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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1953
Page
8
Washington realtor Leon Ackerman funded large newspaper ads promoting the doctrine of love and the Golden Rule. He says his motive is to steer others away from sin and spread God inspired charity, spending substantial sums in Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Boston with more cities possible.
Washington figures highlight the Mount Vernon Ladies Association push to tell visitors the shrine is not government owned. Ann Cunningham led a 1853 drive to save the estate, which was bought for 3000 and now funds upkeep through visitor fees.
Two amateur radio operators, Ross Bateman of Falls Church Virginia and William Smith of Spencer Maryland, bounced a short wave signal off the moon and recorded the returning echoes. The achievement, using amateur power and techniques, is described by the American Radio Relay League as a first. The experiments began several years ago.
Cotton stands as the principal money crop for South Carolina, shaping farming strategies and regional economy. The crop dominates acreage and market discussions in agricultural reporting.
An American reporter in Amsterdam finds Dutch longevity puzzling yet linked to lifestyle. The Hague notes low death rates, while officials joke about diet, climate and unnecessary modern anxieties. A waiter dispute over a giant beefsteak lunch underlines a theme: it’s what we do not have that may aid longevity.
Du Pont shifts its experimental staple dacron fiber production to a new 40 million dollar plant in Kinston North Carolina. The plant on 635 acres near the Neuse River will start with one of six lines by end of 1953 and employ about 1500 at full production.
A private railroad car built in 1906 for David H. Moffat and named the Marcia has been put up for sale by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The car served on many trips into the Colorado mountains with visiting officials.
A humorous take on modern medicine and psychology as a mock dialogue about how illness is treated today. The piece mocks hospital focus and psychosomatic diagnoses while lamenting loss of comfort and sympathy in sickness. It contrasts past bed rest with present medical culture.
The Rev. Eldon Lindsey from New Albany uses a paint spray gun to illustrate sermons. He has turned commercial to execute a 500 square foot mural for a local business.
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