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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1954
Page
8
A reader suggests decorative uses for holiday cards beyond simple stacking. Tips include a cheerful card train on mantels, large foldout cards depicting the manger and a Gothic window, and using ribbons, greenery, and wreaths to frame or suspend cards for festive displays.
Robert Rice announced the boy was arrested after he admitted starting a church fire to watch firefighters. The youth was among spectators during the West Side Methodist Sunday altar blaze. Firemen valued the loss at 3000 to 5000 dollars. Burned matches in the choir loft led to the arrest and the boy said he got the idea from a movie. He was released to his parents pending juvenile court action.
Washington forecast predicts 1955 construction spending at about 39 billion dollars, about 2 percent above the record level reached this year. The projection assumes stable construction costs and steady overall economic activity next year.
Joy Miller reports on the Women's Exposition of Arts and Industries evolving from a 1920s hotel display to a national clearinghouse for tens of thousands of women. National groups showcase crafts, foods, and cultural products while a fashion show, beauty contest, and seat parade attract about 100 000 attendees.
Tokyo reports Japanese life expectancy averaging 59.35 years for men and 62.73 for women, up about a decade since earlier figures. Welfare Ministry cites lower death rates due to antibiotics used for tuberculosis and pneumonia as the main reason for the improvement.
Ruth Millett suggests a wife tired of constant self sacrifice should consider her own happiness. She urges identifying personal interests and ambitions and pursuing them even if that seems selfish. The idea is that a more fulfilled partner may improve the marriage and life overall.
Beauty editor Alicia Hart notes how a relaxing pedicure can soften heels and prep feet for fall shoes. She suggests foot-soothing routines and salon steps to maintain soft, smooth skin as cooler weather arrives.
Philadelphia Civic Grand Opera Company and Philadelphia La Scala Company told City Council's Recreation Committee they need $50,000 each to cover deficits and fund new performances. Humbert A. Pelosi of La Scala urged merging into one solvent opera entity. They discussed who should lead the proposed combined company.
Media figures like John Cameron Swaye and Cyril Ritchard surface in colorful anecdotes. Swaye’s on the street interview with George Bender turns kinetic as a fist erupts, while Ritchard discusses playing Captain Hook and receiving flowers from admirers. The piece links radio stars to celebrity culture, Broadway and music trends including the mambo craze and TV shows like Stop the Music.
Five year old Norman Cohen makes a daily interstate trip home from school by himself. Women disrupt the routine, thinking he is lost, and a recent incident saw him taken in tow by a stranger who turned him over to police. Norman’s father drove him to school each morning, then he returns alone, despite previous interruptions on the route.
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell told an AFL convention audience in Cincinnati that he is not optimistic about major Taft Hartley revisions in the next Congress. He indicated the department would offer recommendations to shape the law rather than overhaul it.
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