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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1950
Page
7
The North Carolina department Dis abled American Veterans will hold its annual convention in Kinston June 15 through 17. Commander James K. Finch of the Winston-Salem chapter announced the dates after a state DAV leaders meeting.
France occupies the Saar 738 square miles and seeks a 50 year lease while Adenauer argues the coal region remains German property. Talks on its future hinge on the pending peace treaty as Blum calls for calm and other global moves unfold.
Guidance notes on time zones for radio programming. States EST as baseline and notes that CST is one hour earlier, MST two hours earlier, and local stations may adjust relay times. Mentions last minute changes cannot be included.
A dense OCR style listing outlines a night of radio programs by network and time. Entries include news casts, entertainment shows, dramas, comedies, music programs, and specials with various host names and station codes. The fragment reads like a programming grid from mid century networks.
Roy L. Page of Spartanburg was found guilty in Superior Court of highway robbery for taking T. FE. Swaim's car at gunpoint on December 19. Page testified he was nervous and did not admit using a firearm, and the car was recovered in Hendersonville days later.
William H. Ray and Sybil Barker of Winston-Salem and Paul L. Richards and Helen Shelton Williams of Pfafftown obtained marriage licenses.
M. M. Kearns filed a suit in Municipal court seeking 602.25 from Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Crofts on a promissory note. Deputies investigate a break in at Carson's Inc Prospect and Faust where a thief took six dollars in nickels from a soda machine Sunday. Entry gained through a window.
A stray pig weighing about 250 pounds was captured on East Russell street and placed in the city dog pound. Bud Hines, the dog catcher, said a man on Russell called to report the pig in a garage. Police Sgt. Ab Welker proposed a future barbecue if no one claims the animal.
Guilford county health officer Dr. Loren Wallin said a shortage of sanitarians prevents listing quarterly health ratings for food handlers. Only one sanitarian is on duty with room for two more, and finding staff is difficult. He could not guarantee completion of the three month sanitation grades.
Certificates of incorporation filed in Raleigh list Thomasville Bowling Center Inc a new bowling alley project in Thomasville with $50 000 authorized capital stock and $300 subscribed by A H Ragan Jr Paul Bowles and Betty Ragan. The new center on East Guilford Street aims to open in February. Scientists have developed a fog machine to create various fogs and study dispersion for better visibility and potential fog screens for military use.
The page highlights heated public figures and media debates from 1942 with references to Mrs Roosevelt and a presidential bid, Martha Braun and Billy Daniels marriage rumors, Steve O Neill’s Cleveland roots, editorials defending news coverage of social tensions, and quips on culture and democracy from various authors.
City Manager T. J. Hinson says expansion may be needed to meet growing needs. Three additional trucks have been added, and the dump remains the main disposal method though incinerator use occurs occasionally. The city may adjust methods to improve collection efficiency.
The battleship Missouri, 45 000 tons, ran aground in Chesapeake Bay eleven miles east northeast of Old Point Comfort while outbound for Guan techno Cuba for routine operations. Naval spokesmen offered no explanation for the accident.
Raleigh January 17 The North Carolina Department of Revenue will issue new rules to close gaps in sales tax collections Commissioner Eugene Shaw said the regulations will affect the $15 cap on a single item the exemption of mill machinery and taxes on retailers who also act as contractors He estimated a 50 percent rise in auto sales collections as cars will be taxed with three percent on accessories while the car itself pays the $15 levy The rules aim to curb abuses of the $15 maximum and clarify what counts as mill machinery
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1,019,000 dwelling units started in 1949, with 983,700 privately financed. This surpasses the 1925 record of 937,000 and compares to 931,300 starts in 1948.
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania rescue workers inch toward an entombed miner Edward Burda age 25 trapped 120 feet underground after a rock slide last Friday. A brother Joseph Burda 30 was rescued from 55 feet down earlier.
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