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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1949
Page
6
Thomasville Feb 26 T Gordon 30 of 514 Web Street jailed by police on forgery charge after a $10 check to L W Caff Thomasville. Gordon remained in jail this afternoon as warrants allege the name Billy Gordon was used on the check.
Britain considers an experimental pursuit plane powered by two turbo-jets. In tests the aircraft climbed to 40 000 feet in 7 44 minutes and marks an aerospace milestone amid wartime speed aims.
A small amount of poultry seasoning may be added to flour or cracker crumbs for coating a chicken intended for frying or broiling. The herb enhances flavor as the chicken is dipped before cooking.
The 1936 kidnapper Chang Hsueh-Liang remains detained though release was ordered from Nanking by acting president Li Tsung Jen. Reports say Chiang Kai-shek has not approved the move and Chang may reject terms, while possible talks with the communists surface amid his isolation at a guarded villa near Hsincu south of Taipei.
The U S Air Force invites married men to apply as pilots marking a first peacetime shift since the 1920s Aviation Cadet program. The policy change ends previous limitations and broadens routes to air officer training.
Frances OBrien of New York has been commissioned to paint the largest mural ever executed in the United States by a woman. The work will cover a round room 28 feet in diameter inside a restored Birmingham mansion.
London reports that 1947 divorces reached 47 041 petitions, about ten times the level a decade earlier. About two thirds cited promiscuous behavior as the cause, marking a sharp social shift after the war.
Thomasville and High Point pilots will fly passengers over Thomasville from Red Gold's air field for a donation to the local polio fund if weather permits. The March of Dimes benefit last Sunday raised 160 dollars, aiming to push total past 5,000. Harry B. Finch and Reli Gold direct the event with Thomasville Jaycees assisting. pilots and plane owners donate their services. A ride over the city costs a minimum 50 cent donation.
Deputy sheriffs and city police probed a break in at the home of Mrs Sam Welborne on Unity street extension in Thomasville The theft involved a small amount of possessions found after she returned home from an absence this week No arrests were made and entry was via a ripped rear window with the exit through the front door.
The Milk Industry Foundation reports U S per capita consumption is 14 percent higher than before the war. It also states more than 60 million quarts of fresh milk and cream are used daily in the United States.
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation established six scholarships each worth $2000 for advanced study in unspecified fields. The program aims to support researchers and scholars pursuing further education and expertise.
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