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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1947

Page

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Fairy Tale Decor In St. Louis Hospital Operating Room

A St. Louis hospital fitted a room for operating on dren with a flyproof design and walls decorated by fairy tale scenes to ease patient anxiety.

St. Louis

Auto Examiners Swamped by Applicants

A long line of people crowded the county building basement today seeking re examinations for new licenses. Examinations limited to applicants with surnames A or B and only two days remain to complete tests before December 31. Drivers caught without a license face charges and a minimum $25 fine plus costs as Judge D. C. MacRae presides.

D. C. MacRae

Wartime Controls Extended and Voluntary Programs Enacted

The bill promotes a Lash es Out program and a food and livestock feed program in non European countries, both voluntary. It requests but does not demand a detailed plan to parcel out cost of living items at critical shortage, with a 15 day congressional decision window. It renews wartime grain use restrictions to Jan 31 1948 and extends power over rail transportation to Feb 28 1949, while forbidding price fixing in voluntary agreements.

Congress

Death toll rises in North Carolina incidents

Dr D M Summerville, county coroner, said 13 people died in separate incidents. Charles Allen 55 of Rolesville Negro killed when ambulance struck him. Driver exonerated. Ernest Hubert 34 found frozen near Mooresville. Jasper Faust Burlington shot. a Negro woman held. Sam Henry Jenkins 25 near Jacksonville killed in auto crash. driver exonerated. Janice Jones 17 of Goldsboro dies from injuries after Christmas collision.

Sam Henry Jenkins Jacksonville N. C Jenkins Janice Jones Goldsboro Goldsboro Hospital

King Vittorio Emanuele II Abdicates in Favor of Umberto

The ex King Vittorio Emanuele III urged abdication as public feeling soured. In 1944 Rome fell to allies and he ceded power to Umberto as lieutenant general, making him nominal king. On May 9, 1946, Vittorio Emanuele abdicated again and fled to Alexandria, but Italians voted to become a republic a month later.

Rome Umberto Inmame House of Savoy Vittorio Emanuele Alexandria

Funeral Rites for Three Local Men Reported

Funeral services were held for George H. Strother 68 at Calvary Methodist Church with burial in Floral Garden Park. Austin Wilkes Brown 58 of Lindsay Street died in Winston-Salem and was laid to rest at New Hope Cemetery. Charles William Turner May 67 of High Point Rt 4 died at home and was interred in Smyrna Presbyterian Church Cemetery with family honors.

George H. Stother George H. Strother Calvary Methodist Church C B. Newton Vestal Trinity Methodist Church Furnis Central Friends Meeting A. P. Spivey, Sr J. F. Oelery W. L. Howell F. Pfhol Lawson Hunt Clyde Briles Russell Chamblee J. Reich George Andrews E. L. Green G Russell Frank Seltz John Cagle B. W. Manley Jim Groome Edwin Brown Wayland Linthicum Floral Garden Park Cemetery Austin Brown Austin Wilkes Brown Lindsay Street Winston-Salem Hospital New Hope Charles W. May Charles William Turner May High Point Rt. 4 S. H. Peters

Funeral for John C. Boles in High Point area

Funeral services for John C. Boles 42 who died Christmas Day were held at his late residence Sun 11 am led by Rev T R York. Pallbearers named include Cromer Perdue Bodenheimer Rollins Hussy Woodrow Allen Royals and Saunders. Singers Miss Youthalone and Hazel Nifong performed with Nifong at the piano and floral arrangements were managed by Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Hussy. Interment followed in Floral Garden Me Soysiogy Park cemetery in High Point.

Thomasville John C. Boles High Point Route 5 T. R. York Charles Crom‘er Charles Perdue Hal Bodenheimer J. E. Rollins J. A. Hussy Woodrow Alien E. L. Royals J. B. Saunders Haze Nifong Herbert Fletcher

Funeral service held for Lola Bryant at Mt. Zion Pilgrim

Lola Bryant 37 died Friday. Funeral from Mt. Zion Pilgrim Church conducted by Rev. T. R. York. Pallbearers Amos Bryant Loyd Carlton Austin Bryant Ed Workman Paul Bryant Vinson Sechrest. Singers included Dayton Jones Elvida Black and J D Jones Jr with Kermit Albertson at piano. Floral tributes carried by Mt. Zion church ladies.

