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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
5
A Nebraska story recalls a mother who vanished after 1949 while her four sons aged 2 months to 8 years waited. Aerial aid by radio station KMA and local groups brought the reunion in time for Christmas, with the stepfather to stay and gifts arranged by the town.
News briefs describe Christmas traditions from Sun Valley Idaho to Winston Salem North Carolina. Events include a torchlight ski procession at Dollar Mountain, a Parade of Carolers in Elkhart Indiana, Masons pageant in Syracuse New York, a Public Health Service Hospital avenue in Carville Louisiana, Old Christmas in North Carolina, a New Mexico neighborly pueblo celebration, a Wickard nativity in Nebrasksa with March of Dimes donations, Moravian love feast services in Winston-Salem.
City officials plan a session with rail officials after a child’s death at the city’s main crossing. Officials will determine the type of automatic crossing gates to install and where arms will be placed, while the traffic engineer cautions a careful review before acceptance.
A Rotary event for youngsters urged high moral standards and diligent effort in all pursuits. Speakers credited athletics with building healthy character and stressed the value of a trained mind and broad education. After the talk, attendees visited the Center Theatre as guests of the manager. The article notes the Bessemer converter of 1836 as a milestone in industrial progress.
A schoolhouse fire swept through a building, with about 1,027 species of trees noted in related reports. Firefighters fought the blaze for several hours, causing extensive damage before containment.
A chaotic Nineteenth Century style parliamentary note shows votes on German disarmament and sovereignty terms. The Western European Union treaty failed 280 to 259 while a separate sovereignty pact passed 372 to 104.
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