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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1949
Page
15
A concise appraisal of John Gunther's memoir Death Be Not Proud about 17 year old Johnny Gunther's brain tumor death in 1947. The piece highlights the book's focus on courage, parental perspective, and the inspirational message for readers and parents alike.
Local booksellers report high sales of two North Carolina titles with Edna's Bookshop selling 50 copies of Robert Marshall's Little Squire Jim within two days of arrival. A new shipment is expected soon. Dean Percy Lindley's Rise Up and Walk also sells well after a strong review. A John Gunther title Death Be Not Proud appears on Tuesday's page with broad reader praise.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania nine laid off coal truckers formed a work team called the relief dodgers. The group of World War II veterans offers to tackle any job and will find someone who can if they cannot. Brothers James Berkey Charles Berkey Richard Berkey Leo Rosa and others are taking idle time and turning it into paid work by cleaning cellars painting and more.
A New York bank executive Charles Gray battles career ambitions and family tensions in a five day span to secure a vice presidency. The novel spans Clyde Mass backstory and modern Manhattan life showing a relentless worship of money and sharp character realizations.
The public health service reports the 1947 maternal mortality rate fell to 1.3 per 1000 live births, with white women at 1.1 and non white women at 3.3. Despite a record 3,876,000 births, maternal deaths totaled 4,978 nationwide, with 3,555 among white women and rates varying by state from 0.6 in Minnesota to 26 in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina.
In San Diego the 17 year old cocker spaniel Admiral Wags, famed for rescuing at the Coral Sea, died after years of feebleness. Mrs. Sherman said the pet “just faded away” and will be buried at their Point Loma home. The Sherman family called him a beloved member and noted a book about his exploits.
Thomasville March 19 Police Chief Paul M Shore says a Mills Home orphan Crawford Roberts age 16 confessed to setting three trash fires behind uptown buildings within 30 minutes He is charged with arson and held in jail awaiting a Monday Recorder s Court hearing The fires behind Hudson Belk McLellans and A P stores caused no serious damage and he was chased by an officer Friday night after being seen lurking in Uptown alleys The youth will be treated as an adult since over 15 years old
In the mid-1800s Gregor J. Mendel studied inheritance using peas, formulating foundational rules that governed how traits pass to offspring. His experiments revealed dominant and recessive patterns shaping hereditary transmission.
A massive anaconda, possibly exceeding thirty feet, is said to be awake in a large New World forest area. Local observers report a sighting and warn hikers to stay cautious near watercourses and dense brush.
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