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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
7
Brief look at neckwear trends for fall features small ties and ruffs designed to cover exposed necks from short haircuts. Styles include triple Windsor ties, tiny triangle negligees, velvet ascots, ermine-tipped options, and Pierrot styled net ruffs by designer Brooke Cadwalader with moss green ribbons.
The Washington handout details federal aid for state highway costs at 450 million dollars yearly with allocations for interstates primaries and secondary roads. It covers matching funds and state plans to raise expenditures. Civil Aeronautics notes more private aircraft in rural areas and efforts to expand small airports. FHA ban on racially restrictive covenants in mortgage agreements follows New York housing pressures and now applies nationwide.
Eastern standard times guide program scheduling with subtractions for central and mountain zones to align broadcasts. Stations may shift relay times to fit local schedules but last minute changes are not included.
A historical radio listing outlines a daily schedule from 6:15 pm to midnight featuring news broadcasts, talk shows, dramas, musical programs, and variety segments. Notable items include This Is Your Life, The Great Gildersleeve, Jack Smith Show, and Lum and Abner among others.
Three thousand gallons of Texas water voyage east from Austin to New York to aid Texans unable to return home for Christmas. The Highland Lakes water, shipped by Highland Lakes News, will arrive around New Year’s Eve and be shared with Texans found in New York. The route passes through Mississippi then continues to Philadelphia after stops in Jackson, Meridian, Montgomery, Macon, Augusta, Columbia, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, and others.
Poland rejects French demands to free four French citizens jailed for spying after a Wroclaw trial. The group received 11 to 14 year terms, with one woman among them, amid allegations of collusion with French embassy officials. A Pole and a German separately received sentences in the same case. France’s ambassador pressed the issue. Poland called it interference.
In Kittanning Pennsylvania a 26 year old foster mother Susan Loretta Becker admitted in a signed statement that she pushed 15 month old Loretta Bernadette Woodward headfirst against the floor the day before her trial. Coroner C M Woodward said Becker described jealousy as the motive and noted the baby died three hours after a doctor was summoned. The Beckers, married six years, have another adopted child Ralph, three.
Gastonia police chief Carl Elliott says he does not know if any officers belong to the Ku Klux Klan. Klavern head Tommy H Panther says several officers are in with them and announces a January 15 meeting at his garage to explain the Klan creed. An open meeting is planned for Charlotte as well.
Wrightsville Georgia faced a massive fertilizer fire last night with more than 2000 tons burning. Residents endured a choking smell and smoke visible for miles as households checked for burning rags and vehicles for ignition sources. Firefighters sought a straightforward blaze to end the smoky ordeal.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, former U S commander in Europe, will discuss current conditions in Germany in a speech next month at the Asheville Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Clay resides in Asheville.
Leftover broccoli is transformed into a creamy soup using chicken stock or bouillon and milk. Season with salt pepper and a little garlic then remove the garlic before serving.
James Marlow reviews 1949 noting ongoing peace yet steady maneuvering in world affairs. The U.S. gained psychological edge with the atom and joined Western Europe via the Atlantic pact while aiding Europe economically with the Marshall Plan and Tito’s break from Stalin. Germany remained split with eastern and western governments, foreshadowing continued tension.
The excerpt notes West and Soviet aims for a Germany leaning to their side, and the United Nations failing to establish global atomic control. It concludes with the Cold War persisting as both blocs jockey for position, awaiting future events.
Cut out a teddy bear pattern from a terry cloth towel and sew it to form the bear. Dye the towel in a rich brown or a pastel shade using fast dyeing instructions. Stuff the bear with cotton and attach button eyes a red ribbon with a bell around the neck and a red ribbon tongue.
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