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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1946
Page
3
Hal Boyle presents a British viewpoint on Indian riots noting sincere patriots and looters fuel chaos. He quotes a captain describing strict fire orders, magistrate oversight, and the role of Indian police and Anglo Indian inspectors amid mob violence and looting.
In Portland Oregon shoe cobbler Charles L Mahan misplaced cash then burned a leather box containing 830 dollars. Secret Service agents will examine the charred remains for possible recovery of the money and report on the salvage potential.
Ithaca area residents support an Adopt a Family Plan inspired by former Holland resident Mrs. C. R. Otto. Thirty five European families are officially adopted by local churches, groups, and individuals. parcels of clothing and goods have been sent to Holland France Hungary Norway and Czechoslovakia. A committee assigns country reps including Greece Austria Great Britain and Poland with more to come. A letter from Jac, a 30 year old Dutch boy, appeals for aid as war victims seek food clothing and shoes, and donors report urgent needs such as can openers for canned goods.
A compact quiz style note touches on a stela and geographic clues. It asks where Lake Atitlan is and where Miraflores lock sits, paired with a whimsically cautionary horoscope about a revolvo door and safe passage.
If this is your birthday you are farsighted and a good planner. Begin important undertakings in May or June. You are loyal, content, and an ardent lover. For results today act early this morning. Be practical and relaxed later. Evening yields no ill will. finalize decisions after 11. Get what you want.
A stela is an upright stone or pillar bearing an inscription. In Guatemala, Central America, it is noted as part of the region.
South Bend veteran Edward F. James recounts a failed attempt to obtain a surplus trucks under the GI plan. He visits Fort Knox Louisville and ends with officers saying trucks were sold to dealers and the plan did not work for veterans.
The IRS clarifies the government does not take livestock for March 15 tax payments. Field deputy Giles L. Matthews says farmers can convert pigs and poultry to cash and then return. The note mentions sandals as an ancient shoe type with about 4000 years of history.
CORA STEGALL RALEIGH March 5 Samuel E Leonard commissioner of corrections spoke on North Carolina training schools for delinquent children. He said the institutions aim to help youths develop in a controlled environment and to enable families to improve home conditions. They protect the public and meet unmet needs, not act as a last resort. Admission should be immediate when necessary, for any offense. Feeble minded children, though delinquent, are not eligible for admission.
An article discusses juvenile delinquency programs in North Carolina, noting state efforts to train and rehabilitate youth through five permanent schools and a sixth for Negro girls. It cites funding needs for staff and teaching, case studies before admission, and the goal of reintegrating youths as responsible citizens. The plan emphasizes smaller classes, dedicated teachers, and coordinated welfare oversight between home, county, and state agencies.
Betts Drug Company of High Point NC is sold to new owners who will operate the business from February 14 1946. Creditors with claims before February 14 should file by March 14 1946, as the purchase balance held in trust will be paid to sellers on March 15 1946. Byron Haworth attorney represents purchasers A E Galloway M L Patrick.
Holliston residents recall Brigham Young as a local blacksmith who lived in Hopkinton and worked across the road from the current fire station beside a brook feeding Lake Winthrop. The lake bears the name of Massachusetts first governor. The brook hosted Mormon baptism for converts before journeys east to Salt Lake City. Born in Vermont, Young is noted as a Green Mountain boy.
Shanghai workers from nine department stores press for a minimum monthly wage of 34000 Chinese currency, about 24 dollars US, citing living costs for a family of three to five totaling roughly 36340 yuan. A living standard table shows major expenditures such as rice, vegetables, coal, clothing, and utilities.
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