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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1950
Page
6
Hollywood gossip notes Arlene Dahl will not marry an actor as she aims to keep her career and become the breadwinner. She seeks a husband sympathetic to acting and may quit if necessary. June is suggested as her likely wedding month and a sign of good luck.
Rev Louis H Evans of First Presbyterian Hollywood, pastor to Colleen Townsend who left films for religion, says Hollywood has sins like any town but also honest, godly people. He notes students’ respect, praises ministers’ sons in school leadership, and calls for Hollywood reform not rejection of cinema.
Dr. Margaret A. Murray, nearly 70 and a longtime authority, told a London lecture that witches do ride broomsticks though they move along the ground like hobbyhorses. Her comments aimed to debunk airborne witch flight and explain the historical notion.
Chicago reports that 15 year old Philip Cammack Jr. confessed to authorities he shot his mother Marie Cammack after finding her wounded. He later gave conflicting statements and said he fired more shots to “prevent her pain.” A coroner’s jury recommends murder charges and possible death penalty review.
Metropolitan Life statisticians report about 3,700,000 babies born in the United States in 1949. It marks the third straight year above 3.4 million, a record in the nation’s history. The 1949 total closely matches 1948 and sits about five percent below the all-time 1947 peak.
A soil mix delivers a phosphorus insecticide to crops, where roots absorb the chemical and the plant is harmed by the toxin. Experts warn about potential impacts on pests and non target species.
Columbus reached San Salvador in 1492, an island in the West Indies now identified as Watling Island in the Bahamas.
Ramon Novarro laments the proliferation of stars in modern Hollywood noting many lack individual style and stature. He contrasts today with Gloria Swanson and Pola Negri and questions new icons like Garbo or Valentino. The piece also mentions Bette Davis targeting mature audiences and other stars praising Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett in recent projects.
L Anse in Baraga County Michigan served for years as a camp used by French explorers and missionaries. The passage notes that more than a quarter of all housing costs go to utilities fuel and lighting supplies including gas electricity and water.
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