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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1947
Page
7
New Orleans residents spend hundreds of thousands to transform for Mardi Gras. Kids dress as cowboys with cap pistols, while women discuss royal attire. Costs range from about $4.98 to $8.98 for outfits and broader sums for more elaborate costumes.
The article notes half a million people on Canal Street for Rex’s parade while prewar crowds grow. It details carnival outfit makers pricing from 27.50 to 1500, Krewe allocations, ball budgets up to 20000, parades 10000 to 15000, and overall inflation lifting dues, costumes, and street decorations.
Research from the University of California medical school suggests the collar bone may be unnecessary or even harmful in some shoulder disease or dislocation cases. Dr. Verne T Inman and Dr. J B de C M Saunders led the study. A note on Maya calendar systems shows northern Guatemala and Yucatan cultures built a precise calendar before European Gregorian reform.
Radio program listings for Sunday February 2 reflect late network corrections. Times are ET and may vary by local relay. many items include interviews, dramas, music shows, and news segments from 1:00 PM to midnight with networks CBS NBC and ABC.
A historical snapshot of dealer quotations for numerous companies and securities as of 12 noon on Thursday January 30, showing bid and ask prices for Acme Alum, Am Baker Co, Col Stores Inc, Easern Corp, Form Dair Inc, Owens, and many others. The list includes banks, mills, manufacturers, insurers, and utilities with prices ranging in fractions and percent figures.
Safety researchers warn it is illegal in many states to keep gasoline in residences or buildings used as living space. Storing gasoline for dry cleaning purposes risks fire and endangers homes due to flammable vapors.
A small boy at Sunday school donated a penny that grew into over 100 dollars for famine relief in Europe as church members followed with larger contributions during the collection.
Royal Nebraska profile of Eva M. Snelland, 90, widow who lives alone and manages four farms, does all housework, runs a large garden, preserves produce, mows, and shovels snow, illustrating remarkable self sufficiency.
Northwanben university rector Oliver Lee of Dearborn conservatory predicts three eclipses for 1947. Two will be solar and one lunar, visible across the American continent and including Chicago observers.
Chicago welfare department opens a Welcome kitchen teaching budget minded bachelors to prepare meals from stews and deli dishes as prices rise. The piece notes the era’s economic strain with a quip about North America’s principal crop being weeds.
Kansas researchers at the University of Kansas in Lawrence explore a new pottery glaze claimed to derive from volcanic sources in Mexico. The project investigates the material’s composition and potential historical origins.
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