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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1953
Page
2
Witnesses describe house sized boulders crushing buildings in a town of 15 000 as parents search rubble for missing children. Survivors flee town living exposed in open country as Ithaca port and Zakinthos island suffer heavy destruction with dozens injured or dead.
Barbara Massey a 16 year old high school junior from Greensboro North Carolina won the Knights of Pythias public speaking contest at their convention in St. Louis. She received a 1000 scholarship prize from among six finalists after a national competition involving 3200 lodges in the United States Canada Alaska and Hawaii. Anthony McPeak a 17 year old Grants Pass Oregon senior was runner up with a 500 prize. Contestants spoke on Highway Safety and How to Attain It. Mt McKinley in Alaska is noted as the highest North American peak at 20300 feet.
A Raleigh consumer faces a higher minimum water bill than Charlotte and Greensboro but lower than Durham Fayetteville and Wilson. All five cities include a monthly sewer service fee in minimums. Raleigh charges 1.25 for 530 cubic feet, Charlotte 1.04 for 500, Greensboro 1.14 for 300, Durham 1.88 for 500, Fayetteville 1.50 for 3,000 gallons plus 0.10 per extra bathroom, and Wilson 1.50.
Washington reports indicate the largest U. S. crops since 1948 with corn prospects at 3,330,418,000 bushels. Officials suggest corn may trigger marketing controls on wheat and cotton next year and consider less restrictive acreage allotments if prospects rise by November 15.
Radio stations may adjust relay times to fit local schedules. Eastern Local Time is used. subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain.
Evening to late night line up lists CBS ABC and local telecasts with a mix of dramas games and variety shows. Notable items include The Great Gildersleeve Lone Ranger Groucho Marx My Son Jeep Crime Fighter and Scarlet Pimpernel with 9 to 11 pm offerings and a dense morning and afternoon slate on WEBTV channel 8 including Arthur Godfrey Strike It Rich and Today in the Piedmont.
Premier designate Attiro Piccioni told President Luigi Einaudi he could not form a new government. The 61-year-old Christian Democrat lawyer cited failed consultations and a party dispute over minor portfolios as the immediate cause. The move follows June elections that weakened the Christian Democrats and left Italy without a stable government.
Realty transfers list multiple transfers in Point Township Jamestown and High Point involving buyers and sellers. Transfers include 22 lots in W B Delk and G L Mann property and three lots in D S Neill subdivision. Other deals cover single lots in Northcoo Meeting of Friends Fannie English estate and properties on Clinton street and Glover road.
Pride of Guilford Lodge No 47 K of P will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. Evangelist Helen Lassiter will speak at St Paul Baptist Church Thursday at 8 p.m.
New York stock activity opened with little volume and narrow ranges. A handful of blue chips edged higher while many issues held previous closes and midmorning trading showed the weakest pace in weeks.
Guilford County welfare board urged quicker preparation of hospital bills for relief patients and called for rate hikes for aged care at large nursing homes. It approved a $20 increase to $100 in one boarding home and favored smaller facilities for non bedridden seniors while endorsing changes to the state welfare manual.
The local recruiting office announced three enlistments from the area. The men are James Howard Lawrence Robert L Kirkman and Colie Lee Hampton. Hampton, a Negro, reportedly scored highly on his pre enlistment mental exam.
A former Davidson County resident now believed to live in High Point is listed as a missing registrant by the Selective Service Board in Lexington. Chief clerk Carolyn Call says no definite address is known and if Wilkes does not report, the case will be turned over to the FBI for investigation.
In Panmunjom the Communists said they will release 400 prisoners tomorrow including 75 Americans. The timetable shows nine a.m. 7 p.m. EDT two Americans and 25 Britons with 50 South Koreans. Eleven a.m. 25 Americans 25 Britons 50 South Koreans. Noon 100 South Koreans.
Doctors report three out of four tests show Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound relieving menstrual cramps back aches and headaches without painkillers. The ad urges daily use through the month and promotes tablets with added iron for changes of life.
In northwest Georgia near Adairsville a National Guard search found two killers, Herbert E. Juelich and Lewis W. Larson, along with a hostage, Hightower. They surrendered after a lengthy woods hunt four days and nights, with Deputy U S Marshal Sam Vaughn dead from five gunshots.
Cornwall in England holds rich prehistoric and early Christian era remains linked to its early ducal history. The article notes significant sites and artifacts that illustrate early prominence in the region.
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