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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1949
Page
3
New York July 18 unsafe practice in water sports is a leading cause of drownings with boys and young men aged 15 to 19 most at risk. Statisticians from Metropolitan Life say July sees peak drownings and daily mortality exceeds 40, with dangers from swimming alone boat activity eating too soon after meals and overloading boats.
Seven year old Teddy Moreno, in juvenile care, is sought for adoption after accidentally shooting and killing grocer Fred Throckmorton in his store. Judge Milton D. Sapiro says no punishment is planned and the boy, from a troubled foster background, seeks affection. The incident occurred after Teddy found a gun while at the store.
Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, ex Czech Davis Cup players, plan to apply for American visas after competing in the Swiss championships. Drobny lost the singles final to Earl Cochell in five sets while pairing with Cernik to win the doubles final against Goepfert and Beuthner. Prague papers condemned them for “two faced traitors” and their supposed double allegiance.
Greensboro July 1944 Dr Clyde E Erwin state superintendent will address the opening session of the 22nd annual institute of the North Carolina Congress of parents and teachers on The Minimum Foundation Education Program The institute runs through Thursday at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina.
Hollywood report says Betty Hutton and her wealthy husband Ted Briskin have parted. She moved into a hotel while Briskin stays at the couple’s home. She blamed herself for the rift and hinted at career versus marriage pressures in Hollywood.
The administrator L. B. Haizup invites all claimants against Martha Harris of Guilford County North Carolina to present verified claims within the stated period or be barred. Creditors are urged to settle promptly. Notice dated June 30 1940 at 612 E Washington St Point NC.
At least nine people died violently in North Carolina over the weekend. Asheville men Riley Shirlin 60 Ernest Hollingsworth 37 and Lawrence Bass 35 died after drinking paint thinner with wood alcohol. Glenn Lee Wolfe 21 of Gastonia died when his plane crashed in a rain squall near Parkdale mills. Johnny Smith 15 of Thomasville drowned in Edinger's pond. Floyd Pendergrass 44 a farmer fell hitting his head at Nantahala lake and died after transport. Doris Knight Ausley 18 of Fuquay Springs drowned in a pond. Wayland Warren 28 and Lanier Bell 24 died when their car hit a tree at Ingold Samp son county.
The president of the Bright Leaf Warehouse Association summoned the association's board of governors to convene in Raleigh next Wednesday. A July 18 date is noted for the meeting and related tobacco industry notes.
Pravda lauds progress in political education of party members and propagandists while noting residual formalism. It calls for improved training and announces central committee courses for leaders on Lenin and Stalin biographies and party history.
Britannica notes that the term American was originally applied only to South America. The usage later expanded to refer to the United States. The distinction reflects historical naming conventions and regional labeling.
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