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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
7
Mountain water stored in Puerto Rico's mountains for hydroelectric power seeps down, enabling wells to be sunk for irrigation of sugar cane on the island's south.
The major 1949 issue is how to have an understanding with the Russians. The United States must stop the spread of Communism while managing arms, aid, and tax spending. Communists work inside nations to seize power, making any deal with Russia likely only a temporary truce.
Washington dispatch notes Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina at 85 is the oldest member, while Rep.-Elect Hugo Sims Jr. of South Carolina at 27 is the youngest. Doughton begins his 20th term. Sims also previously served in state legislature before joining Congress.
North Carolina saw about 13 percent fewer highway fatalities in 1948 than in 1947. The 1948 toll stood at 726 as of last Tuesday, versus 836 for all of 1947, per Motor Vehicles Commissioner Landon C. Rosser. He estimated roughly six more deaths would occur by New Year’s Day based on an average of two daily deaths.
The De Kalb County Selective Service Board found a burgled office missing a typewriter and two goldfish while the bowl remained. Notices announce a creditor claim window for Emeline Maston and a public sale of Guilford County real estate tied to C G Thayer and Bank of Randolph with foreclosure set for January 17, 1949.
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