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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
12
Asheville July 19 Senator Max C. Wilson of Lenoir faced trial in G S District Court on charges of embezzling about 0 000 from the National Farm association.
AI Ohio puzzled experts until a Bell operator confirmed it is pronounced aye eye. Residents recall the town once had 11 saloons and a rough past before rail expansion drove AI Swantonward. population was 35 in 1940 with 1950 census missing.
The text recalls two early questions and then profiles an American sculptor born in Dublin on March 1, 1848 who moved to the U S as an infant. It details his training at Cooper Union and the National Academy, early works, and major commissions including Farragut, Hiawatha, Sherman, and Lincoln statues, with death in Cornish New Hampshire on August 3 1907.
Lilian Campbell notes a Civil War figure nicknamed Fighting Joe who left service to farm in California and returned to lead in Williamsburg Lookout Mountain and Fredericksburg battles. He rose to major general, reorganized the Army, faced Chancellorsville defeat, then retired in 1868 and died in Garden City on October 31, 1879.
The excerpt presents Benjamin Franklin’s adage about money and borrowing urging that attempting to borrow leads to sorrowful times. It frames borrowing as a cautionary lesson from a prominent American thinker.
A knapsack is a cape or bag used to carry a soldier's gear or a traveler's items. Its origin lies in Dutch knappen meaning to eat and sak meaning bag.
A hopeful forecast notes improving conditions in the coming year and predicts good fortune for the child born today, suggesting new ideas may arise under favorable influences. The tone reads as a brief astrological or fortune notice.
Archibald J. Cronin novelist Jesse T. Cargill King Features Syndicate cartoonist and Paul Voorhees McNutt administrator and diplomat are noted to be celebrating birthdays today with cake and well wishes.
Feasts and rights milestones include St. Vincent de Paul charitable works. the 1848 Seneca Falls women’s rights convention. Balbo’s 1933 transatlantic air armada visit to New York and Chicago’s Century of Progress. Franco’s 1936 landing with rebel forces in Spain.
A 12 month road sentence was given to Waldo Crawford 22 of 550 Daniel Brooks apartments after pleading no contest to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Two other men received four month suspensions and fines for drunken driving. Benny Allen 30 was found guilty of violating the prohibition law as police found liquor in his cab. Various cases ended with penalties or capias orders.
An advisory committee on boarding homes for the aged will meet with North Carolina officials on Friday July 21 to review and strengthen rules for the State Board of Public Welfare program. Members include Dr. Ellen Winston and other welfare leaders plus invited representatives from health and welfare offices across the state. The meeting is set for 2 p.m. at the State Board offices in the Education building.
Two people died and two others were injured in a two car crash at a highway intersection near St Pauls. State Patrol identified the deceased as Mark Mortimore Bennett of Reidsville and Bessie W Bennett believed to be his wife.
An engine room blaze damaged the Blantyreferme mine elevator cables trapping 28 miners for three hours. Rescuers drilled through eight feet of rock from a neighboring pit and freed them. The incident occurred ten miles southeast of Glasgow.
The Defense Department announced that the Army and Air Force will begin immediate recall of a limited number of reservists to active duty. The Navy also will start a selective recall of reserves under authority granted by President Truman to meet the Korean situation.
Blowing Rock North Carolina date change for the Blue Ridge Parkway dedication moved from August to June 9 1951 when President Truman cannot attend due to the international situation. The meeting of the Association Chambers of Commerce of the Parkway approved the postponement.
A Daniel Webster quotation highlights earth cultivation as mankind’s primary labor. It credits farmers as the founders of civilization, noting that tillage begins and other arts follow.
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