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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1946
Page
12
Hollywood reports actress Rita Hayworth is honored as her image is painted on the atomic bomb. Her studio sent pictures after a request from overseas servicemen, but a spokesman says the purpose of the request was not clarified. The actress quips she has not come down to earth.
The word chiffon derives from the French term for a piece of old rag. It reflects the fabric’s sheer, soft nature and historical usage.
June 29 report details the 6th Lost Colony season on Roanoke Island amid wind and material shortages. Albert Q. Bell led restoration of the hurricane torn outdoor theatre while 200 actors and crews pressed on until dawn rehearsals. Director Sam Selden harnesses island passion and University Playmakers to sustain a production seen by over 100000 expected this year.
The University of North Carolina press finishes a record spring season with 10 titles including The Mansions of Virginia by Thomas Tileston Waterman and The Wilson Era Years of War and After by Josephus Daniels. The Mansions of Virginia selling at ten dollars sold out before publication with a third printing planned by mid September. The Wilson Era also sold out its first printing swiftly and a second is expected ready by July 29.
Mrs. Ernest B. Hunter of Charlotte was appointed chairwoman of district 3 of the North Carolina Good Health Association. Irving Speke, Winston-Salem regional chairman, announced the district includes Mecklenburg Cabarrus Stanly Anson and Union counties.
The Southern Baptist foreign mission board forms a relief committee to manage funds raised in 20 southern states for overseas relief and rehabilitation. Dr George W Sadler of Richmond is named director, with Dr W Dewey Moore of Silver Spring as secretary. The campaign aims to reach 3 500 000 by September 30. Edna Vincent Millay and William Henry Harrison are briefly noted in the dispatch.
A quirky mix notes the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters fewer than others, explains the word hose once meant ee reaching only to the nee, and states an adult human blood sugar level contains about half an ounce of sugar.
AP News reports on Nazi defendants in trial living under strict guard yet adapting to confinement. Prisoners reportedly avoid sleeping pills with reduced dosages and exhibit equanimity. Some turn to religion while others resist clergy dialogue. several holdouts avoid church while others show coping strategies amid questions of suicide risk. Krakatoa eruption history closes the piece.
The record notes Swedish merchant shipping losses amounting to about 600000 tons. It also mentions butter mixed with pigments being molded into sea gods, a practice linked to governance in a Chinese region, noting years and place as context.
Spokane police found a woman applying improvised first aid to a male victim at a traffic accident scene. She claimed to use pressure points as part of her aid.
A woman who pinned a suspect to stop bleeding used calm first aid steps. The injured party was rushed to the emergency hospital where doctors reported only a slight head bump and a minor nose scratch.
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