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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1954

Page

5

November Mild Spell Ends Across Central States

The central region of the country sees a waning mild spell as cold air advances from the north into the Dakotas Wisconsin and Minnesota with rain expected along the advancing front into Northern Illinois and Indiana. Readings yesterday reached the 70s as far north as South Dakota Iowa and Northern Illinois while other areas remained near normal. Skies remain cloudy from the Southeast to the Ohio River and into the Atlantic Coast with broad cloudiness across the Middle Atlantic and Northern Maine.

South Dakota Iowa Illinois Dakotas Wisconsin Minnesota Ilinois Indiana Ohio River Atlantic Middle Atlantic Maine

Weather outturn with today and tomorrow temps

The forecast notes a low of 45 tonight and a high of 65 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 54 with a 49 low overnight. Sunset is at 6 11 p m today and sunrise at 6 59 a m tomorrow.

Forecasts sketch for Carolina states with light rain

North Carolina sees cloudy mild conditions with scattered light rain east while west clears and cools. Temperatures range from 38 to 66 degrees with warmer Thursday. South Carolina remains mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle in the north, easing by Thursday. Virginia reports interior drizzle and coastal light rain with lows from 32 to 48.

North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

12 Year Old Cleans Out Three Cars In Night Ride

A 12 year old boy named Robert Ferring drove his father's Cadillac after midnight causing damage to three cars estimated at 1500 dollars. He said his father taught him jeep driving but not the family car. He was uninjured and ordered to appear in Family Court.

Chicago Robert Ferring Robert

Lottery Counts Will Be Aired

PHENIX CITY Alabama former Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller serves seven-year prison term for taking vice payoffs as authorities shift focus to Godwin Davis Jr and associates in a five million dollar lottery racket. Davis Jr faces trial on the first of 44 indictments while his father and uncle are charged with running a multimillion-dollar numbers syndicate. Fuller appeals his bribery conviction and was allowed house arrest pending appeal.

Phenix City Ala Albert Fuller Godwin Davis Jr Davis Godwin Sr George T. Davis Sr A. L. Patterson Fuller

Wholesome Recreation Plan for U S Troops in Japan

A group of US Protestant churches teams with the Japan National Christian Council to provide wholesome off-base recreation for troops in Japan Okinawa and Korea. They condemn cabarets burlesques taverns and houses of prostitution as vice ridden and aim to fund off base recreation centers to improve U S Japanese relations. The note mentions wartime worker gender statistics from 1890 and today.

New York Japan National Christian Council U.S Japan National Council of the Churches of Christ Okinawa Korea

Radio Stations Join In CD Experiment

Hundreds of commercial stations and military civil defense authorities tested a plan to inform the public during an enemy attack without aiding bombers. About 1,300 of 2,000 stations participated in the Conetrad drill from 1 30 to 4 30 a m local time. Air Force planes scanned coverage to see if broadcasts could serve as navigation aids. All stations in an area aired the same program on a rotation so no station stayed on air for more than 10 to 30 seconds. None identified themselves.

Washington

Hoppy Cassidy Draws Boomerang Stunt at Adelaide Arena

William Cassidy known as Hoppy wowed Australian fans at Adelaide's CNE Oval during an exhibition boomerang event. A fast passing boomerang narrowly missed spectators as wind altered its path. The weapon later was presented to Hoppy. The National Geographic Society notes the Hawaiian Islands span 1,540 miles.

Australia Hawaiian Islands National Geographic Society

Girl Held Against Will In Idaho Abduction Case

A 16 year old girl was found on a farm road near Rupert Idaho after being abducted and sexually assaulted by Quincy Brown of Nyssa Oregon. Police said Brown forced the act at knife point then drove off with the girl and two men aboard before abandoning her and fleeing.

Rupert Idaho Here Minidoka County Floyd Stewart Stewart Rupert General Hospital Brown Janice Clarence Tonia, Mich Louis Laney Laney

Lawmakers Fly To Formosa

Reps John M. Voros of Ohio and James P. Richards of DSC flew to Southern Formosa to inspect military establishments. They arrived from Seoul and will depart tomorrow for Hong Kong and Manila. Moonlight measures about 0.01 footcandle versus 10 000 footcandles for sunlight.

Taipeh Formosa John M. Voros Ohio James P. Richards DSC House Committee On Foreign Affairs Seoul Hong Kong Manila

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