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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
13
A vintage style makeup guide describes achieving a natural glow with strawberry shaded rouge and beige powder. It prescribes cooling the skin with ice, applying light foundation, careful powdering, and finishing with mascara. It warns teens about eye shadow and emphasizes neck and shoulders for a cohesive look.
In Raleigh on January 24 the Carolinas Veterinary Medical Association heard Dr. Harold N. Johnson of the Rockefeller Institute urge national rabies control modeled on Britain. He backs dog taxation, mandatory muzzling, vaccination, and quarantine for imported canines in rabies areas. He cautioned against killing suspected dogs when diagnosis is uncertain.
Mel Taube becomes Purdue head basketball coach in Lafayette Indiana succeeding Ward Lambert who resigns after 28 years. Lambert the longtime coach also steps down as physical education professor and varsity baseball head coach. Lambert’s Purdue record includes 228 Big Ten wins and 371 total victories with 152 defeats.
John E. Moore, 60, drove into the path of a Santa Fe chief streamliner in Pasadena California. His car was carried over a block by the locomotive’s cow catcher. Moore escaped uninjured and was issued a traffic ticket for failing to observe a crossing wigwag signal.
Springfield report notes Judge Camille Kelly of Memphis declares public apathy fuels crime among youth and hinders treatment of lawbreaking while political corruption creates social confusion. The dispatch also mentions the Encyclopaedia Britannica observation that the 24 hour day concept is new to many languages.
Foreign-born students at the Colorado School of Mines master English in 15 weeks in a unified class with 8 hours daily lessons and field trips. They build a 3,000 word basic vocabulary plus 3,000 technical terms, using recordings and private booths, then audit real lectures by week seven. Rockefeller Foundation funds $7,500 for research and equipment.
The North Carolina Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association will hold the first statewide sale of purebred Angus cattle in Elkin on March 13. About 45 females and 10 bulls from 17 owners in North Carolina and Virginia are entered. Association officers are A. W. Neaves and T. F. Cooley of Elkin. A banquet for attendees will follow the sale on March 12 at the Elkin hotel.
Three mice triggered a brief panic in Marlboro as they escaped from a box during a nylon hosiery shipment and caused women to scatter while men calmly queued. A unrelated line about brickwork maintenance suggests coating with linseed oil each spring.
Can't Forget Deposit Rent director E. B. McCute handed a tenant a $490 check after overcharging. The tenant asked if the amount included a $1 deposit on a key. McCutchan promised to address that issue as well.
London police report the "hot ice boys" lifted gems valued at 12000 from Lady Alexandra Studd in West London. Total jewel assets attributed to the band reach about 200000 in seven weeks as Scotland Yard notes their disciplined planning and avoidance of home defenses.
Experts say correct axe swing prevents injuries with the handle parallel to the ground at impact so the blade slides off the leg rather than the foot. Taping a slippery handle is also advised to prevent accidents.
In Greeley the license clerk added ages of Robert Mitchell 86 and Nancy Hill 74 from Milliken to 160. The brief item notes the unusual total ages as the couple applied for a license.
An old pharmacy ad promotes Buckley’s Canadian cough mixture for bronchial and cold coughs. It claims no syrup or dope, highlights ease of breathing, and urges buying now from Eff’s Drug Store. The tone mirrors early 20th century patent medicine advertising with local druggists.
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