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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1952
Page
2
Umstead selects EF L Rankin Jr of Greensboro as private secretary when he takes office. Rankin, 33, currently works in Burlington Mills public relations and previously served as secretary to Umstead during his U S Senate term. He is a Spencer High School alum and UNC journalism graduate, with Navy service in World War II and roles in Charlotte and Raleigh media and public affairs before joining state highway agency.
An old advertisement notes that false teeth can drop slip or wobble when you talk eat or laugh. It promotes Pasthmeth an alka line powder to sprinkle on plates to keep teeth more firmly set and restore confidence with no strong taste. Buy FASTEREN at drug stores.
Radio program times are listed in Eastern Standard Time with notes on clock changes. Local stations may adjust relay hours to fit schedules and last minute changes cannot be included.
A radio TV guide lists programs for Monday night and Tuesday morning across CBS and other networks with multiple showings and time blocks. In Dalton Massachusetts Bruce Williams, 20, built a 120 foot antenna to receive 18 stations by rotating the antenna, highlighting early amateur electronics innovation. Estonia Latvia and Lithuania gained independence after World War I but were absorbed by Russia in 1940.
The Prague purge trials reveal four years of terror for 12 million Czechs under communist rule. The piece notes confessions may be fake and recalls the fates of Oatis Vogeler Clementis and Slansky as figures in a broader campaign against faith and free thought.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson sparked an air defense drill on his return from Tennessee to New York when Ronald Hutchinson a civilian observer spotted his plane over Albany. The DC-6 Independence flown for President Truman prompted radar alerts and two jets to intercept before heading home.
A former Milwaukee resident living in New York passed the New York literacy test for voters but was disappointed when the registrar misspelled his hometown as Milwaukie and the state as West Consin.
New York stock list shows varied gains and declines across industries led by Du Pont, General Motors, and Standard Oil. Major movers include American Can and United States Steel with notable percentages, while others like Allied Chemical, Eastman Kodak, and Chrysler show solid activity. Approximate sales to 1 p.m. total 1.03 million.
Rep. John A. Taber argues defense spending should be cut and not increased except in wartime. He criticizes funds for Defense, Agriculture, Interior, Atomic Energy, and Mutual Security, seeking a fact-based, tighter federal budget.
Grand jury will examine a bill of indictment against 30 year old Daisy Ramsey Ricker for the October 12 murder of Lorraine Rector and wounding of Albert Ricker in a Marshall drug store. Rector, 19, former Asheville Tobacco Festival queen, died from a .38 caliber shot.
President Truman urges national unity in a proclamation designating Thursday November 27 1952 as Thanksgiving Day. He praises divine gifts rights and freedoms and calls for gratitude and obedience to God as the nation reflects on privileges and responsibilities.
Lexington Tennessee reported Troy Maxwell harvested 55 pounds of sweet potatoes this fall from a single rooted tuber that was planted after being placed in water last Christmas.
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