Operator and boy clash over calls in comic mix up
A Philadelphia operator endures a string of mistaken calls from a stubborn boy. After a brief apology, the same boy calls back with his mother away and bluntly reiterates I still think you are dumb.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1949
Page
8
Atwater Kent Leaves $9,000,000 Estate
Los Angeles reports the estate of radio manufacturer and philanthropist A Atwater Kent valued at 9 130 971 11. Executors say they hold 4 004 921 07 in cash 5 116 153 94 in stocks and bonds and 9 896 10 in sundry assets. Kent died last March and gave away about 5 00 000 to friends employees and institutions. He left his widow Mable Lucas Kent 2 000 000 in cash and 20 percent of the stock in Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
I— A. Atwater Kent
Kent
Mable Lucas Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company
Immanuel in the Church Sermon at First Methodist
Rev Kenneth Goodson led a Sunday morning service at First Methodist with Chester Brown of High Point College assisting. The sermon centered on Isaiah 7 14 and the meaning of God with us, emphasizing Jesus as the Revealer and path to relationship with God. The service honored Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and featured special music by the church choir and soloist Emile Serpos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church
God Withs
Chester Brown
High Point College “Ministerial Association
Boy Scouts
Carl G. N. Cronstedt
T. E. Strickland
Emile Serposs
Baltimore
High Point College
Goodson
Immanuel
Christ
Isaiah
Israel
Emmanuel
Josiah
Nehemiah
Judas Maccabeus
Palestine
Kingdom of God
Jesus
God
John Wesley
Mahogany Film Shown at Local Hotel in High Point
A Sheraton room crowds to view a 45 minute film on mahogany from tropical logging to furniture making. Sponsored by Continental Furniture with High Point division of Dean company cooperation. Mexico City firms Mederera Del Tropico and Caobas de Mexicanos funded filming in Campeche region. Senior executives Alfredo Medina V. and Don Drury attend, arriving by DC-3 to view the production lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton
Sheraton Hotel
Pictoria Ca
Continental Furniture Company
High Point
Dean Company
Mahogany Distributors
North Carolina
Continental
Senor Alfredo Medina V
Don Drury
Mederera del Tropico
Caobas de Mexicanos
Mexico City
Zoh Laguna
Campeche
Mexico
High Point-Greensboro
Quick History Quiz From a Fragment
A mixed prompt containing five trivia questions on state capitals wars slogans monarchs dwarfs and a Czech capital, plus two biographical hints about a Nuremberg born painter and a Minnesota born lawyer turned senator. The items rely on general knowledge prior to 1930s era.
Secretary of State aids pact to curb armaments dies
Lilian Campbell notes the life of Calvin Coolidge era Secretary of State who helped convene talks with Britain and Japan and oversaw the Pact of Paris signed August 27 1928 by 15 nations in Paris. He died December 21 1937 in St Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Great Britain
Japan
Paris
St. Paul
Minn
Traits Noted for Child Born This Date
This brief notes that the child born today should possess sincerity and industry. It emphasizes the value of original thinking and hints that beneficial changes may be expected in the future.
Birthday greetings for Walt Disney and notable figures
Today marks birthday wishes for Walt Disney film producer and cartoonist Vincent Sheean author Werner Heisenberg German scientist and Lorraine Fischer swimming star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Vincent Sheean
Werner Heisenberg
Lorraine Fischer
Crucial Adjective Origins and Meaning
The entry defines crucial as an adjective meaning cross shaped or decisive. It traces origin to French from Latin crux crucis and explains usage in contexts of a supreme test or critical period.
Birth of Martin Van Buren and era milestones
The notes mark 1782 the birth of Martin Van Buren the eighth U S president. 1938 marks the end of Prohibition in the United States. 1934 refers to Stalin era purges with execution of sixty prominent men accused of plotting against the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin van Buren
United States
Russia
Stalin
Quote on Mindset in Prosperity and Adversity
A reflection by August W. Hare on how a weak mind falters in wealth and trouble, while a strong mind endures with steady resolve at both high and low tides, likened to lunar phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August W. Hare
Richmond Vibes and Traces Across Time
Fragmentary notes place Richmond Virginia and Prague alongside references to Spanish American era and Ancient Babylonia. Dopey and TV show snippets appear amid scattered terms. The readable fragments suggest cultural echoes rather than a single coherent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Babylonia
Dopey
Prague
Law Student Confesses to Slaying Evansville High School Sweetheart
A 22 year old law student confessed to the hammer slaying of his Evansville high school sweetheart Mary Ellen Harmon a 16 year old pregnant girl. He described their romance and vow to marry and said they killed themselves with a hammer after an argument. He pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder and asked no leniency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville High School
Evansville
Ind
Mary
Ellen Harmon
Hopkinsville
Franklin Thomas Slay
Griffin
Florida State College
Kentucky
George Hansch
Florida
Slay
North Carolina lives saved since 1920 death rate era
The State Board of Health reports 17 946 North Carolinians alive today would have died last year if 1920 death rates persisted. Infants total 5 403 and 882 new mothers would have died. Improved medicine, sanitation and vaccination reduced deaths across diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Health
North Carolina
Winds Topple Berlin Houses from Severe Storm
Berlin and northern Germany suffered winds up to 80 miles per hour that toppled war weakened buildings. Ten killed and 16 injured. Berlin reported five deaths. Hamburg hit hard as vessels sheltered in Weser and Elbe mouths. a 500 foot radio mast buckled. Hundreds evacuated as trees blocked roads and hindered rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Weser
