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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
4
A Ford stock sale emphasizes widening ownership and taps small investors. The plan backs a Ford Foundation move to diversify holdings while the Ford family maintains control, with 40 percent of stock after the offering and 10 percent typically enough for working control.
Dr F D Bluford former president of A and T College died yesterday from a broken heart after students showed disrespect to North Carolina's governor at Founders Day. He guided the school from 200 to 3000 students and the campus from a $2 million plant to a $12 million complex. His lasting impact shaped Negro life in the state and he inspired self reliance and civil rights through skilled training. His greatest moment came with new buildings dedicated on Founders Day including a library named for him.
A Meadows New York accident shows a bus hitting a car and pushing a second into a parked vehicle. Four people were injured and the collapsed car survived unoccupied while critics urge manufacturers to restore safety features and avoid excessive shrinking of car structure.
Circuit Judge Noel Fox granted a divorce after the wife testified her husband called Christmas a big graft and blocked family buying presents. She said she worked outside the home on several occasions to earn money for a Christmas tree. The court reached its decision without difficulty.
A Miami physician states nine week old infants can safely begin solid foods such as bacon and eggs at breakfast. The claim surfaces amid a broader discussion of child feeding and market trends, with references to family finances and domestic routines framing the report.
The snippet shows the High Point Enterprise masthead with publishing staff roles and AP branding. It notes pricing by mail and carrier, and copyright/association statements, indicating standard newspaper front matter and distribution terms.
Across Britain old customs unfold at Christmas with mummers in St George and the Dragon rites in towns like Chipping Campden, Ilchester, Oxford and Dewsbury, amid carols, pipe contests, pantomimes, and Nine Lessons and Carols sung at King’s College Cambridge.
The sermon traces Christmas meaning from humble Bethlehem and early Christians to Western civilization, arguing true peace comes from loving God and living simply. It notes Jesus rejected power and earthly rewards, urging followers to seek rest for the soul and a light burden.
Lynn Nisbet argues that the birthday of Jesus, born in a Bethlehem manger and later crucified, anchors the Christian era. He notes Jesus neither lawgiver nor prophet, yet his life and teachings shaped civilizational values and time itself.
A poem arguing against cynics who say Christmas is contrived for profit. The speaker defends the holiday’s spirit for the young and the young at heart, calling critics dull and cheerless. They claim Christmas belongs to everyone and rejects jaded views that it’s merely a business stunt.
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