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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1949
Page
7
Greensboro peers the city election scene as a crowded campaign looms with potential candidates. Debate swirls over election law amendments and a pending recreation bond vote. The city council recently rejected a referendum and tensions rise as Mayoral and council seats attract attention.
A pharmacist's prescription room holds thousands of drugs from sodium bicarbonate to tyrethricin. The corner drugstore is the community arsenal against disease providing ready access to medicines for prevention and treatment and protecting public health.
Memphis report notes Dr. Lowell A. Erf proposing mild viral infections such as influenza or chickenpox to feed on leukemic cells and halt their growth. He cited observed remissions during viral illness and cited animal studies showing certain microbes grow only in malignant tissue, urging research into virus or bacteria that target leukemic cells.
The 1949 election season in Greensboro shows several groups planning to run candidates including at least one women candidate. Voter sentiment and a renewed recreation bond issue reference loom as major themes for a council with new faces and a busy campaign ahead.
Mexico statistics show only about 100 of 3,400 registered mines operate at full tilt. Nearly 3,000 are idle or underutilized, indicating widespread underproduction in the sector.
General Electric engineer Richard G. Lorraine foresees two kinds of atomic power plants. One type would produce both electric power and synthetic fuel, while a second plant would use that fuel to generate heat and power only.
C Ried of Vance Alabama attempts a bold 35 mile drive to Birmingham in his father’s 1908 model automobile at top speed, aiming for a four hour trip on a fine winter morning.
New York reports higher U S coffee consumption and better grades. Official figures show coffee imports valued at 687 million dollars in 1948, up 80 million from the prior year.
Malcolm, 25, fled when he saw two detectives on routine patrol near his Atlanta home. He leaped through a window naked and, after officers noticed his clothes were missing, took him to headquarters where he was found to be wanted on 15 burglary counts.
Fragmentary text shows facilities nearly exhausted by lack of funds with about 300 already completely shut down. It notes widespread closings and financial strain affecting operations.
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