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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1947
Page
7
MT. AIRY Feb 17 Casey manager of the Watts Bakery in High Point was found not guilty before Judge Llewellyn in city court on a weights and measures charge. Evidence showed a dozen cakes mostly over weight and the inspector said the action would not have been brought had he known the facts.
Mrs. R L Proctor, a visiting nurse for the union club for the blind, completed a survey of eye health in city and rural schools. She examined hundreds of children for defects, found some benefited less by glasses, and mailed letters to 407 parents urging optician exams.
Old advertisement touts Swamp Root by Kilmer & Co as a herbal kidney and bladder tonic. It claims it flushes kidneys, increases urine flow, relieves acidity, and can improve sleep after a few doses. Free trial offer via Stamford Connecticut address.
Andrew R Boone reports from Tule Lake California that after World War II only limited government land remains for homesteads. Veterans won 86 plots from a 15 000 entry field on reclaimed Tule Lake land now offering 60 to 100 acre parcels with potential profits and hydro power prospects. Additional acreage will open with flood control irrigation and hundreds of thousands of irrigable acres in the Klamath basin, while recreation and wildlife preservation accompany the land offer.
Mrs. W. G. Gregory of 1206 Tipton Street sustained minor injuries in a morning hit and run at Kennedy and English streets. The 6:40 a.m. crash sent her to Memorial Hospital where attendants described injuries as not serious. she was later released.
The March of Dimes drive in High Point totals 2566.01 with Oak Hill School contributing 185.15. Chairman Claude O'Brien urges public schools to participate, notes Bay Street principal Mrs. R F J Johnson will lead school efforts, and campaigns in businesses should submit proceeds to help reach the 4000 goal.
Pattern 4689 offers a side-buttoning diagonal stripe design suitable for plain or striped fabrics. Includes complete illustrated instructions and fabric yardage for size 13. Advertises Anne Adams Pattern Book with fifteen cent edition and a free travel bag pattern.
Britain's atmospheric pollution research committee after three years of study has added to knowledge of fog causes but failed to find any method to prevent fog. Dr. G M Dobson, chairman and Oxford University meteorology reader, stated that no prevention method has ever been discovered.
Boot Hill cemetery in Dodge City Kansas attracts thousands of visitors each year. Macau, a Portuguese settlement in China, has been dubbed the Monte Carlo of the Orient.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cecil 77 wife of the late Charles G Cecil died at her home Route 2 Thomasville after a lifelong residence in the area She was born September 11 1869 in Thomasville township and married December 4 1889 to C G Cecil who died February 21 1928 Survivors include her daughter Everette Hepler a foster son Colon Hoover a brother William Cecil two sisters and eight grandchildren Interment is planned at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery with services at 11 o clock Tuesday at the church conducted by Rev C O Plyler Rev Odell Leonard and Rev I L Sharp. Funeral arrangements include the body remaining at Walker funeral home until Monday afternoon.
Statistics from the Bureau of Economics in Victoria show British Columbia whiskey exports to the United States surpass five million dollars in value during the first ten months of 1946.
The Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood holds its monthly meeting Tuesday at 6 30 PM in the church basement. Rev. Carl A Grim pastor of the Reform church will be the guest speaker.
Kenneth A. Wright was re elected president of the Seventh Day Adventist Southern Missionary College near Chattanooga. FE F Hackman of Atlanta was named chairman of the board and Charles Fleming Jr was re elected business manager.
A local Elks gathering denounced the Communist Party during Saturday sessions. Dr. W A Sams of Marshall gave an anti communist address, and a resolution condemning communist activities was adopted. Thad Bure, Secretary of State, spoke as the Eastern district deputy delivering the main address.
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