Elbe
Hamburg
Decorative Plastic Birds Allowed On Trees Says Judge
Municipal Judge D. C. Mac Rae ruled decorative plastic birds on car windshields do not belong there and should be placed on trees. The case involved Charlie F. McNeal of 1125 Hoover cited for windshield obstruction. he testified he removed them and the judge added to place them on a Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Charlie F. McNeal
Hoover
McNeal
Youth Slays His Older Brother In Texas Farm Yard
A 14 year old boy shot and killed his 18 year old brother after a quarrel at the family farm five miles south of Arlington Texas. Cabe Tatum Jr admitted using a borrowed .32 caliber rifle and warned his parents not to interfere as authorities watched. The slaying occurred in the front yard while tension gripped the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Worth
Tex
Cabe Tatum, Jr
Raymond
Cabe
Fort Worth
Asheboro Sailor Advances to Seaman at Norfolk Yard
Charles R. Maness USN of Route 1 Asheboro North Carolina has been advanced to seaman while serving with Subordinate Group 2 of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth Virginia Maness entered the Naval service March 27 1947 and received recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Charles R. Maness
USN
N. C
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Maness
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
San Diego
iCalif
Services Held for Mrs Walter Steele Blackmer in Salisbury
Funeral services were held in Salisbury for Mrs Walter Steele Blackmer 77 mother of actor Sidney Blackmer She died at her Salisbury home Saturday night after a six month illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Walter Steele Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
Woman Trapped In Tiny Bath Tub After Visit
Mrs. Marie Turnquist spent 60 hours confined in a 36 by 19 by 19 inch bath tub at a friend's home, a midget’s residence known for miniature furnishings. Neighbors rescued her when she did not answer the phone. she prayed during the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Marie Turnquist
Cities Get Share Of Franchise Tax
North Carolina municipalities received their second quarterly share of the franchise tax totaling 126,972.39 with most checks under 100 dollars. Charlotte received the largest payment at 18,365.19 while July to September collections funded the distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Revenue
Charlotte
Funeral Services for Ben M. Morton 49
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 from Franklinville Pilgrim Holiness Church for Ben M Morton 49 who died Friday evening Rev Kermit Farlow officiated with church choir providing music Flowers were carried by church ladies and neighbors Pallbearers were Willis Brown J C Smith Guy Maness Woolsley Brower Winfrey Burrow and Theodore Kinsey Burial was in Floral Garden Park Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M. Morton
Franklinville Pilgrim Holliness Church
Kermit Farlow
Willis Brown
J. C. Smith
Guy, Maness
Woolsley Brower
Winfrey Burrow
Theodore Kinsey
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ann Lanier held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ann Lanier were conducted Sunday at Sechrest chapel by Rev Harry D Hawthorne pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran church of which Mrs Lanier was a member Pallbearers were nephews Charles Boulton Charles Hodgin Alvin Cashatt Austin Cashatt Brice Beck and Dallas Beck Burial was in Floral Garden Park cemetery with church choir providing music led by Miss Ruby Zimmerman at the piano
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Lanier
Sechrest Chapel
Harry D. Hawthorne
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Lanier
Charles Boulton
Charles Hodgin
Alvin Cashatt
Austin Cashatt
Brice Beck
Dallas Beck
Ten Die In State From Violence Over Weekend
A weekend toll in North Carolina includes eight or more deaths from violence and accidents. Gerald and Isa dore Galloway, two Wilmington children aged 4 and 2, died in a coal stove fire. Harold Miller, 18, died at a Burke county railroad crossing. Lena Ewart, 74, was struck by a car near Charlotte. Jacqueline Byrd, 4, killed in a Charlotte auto crash. Others include Clarence Brown, John Jacobs, J. L. Sparks Jr., Marvin Rowe, Charlie Griffin, and more deaths in Selma and Hamlet areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Wilmington
Gerald Galloway
Isadore Galloway
Harold Lloyd Miller
Friendship Methodist Church
Burke County
Hickory
Lena Brumley Ewart
Charlotte
Jacqueline Marie Byrd
Clarence Milton Brown
Selma
John H. Jacobs
Armour
Delco
Columbus
J. L. Sparks, Jr
Hamlet
E. H. Sparks
Marvin Rowe
New Bern
Charlie G. Griffin
Winston-Salem
Professor Blinded By Atomic Rays Recovers Vision
Pittsburgh December story reports Dr. Alexander J. Allen a 48 year old head of University of Pittsburgh cyclotron regained sight after surgery at Columbia Presbyterian medical center where a fogged lens was removed from his right eye. He plans a second operation for his left eye and continues teaching nuclear physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Alexander J. Allen
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Allen
New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Algernon
Atom
Break-Ins Reported At Home And Dixie Hot Shoppe
Police reported two break ins over the weekend. A table radio and an unspecified amount of change were stolen from the home of M. L. Motley at 911 West Green through a rear window. At Dixie Hot Shoppe on 779 North Main, entry was gained through a door and change was taken from a cash register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Motley
West Green
John Angel
Dixie Hot Shoppe
North Main
Furnished bedrooms available in private homes
Advertisements offer furnished rooms with features and contacts. To a business lady a large furnished bedroom with phone contact. To gentlemen a large front bedroom with closet and twin beds at 327 Woodrow. Other listings add meals, private bath, oil or steam heat, and private entrance with various phone numbers.
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Woodrow
Smith
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