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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1954

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Sauter-Finegan Orchestra Captivates Hollywood Audiences

The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, led by Ed Sauter and Bill Finegan, debuts with a sensational, versatile sound blending classical with folk instincts. Musicianship spans harp to kazoo, with two percussionists driving a lively show.

Hollywood Sauter - Finegan Fd Sauter Bill Finegan Benny Goodman Glenn Miller Stan Kenton Shep Fields Duke Ellington Spike Jones Bali Sauter-Finegan Sauter Finerv Chaci RM Ng Moams Columbia Teachers’ College Julliard School of Music Bill New York Europe

Woman Hitchhikes in Evening Gown on Suburban Street

A woman in a strapless evening gown was charged with vagrancy and bite after detectives found her hitchhiking on a Pensacola suburban street. She claimed to be Daisy Weatherington of Prichard Alabama en route to Jasper Florida to visit her bus, saying the gown was the only decent thing she had to wear.

Pensacola Fla Daisy Weatherington Prichard Ala Jasper

Gentlemen Should Escort Wives to Phone When Called

A columnist urges husbands to greet wives at the phone and call them to answer. The piece argues such courtesy improves the wife’s dignity and makes the husband seem more courteous to the caller on the line.

New York Stocks Rally Amid Central Fight For Control

Large blocks traded on the New York market as New York Central stock climbed to the 23s amid a power struggle between railroad management and Robert R. Young over control. Volume neared 75,000 shares in two hours with broad gains in railroads and in merchandising, chemicals, electronics and other sectors while certain groups lagged.

NEW YORK /P New York Central Central Robert R. Young Weer Southern Railway Southern Pacific Atlantic Coast Line 20Th Cent Fox American Telephone Allied Stores

Eisenhowers chair shipped from Cox Mfg Co for White House

Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower will have a new armress wing chair for her boudoir. The fruitwood chair, selected to harmonize with French Provincial furniture, was shipped today on a White House order. In Rocky Mount a 9 year old child was killed when struck by a car on N C 48 about a mile north of town. The victim was identified as Gwendolyn Faye Phillips, a Negro of Rt. 3.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Cox Mfg. Co White House Rocky Mount Here Highway Patrol Gwendolyn Faye Phillips Rt. 3 N. C. 48

Scarlet fever cases soar in Catawba County

Forty two scarlet fever cases have been reported in Catawba County since January, far above the usual two or three. Officials call the rise unusual and say not all cases may be reported, with over 20 children absent from a single school in the last three weeks and the sick quarantined.

Hickory Catawba

Republicans Ignore Ike's Advice in Campaign Attacks

The article reports on Republican leaders and supporters criticizing Democrats and defending President Eisenhower amid accusations of treason and communism. Jenner, Butler, and Johnson weigh in on party rhetoric, moderation, and accountability during campaigns.

Jenner New Castle Ind Eisenhower Korea Truman McCarthy Republican National Committee China John Marshall Butler Harry Dexter White Atty Brownell Congress Sen Gillette George D-Ga Russell Blicans Lyndon B. Johnson Texas

Infant body found in Appalachian dormitory remains unidentified

Dr. B B Dougherty president of Appalachian State Teachers College says no clue to identity of an infant girl found Feb 1 in a trash can in East Hall. State Bureau of Investigation and college probes yielded nothing after exams of every dorm room and voluntary medicals from many students.

Boone B. B. Dougherty Appalachian State Eachers College Dougherty State Bureau of Investigation East Hall

Public relations conference speaker announced in Raleigh

Steven M. Spencer of Philadelphia associate editor of the Saturday Evening Post will speak at the Medical Society of North Carolina seventh annual public relations conference in Raleigh. Physicians and press and radio representatives from across the state are expected to attend. the event opens at 2 p.m.

Raleigh Steven M. Spencer Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post Medical Society of North Carolina

NC Pest Control Operators elect officers at annual school

The North Carolina Pest Control Operators Association elected officers at its third annual control operators school at North Carolina State College. Walter Wilson of Winston-Salem was elected president, succeeding D. L. Goforth of Greensboro. Eugene Mabel of Charlotte became vice president and Marvin Scull of Durham was chosen secretary-treasurer. The group plans a mid summer meeting at Carolina Beach June 18 to 20.

