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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1947
Page
5
A Flint Michigan dog named Red the mongrel is fed and housed by a pool hall proprietor. Three boys paid Red for his license and pound charges with a fund saved in a local bank. Red once saved a swimmer from cramps and now funds for his license cover his life. The note also offers puppy care tips including bathing intervals and worming guidance.
Dr. Robert Muller of Geneva develops dog eye tests using a bone at distance for vision and fits glasses with a snout loop. The article also advises wound care for a dog tail cut using warm iodine and crystalized alum, claiming success in stubborn cases.
G O says Dalmatians are non sporting non working dogs. T M L says never feed dogs prepared salted or spiced meat such as ham or pork.
Ary H. Crosoon, head of a poverty-stricken six-member family in Athens, writes Mayor Earl N. Phillips asking for assistance with clothing and sustenance. He notes his family survives on about 25 dollars a month and cites outdated clothing from before World War II. He thanks readers in advance for any aid.
Robert Penn Warren of Nashville Tennessee, author of All the King’s Men, won the 1946 Southern Authors Award from the Southern Women’s National Democratic Organization in New York. The honor includes a 150 dollar prize. Warren lectures in English at the University of Minnesota.
J R Oppenheimer of the University of California was elected chairman of the general advisory committee of scientists for the atomic energy commission. The 42 year old physicist helped develop and constructed atomic bombs and directed Los Alamos wartime lab. The committee includes Conant Fermi DuBridge Seaborg and others from Harvard Chicago Caltech UC and Dupont.
A fragmented line claims the 50 worst U S train wrecks since 1876 occurred on a Friday, followed by a claim that at 24 years of age Alexander the Great conquered the world.
Rutherford County mills receive safety achievement certificates from state labor commissioner Forrest H. Shuford. Spindale Mills and Elmore Corporation report perfect accident-free records in early 1946. Florence Mills Forest City 64.8% reduction, Henrietta Mills Caroleen 73%, Cliffside Mills 40%. A total of 43 North Carolina plants with 50+ employees earned certificates for cutting accident rates by at least 40 percent in a six month span.
The North Carolina state board of elections directed Stokes County officials to issue a certificate of election to William Mabe Republican candidate for constable of Peters Creek Township. Mabe won by 31 write-in votes but had not qualified due to lacking a township certificate. The law does not require a county board to issue such township certificates.
Washington Jan 4 Dr R E Dyer director of the National Institute of Health says using vapors or ultra violet rays to kill bacteria in rooms is still purely experimental The data so far do not warrant installation of such equipment in public buildings or industry to curb upper respiratory infections The statement was issued after public inquiries prompted by publicity about glycol and ultraviolet radiation In 1946 American oil companies printed 150000000 road maps.
Mooresville Mills announces a $700000 expansion including new rayon and woolen production lines, loom upgrades at $150000, and a rear site mill addition. Expected to create about 106 jobs as the company adds carding and spinning facilities.
A fragment notes that ten percent of people are over 65 and seven percent are native to the United States, highlighting age and heritage data.
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