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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
5
HAL BOYLE laments the day after Christmas feeling restless and yearns to shed identity and routine. He imagines carefree acts, recalls readers' holiday glimpses, and hints at the urge to escape into whimsical visions before returning to ordinary life.
S. H. Setzer and wife transfer a lot in the T. Y. Hamilton estate to Rodney Pendry and wife. Rodney Pendry and wife then transfer a lot in the Hamilton estate to Dwight E. Pendry. J. W. Ferrell and others transfer six Hedgecock lots to Curtis Smith deal Incorporated, four lots to Byron Haworth, and two lots to H. M. Armentrout.
Expansion of rural power lines financed under the U.S. REA loan program is expected to require movements by freight of more than 4,000,000 tons of material.
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues covering categories from wine vessel to Hindu deity, with entries ranging from common objects to mythic names and legal terms, likely extracted from a puzzle page.
Berlin report by a three power committee finds a significant portion of western Germany in unsatisfactory condition with rising undernutrition among children aged seven to fourteen. French zone shows the greatest danger with miners and families prioritized for feeding. British zone feeds only miners. Body reserves are eroded, ration dependence, and widespread hunger concerns persist.
Sangamon county sheriff elected Meredith J Rhule proposes a six century Chinese method to deter pigeons from roosting at the courthouse. He envisions four men with cymbals at the building corners at dusk to create noise driving the birds away. He did not reveal cymbals sources or how to appease nearby residents with sensitive ears.
Frank Shaw and McCall Edmondson were fishing in a rowboat when it struck a sunken log tearing a hole in the bottom. Shaw sat in the hole to block the leak and they bailed rapidly to reach shore safely at Moultrie Georgia.
Cadia Barbee Welborn executrix of C A Barbee deceased Guilford County North Carolina publishes notice to all creditors to present claims by December 5 1947 at 42 East Washington Street High Point NC and to settle any debts immediately The executrix is represented by Roberson Haworth and Reese Attorneys this fifth day of December 1946
Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of William L Jordan deceased of Guilford County North Carolina this is to notify all persons with claims to present them to the undersigned by December 21 1947 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All indebted to said estate will be paid. This 20th day of December 1946 Mary G Jordan Administratrix of the Estate of William L Jordan Deceased 118 Bridges Avenue Greensboro NC
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Emma Brittain deceased of Guilford County North Carolina this notice asks all persons with claims against the estate to present them by September 29 1947 or be barred. Debtors are urged to pay promptly. Dated November 26 1946 James V Morgan administrator of the estate of Emma Brittain.
A 1946 King Features Syndicate report details a study by Dr. William L. Dobes and colleagues in Atlanta treating generalized itching in ten elderly men. Testosterone given by skin cream and injections reduced itching, with seven patients fully relieved and one unchanged, improving associated eczema and skin dryness.
The article notes that U S farm output rose twice as much during World War II as in the interwar period. It also describes Travancore where male heads rule structurally, but succession runs through the female line.
Data from a Commerce Department study by L. J. Paradise show a wide gap in durable goods retail sales for the first half of 1946 with estimates lagging actual figures in billions of dollars. Non durable goods sales exceeded optimistic expectations, signaling a surplus of these items while durable goods remain scarce.
After a year’s absence Frank Consago’s dog Red returns home on Christmas Eve. Frank Jr and Ralph prepare a Christmas dinner and give new toys. Red wanders outdoors and escapes over the back fence. Consago fears another long separation until next Christmas.
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