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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1953
Page
10
A UP survey across eight Miami schools finds 40 percent of pupils don’t mind homework and more than half believe extra assignments at home improve class work. Seven percent say they hate it.
In Fort Wayne Indiana Bill Silcott, expecting a grocery list, followed a note left on the kitchen table and bought many high priced items including a turkey. He later learned the list was leftovers from Christmas making him more cautious.
Augusta Maine The state Agricultural Station urges farmers to wash potatoes to improve their appearance and attract housewives and secure premium prices. The advisory aims to boost sales as potatoes go to market with a clean, attractive face.
The puzzle clues reference actors and stage terms with across and down entries. Names like Henry and Broadway hints appear, along with items from sea life to garments and tools.
Stardystreet notes spill celebrity sightings from Fanny Ward’s kin to Polly Adler’s blog. Renowned names like Sally Haines and Diana Barrymore appear amid Hollywood buzz, Edison and Ford curiosities, and theater scoop from the Copa to Broadway.
A readable grid lists Channel 2 WFMY and Channel 8 WBTV programs for Tuesday and Wednesday including soap operas News Signoff evening blocks, game shows, dramas, and variety shows. Notable items include Johnny Edwards Jane Froman Hollywood Half Hour Toast of the Town and Arthur Godfrey plus Buckeye cartoons and sports segments.
Police in Woonsocket Rhode Island responded to a troublesome turtle causing turmoil among local youths. Officers trapped the 25 pound snapper in a box and destroyed it at the city dump to prevent it from harming fish in newly stocked streams.
Portland Indiana residents witnessed a brief scare as the fire department answered a call after 47 days of inactivity. Firefighters found an overheated kerosene stove outside the home and prevented any damage or blaze.
Eastern Local Time guidance explains subtract one hour for central and two hours for mountain. It notes some stations adjust relay hours to fit schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
Prime time radio slate lists various shows with news and commentary. Notable entries include News and Commentary, Rangers segment with Gabriel Heatter, Eddie Fisher, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Dollar, Fibber and Molly, My Friend Irma, and Stan Kenton. Programs span 6:00 to 11:00 PM with music, mystery, talk, and soap formats.
Belgian documentary filmmaker Gaston Vernaillen is shooting a 30 minute feature on Christophe Plantin, the 16th century Flemish printer. Plantin ran a large operation with about 25 printing presses and 300 workers and issued early workshop rules along with a worker managed health and invalidity insurance system.
Lake Wononskopomuc, called Lakeville Lake by locals, is noted as Connecticut’s most picturesque body of water. Ford Motor Co. would place every produced automobile bumper to bumper for 110,953 miles, more than four times around the Earth.
In Mangum Oklahoma Claude Miller found five baby birds resting atop his air conditioning unit He relocated the nest to a cigar box taped to the side of the conditioner to keep the birds safe while cooling.
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