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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
8
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A troop train plunged into a 50 foot gorge on a Tennessee riverbank 11 miles south of here. Dr. E P Muncy of Knoxville General Hospital said fatalities may exceed forty as the locomotive and four cars wrecked with a fifth dangling over the edge. Pvt Leonard Stag of Evanston was identified by army public relations.
Til, pinned in a wrecked car 12 hours after a crash, witnesses four dead aboard a special train carrying soldiers. A 13 day veteran asks a doctor if he is in a plane, replying this hole is better than on that train. Son of Mr and Mrs Frank Battag of Evans ton.
During the early Salerno operation Allied naval units fired shells ashore to support ground troops at a daily rate of six thousand to ten thousand. The report notes an enormous consumption of cigarets within the United States, tallying over two hundred thirty six billion.
W J Carter cashier attests the bank statement is true with detailed figures for assets and reserves. The document, dated July 6 1944, includes legal reserve calculations and notarized certification by Maude R Reynolds.
James Marlow reports on wartime price ceilings for used cars as OPA implements regional caps. The piece notes demand rising due to scarce new models, large price jumps from 1941 to 1944, and the shift toward person to person sales with certificates of transfer required for gasoline coupons.
Electricians under Sgt. Jim Pike began changing lights at South Main and Commerce to place signals straight ahead for pedestrians and motorists. The update standardizes crossings at North Main and Washington and High and South Main, improving crosswalk visibility and traffic flow.
Mrs Amanda Elizabeth Beck 86 of Thomasville Rt 2 died at home after a 10 month illness. Born in Davidson County November 21 1858 she lived in the area all her life and was a Grace Lutheran church member. Surviving son James and daughter Mrs Sam Pierce, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral from Grace Lutheran church Saturday at 11 with burial in Becks Lutheran Cemetery. Body to return to James Becks home at seven tonight.
Scientists identify mummies unearthed in Mammoth Cave Kentucky as pre Columbian, possibly around 1500 years old. A horseshoe shaped rock near Durham North Carolina is described as a prayer site used by Native tribes to seek aid from war gods.
Second Lieutenant Gurney H. King has arrived at the redistribution station No 2 in Miami Beach after eight months in the European theater flying 28 missions as bombardier. He earned the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and is the son of G H King of Carolina Beach. Walter T. Herndon Sr. husband of Mildred E. Herndon of 305 Park street recently graduated from an intensive electricians course at Great Lakes Illinois.
Teddie Priest 3/c served in a U S naval crew that supported the invasion of France. His local address is 408 Greer Street and he is the son of Mr and Mrs Y J Priest of that address.
Sgt. Elmo L. Cassell 215 West Bay Street Miami Beach Fla recently returned from service outside the continental United States and is processed at RAF redistribution station No 2 in Miami Beach. He flew 13 missions during four months in North Africa and earned the Air Medal. He is son of Mr and Mrs I F Cassell of the city.
Corporal William Wayne Brackett arrived Saturday for a 15 day furlough with relatives and friends in the city. He will visit his parents in Norfolk Virginia before returning to Boca Raton Army Air Base Florida.
In city court Judge Mac Rae jests about standing on his head to view an upside down map drawn by an officer to show an accident site. Attorneys urge a redo, Carmichael is ordered to pay court costs and damages, and notes an appeal to superior court.
BELLAIRE July 7 Skilled crews prepared to drill through feet of earth to reach 64 miners entombed in the Powhatan mine 15 miles south of here A three inch and a nine inch drill were brought in to sink shafts so food and water could be lowered if the men are alive They were trapped after a rock fall damaged a trolley line and started a blaze cutting them off from the main shaft
D E Sears 53 a High Point resident died in a local hospital after a three day illness. Born in Douglas Georgia he lived here 23 years and worked for Continental Furniture for twenty years. He was an ordained member of the Church of Latter Day Saints and married in 1924 to Rona Moody McFarland. Survivors include widow mother three children two stepdaughters two brothers four sisters and other relatives. Funeral rites were planned at the home then train shipment to Douglas Georgia for burial.
The period of summer known as the dog days traces its name to Sirius the Dog Star and the ancients observing its rise in the sky. This celestial reference connected hot days with the bright stellar beacon.
Telegraph Plateau marks the shallow ocean bottom where a score of cables now cross between Newfoundland and Ireland, forming a cross-Atlantic communication route.
Article summarizes essential drowning first aid, stating death results from breathing cessation and detailing the Schafer proneure method for artificial respiration. Steps include clearing the airway, positioning face down, applying rapid chest compressions and releases, and continuing until breathing returns or death signs appear.
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