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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
17
In Winchester Kentucky burglars fleeing a Pine Grove shop break in dropped a bag of loot after a voice from the dark ordered them out. Mrs Cheatham awakened by the alarm used a home intercom to panic the intruders and deter further theft.
A New York fashion note highlights blue as the spring color in many shades from turquoise to peacock. It describes blue outfits and line shapes including a dramatic waist above and a slim straight below with sheath lines and wool tweed fabrics.
Zurich talks on selling the Swiss owned Oerlikon rocket plant at Asheville North Carolina have reached an advanced stage. A spokesman for Engineering Co and Ralph Gilchrist arrived to advise owner Emil Buehrle on tax issues as American companies approach final offers. Representatives previously visited Zurich to hear the Swiss firm’s closing bid. Elaine Mae Golding Tuthill became the first woman to swim the Panama Canal between December 12 and 16, 1913.
Ruth Millett notes a new electric range promises automatic steak broiling while households still involve Papa. The piece playfully contrasts push-button tech with a familiar kitchen ritual as a man inspects heat and garlic before meals.
A fragment discusses broiling steak as an art versus relying on logs and fire. It questions replacing the chef’s sniff, poke, and confer method with an automatic device that browns like a toaster, arguing against losing the enjoyment.
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