Raleigh North Carolina Pest Control Operators Assn North Carolina State College Walter Wilson Winston-Salem Wilson Exterminating Co D. L. Goforth Greensboro Eugene Mabel Charlotte Marvin Scull Durham Carolina Beach

North Carolina adult education conference opens in Chapel Hill

Western Reserve University dean Herbert C. Hunsacker opened a North Carolina conference on adult education noting it as a fourth level of education. He urged a user oriented curriculum and warned change is needed before progress. The North Carolina Committee of the Southeastern Association for Adult Education sponsors the program.

Chapel Hill Herbert C. Hunsacker Western Reserve University North Carolina Hunsacker North Carolina Committee of the Southeastern Assn. For

Legend of the Eagle in Mesopotamian Lagash

The text notes the eagle as a national emblem used 5,000 years ago by Lagash in Mesopotamia and cites a 1940 population figure for Berlin of 4,355,000, ranking behind only London New York and Tokyo.

Lagash Berlin London New York Tokyo

Central's Stock War Sparks Proxy Battle Over Votes

Under an ICC order Chase National Bank holds shares as voting trustee. Sources estimate Young and associates control about 300000 shares, roughly 5 percent, while Harold S Vanderbilt owns 10000 shares as the largest director holder. A campaign to win stockholders proxies was hinted with a New York visit planned soon.

ICC Chase National Bank Young Harold S. Vanderbilt G . Whitney J. P. Morgan & Co the Central New York White New York Central Board

Umstead Refutes Promised Roads for Votes in NC Politics

Governor Umstead declared he does not promise roads to gain votes and urged officials to support Lennon in the Senate primary without coercion. He deferred highway campaign inquiries to Chairman Graham while outlining a seven member advisory panel to craft a state water resources plan with existing conservation and extension leadership. He invited other agencies like the Neuse River Watershed Authority to collaborate.

Raleigh Umstead Alton A. Lennon Highway Commission Lennon Kerr Scott A. H. Graham North Carolina State Board of Conservation and Development David S. Weaver North Carolina State College Extension Service FE. B. Garrett Neuse River Watershed Authority

Flexible Price Supports Loom If Congress Acts

Representative ig Agsego of Mississippi warned that the flexible price support system for farm commodities could take effect January 1 unless Congress acts. Whitten favored rigid supports and cautioned that supporters may not grasp the stakes. The 1947 program set price supports at 70 to 90 percent. the 1949 Aiken Act delayed its start and kept current staples. If the delaying law lapses, the flexible system becomes law.

Washington Ig Agsego D-Miss Congress Whitten 80Th Congress Secretary of Agriculture Aiken Sen R-Vi

Earthquakes Recorded Worldwide Surpass Twenty Thousand in A Year

Global seismology data show more than 20,000 earthquakes logged worldwide within a single year, indicating ongoing tectonic activity across multiple regions and fault lines. Researchers call for continued monitoring and improved detection efforts to assess seismic hazards accurately.

Earth

Weather temperatures and sun timings for Charlotte

Official Weather Bureau records show low night temperature around 10 degrees with a high near 49 degrees tomorrow. Today’s high about 57 and low 82 forecast for tonight set sun at 5 57 pm and sunrise at 7 11 am.

Charlotte Official Weather Bureau

Big Four May End Meet Soon

Disputed Europe policy and NATO role surface as Molotov battles Benelux and Western powers. Dulles insists the United States will not be absorbed and Norway and France push to keep U S in Europe amid German militarism fears. A final line recalls ancient northern lights once seen as portents of battle by spirits.

U.S Molotov Britain France United States Europe Bidault Anthony Eden Mokotov NATO Dulles U. S Touropean State Department Forees Russia

Cave wall paintings traced to Cro-Magnon man

Archaeologists contend that paintings found on European cave walls were created by Cro-Magnon people up to 30,000 years ago, indicating early human artistic activity and symbolic behavior.

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