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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1955
Page
2
East faced a tough six spade contract as West opened a singleton heart. A clever squeeze by declarer and precise timing in the diamond and club plays let South coast to the last two tricks, though East’s heart signal aided the defense.
A historical note states that in the United States prior to 1883railroads used 68 local times for schedules. This highlights the fragmented timekeeping system before standardized time.
Reading puzzle clues mixed with partial phrases, listing terms like Well done, medium, lampreys, watches, piano players, and various body parts. The text resembles a crossword or word puzzle draft with scattered numbers and incomplete entries.
At 6:00 PM Playhouse airs followed by 5:30 Miss Brooks. At 10:30 PM Person to Person and 11:00 PM Late Show complete the night’s lineup.
A massive blast yesterday in Utah's western desert detonated half a million pounds of obsolete bombs by Army and Air Force personnel, sending a dark smoke plume high into the sky and causing a wide reverberation across the region.
New York report from HAL BOYLE cites U S Public Health Service findings that since 1912 men of same height are five pounds heavier and women five pounds lighter. About twice as many men are fat as women. Explanations range from hormones to lifestyle and social roles. some say wives keep husbands fed for peace, others blame easy life and shopping. The piece mixes quotes and light satire on marital weight dynamics.
Mrs. Pearl McKersie aged 41 refused to be rescued from a second floor smoke filled bedroom as firemen reached with a ladder. Flames roared in one room of the apartment and she, in a nightie, declined ascent by ladder. Firemen forced the front door, put out the blaze, and carried McKersie downstairs wrapped in blankets.
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