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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1948
Page
12
Dr G C Gambrell says a child near Thomasville has polio. Reported victim described as five year old Mariene Black of Thomasville route 1. Davidson County totals rise to five polio cases with no cases inside Thomasville city limits.
The Enterprise corrects that Lucille Leake alone lived at 303 Meredith Street and that C C Edwards neither lived there nor owned the property. Edwards has not held the deed for over two years, and his name should not have appeared on the padlocking order.
A life insurance firm notes the Revenue Act of 1948 prompts readers to review their estate for maximum results. They offer nonexpert guidance and say they consider investment problems alongside life insurance before making recommendations with their attorney and trust officer.
The state wildlife resources commission released a simplified set of hunting rules for 1948 49 with no lay days. Quail rabbits run Nov 25 to Jan 10. squirrels Oct 15 to Jan 10 except in Ashe Watauga Allegheny Oct 1 Dec 15. ruffed grouse Oct 15 Jan 10. gobbler turkeys Nov 25 Jan 10. bucks only deer dates vary by county. bears Oct 15 Jan 1. wild boar Oct 15 Jan 1. Portions of Buncombe Henderson Haywood closed.
Five city lots will be sold at public auction Monday at 11 a m with starting bids from 300 to 500 dollars. The lots include portions of lots on Florham Avenue Forrest Avenue Sixth Street Anderson Street and the Richardson Street area in Guilford County North Carolina. The sale is recorded in Plat Book 2 Page 67 and excludes an 8 foot street strip. The heat of a bulb arc paragraph trailing off.
A personal column recounts a High Point wife’s journey from aviation skeptic to licensed pilot. She details early flights with her husband and son, the 1944 airport opening, and her own pursuit of a private license amid gas rationing and community aviation growth. She notes multiple local women pilots and the expanding role of aviation in the area.
The nude, mutilated body of 22 year old Donna Woodcock a drive in carhop was found in a vacant Seattle lot. Police Captain Chaffee said she had been gagged strangled and beaten with a beer bottle. An abandoned stolen car linked to the suspect drive away from the scene was found 20 blocks away.
A large brush fire near Suncrest 25 miles east of San Diego destroyed at least four homes and prompted mass evacuations. Ten sheriff squad cars assisted residents while El Cajon police cared for 20 evacuated children at the station. No casualties were reported. losses were heavy as firefighters fought season’s first extensive blazes spanning 7,700 acres in San Diego County.
At the Sheraton hotel the Co-Operative club met with Eddie Clodfelter presiding. R L Freeman presented a film titled From Hash Slinging to Food Handling by the Tennessee board of health. The film showed proper sanitary practices from farms to dining rooms and the impact on patronage and customer satisfaction.
A venomous stone fish with spikes containing poison dwells in the Great Barrier Reef. The creature’s appearance is described as repulsive and it is noted to have the power to kill humans.
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