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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
12
In Durham area and surrounding towns a mad dog rampaged through Mrs. J. E. Hicks’s yard injuring some chickens before she chased it away and sealed the coop. She risked the 10 chicks to prevent further neighborhood damage.
In Wake County an affirmation was issued for tee versus First Presbyterian Church et al. In Mecklenburg County EB Corkig and Edith M Beatty et al were granted a new trial. Caldwell and Mecklenburg and Spearman versus Burial Association in Mecklenburg were reversed.
Willis W Warren age 68 died instantly in a collision between a truck he rode in and a Southern Railway train near Henderson yesterday. Kenneth L Tug Wilson began duties as Western Conference athletic commissioner in Chicago replacing Maj John L Griffith who died last December. Wilson, a former Olympic javelin thrower and Northwestern athletic director, is believed to earn 15000 annually. He called for a broader intercollegiate program to boost postwar enrollment.
Philadelphia officials led by Mayor Bernard Samuel push to house the United Nations council in the city. Edwin Lewis of Independence Hall Association and a broad alliance argue Philadelphia’s historic role and location make it the ideal site for world peace headquarters.
President Truman nominates Donnell Gilliam of Tarboro to the eastern district of North Carolina to succeed retired Isaac M. Meekins. Gilliam, 55, long served as Tarboro solicitor and Democratic chairman of Edgecombe, previously declined a judgeship offer. He is a WWI veteran and active in local politics with strong party backing from North Carolina figures.
Fragmentary text shows readers weighing the United States as the world center of political freedom while considering where the United Nations council should be located. The passage hints at the impact of U S material aid on choices and attitudes toward Nazism and fascism.
Washington May 3 The veterans' bonus drive seeks about 11 billion dollars under a Rankin led measure. It would pay 20 a week for a year to service members with 90 days of service since Sept 16 1940 who are not dishonorably discharged. Rankin expects quick approval.
A craftsman outlines a felt hat remake to suit his wife. He describes steps to block and shape the hat, using steaming over a kettle, pinning to a block, and finishing with pressing for a neat form.
An ad touts BC as a fast acting remedy for headaches and neuralgia with muscular ache relief and sedative effects. It claims quick results from the BC formula and notes 10c and 25c sizes with directions to use as directed and consult a physician if pains persist. Most likely a mid 20th century medicinal advertisement.
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