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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1951
Page
5
Around Capital Square reports a flood of letters and petitions urging higher educational funding and welfare services. Lawmakers note strong support for road maintenance, salary scales for teachers, and a proposed $10 per 1000 pounds penalty for overloading trucks on state roads, reflecting broader fiscal and policy debates in the session.
Practical guidance from a U S government report on surviving atom raids notes fire, blast, and heat as primary dangers and that radioactivity may be a small risk except in certain explosions. It outlines five safety steps including fireproof housekeeping, knowing home safety, keeping emergency supplies, closing windows, and using the telephone only for true emergencies. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
The highway commission posts a 10 000 pound limit with 20 dollar penalties for 12 000 pound trucks and 400 dollar penalties for 50 000 pound vehicles. The background cites urban rural road strain, rising municipal funding, and proposed bills to boost town city allocations and gasoline tax. A study by a state municipal road commission informs lawmakers as bills move through the Senate and House.
A collage of 1940s notes on military recruitment woes for women in the WACs and wartime logistics, plus quirky facts about speech stammers, door-to-door sales, hotel customs, VIP real estate moves, and ancient irrigation damage by the Mongols and Turks.
In Guilford County North Carolina Myrtle B Whitlark deceased administrator issues notice to creditors to file claims by February 1952 and to debtors to settle promptly. Attorney firm York Morgan and York represents administrator H B Whitlark with filing dates February 1 1951.
The City Manager of High Point North Carolina invites sealed proposals for furnishing meters to equip sixty parking spaces. Bids due 2 PM February 23 1951. read publicly at City Hall. Deposit 2 percent cash certified check. bids held 30 days. specifications from Purchasing Agent.
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Broadcasters warn that Eastern Standard Time is used and Central time shifts by one hour earlier while mounted standards subtract two hours. Stations may adjust relay test timings. last minute program changes are excluded from schedules.
A dense TV guide fragment listing time slots from 6:00 to 12:00 with programs across CBS NBC ABC and local channels. Entries include news broadcasts Johnny Dollar fifty numbers and variety shows like Frank Sinatra Grand Ole Opry Hopalong Cassidy Lone Ranger Your Show of Shows and wrestling plus test patterns and film shorts.
The military policeman in Korea is lauded for valor and versatility. MPs fought from foxholes at Kunu, escorted convoys through dangerous passes, broke up roadblocks, and backed frontline actions at Hagaru and Koto. Cpl. James C. Foster evacuated wounded under fire and rescued a man on Changjin ice. They maintain checkpoints, regulate traffic, search houses, guard prisoners, and screen refugees for infiltrators.
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