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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1950
Page
24
A nationwide survey of prospective home builders notes automatic heat control becoming a standard feature in today’s houses alongside plumbing and baths. The report emphasizes the growing demand for integrated climate control in new construction.
Federal social insurance taxes rise for 35 million workers and 2.75 million employers as a half percent hike takes effect. The bill broadens coverage to 46 million people, adds disabled workers category, increases benefits, and projects large long term revenue to fund expanded programs.
An 18 year old, paralyzed since 1947, Paul Nelson Jr., will graduate and receive his high school diploma in Chicago. Doctors had predicted a short life after a severe spine injury, yet he remains hopeful and will be awarded the diploma by Dr. Harold C. Hunt.
Two U.S. professors, Robert F. Conklin and Marvin Pittman from the Philippines University, were killed by spears and knives during a hiking trip near Manila. Investigators report a tribe sacrificed them to restore soil fertility after crop failures, with witch doctors and a headman presiding. A second item notes Canadian scientists have developed a flameless watch that produces heat but no light.
Mary O Neill of Wapwallopen Pennsylvania remains active at 112 calling herself a youngster She credits the will of God for her age and shares memories of Yorkshire birth seven children marriage and migration to the anthracite region Her daily routine includes bread baking and light chores with occasional long walks down the hill to meet the baker and mail carrier
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