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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1955
Page
5
A French lion trainer named Rene Roger Ruellot, 26, employed by the Roberts Circus, was fatally mauled while entering the lions’ cage to cue the act in Oundle England. The accident occurred as the troupe prepared for its performance.
Washington reports the Weather Bureau will keep using girls names to identify East Coast hurricanes despite protests. The bureau says the names are short, easily pronounced and widely recognized.
Oscar Harjo, 19, faced charges for stealing the same car from the same used car lot on two separate occasions. A judge ordered concurrent sentences to fit the crime, with two terms to run at the same time.
Two Beaufort County men were arrested after an SBI undercover agent bought marijuana valued in the thousands of dollars. Henry Reddick, 54, was charged with growing and selling marijuana and Uriah Hill, 64, with aiding and abetting. Reddick held on $2,000 bond. The agent bought a pound for 25 dollars and later offered 600 dollars for Reddick to sell his eight pounds of weed and seed. Reddick said he grew and cured it in a tobacco barn and did not know it violated the law.
The note highlights a Sav ings Bond goal of five billion five for fifty five this year. It underscores a large target and urges public participation. The phrasing uses playful alliteration to emphasize the savings drive and annual aim.
The article notes that 45 million Americans share a sense of security from United States Savings Bonds. Alaska dealers report rising fridge sales as high food costs push residents to buy permanent food storage. It mentions savings bonds miles from Paris to Istanbul held by individuals and compares potential value per person at about 312.50 if evenly distributed to the nearest bank.
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