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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
14
Bangor report cites Paul W. Alexander, presiding judge of Toledo integrated family court, saying selfishness provokes divorce. He notes money, women, and liquor as symptoms and argues couples can stay together with will, while blaming automobiles for delinquency and doubting media influence.
In Natchez Mississippi a mechanized dig is probing a farm near Meadville for an iron pot said to hold pirate gold. The pot tied to pirate Jean Lafitte was buried twelve years ago by a group including Mississippi businessmen and is now being sought by W R Strickland A E Bond and A E Cook with assistance from locals.
Baltimore. Bill Murnan, 56, completes a five year voyage in a 30 foot yawl after starting in Los Angeles. He plans to sell the yawl and buy a station wagon to tour the United States, citing a wish to be on land after years at sea. His wife left the voyage in Samoa and awaits his return in Europe.
Newark readers learn a possum was caught on the steps of a local hotel ending nightly pantry raids and garbage forays. Samuel Brantley, hotel owner, seized the animal by the throat and found it feigning death as he chased it.
A fragment notes ironing hours spent hanging dresses on wooden or plastic hangers to dry. The text implies a domestic routine focusing on garment care and air drying methods.
Indiana Senator William E Jenner, campaigning for reelection in New Albany, claims NATO allies are failing to meet manpower pledges. He accuses European countries of not organizing pledged combat divisions and cutting draft calls and service terms, saying taxpayers receive a history’s all time double cross to support Western Europe’s governments.
A new job called smokestack watcher is stationed outside a power plant supplying electricity to New York City subway trains. He notes the chimney smoke shade. if gray enough, he signals a furnace tender inside to adjust the flue and prevent violations of the city anti smoke ordinance.
Dietitians advise dividing daily calories by three and building meals around a fruit cereal milk bread and butter pattern. A 1200 calorie plan suggests three 400 calorie meals with cereal and milk as a high protein option offering essential vitamins minerals and energy.
The Chinese Reds have drafted top names for a Labor Employment Committee to tackle unemployment in China. They claim 3 million of 450 million are jobless, a figure they say may be higher. They attribute unemployment to the Nationalist regime, production inefficiency, liberation of housewives, and reduced arable land. They propose measures including protection against worker dismissals, wage changes, shorter hours, land reclamation, reforestation, water conservation, and infrastructure work.
An intensive campaign in Mo hamed Gul Red Sea area aims to harvest sharks not for safety but to sell shark meal and oil. A fisheries officer reported catching nine sharks in 40 minutes including a 600 pound specimen, highlighting the drive’s scale.
Pattern No. 8864 offers princess lines with twin pockets and a smooth shoulder to hem line in sizes 34 to 48. Send 30 cents plus name address size and pattern number to Sue Burnett at High Point Enterprise for pattern 8864 and a 25 cent gift pattern inside the book. Apply seam binding to the full skirt after shrinking flare with a vapor steam iron.
Beauty editor Alicia Hart advises daily mouth wash use to prevent bad breath, advising brushing, rinsing after meals, and carrying a portable bottle. The product is a red liquid available in plastic and glass bottles, sold economically, with two drops in warm water easing harsh tastes from spicy foods.
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