Lola Bryant Thomasville Lola Bryant Mt. Zion Pilgrim Church T. R. York Amos Bryant Loyd Carlton Austin Bryant Ed Workman Paul Bryant Vinson Sechrest Dayton Jones Elvida Black Mrs. Jones J. D. Jones, Jr Kermit Albertson Niees Mt. Zion Church Harvey Clodfelter Tom Grubb

Funeral Service for Mrs Hattie H Oliver

Funeral services for Hattie H Oliver 71 widow of N F Oliver were held Sunday at 2 30 from Oak View Methodist church. Rev E M Jones and Rev J W Grace led the service with music by Mr and Mrs Carey J Davis. Interment followed in Fairfield Church cemetery with pallbearers H J Link W M Farmer W C Newman C A Jackson Y M Mooney and W T Ward.

Carey J. Davis Oak View Methodist Church H. J. Link W. M. Farmer W. C. Newman C. A. Jackson Y. M. Mooney W. T. Ward Fairfield Church Cemetery

Free hot lunches at St Louis bank executive says

A St Louis bank and trust company offers free hot lunches to its employees with table service. An executive cites convenience and aims to improve health and personnel relations.

ST. Louis INL St. Louis Bank and Trust Company

Foreign students enroll at Oregon State College rising numbers

CORVALLIS Ore. Rumors that foreign students are fleeing the United States for Russian universities lack substantiation at Oregon State College. Records show 73 students from 16 countries this term, up from 37 students from nine nations last year, with China and India each contributing around 20 students.

Corvallis Ore INS United States Oregon State College China India Ussr

Shanghai and Mobile share similar latitudes

A brief note states that Shanghai lies at about the same latitude as Mobile, Alabama, comparing geographic positions and implying similar north-south placement on the globe.

Shanghai Mobile Ala

Funeral Notice for Mrs. Mattie Gibson

Mrs. Mattie Gibson died Saturday December 27 after an illness at High Point hospital. Funeral at 3 pm Tuesday Hairlips Funeral Home is in charge. Survived by six children, Lady Carter Beatty Covington Ashton, eight grandchildren, three brothers Gaston Preston and Stokes Allen, and a large number of other relatives.

Mattie Gibson High Point Hospital Hairlips Funeral Lady Carter Gladys Beatty Bettie Covington Helen Ashton Gaston Allen Preston Allen Stokes Allen T. S. Brown Cornelia Keeble L. M. Mayfield W. S. McLeod Arthur Evans H. T. Starr W. W. Hoover Richard Leak is _James Johnson Moore Chan Rites R. M. Alben Es F. L. Lander B. J. Laurence Ralph Long James Myers W. F McDonald Arnetta Evans Hattie Robbins L. B. Robbins M. L. Graye A. L. Jones J. C. Limeburger Greensboro

Dr Stroud Jordan Dies of Heart Attack in Miami

Dr Stroud Jordan a noted chemist and longtime New York City executive died suddenly at his Miami home from a heart attack at breakfast. A North Carolina native and UNC graduate, he served in WWI and as a Roosevelt food commission member in WWII. He leaves wife two daughters and relatives private funeral plans announced in Durham and Miami.

Stroud Jordan New York City Miami Fla Jordan Charles W. Perry Harry Alexander Durham University of North Carolina American Sugar Co Roosevelt Food Commission Washington Arthur G. Camfield William Cook Buffalo N. Y Charles Perry A. C. Jordan

Astoria presses to yield to tubular era after 1922 fire

The Astoria newspaper, once rescued from ruin after 26 blocks burned in a 1922 fire, will switch from its old flatbed press to a modern tubular system as it modernizes its printing facilities.

Astoria Ore

Disease from Rabbits Tularemia Also Found in Others

Tularemia or rabbit fever naturally occurs in rabbits and may infect humans through bites or contact with infected rodents or their vectors. Symptoms appear 1 to 10 days after bite, with fever, chills, headache and swollen lymph glands. illness can last weeks with lasting weakness. Prevention includes rubber gloves when handling wild rabbits. treatment with streptomycin shows value, while penicillin and sulfonamides are ineffective.

Miles Charles Miles Dies at 76 in Greensboro Community

Charlie Miles 76, of Greensboro Route 3, died Saturday night at 10 45 after years of illness. Born December 27 1871 in Rockingham County he was a farmer and member of Vickery Methodist Church. Survived by wife Mary Coleman two daughters Lillie Kirkman and Pearl Highfill, a son Charlie Miles, and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with Rev. A Burgess officiating burial in Groomes Chapel Cemetery.

Charlie Mack Miles Greensboro Rt. 3 Rockingham County James Vina Harrell Miles Mary Coleman Charlie Miles Lillie Kirkman Pearl Highfill McLeansville Vickery Sechrest A. Burgess Mitchell Grove Methodist Church Groomes Chapel

Hummingbirds Feet Made For Perching Not Ground Life

The article notes that hummingbirds use their feet solely for perching and cannot move well on the ground. It emphasizes their expert midair hovering and reliance on branches rather than terrestrial locomotion.

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