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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1953
Page
2
In Chicago Judge Charles I Fleming granted a restraining order after Mrs Ruby Eerson sought protection from her husband Arthur 56 for damaging their TV sets. He attacked sets with an axe and used screwdrivers to disrupt programs, prompting the court to intervene. Mrs Anderson has left home.
In Detroit 1942 case Thomas J. Neary and Jessie A. Strong both 58 allegedly demanded a marriage license by presenting a forged deputy clerk Mrs. Harry B. Keidan. she confirmed the Dec 17 1942 application was ordered but they waited and argued before using it. An unrelated line notes the average Italian traveled under 325 miles last year.
The Rev. Charles M. Jones asks the Orange Presbytery for a new hearing after being ousted from Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church. A letter was received and likely a new trial could occur at the next presbytery meeting July 16 or earlier if called. The commission ousted him for not adhering to Presbyterian doctrine. a trial would only decide if he remains a minister.
Raeford Hall faces bigamy charges after confessing in Municipal Court. Detectives locate his first wife Ms Ollie Cleo Martin at Brooks Crossroads near Elkin and report she has remarried, prompting questions of a divorce. Hall’s bond on bigamy is set at 1000 dollars while other charges carry 250 dollar reductions. William Cain and Samuel Hairston bound over to Superior Court on related charges with 1500 dollar bonds.
Citizens backing a move to reinstate Oak View School principal after resignation now push for expanding the school board from three to five members. They believe a larger board will guard against past conflicts and may delay hearings before county officials. The present chair H A Wood says the matter is closed. Reg Turner will become principal next fall.
A High Point pair sue their former landlord in Guilford Superior Court after a December Hamilton Street gas explosion at 406 North Hamilton Street destroyed their belongings. Joseph Copple and wife seek 2229.75 alleging improper downstairs heating system installation caused gas buildup and the blast.
W G Allred of Route 1 High Point attends the Pan American Youth Congress in San Francisco held for five days under Seventh Day Adventist sponsorship. About fifteen thousand Adventist youths participate in the event.
Edgar M. Elbert of Maywood addressed the closing session of the 31st annual North Carolina Lions Clubs convention in Asheville. District governors elected include Robert R. Barnes Chandler 31-A A V Goldiere Davidson 31-B R Hoke Flynt Winston-Salem 31-C J D Peacock Lumberton 31-D Wallace E. West Wilmington 31-E Sam Holton Louisburg 31-F.
Stocks edged higher in moderate volume as rails and oils led gains in an up market extending yesterday’s rally. Early activity totaled about 220000 shares with many industrials advancing. notable moves included Seaboard Air Line and Southern Railway, while Amoco and Union Pacific posted fractional gains and tech names like General Electric and Westinghouse showed splits in the broader noon prices.
Police search for a 200 pound woman about 35 who hugged grocer Julius C. Hensler after ordering peaches in a St Paul Minnesota store. Hensler later reported his wallet containing $35 missing from the till.
East German protests against factory speed ups escalated as police used bullets and clubs. Russians mobilized armored cars while Politburo actions signaled a shift in the East German regime. Western diplomats see the unrest as a tactic to shape a provisional all German government and steer talks toward free East German elections.
The Rosenbergs won a stay of execution as Justice Douglas delayed the death sentence citing need to review the applicability of atomic energy provisions. Warden Denne said formal notice would await official papers as the couple remains in separate death house cells at Sing Sing and may hear the news first by radio.
Communist forces seized five heights near Christmas Hill on the eastern front as renewed attacks rolled toward the East Coast. South Korea defended most terrain with ROK troops while US aircraft engaged in air battles over Manchuria and the front.
CLATHE Kansas painter Bob Layton and two helpers nearly finished painting a house when they realized they had painted the wrong residence. The incident highlights a mix up in a small town.
A long radio career figure from St Charles Louisiana born in 1900 on July 4 with early music study and a path through Yama Yama Man on stage to Stella Dallas on radio and a later stage of composing and conducting. The other profile hints at a New Orleans native born July 4 1900 active in bugle clarinet trumpet singing and recording with about 1900 tunes.
A Central Press feature by Lilian Campbell profiles a musician who formed his own band in 1924, shifted from cornet to trumpet, toured the United States and Europe including France Belgium and Italy, wrote Swing That Music and Horn of Plenty, and composed notable songs and appeared in motion pictures. The article asks for his name.
Igor Stravinsky and Ralph Bellamy are listed on today's birthday page as notable figures. Stravinsky is identified as an American composer, while Bellamy is noted for stage screen and television work.
The word propel comes from Latin propellere formed by pro plus pellere meaning to drive forward. This etymology traces to Latin usage in forming English verb propulsion terms.
A historical note lists 1673 as Joliet and Marquette’s second discovery of the Mississippi, 1775 as the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolution, and 1948 as Britain and France agreeing to establish a West German state under Western Allies control.
The CIO maritime union with 45000 seamen invoked a no contract no work policy in Atlantic and Gulf ports after wage talks broke off. The action could idle about 700 ships across U S registered freighters tankers and passenger ships, though no strike was declared. Union president Joseph Curran warned the status quo extension had expired and wages and conditions were undetermined.
President Eisenhower spoke on a Korea offensive amid an armistice outlook and on East Berlin riots, saying fears of U S weakness are groundless and noting possible shifts in information security policies. He declined to judge the Reds sincerity and discussed a possible new distribution of security information by government agencies.
A maxim attributed to Pilpay emphasizes that true friendship holds the highest worth for those who are honest, valuing fidelity over wealth or status. The quote frames friendship as the ultimate measure of character and trust.
In the coming months, be careful with expenditures and investments. Success and happiness may be hard for the child born today, but pluck will beat any ill fortune.
North Carolina Civil Defense Director William F Bailey urges all stations to join a 9 p m 15 minute WPTF Raleigh interview and rollout of Conelrad an emergency plan to broadcast Civil Defense instructions before and during an enemy air attack. Sixteen stations have been equipped for Conelrad operation and Mason of WPTF invites stations to receive the program via FM relay.
Mrs. Katherine Lund reported five pet snakes missing from her San Pedro back yard. She claimed the snakes were too happy to have left on their own and police should investigate theft.
The Senate Appropriations Committee pressed for secret questioning of State Department officials over alleged misuses of Austrian counterpart funds tied to post war aid. Investigations focus on 40 to 70 million dollars in Swiss bank accounts and the impact on Austria's government and West Germany aid. Senator McCarthy called for further questioning of Wolfe and security risk concerns.
The Veterans Administration announced that over 19,000 veterans now have the post Korea GI term life policy, nine times higher than a year ago. Eligible veterans must apply within 120 days of discharge. policies renew every five years at the current age premium, do not convert, and do not pay dividends.
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