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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1954
Page
14
Mrs Selma Harrell Rogerson of Hertford Route 2 died in an Elizabeth City hospital after a kerosene lamp or stove exploded while she tended a wood fire. She reportedly ran from the house with a child in one arm and kerosene in the other.
North Carolina tobacco growers paid 1,088,000 dollars in penalties on flue cured tobacco and 34,000 dollars on barley for overplanting allotments. Agricultural officials say these collections far exceed program costs. In 1953, 119,732 farmers harvested 658,900 acres of flue cured tobacco with 6,119 acres over allotments, and 16,200 farmers harvested 10,900 acres of barley with 237 acres over allotments.
CP and L directors approve a 25 655 expansion budget to grow transmission and distribution capacity in the Carolinas. The outlay marks the largest yearly construction in CP and L history with most funds for a Wilmington generating plant. Louis V Sutton is named president and Richard B Mallison becomes assistant secretary, joining CP and L after starting as a Cheraw clerk in 1927.
More than 250 kg are expected for the Southeastern spring conference of the Society for the Advancement of Management to be held May 6 7. Wesley Suit of Leaksville chairs the general conference committee, with sponsors from Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Greensboro Greenville Knoxville and Nashville.
Raleigh will urge the State Commission for the Blind to manage part of a trust left by Edward A. Johnson, who died in 1944. Johnson directed two thirds of his 76000 estate to a Wake County blind Negro fund. Half of the 42000 trust would go to the city treasury, with income aiding the Negro blind in Raleigh and Wake County. The other half would fund the Negro Congregational Church’s expenses and scholarships.
The Walter Reuther shooting conspiracy case stalls as Ritchie fights extradition from Windsor Ontario. Prosecutor O'Brien seeks continuances in examinations of Carl Renda and Clarence Jacobs, with Ritchie and Betty White detained without bond and Perrone still at large. White recounts a romance with Ritchie before her release.
Henderson Ky residents discuss a bizarre plan to give Shirley Ann Thurmond a case of red measles to treat nephrosis. Local health officials note no infectious measles in the county and exposure would require the incubation period. Eugene Thurmond, the father, expresses hope for a suitable stage of illness.
Police officer E Arnold advised youths on preventing thefts noting bikes are stolen for wheels even when locked. He guided reporter to the city pound where recovered bicycles are held until claimed after burglars stole all the wheels.
A 76 year old Idaho Falls laborer was fined 25 dollars in police court yesterday for intoxication. It was his 51st arrest dating back to 1922, a record in Idaho Falls police circles.
Western officials and commentators doubt Soviet aims as foreign ministers prepare to discuss Germany and Austria. Disagreement centers on where to hold meetings with the Allied Control Authority and the Soviet Embassy, with the West opposing Eastern sector dominance and the Russians pushing for half sessions there.
Wiggins warned that freedom of information is in peril as much legislative work moves behind closed doors. He outlined six benefits of open sessions including public accountability, protection for lawmakers, and enabling citizen input to shape government policy.
Philadelphia line reports 600 to 700 heavy repair workers to be laid off by week end due to continuing drop in business. The Pennsylvania Railroad cites no alternative given current demand.
Mothers and children prefer it doctors approve it and children’s aspirin use is promoted. The ad touts St Joseph Aspirin for Children as a trusted remedy for common childhood pains and illnesses.
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