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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1946
Page
5
An English church features a dog named Rob attending services and depicted in a stained glass window alongside the master’s memory. Rob has kept returning to worship and is one of the few dogs portrayed in church glass, a rarity noted with the beggar’s dog in Lam beth Parish.
A local man seeks a divorce after twenty five years of marriage due to nagging. He discovers his wife suffers from corns and tired feet and attributes her improved mood to use of PED EX feet product. PED EX promises essential oils for tired itching burning and sweating feet and is sold in drug stores.
City of High Point to auction two parcels next Monday at 11 a.m. at city hall. The first tract sits at the northeast corner of East Green and Pershing streets, size 308 by 195 by 316 by 195, with commissioner's deed and starting bid 2000 dollars. The second lot on Ward Street includes three parcels 8 9 and 10 with direct deed and starting bid 975 dollars. Lot 8 is 50 by 150 feet west of Central Street, Lot 9 is 50 by 150 feet west of Central Street, Lot 10 is 50 by 150 feet west of Central Street.
A critical column taints John L Lewis and the Mine Workers Journal for wartime and postwar stances, argues for feeding famine nations, and mocks Nazism. It recalls press figures like Roy Daniels and Willard Price, plus a Berle gag about a talent scout from Alcatraz.
The visit to Hialeah Park ends with Churchill leaving after a small bet win as reporters push for a quote. A gas reporter’s question draws a witty reply about big winners, while Barrymore laments acting schedules and quips about Philadelphia. The piece surveys film bans, political scorn, and a collage of jokes about public figures and obituaries.
Dr. Frank P. Graham president of the University of North Carolina urged in Raleigh that atomic energy be entrusted to the United Nations. He warned the U S should lead in international control to prevent an arms race and promote interfaith harmony. Honorary degrees were conferred on two Tar Heel natives, Rev. Charles Poindexter Harris and Rev. John Lee Tilly.
Holdrege Nebraska locals recount surprise reunion of two veterans who shared a World War II mission. Bob Ralston of the American Guernsey Association, aboard the bomber Southern Comfort when it was hit over Europe, meets his brother in law Frank Hilseiteck who had also served.
AP News features interpreter S. L. Salzedo who speaks 21 languages and plans to learn more. He foresees a day when the world will be talking English as more than 200 million already do. He argues English with its cultural roots is ideal and calls Esperanto colorless and inflexible for natural conversation.
A column by W. A. Bivins reflects on self image and ideal men with humorous anecdotes about Helen Small, a jovial livery man, John Tobison, and a family picnic routine. The piece blends reminiscence of hometown figures with a gentle, nostalgic tone.
A reminiscence from 1906 recalls locomotive whistles signaling workers and couples. Engineers and firemen shared duties and tunes to alert families, including a tune tied to John Tobison. The piece highlights the close bond between workers, their engines, and the era’s rough moments on the rails.
Elizabeth Dilla Reynolds filed in Superior Court for separate maintenance and custody of their minor children from Richard Reynolds. The suit claims he, a former Winston-Salem mayor and naval officer, has pursued acts to humiliate and burden her. The couple married January 1933.
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