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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
16
A rambling regional column recounts a humorous encounter with a would be chief and a farcical tale of ginger stew. It also notes a separate police report about a drunk woman and four intoxicated men, with details on identification mix ups and a match book as a common gift.
Fire officials probe the blaze at the Dick Culler Sporting Goods store and nearby beauty shop on North Main Street. Losses exceed 75 thousand dollars with the shop deemed a total loss and the building heavily damaged.
A Corset and Brassiere Association of America study claims one in three American women has the ideal feminine curve. The standard defines the waist as six inches smaller than the bust and nine to ten inches smaller than the hips.
The Friendship Bureau predicts fair conditions turning colder for today and tonight with tomorrow also chilly. Daytime highs near 38 degrees and a low around 17 tonight.
A head on collision on Burge Street at 7 30 this morning caused estimated damages of 150 dollars. Maggie Glenn 35 of Randleman a passenger in Joseph White 65 of 211 W Russell Street was lightly hurt and treated at home. White said he looked for a house number and drifted into Floyd Carter 29 of 407 Burge Street who was moving east. No charges were filed.
Edgar Ray Dixon son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Dixon of Princeton was killed when a shotgun discharged while he had it on a log in Smithfield. The incident occurred yesterday and he died from a chest wound.
Thousands of workers in High Point resumed duties at city and county offices after a Christmas break that extended into last Saturday. State and federal employees planned short vacations and adjusted schedules, with many taking year end layoff and bonus pay as plants and agencies reopen for New Year’s Day.
The white wellness clinic at the City Health Department located at 112 N. Wrenn Street begins January 8 at 1 PM instead of January 1 as previously announced.
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