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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1953
Page
2
Mrs. Charles Stiller found her new Goshen home in disarray with lamps toppled bric a brac scattered and a half-eaten cookie on the floor. A gray squirrel emerged from the smoke stained by the fire as the suspected culprit, leaving the Stillers to pick up the pieces.
Radio programming outline lists daily segments from 6:00 to 9:00 PM with news, music, talk shows and devotional content. Entries include World News, The Upper Room, Johnny's Jamboree, Morning Melodies, and sports summaries among others.
A crossword style clue list with numbered hints across multiple languages and categories. Entries include currencies Indian money rupee, Mexican money peso, Japanese yen, and terms for body parts and actions. Clues cover verbs, adjectives, and nouns such as pro metu prosecute and vessel.
Circular plate is DISK. Sacred image is ICON. Simple is EASY. Shiny fabric is SATIN. Cooler is AC. Cape is CAPE. Tent caterpillar is ERIOST. Tooters is TEETH. Lodging place is INN. Legal wrongs are TORTS. Yucca like is AGAVE. British Indian is GOAN or ASN?. Astringent is TANNIC. Roman emperor is CAESAR. New Mexic river is PECOS. One is ONE. Hen fruit is EGG. Piece out is MAKE WHOLE.
The doctor notes progress in hereditary chorea with procaine amide showing benefit for some patients. Symptoms begin with clumsiness and personality changes, followed by irregular facial and limb movements, then possible mental decline. Improvement usually appears in three to six weeks. A Q and A on home humidity finds no health benefit from adjusting moisture in cold weather.
TV listings cover a full day of programs including newsreels, music, variety, and dramas. Notable items include Hopalong Cassidy Burns and Allen I Love Lucy Studio One Dragnet and a long morning and afternoon lineup with Arthur Godfrey Howdy Doody Guiding Light and The Big Payoff.
South followed the book in the bidding to three no trump but a wrong hunch ruined the contract. After dummy’s queen of hearts, club finesse failed and West seized the long hearts. South could still have made it by finessing East for the queen of clubs.
A Paris newspaper tests 10 garages by loosening a fuel pump screw to stall cars. Each shop tightened the screw, with some charging only 30 cents while others added extra fixes and charges. The report highlights inconsistent service practices among Paris and suburban garages.
Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel plans a seven story 200 room expansion that preserves its post quake and war era standing. Management expects completion early in 1955.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co reports adding a new line cost 434 dollars in the postwar years, compared with 172 dollars in the prewar period, reflecting higher operating expenses after the war.
In this reminiscence Walter Winchell recounts Eisenhower and past presidents love of golf. It cites Coolidge Wilson Taft Harding and Wilson using the White House lawn as practice fairways. It notes anecdotes about bets celebrity players and the game’s origins in Scotland.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa could last longer with a foundation fix proposed by Charles B. Spencer. He argues removing soil from the tower’s high side would rebalance weight and slow tilt, potentially extending life for a thousand years. Italian engineers warn collapse within about 200 years without remedial action.
A Norwich University student, 19, dived from Spring Street bridge into the North Branch for a $5 bet. A neighbor alerted police, who assisted him from the cold water. He faced breach of peace charges in court. fines were set at 50 dollars with 8.20 dollars costs, and the judge urged friends to raise the ante to cover costs.
Doctors required 100 stitches on George Murray a 23 year old aboriginal man after he attempted to push a circus lion through the cage bars. He was treated for severe arm wounds and his condition was reported as stable in Sydney.
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