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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1948

Page

30

Aunty Makes Giant Pants For 550-Pound Nephew

Mrs Margaret Ohm of Pittsburgh sewed a gigantic pair of trousers for her 550 pound nephew Leo Devine. The six foot waist and eight and a half foot hips pants used three yards of 60 inch navy material and have a reinforced seat. Devine wears a size 12 shoe and size 13 sock, with shirts 27 inches across the shoulders.

Pittsburgh Ins Leo Devine Devine Margaret Ohm

Sale Of Xmas Seals Helps TB Victims

The 1949 Christmas Seals program by the American Tuberculosis Association funds education, X rays, rehab and research. Since 1907 seals have saved an estimated 90,000 lives annually and supported TB sanitaria and clinics. A Danish origin and Riis links are noted.

New York INS American Tuberculosis Associations Einar Habell United States

Young Roosevelt on Tunisian Ridge Ends in Hong Kong Crash

The narrator recalls Captain Quentin Roosevelt, grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, at a Tunisian ridge during a January battle. He describes Quentin’s calm leadership, frontline observations, and enduring memory of his spirited service and tragic death in Hong Kong.

New York Ousseltia Tunisia England Africa Manhattan Roosevelt Quentin Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt T. R San Juan Hill Quentin Hong Kong

Farm loan applications surge, corn tops Iowa crop list

Nearly 30,000 applications for farm operating loans were received by the Farmer Home Administration from July through October, a rise from previous totals. The report notes corn as Iowa's largest agricultural product.

Farmer Home Administration Iowa

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