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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1946
Page
2
In Philadelphia on Christmas Eve a backyard club house burned after a candle started the blaze. Frank McNeil identified the victims as his sons Raymond 12 and Richard 10. Neighboring boy Robert Pierce 7 was critically burned, suffering burns over his entire body.
The pope told Catholics no Christian may abstain from resisting the foes of Christ and urged continued aid to war ravaged lands. He recalled last spring’s appeal, noting progress for children and the aged but warning that bread is still lacking for whole populations as a new year begins.
Platy fish arrive in diverse hues including black blue red true gold and mixed tones drawing hobbyists to pet shops and aquariums nationwide.
The Palestine conference and Silver’s adopted resolution boost his bid for World Zionist president. Silver questions the three way London talks and opposes participation while Britain’s white paper policy stands. London talks pause with reconvening planned next year. Weizmann resists re election without freedom to press England negotiations.
Interim President Leon Blum ordered Maj Gen Jacques Leclerc to Indochina as fighting rages between French troops and Viet Nam forces. A state of siege covers Tonkin and northern Annam as Paris seeks to quell the northern outbreak. The Viet Nam government reportedly fled Hanoi last week amid the turmoil.
The Federal Housing Administration broadens mortgage insurance to cover new apartment types with corridors and elevators. Builder's loans may stretch to 32 years and seven months at 4 percent. Average old loans ran 27 years seven months. FHA will adjust insurance when costs fluctuate mid construction and allows a non veteran to occupy a unit in rental projects without offering all space to veterans.
U S air observers report disease carried inland by tidal waves as relief trains roll in and ships reach stricken ports. Serum distributes for typhoid and typhus. two army emergency hospitals move in. Japanese Red Cross workers praised. U S organization accelerates relief by cutting red tape. Shikoku and Wakayama peninsula hit hardest. stored military supplies aid rapid response. Col Sams says relief under control and not as large as feared.
A warning from Russian military officers to leave Dairen within 20 minutes sparked protests in the U S press and among U S officials. Senators and the state department urged thorough review, while Navy and consul reports noted Soviet control of the city despite a 1945 treaty designating Dairen as a free port under Chinese administration.
Georgia politics erupt as Governor-elect Arnall and Lt. Gov.-elect Thompson clash over whether the legislature can elect Herman Talmadge to a four year term after Eugene Talmadge dies. Arnall cites constitutional provisions while promising to follow the people’s will. Thompson vows to be governor-elect.
The 75 year old Roman Catholic Patriarch Louis Barlassina led a solemn procession through Jerusalem toward Beit Jala and Bethlehem. Five mounted police protected him as dignitaries toured Mount Elias and the Grotto church. Local notables awaited at Rachel's tomb. The scene carried festive air amid uneasy politics in Palestine.
The article notes frequent communist rhetoric against the United States and Soviet propaganda in China. It mentions petty cruelties toward Chinese and White Russians, arrests of young Chinese students for advocating sovereignty, and ubiquitous posters praising Soviet leadership while urging Americans to leave China for peace and prosperity. It also briefly describes the rhino’s keen hearing as it detects food or threats.
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