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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1947
Page
3
Fire at the Goldblatt Brothers State street department store in Chicago prompted evacuation of 20 000 to 25 000 shoppers after an escalator blaze between the first and second floors. Firemen put out the fire and city fire marshal Anthony J. Mullaney estimated damages at 15 000.
A passenger bus swerved from a minor collision and crashed into the Exton lodge in Chester County Pennsylvania. The crash started a fire, waking about 30 guests. The heating furnace was damaged and had to be turned off, leaving the hotel cold.
Secretary of State Marshall leaves for a holiday vacation with Mrs Marshall at Pinehurst North Carolina aboard a plane. The trip was announced by the press secretary and marked a planned separation from official duties for the season.
London reports a coroner ruled that Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 70, committed death by his own action after realizing his professional life was ending. The home office pathologist was found dying in a laboratory with a gas jet from a Bunsen burner. He had investigated more murders than any other British detective and participated in major cases since 1910.
President Truman will remain in London after returning from the foreign minister's conference. Officials say he will stay through Christmas unless urgent developments require an earlier return to the capital.
G. E. Hutchens, president of Big Bear Super Markets, announced a Welcome Christmas bonus averaging about 10 weeks’ pay for regular employees at the December party at H. P. T. & D. railway office. Sixty five staff attended, including long tenured workers. the largest bonus in the company’s history, reflecting higher participation since some new hires meet the six month criterion.
The Pageant of the Holy Nativity will be staged this evening at Saint Marys Episcopal church in candlelight with 250 candles. soloists include W D Barrett Gilbert Clinard Janet Blair and Pepper Tice. Narrator Bill Alspaugh of Enterprise radio station. WHPE FM will carry the program at 8 p m.
Funeral services for J W Strickland 64 of High Point route 4 were conducted at Mt Zion Baptist church near Ararat Rev Lester Campbell and Rev Gilmer Denny presiding He was a 15 year member of Mt Zion church Survived by wife two sons Jasper and Claude Shackleford five brothers M F E Shackleford J D Shackleford C B J B W L Shackleford five sisters Mrs Luther Caswell Mrs Tish Burkman Mrs Minnie Wolfe Mrs Flossie Ashburn Mrs Trudy Richardson and one grandson Pallbearers were Columbus Chelton Edgar Coltrane Dallas House Cine Watson Fred Bryant Johnnie Lilly.
Haworth Industries introduces a comprehensive group insurance program for employees and dependents underwritten by Equitable Life. Coverage includes accident disability and dismemberment, accident and sickness, hospital and medical expense, with 60 percent cost borne by the companies and 75 percent staff sign-up trigger. December 19 announcement to staff.
Vacation pay checks totaling more than 90000 were distributed to 1533 Adams-Millis production and maintenance employees for the Christmas week. Checks varied up to 188.22 with an average of 58.67, based on prior year earnings and length of service.
New participants in the year’s plans will include employees who complete five years of continuous service by October 1. Other employee benefits cover broadcasts of top football games the Bausch and Lomb vision service and an industrial music program. A 15 minute devotional is held each Wednesday by the High Point Ministerial Association and the Ministers club.
Shelby, Dec 20 Four Cleveland County residents report a dry county status yet 1700 persons appeared in local courts on charges of drunkenness this year.
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