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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1948
Page
5
Hal Boyle humorously critiques political polling rebuking their cross section forecasts and pun filled misfires. He mocks pollsters for jumping to pay-off questions before warming up voters and suggests practicing on warmup questions to regain voter confidence.
Questions on baptism of Jesus and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow cite classic lore. The passage shifts to Eddy Arnold’s rise from Tennessee farming to radio stardom and Giovanni Martinelli’s early musical awakening.
On November 9 greetings go to Hedy Lamarr the actress Ed Wynn the comedian and Florence Sabin the scientist. The forecast urges planning action to harness enterprising energy and notes a child born today may be mentally alert witty industrious and potentially fortunate and prosperous.
Montagnana, Italy native who played clarinet and sang in a church choir as a youth. He debuted in concert in 1910 and with the Metropolitan Opera in 1913. He married shortly before sailing to the United States and has since performed in over 50 operatic roles and has three children.
The text notes Gov. Thomas Dongan granted New York City its first charter on November 9 1683. It marks Lord Mayor's Day in London and adds that on November 9 1858 the New York Symphony Orchestra opened in New York City under Leopold Damrosch.
A man in public shows civility to a woman by lifting his hat to the man who offers her a seat picking up something she dropped or other courteous acts, illustrating polite social conduct.
A short OCR readout mentions John the Baptist, Washington Irving, Pegasus, a New York City borough north of Manhattan, and The Flying Dutchman. The items mix religious, literary, mythic, geographic, and nautical references.
In Holtville Alabama Carson Dennison a 39 year old blind man works as a mechanic electrician and general fixer upper. He lost his sight at 18 but treats blindness as an asset and tackles complex projects including heating systems for Holtville High and Eclectic Grade School and a 150 connection refrigeration unit while his wife reads blueprints aloud. Dennison credits imagination and vision as his engine and insists on equal footing with competitors. He notes a Navy stat showing 30 million pounds of ice cream mix used between June 1944 and May 1945.
Time tested doctors endorse SSS Tonic as a treatment for nutritional anemia. A before meals dose builds blood strength and energy, improving appetite digestion and vitality. The ad claims hundreds of thousands benefited with no organic disease and urges readers to buy from drug stores today.
New York report by Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians shows firearm accidents at home kill about twice as many as hunting incidents. Children under 15 account for two fifths of home deaths, with gun cleaning and handling causing many fatalities. The study urges locking up guns to protect children and others indoors and outdoors.
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