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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1946
Page
2
Berlin reports describe newly arrived American wives as adapting to city life with notable resilience. The piece notes their presence in a war torn setting and hints at social integration challenges faced by these international spouses.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson helped unveil the first mobile x ray unit to the U S public health service as GE presented the unit in Washington. Anderson spoke of his past battle with tuberculosis and urged widespread chest screening to catch TB early while Dr Herman Hillabee cited annual TB statistics of 100000 new cases and 55000 deaths.
A colorful super market named sy easier-re 1 opens in the Thetaconala forest area supplying mops to T bone steaks. Located in a former German Inn it is the largest commissary in Europe and serves 47 American servicemen families in Berlin along with other Army and State Department personnel. Expected annual business reaches five million dollars with orders for baby foods olives and rears as well as ice by the pound.
President Truman endorses three military departments with unified civilian control. Navy urges three branches and retained aviation integrity to protect sea power. Army seeks centralized air force management. Marine Corps kept within naval service with limited land roles. Congress urged to pass unification legislation.
A Baltimore based project tests a coal dust gas turbine locomotive expected to outperform diesels. J I Yellett leads research for Bituminous Research Inc financed by six railroads and three coal firms. The system uses an atomizer to turn coal into powder and cyclone separators to curb ash.
A legendary Atlantic island was named Brazil, and that name later became the designation for the neighboring South American nation. The tale links the island’s name to the country’s eventual moniker.
In China and Japan and other parts of the Orient, large sea birds called cormorants are trained to fish for humans.
Chinese physician Hua reportedly used hemp derived drug Hanish as an anesthetic around 200 B C. The text notes the Etruscans invented dental restoration by fitting artificial teeth in bronze bridges.
A British pilot in World War I reportedly engaged a German aircraft by firing a revolver while flying over it, marking an early instance of air combat and close-range engagement.
Ministers met for two and a half hours and adjourned with the Austrian question under debate. Byrnes urged including Austria in the conference framework while Molotov warned of a long session ahead. Bevin pressed for quick decision to avoid later doubts as to Austria’s mention. The French proposal to consider Austria was accepted, boosting optimism among officials.
Postwar labor calm masks renewed strike threats across industry. CIO maritime leaders plan joint wage actions next fall after a 22 cent per hour raise. several midwest plant walkouts and shipyard labor disputes continue. 전체 311 strikes and 143000 idled workers reported. AFL maritime unions negotiate new contracts.
A new self contained hearing aid from Beltone claims no separate battery pack or wiring and fits in the hand. Approved by the Council on Physical Medicine of the AMA, the device offers adjustable tone and an at home demonstration with a free descriptive booklet from Beltone, Dept 4361, Chicago.
The article outlines four main peace aims guiding Russia Britain and the United States. It highlights long term Allied control of Germany and Japan, rapid return to peaceful conditions, UN machinery to handle global issues, and atomic energy controls within the UN. It notes tensions among big powers and U S insistence on core provisions amid global shifts.
The nation of Brazil was found and colonized by Portugal, which established its language and early cultural foundations. Portuguese influence remains central to Brazil's identity, history, and linguistic landscape.
North Carolina state parks attract more visitors this year with Morrow Mountain and Hanging Rock drawing about 2 500 each last Sunday. Great Smoky Mountains National Park logged over 3 000 visitors in a single day as rhododendron blooms arrive. A Florida polio quarantine threatens mountain children’s camps while demand keeps most camps operating at capacity. Cliffs on the Neuse at Goldsboro adds a full time manager though lacks large crowd catering facilities. Slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888.
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