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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
2
The piece surveys ongoing political rivalries between the governor and the assembly and predicts the 1951 general assembly will mirror prior turnover. It notes Young Democrats in Nash County show strong local organization with dues paid, while legislators exhibit mixed intentions about seeking re election.
Thomasville police investigated an attempted rape against Mrs. Faye Martin after a Negro man forced entry to her home on Aycock Avenue. He grabbed her, fled when she screamed, and a bloodhound trail ended with no arrest. Mrs. Martin was treated for neck scratches and hysteria. her husband was away.
A handwritten inscription reads Best Wishes to Lt Col James W Hunt from Harry Truman. The photo includes Maj Gen Harry H Vaughan and Gen Hap Arnold with Hunt, taken at a White House concert featuring his piece Niece of Uncle Sam. Also shown are Senator Burnet R Maybank and other figures.
No report by Greensboro grand jury on High Point case at 2 30 today. Claude Shackleford, county resident, is charged with raping a 10 year old girl in Jamestown. Jury reconvened after lunch at 2 30 as Gate City reports.
Samuel Hyman, president of the High Point Merchants Association, announced most local stores will close September 5 for Labor Day. Grocery stores will stay open the day after and then resume Wednesday half days the following week, with the next week marking full Wednesday hours for many outlets.
Guilford Cow De Kol Ormsby owned by J. W. Cummings and sons Guilford College North Carolina completed a 337 day production test of 659 pounds of butterfat and 19 875 pounds of milk in herd improvement registry tests. Testing supervised by North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in cooperation with The Holstein Friesian Association of America. The cow was milked twice daily and was 6 years old at the start of its test period.
Northeast weather summary reports generally cooler conditions this afternoon over and night. August calendar notes sunrise at 5 50 and sunset at 6 51 with warmer noon and continued unsettled air.
Dulles argues that churches must lead moral action to secure human rights and lasting peace. He says Congress plans economic and military aid to resist communism, but programs will fail if recipients lack spiritual faith and a sense of human brotherhood and social responsibility.
The Deep River field near Cumnock, North Carolina, reopens after a two year rehabilitation. Raleigh Mining Corp along with Bledsoe Coal Co. aims for 500 tons daily, with 50 to 60 tons currently surfaced. The project includes a steel liner in the 1500 ft tunnel and two modern coal cutting machines.
Municipal court bound over four men charged with auto larceny after probable cause hearing. All jailed on $1,000 bonds. one man received 12 months for breaking and entering. Cases against Berry Davis Hoffman McTier include larceny thefts, broken windows, and driving without licenses. Jury trials granted for several defendants. penalties range from suspended sentences to fines and mortgages of costs.
Dr. Alfred T. Brauer of the University of North Carolina receives a $50 cash prize from Rand Corporation of Santa Monica California for the correct solution to a mathematical problem published by the company on Math Days in Chapel Hill.
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