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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
8
Dorothy Roe reports that wartime shortages eased and 1945 Christmas dolls return to pre war style. Little Lady offers glamorous wardrobes and wave setting. Sweetie Pie returns with movable eyes and a brother Mickey. Babyette emulates a real baby. Sets include twins triplets and quadruplets.
The T. E. L. class of Green er Baptist church plans an annual chicken supper tomorrow at 7 in the basement followed by a business session to select officers. Katherine Gill Bible class meets at 7 30 at Mrs Ruby 1107 Richland Ave with a Christmas social and gift exchange after the business session.
The oldest scientific instrument is believed to be the astrolabe, traced to Greek origins about 2,000 years ago per Encyclopaedia Britannica. It was used to tell time and determine latitude.
A survey of gift worthy books across categories of seasonal spirit illustrated bindings and versatile contents. Highlights include Dickens Christmas Carol Fireside Book of Christmas Stories and two new series first volumes The United States and Britain by Crane Brinton and The Farmer's Last Frontier by Fred A Shannon.
Homemade ornaments ideas from Dennison suggest simple projects for holiday decorations. Readers can craft a Christmas ball from wax paper wrapped strips of crepe paper, produce a stocking edge and bow from red and white crepe, and fashion mittens with folded layers and red crepe twists for rustic embellishments.
The note praises works by Louis MacNeice Gwendolyn Brooks and Karl Shapiro with David McCord's What Cheer as a fitting gift. It mentions a Britannica caution about avalanches and Swis guides stressing absolute silence at dangerous spots.
Lovely to look at Pattern 4600 is a frock delightful to sew Shoulder yokes curved neck new wide embroidered belt creates a small waist Transfer included Pattern 4600 sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 36 38 40 42 Size 16 requires 31 8 yds 39 in belt 3 8 yd 35 in nap Send twenty cents to The Enterprise Pattern Dept P O Box 173 Station O New York NY Print size and address Anne Adams Pattern Book Fall and Winter Just out Fifteen cents more covers eight accessories hats bags peplum bedjacket
Radioman Third Class Ned White and Mrs. White announce the birth of a son, Randall Mason, born December 2 at the Washington street unit of High Point Memorial hospital. Radioman White is stationed in San Diego, California, and the mother is the former Margaret Kelly of this city.
American Optical introduced a sun lens that reduces glare and dangerous rays by transmitting only 15 percent of visible light. The glass helps the eye adapt to darkness and is now used by the Army Air Forces, promising safer night driving and flying.
Three more divorce actions were filed in the municipal court on grounds of two years separation. Plaintiffs are Furman Jackson from Bernice Jackson Helen Marie Hines from Andrew Jefferson Hines and Patricia Smith Koontz from C S Koontz.
In a contract bridge column, South dealt and North-South reached 3NT after a sequence starting with West leading heart king and East signaling through held up king. The play examined diamond finesses and the complexities of signaling, including West's doubleton and East's decisions on which suit to return, revealing the nuanced defense.
The player described as signaling first with a low diamond indicated reach in the low clubs suit. East then returned a club, enabling the defense to defeat the contract.
Voters in a special bond election approved a $500000 hospital project in Alamance County by a 3 to 1 margin. A five percent tax levy on the $100 property value will support the bond.
CHARLOTTE December 6 A pretype of Philip Tuttle Williams of Washington as executive secretary of the Carolina branch Ansestered General Contractors of was announced here Joy Williams a native of Fayetteville Ark has been in government work since 1933 He succeeds Frank H Connor who resigned the secretarys position to return to private employment.
The Canada goose is noted as forming lasting pair bonds and remaining faithful to its mate, among all bird species.
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