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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1951
Page
11
A California crash occurs 7,000 miles from Galpin's home after his wife heard a radio announcer mentioning Cap. Harry Galpin from an advanced air base in Japan. The letter sent today explains she was driving with the radio on when the announcement prompted her to ram the car ahead.
Raleigh reports three youths aged 12 to 14 created a parole and custody crisis. Prisons Director John Gold says they are too young for prison camps and too unruly for training schools, with no homes or relatives to return to. Officials consider underage offenders in Alamance camp for light duties while a broader plan is sought.
A Denver Post story recounts Alfred Packer a Utah citizen who with five companions hunted gold in 1873. Two months later he returned alone wealthy and rumors grew. Packer was tried for killing and eating the five companions convicted and sentenced to hang. The Republican jury faced a Democratic judge who denounced him as a cannibal.
Hollywood veteran Frank Fay and Harvey end a famed five year collaboration in New York theatre. Fay says he never tired of the role, explains turning down film offers, and notes $1.3 million gross from road versions. He plans film work with new projects and a revived review.
A column notes a Winchell tribute to veteran troopers and recalls entertainment scenes. It mentions Gen Ridgway, the Waldorf Michael Awards for United Cerebral Palsy, TV arts coverage, and light gossip about Sam Goldwyn, Doris Ruby, Doris Warren, and others. It hints at Runyon cancer fund, Newsweek Periscope take, and assorted society updates with local charity appeals.
Doris Spottswood, 25, a former government stenographer, is charged with stealing 5000 dollars in jewelry from stores in Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington. Police say an ultra-low cut dress enabled her to distract clerks while palming rings.
Raleigh UP reports North Carolina faces a crowded field as about a dozen candidates emerge for governor. Contenders span East and West regions with figures like Sam J. Ervin Jr. Thad Eure William B. Umstead Capus Waynick and others weighing statewide or rotation politics for 1952.
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