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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1951
Page
3
A late 1940s item reports a skat rink near New Albany run by coven men raided by Sheriff Oda Pyle with fines for operating a gambling house. The piece contrasts a child’s plea about skating with the police action and penalties.
Quick quiz from a 1912 style feature asking who created Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and which comedy star became a director. It asks origin of New York name and identifies George Inness. It also notes a pioneering female aviator born 1884 Arroyo Grande and a Boston born investment banker narrator.
An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom as stated by William Penn, reflecting a noble ideal about character and leadership.
1938 Anthony Eden resigns as Britain's foreign minister charging Neville Chamberlain with trying to buy peace with Germany. 1947 Great Britain announces withdrawal from India by June 1948.
The text notes a central figure described by Lilian Campbell who served in government duties and posted abroad. It lists roles with the United States Office of War Information and ambassadorships to Poland 1947 Egypt 1948 Argentina 1949 and a recent appointment as ambassador to Spain by President Truman.
A cadaver is a dead human body used for scientific study and dissection. The term derives from Latin cadere meaning to fall.
Today's birthday list includes Ivan La Lorraine Albright Anthony Thieme and Melvin Albright plus Mary Garden Gloria Vanderbilt Stokow ski Russel Crouse and Muddy Reel. other noted names appear and a playful query asks who did well with a series of clues.
Payers seek best play for suit combinations in a bridge hand. The piece reviews options for South to handle heart finesses and card positions after Fishbein’s verdict that the right heart play can force victory regardless of opponents. It explains how East’s defense still yields dummy a free finesse in multiple suits, ensuring declarer gains twelve tricks.
Dr Herman W Bundesen outlines soothing first aid for skin eruptions of various causes. Wet dressings and greases restore fat protection. avoid alkalis. Use boric acid ointment and antibiotics early. antihistamines for allergy. gentle stimulant drugs. dietary checks for common allergens. identify underlying cause while treating skin.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen pleaded guilty to civil and criminal contempt over railyard strikes in December and February, with the Potomac yards case central. Edward B. Henslee, BRT general counsel, made the plea before Judge Edward F. Tamm. a $25,000 Chicago fine had been levied, and another case awaits in Cleveland. U. S. Attorney Fay said the government would drop contempt charges against five local lodges and officers after the international union is addressed.
Virtle Charles administrator of Carl C. Charles estate in Guilford County North Carolina gives notice to creditors to present claims by February 13 1952 at Route No 1 High Point NC and to debtors to pay promptly. Attorney Sprinkle & Coffield represents the estate with dates 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20.
In Baltimore on February 20 Col Laurence A Potter reported that 98 percent of wounded American soldiers treated in Korea recover. He noted high recovery rates compare with 96 percent in World War II and 92 percent in World War I. Frostbite cases remain concentrated locally with 90 percent treated in area and only 10 percent evacuated to the U S.
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