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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1953

Page

2

Teenagers kidnap deputy sheriff in Nevada County hike

Three 18 year olds John Pearman Albert Gervais and June Charlotte Wood captured Deputy Sheriff Elmer Oates at gunpoint after a robbery spree near Grass Valley. They forced him to navigate through Fish Creek Canyon before the posse surrounded them and ended the pursuit. Oates survived and helped subdue the youths.

Nevada City Calif Elmer Oates Oates John Pearman Vallejo Albert Gervais Oakland Charlotte Wood San Francisco Suve Pearman Grass Valley J. J. Jackson Sheriff's Office Gervais Jackson Harley Frink Fink Fish Creek Canyon

How To Hold False Teeth For Comfort And Fit

Easy denture care advice warns teeth slip or wobble during meals or speech. Sprinkling Fon tes powder on plates makes dentures more secure and comfortable without sour taste or odor. Available at drug stores as PASTENTH.

Marine Killed In Head-On Collision Near Woodbridge

A head-on crash on U S 1 three miles south of Woodbridge killed Pfc. Joseph E. Williams 20 and injured Pfc. Daniel C. Kirk 20 and Pfc. John R. Mansfield 25 all stationed at Camp Lejeune N C The two injured were taken to Quantico Marine Hospital The truck driver L Garrett of Lexington NC was uninjured.

L. Garrett Lexington, N. C

Flight packs assembled by handicapped workers in Dallas

A national airline based in Dallas contracts with Goodwill Industries to employ three physically handicapped people year round. They assemble about 30,000 flight packs each month, each containing maps luggage stickers post cards and travel information for travelers.

Dallas Goodwill Industries

Atkins Family Welcomes First Daughter in Three Generations

Shelby report notes Kathy Loretta Atkins, born early Thursday to Mr and Mrs Archie Atkins, marking the first daughter in three generations for the Atkins family, ending a long family tradition.

Shelby Ither Atkins Kathy Loretta Atkins Archie Atkins

Georgia-Florida Tobacco Markets Open First Full Week Activity

Georgia Florida tobacco markets begin the first full week as growers cope with rain and early selling. Through two days the season shows prices about 13 cents higher than 1952 with total volume near 17.4 million pounds. Florida markets lead Georgia averages with 53.50 per hundred pounds for 1.8 million pounds.

Georgia-Florida Valdosta Georgia Florida Department of Agriculture

Deaths of Psychiatrist and His Wife Probed

In New York doctors examined the bodies of Dr. Felix Hoffman and his wife Grace found in an embrace in their Berkeley House apartment after a frantic call. Autopsies uncertain on cause. no sign of violence. Hoffman, 52, had joined the psychosomatic department at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after graduating from Long Island College of Medicine in 1926.

New York Felix Hoffman Grace Eugene Clark Berkeley House Central Park South Hoffman Long Island College of Medicine Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital

Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Primetime Lineup

A detailed listing of 6:00 to 11:30 programming across CBS NBC and ABC including news, talk, dramas, variety and sports. Notable items feature News and Commentary, Johnny Mercer, Lone Ranger, Crime Classics, Sammy Kaye, Sightings of Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher and later morning and daytime lineups for Monday and Tuesday with classic shows such as Burns and Allen I Married Joan Today in the Piedmont and Guiding Light.

Nbe Cbs Cbs News & Commentary Johnny Mercer Cbds Abe Mbs Abe Lone Ranger One Cbs Evening MacRae Henry Taylor Abe Thebs Sammy Kaye Ion Abe Hall of Fantasy Voorhees Abe Summer Theater Annon Abe Eugenie Ae Gule Ebs EK Elton Ton Paris Sestleenaire Eddie Fisher Newe Variety All Wfmy-Tv Hopalong Cassidy Douglas Edwards Burns and Allen Firestone Jeffrey Jones Bob Williams Joan Arthur Godfrey Piedmont Garry Moore Art Linkletter Lee Kirby Kit Carson Martin Kane

Partial collapse tears through Miami Beach unfinished hotel

Engineers and inspectors investigate a roof area collapse at Miami Beach’s De Lido Hotel during concrete work. Ten workers were injured after a section of the second floor and lobby roof gave way, with steel supports bending before the fall. Authorities note no obvious defects in materials or workmanship, and say the on top position of workers helped save lives.

Miami Beach Fla M. Pushkin de Lido Pushkin

Chinese and Chinese Outposts Hit In North Korea Fight

Battles raged across the East Central Front as Communist forces suffered heavy losses. Chinese battalions seized key outposts Reno Carson and Vegas near East Berlin while Marine and air units attacked Red targets deep in North Korea and Panmunjom talks proceeded.

North Korea 8Th Army East Central Front East Berlin Berlin Panmunjom Reno Carson Vegas Kumsong Korea Kumsong Bulge Red

Steamship Operators Face Union Clean-Up Plan

New York steamship operators prepare a reply to the International Longshoremen's Association plan for self-imposed hiring reform on the New York New Jersey waterfront. The AFL ordered the union to end labor racketeering or risk expulsion. A bi state hire hall law takes effect December 1 to replace the shape up system, while the union offers its own program and seeks to challenge the law.

NEW York New York Steamship Operators International Longshoremen's Association New York- New Jersey Ameri Federation of Labor New York-New Jersey

Roanoke Red Sox Quit Piedmont League

The Roanoke Red Sox of the Piedmont League announce they will quit due to losses totaling 18400 in 1953. Leroy Schneider says the club cannot continue financially and a league directors meeting in Richmond is set to discuss the situation. Boston Red Sox affiliate may cover player salaries and relocate players.

Roanoke Va. I Roanoke Red Sox Leroy Schneider Roanoke Baseball, Inc Boston Red Sox Louisville Schneider Piedmont Frank L. Summers Richmond Boston

Keep Off The Grass Ban On Cows In Temple Parks

Temple Texas population 30 000 bans cows from city parks. City Manager W E Routh cites an ordinance prohibiting quadrupeds lunching on city grass, not just the amount eaten.

Temple Tex Mgr W. E. Routh

Roof Collapse Traps Wood on Ocean City Warehouse

Heavy rain caused a warehouse roof collapse in Ocean City New Jersey. Police say tons of wood trapped on the flat roof after clogged eaves blocked runoff. The incident occurred during the early morning downpour.

Ocean City N. J

Sparrow Best Bet To Handle Locust

Stamford, Conn. Dr W W Cantelo says the English sparrow is the best natural enemy against the 17 year locust invasion due this summer. The brood will threaten multiple states, but sparrows eat locusts as they emerge, reducing future egg laying. DDT worsens the problem. Ornithologists note sparrows may feast for weeks after 17 years of waiting for this diet.

Stamford, Conn W. W. Cantelo Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Kentucky Illinois Michigan Cantelo

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