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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1952
Page
7
Doctors said Joseph Feild is the first known person to survive a bolt of lightning. He was picnicking when struck, with a charred shirt, melted belt buckle, and welded zipper. He suffered two small shoulder burns and a numb foot.
Long Beach California judge Wilbur F Downs recalls a former Broadway actress who, after multiple drunk charges and treatment as cured, reappeared intoxicated. He notes she was screen tested for a skid row role but was deemed completely miscast.
Two young men in the Pasadena City Planning Department report a faster census method by counting television antennas mail boxes and gas meters to estimate how many families live in a neighborhood. The approach aims to match door to door accuracy without stopping at each home.
Listed are daytime and evening programs for WEMY TV Channel 2 and WBTV Charlotte Channel 3. The grid shows 11:00 test pattern through 11:00 Playhouse with entries for cartoons dramas religious programs game shows news and specials.
Patrolmen Francis Schwartz and Charles Geyer noticed a car fire under a parked vehicle while visiting a Huron cafe. They used a coffee pot to douse the flames, successfully quenching the blaze.
A 25 year old mechanic at the Omaha Municipal Airport completed a solo flight after 45 minutes of dual instruction. The student was William H. Hamke with Ralph Holcombe as instructor. The note adds odd detail about mallard ducks and aerial squabbles.
A dense listing of radio and TV programs scheduled for Sunday across networks. Notable items include Catholic service music invites, various band and concert entries, Talk segments, dramas, news broadcasts, and entertainment shows such as Doris Day, Meet the Press, and Hawaii Calls. Several entries indicate time slots, hosts, and network affiliations CBS, ABC, CHS, and MBS.
The hospital ship Consolation arrived in Long Beach with a battle-weary crew recounting service off Korea. A nurse recalled June 6 as one of the worst days, treating 101 casualties from the Inchon area. In 10 months the ship cared for 5,300 casualties. Home sewing machines can sew up to 1,500 stitches a minute.
Parking meters display as foreign exchange banks with coins from the United States Holland Arabia Palestine Belgium France Japan Mexico Ireland Hong Kong Jamaica India and other regions. Notable pieces include an 1863 $2.50 gold piece and a 1907 English sovereign. The American coin used as a penny was valued at 25 dollars in 1930.
Foresters in the Intermountain region move to kill a dwarf mistletoe parasite harming host trees in Targhee National Forest. Supervisor Grant A. Morse notes selective herbicides are used to destroy the parasite as trees suffer stunted growth and deforming losses. Tree frogs are noted as a frequent sound during damp weather and before storms.
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