Lilian Campbell notes the 1793 publication sketches and credits the poet as a great inventor of forms. It lists works such as The Borderers and Margaret, The Ruined Cottage, and Ode on Intimations of Immortality while mentioning his death on April 23, 18. The column ends with prompts asking for the poet’s name.
A newborn's inclination toward learning may steer them to become an expert in a chosen field, while romantic opportunities and good fortune are noted as favored in the coming year.
Congratulations go to Adolf Busch Paul Kelly Sylvia Sidney Marjorie K Rawlings Jesse Stuart Paul A N Dirac and Ernest Q Lawrence on their birthdays. Celebrations honor composers actors writers poets and physicists across arts and science.
An annuity idea linked to William Ewart Gladstone as England’s four term prime minister rests beside notes on the Lay of the Last Minstrel by Sir Walter Scott. Small towns and Norma Shearer appear in garbled fragments of the text.
MAROC California August 8 two navy AJ-1 test fliers Daniel Darnell Jr 30 and Charles E Poage 27 parachuted from 15000 feet after the right engine tore away The aircraft crashed four miles from Edwards Air Force Base The navy is investing over 12 million dollars in the AJ-1 program for bomb carrying capability.
Irrigation involves distributing water from a stream or ditch onto fields planted with crops to support growth and yield.
Australian businessmen led by Leo B. Harford expand lobster export to the United States. Harford, ex-Inwood, New York, heads a fast growing firm using a continuous refrigeration chain from port to consumer. Lobsters are processed, graded, washed, frozen within thirty minutes, and shipped by truck to ports for export under strict Department of Commerce rules.
Lobster fishermen work six months off Abrolho Islands dropping baited pots at dawn and returning 24 hours later to land at depots on the islands. Two men can earn up to 1380 dollars in six days as luggers sail from Geraldton to gather catch and supplies.Dead lobsters are avoided. speed to factories is vital as lobsters stay alive about 12 hours. Processing calls draw all hands and families to Geraldton to strip tails and remove innards.
The article advises parents to supervise home play spaces and suggests building a backyard swing. It also recommends a small summer wading pool as a safe option to keep children happy in the yard.
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