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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1947

Page

3

Editorial Snippets Reflect On Roosevelt Birthday And Daily Life

A collected column recalls Franklin D Roosevelt born 1882 in Hyde Park and died 1945 in Warm Springs noting his three terms and the charity he founded. The piece blends memories of weather anecdotes and brief parables on retirement quitting and work ethic.

F. D. Eonteapeig J Franklin Delano Roosevelt United States Hyde Park N. Y Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt F.D.R

Llamas Chase Through Delaware Township Scene In New Jersey

Twenty llamas escaped from a Buck owned farm near Camden and led residents on a three hour chase through Delaware township. Housewives called police to remove the "dinosaurs" from lawns as the animals were eventually recaptured.

Camden N. J Delaware Township Warren E. Buck

Mines Fire Threatens 70 Homes in North Versailles

North Versailles residents face evacuation as underground coal mine fires, 30 years old, churn fumes and smoke through the ground. One home razed. 70 homes at risk if flames cannot be extinguished. County and township officials seek state aid while entrances have caved and access remains limited. The Hawaii sugar plantation note appears as a separate historical fact.

Pittsburgh INS North Versailles Frank Priebank Gettina Fred Jurmann Jurmann Allegheny County North Versailles Township

English Royal Family Embarks For South Africa Voyage

King George VI Queen Elizabeth and daughters Elizabeth and Margaret Rose leave London by special train for Portsmouth to board the battleship Vanguard for a 16 day voyage to Cape Town. The royal party will be escorted by naval units with no stops en route.

London England Vanguard South Africa Portsmouth George VI Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth Margaret Rose RAF Royal Navy Britain Portsmouth Harbor Buckingham Palace Waterloo Stern Royal Yacht Capetown

Soldier Held In Theft Case At Fort Dix

James Curry, 22, of Camden South Carolina, detained at Fort Dix after four months post military release for posing as a military policeman and stealing jewelry from soldiers. FBI Chief S K McKee identified him and noted his past burglary sentence and army stockade time. Curry arraigned on impersonation and armband charges and remanded in $1500 bail.

Fort DIX N. J South Carolina Omer New Jersey FBI S. K. McKee McKee James Curry Church Street Camden S. C Germany Curry U. S

McKienney on Bridge Communication Broken by Declarer

Four members of the staff who had seen much bridge during the 1963 KO were in a compartment on the train returning to New York when a notable hand from the Hollywood Florida national championships was discussed. McKienney of America’s Card Authority reports the tale.

Plavius Jupiter Fluvius Im Young Florida Jim Bourne Mr. Imist WMBE McKenney America’s NEA Hollywood Fla New York

UN must show it can maintain peace and form global force

A UN security council delegate urged that peace be assured before any arms reductions occur and called for an international UN military force. He said a report from the military staff committee is needed, while noting slow progress on creating global forces amid Britain Albania mine dispute coverage.

Lake Success N. Y United Nations Security Council Council Miltary Great Britain Albania Russia

Toothed Whale Fact Sheet

The killer whale is a toothed whale that feeds on fish. It has no commercial value and is not hunted by humans.

Bridge hand seals rubber win despite risky finesse

In a travel game after a tournament, East leads clubs and a clever diamond finesse lets South make the contract. The declarer discards to break West's communication, overcoming a potential two-trick setback to secure the rubber victory.

East Declarer West South

Former Nazi Fritzsche Sentenced to Nine Years

Hans Fritzsche, once a Nazi broadcaster, was sentenced by a German de nazification court to nine years of hard labor for aiding the Hitler regime. He had previously been cleared of war crimes by an international military tribunal.

Mernberg Germany Hans Fritzsche Fritzsche

Sales Tax Levy Emerges Unscathed From Assembly Skirmishes

North Carolina’s three percent sales tax survived the first clashes in the general assembly. Proposals to cut the levy to one half or two percent were defeated. lawmakers debated exemptions and tabled amendments as revenue officials warned against reversing fiscal policy. Dr. Carl Reynolds sought a $700,000 health appropriation. funds would back a statewide disease fight beyond the Reynolds foundation support.

Raleigh North Carolina General Assembly Finance Committee Joint Committee On Appropriations Carl V. Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Foundation Dr. Reynolds O. B. Moss Nash Sen. W. W. Neal McDonald

Crossword Clue Style Word List for Puzzling Terms

A long list of clues covering fruits birds verbs and abbreviations arranged in a vertical horizontal grid style for a cryptic or crossword puzzle with numerous entries and several gaps awaiting answers.

Port Needs Of State Are Explained

A. G. Meyers told Raleigh officials and legislators that North Carolina must fund port improvements or face continued economic lag. Speaking at a State Ports Authority meeting, he noted the 1945 act created the authority and warned the legislature to provide adequate funds to avoid costly dependency on out-of-state ports.

Raleigh A. G. Meyers Gastonia Textile North Carolina Meyers State Ports Authority General Assembly Atlantic

Cotton And Cotton

Baton Rouge Louisiana instruction from INS states J R Cotton is a cotton breeding specialist for the U S Department of Agriculture assigned to Louisiana State University.

Baton Rouge, la INS J. R. Cotton U. S. Department of Agriculture Louisiana State University

Icebergs blocked by Bering Strait keep North Pacific clear

The narrow Bering Strait acts as a bottleneck preventing icebergs from drifting south into the North Pacific, unlike in the Atlantic where such movement is common.

North Pacific Ocean Bering Strait Atlantic

Port Without At Least One Port Alleged in Case

J. M. Broughton argues the authority uses cmutall and former governing body to justify port actions. The note implies a challenge to the legitimacy of the port authority’s decisions.

J. M. Broughton Cmutall Authority Goverenor

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