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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1946
Page
3
A casual column discusses horoscopes tracing roots to astrology, ancient Babylonia and biblical references. It notes beliefs in star influence, cites Evangeline Adams predictions about Warren G Harding and Isidore Duncan’s twins, and humorously comments on the author’s own horoscope sample and daydreams.
Berlin reports reliable sources say the United States will oppose most German western frontier revisions at the upcoming peace talks. The stance mirrors Byrnes Stuttgart speech, opposing Rhineland claims and modest changes from Holland and Belgium unless local people genuinely desire them. Soviet backing is anticipated as Moscow presses for unified western frontiers.
The questions explore historic names: Iberia once referred to the Iberian Peninsula and varied in usage. Hellas is the ancient name for Greece, and Gaul is the ancient designation for what became France.
A succinct aphorism notes that discovering deceit harms friendship and erodes trust permanently. The reflection emphasizes how untruths rupture confidence, leaving lasting damage in relationships.
The article urges travelers to show good natured courtesy to all they meet including fellow passengers crew and staff on trains buses ships planes and airports. It emphasizes kindness toward everyone as a mark of good breeding and good manners.
The reading instructs a studious cautious approach and discreet behavior today. It notes the moon enters Aries at 2 29 p m and suggests avoiding problems and sharing mystic lore with a friend for expanded study.
One minute test answers list Spain Greece and Gallia or Gaul as the nations or regions referenced. The items reflect common European geography and ancient Roman terms used for Gaul in historical contexts.
Chicago police and St. Augustine's parish search for a thief who stole the infant Jesus statue from the creche in front of the church last night. Rev. Phillip Marquard notes the small figure was valued at about the crime marks.
Informed sources say France will support Dutch and Belgian border revisions in the west and oppose U S pressure to restore eastern agricultural areas to Germany. The United States is expected to urge Germany to get back Pomerania and Brandenburg while Poland holds Silesia East Prussia and Danzig.
In Champaign Illinois a 21 year old soldier Pfc Maurice T Garrett confessed to strangling and raping a 20 year old laundry worker Helen Marie Cler on the front porch of her rooming house near the University of Illinois. Gloves found beneath her body led to the arrest and Garrett signed a statement detailing the attack after meeting the victim at a tavern.
The Ford Motor Company Rouge plant in Dearborn uses daily gas to run car and truck manufacturing, supplying energy needs comparable to a city of 1.5 million people. The fuel powers production processes across the facility.
A Fort Wayne game in 1883 featured 17 lamps lighting the diamond. The seven inning contest produced 30 total runs, signaling an early use of night baseball.
Pinex presents a concentrated throat and bronchial irritations relief formula described as a reliable soothing agent. The promotion offers a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied.
Raleigh reports tobacco markets in North Carolina will reopen after a 35 day sales holiday caused by a coal strike. W P Hedrick says prices may rise as old belt markets and 11 eastern markets resume sales. Remaining tobacco totals about 50 to 60 million pounds in North Carolina and 20 million in Virginia. Asheville and Boonville burley markets reopen a week later.
Sunday December 29 featured the Christian Science lesson sermon with the Golden Text from First Peter and citations from John and Science and Health. The piece highlights the healing power of Truth as imminent and eternal Science guiding believers from darkness into light.
Bud Foster, Emporia Teachers College star halfback, flew from Pittsburgh to Emporia to see his wife and newborn son. He landed near the stadium midway through the first period and helped Emporia win 20 to 0 over Pittsburgh.
The rudimentary thumbs on the fronts of birds wings help regulate air flow when moving slowly and are so crucial that many species cannot take off or stand without them.
A list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with a mix of common terms and cryptic spellings. The entries cover colors tools animals foods and geological terms along with several abbreviations and wordplay prompts.
Official 1946 election figures show Republicans strongest in the populous east and midwest with 207 of 246 House seats. They outpolled Democrats in 21 of 24 states for House candidates and led in electoral votes in multiple regions, signaling broad GOP gains across eastern, midwestern, western, and some southern states.
Hartsville resident J. M. Wiggins said he is not in a position to discuss his possible candidacy for a capital post, as reports name O. Max Gardner as undersecretary of the treasury.
President Truman selected A L M Wiggins of Harteville to be undersecretary of the treasury succeeding O Max Gardner who becomes ambassador to Britain. The nomination will go to the Senate after Gardner's diplomatic appointment is acted upon. Gardner remains undersecretary until then.
In Hartsville Wig gins former president of the American bankers association declines to confirm or deny a circulating rumor. Gardner North Carolina former governor leaves Treasury to become ambassador to Great Britain. The Observer says Truman will announce the appointment within days and Wiggins will be assistant secretary of the treasury.
In Lexington on December 30 two Greensboro Sea Scouts died when their sailboat overturned a mile from shore on High Rock Lake. John H. Laubenheimer Jr., 15, remains missing while Clinton Prentzel, 17, is reported to have died of a heart attack with no water in his lungs.
Greensboro report on the North Carolina Grange youth three day meeting ends with endorsement of the medical care commission program to establish health centers and expand hospital facilities. John W. Farlow Jr of Sophia elected president of NC Grange youth. Plans for the annual camp to be made at a meeting in early 1947.
During the war American growers developed and mastered producing cauliflower seed, a practice once considered a European secret, marking a notable shift in agricultural capability and wartime food supply efforts.
Radio program times listed are Eastern Standard and may shift for Central Mountain and other zones. Network corrections arrived late. local relay times vary. items include Lone Ranger, Red Barber Sports, Sky King repeats, and America Cavalcade Drama with news periods and variety programs across CBS NBC ABC networks.
Rep Knutson of Minnesota resumes duties as chair of the Ways and Means Committee pledging an across the board 20 percent cut in individual income taxes. He also calls for a rapid committee review of foreign trade policy and social security law liberalization amid bipartisan debate on tax reductions.
Washington reports the Civil Aeronautics Administration will announce a first list of local sponsors approved for airport funds in the current fiscal year with North Carolina allotted 7 938 360 dollars. The seven year program totals 500 000 000 dollars with varying state shares.
In SATSOP Washington Mrs Cliff Rice runs a seed company handling pine, spruce and fir seeds. She expects 35 000 earnings this year from nuts harvested by August pickers aided by squirrels who store seeds. A rogue squirrel even claimed seed bins with 13 friends.
Roland P. Desonier, a Mississippi critic of landlords who reject tenants with children, owns a Biloxi tourist court that accepts families. He has five children and cites the housing struggle as he moved frequently, noting the area features signs reading Children at Play to alert drivers.
A small white species named Euardos Kermodes lives on Gribbell and Princess Royal Islands off the coast of British Columbia. The note places this species alongside the polar bear as a rare white fauna in the region.
Hugh Robert Wilson 61 former United States ambassador to Nazi Germany died at his Bennington Vermont home after a long illness. He fell seriously ill in August and received weeks of treatment at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Wilson began his diplomatic career in 1911 as private secretary to the American minister.
The British army uses hardtack or iron rations a cake weighing eight ounces made from cocoa butter milk proteins and sugar. Each cake is designed to sustain a soldier for 48 hours in field conditions.
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