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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
7
An elderly reader cautions about slip hazards on icy pavements and brittle bones. The piece cites a statistician on accident age groups and warns seniors to walk carefully and avoid risky behavior amid winter conditions. It also recounts a train incident and offers Q A about arthritis diagnosis.
A bridge deal described by Josephine Culbertson led to a heated dispute between two expert players over who was responsible for a slam. The argument centered on South's two free bids and whether North should have twice shifted the contract, with analysts noting South's hand shape and the spade cue bid.
The Pentagon Club will meet tonight at the YWCA surgical dressing room at eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend and assist in making surgical dressings.
War Production Board announced the release of 10,000,000 pounds of staple cotton fabrics to address shortages in the quarter. The action aims to increase supply for essential goods as wartime demand continues.
Miss Anna Lee Hicks, bride elect, was honored with a bridal shower at Mrs. C. W. Grubb's home. Bingo and several contests entertained guests, with Miss Mary Joe Wilson drawing bingo and Miss Cora Wis winning the contest prize. Hostesses gifted linen pillowcases, and the main gifts were china and crystal in Hicks's chosen pattern.
Answers include Benjamin as the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons and Herod as the one who ordered the Bethlehem male children two years old and under to be killed. The text notes that there are more men's names than women's names in the Bible.
The Mabel Bullard Circle of Green Street Baptist Church held a Christmas party at Mrs. W. B. Russell’s home 609 East Lexington Avenue. Guests from Greensboro included B. D. Russell Floyd Bain and Marvin Marten.
Managua, Nicaragua veteran Stanley Atha, 39, former Marine, commanded Nicaragua's presidential guard, later moved into business and married a cabinet minister's daughter. In 1928 the Marines sent Atha and 16 others to help form the security force.
Eleven passengers were injured when the Milwaukee Railroad's Olympan passenger train derailed after a burned out journal. The train, traveling about 60 mph between Chicago and Minneapolis, remained upright with all cars on track, according to railroad officials.
A former palace guard commander who led troops against Sandino forces during early battles stayed on with his wife after Marines departed. Now a businessman, he represents 40 American firms, engages in importing, and owns Managua property.
Seek cause of a composite explosion that killed trainmen near here yesterday as freight derailed. Twenty men were aboard or nearby, with officials vowing full inquiry into the incident and safety measures amid wartime shortages and postwar recovery.
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