New Comet Detected by Japanese Astronomer at Tokyo Observatory
Tokyo university observatory confirmed Minoru Honda, a Japanese astronomer, discovered a new comet. It was sighted moving westward in Lyra at 13 hours longitude and 24 degrees 20 minutes south latitude with an 8th magnitude, no tail or nucleus visible. The report ends with an unrelated note on Daniel Webster’s early bashfulness.
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Christmas window display contest winners named
Winners of the High Point Merchants Association Christmas window display contest are Belk-Stevens first prize twenty five dollars Tobias and Lizzie Gooch Shop tied for second prize fifteen dollars each and Elliott s Flowers and Gifts third prize ten dollars Enterprise Photos by Holt Hunter.
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Council Orders Survey of City Office Records in Thomasville
The Thomasville city council ordered a complete survey by contracted auditors to modernize bookkeeping, remove antiquated methods, and address uncollected bad debts from 15 to 20 years. They also approved traffic changes on the town square and discussed a county wide tax program for 1949, plus recreation director plans.
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Weather Outlook for North Carolina
Partly cloudy and mild today through Wednesday with chances of showers midweek. Forecast notes include subtle regional variation and a tendency toward calmer evenings.
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Temperature Records Log Shows 24 Hour Drop
The official meteorological records report a temperature fall over the 24 hours ending at 3 39 a m. The data tracks a continued decline in overnight low temperatures as the date progresses.
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Acme Photographers Win in British News Pictures Contest
Chicago based Acme Newspictures Planet News photographers Charles J. Dawson and Herbert J. Ludford had prints selected among the 100 best in Britain's News Pictures of the Year. Ludford also won honors in the sports pictures class.
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New Paper Made From Bag Material Is Very Thin
A paper produced from the same material as ordinary paper bags has thickness about one seventeenth of a human hair. It would require five thousand sheets to form a stack one inch high.
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