Medlin Home Catches Fire Second Time
Firemen battled a blaze at Vernon Medlin’s corner lot near Kearns and Park streets, origin undetermined. Officials noted this is the second Medlin home fire since April, with damage worse than the prior incident.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1946
Page
2
Firemen battled a blaze at Vernon Medlin’s corner lot near Kearns and Park streets, origin undetermined. Officials noted this is the second Medlin home fire since April, with damage worse than the prior incident.
Abraham Cohn age 72 a native of Goldsboro and longtime jewelry store operator in Winston-Salem died of a heart attack last night Funeral services will be in Goldsboro He is survived by a son Robert a Yale University student two sisters Mrs John D Ortch and Mrs Isadora Cohn and a brother Max all of Goldsboro
Second Lt. Irving Mathews of Richmond Virginia serves as co pilot while Sgt. Louis Hill age 36 from Portales New Mexico acts as radio operator and George Harvey from Iron Mountain Michigan a civilian petroleum officer for U S forces in Austria appears with the group surprise presence as he was not on the original passenger list released by the army in Vienna.
The action against Lewis proceeds to a contempt trial set for 10 a.m. Wednesday with an advisory jury drawn from the regular federal panel. Thanksgiving may halt court business. judges may extend sessions. If found guilty, penalties could be imposed immediately, while appeals proceed.
In France 83 751 electors nearly completed, communists ahead of MRP in electors 24 721 to 24 446 while popular votes show MRP leading 3 839 835 to 3 736 077. Past Nov 10 results gave communists 180 of 618 seats, MR P 162, socialists 101.
Officials failed to secure extra power as coal stocks in Rock Hill South Carolina stretch for a month. Rail passenger trains 35 and 36 suspended at Rutherfordton North Carolina, with other schedules cut. Mayor orders 5 p.m. closures. tobacco markets to close after Wednesday. Winston-Salem reports 15 days of coal. Greensboro plants expect limited impact unless cold worsens.
The local police were informed early today that a 1940 Dodge pickup truck was stolen from in front of the per soap company on English street. Owner J. B. Overton of High Point Rt 5 is listed.
Five people injured in an automobile crash on Albemarle road after returning from a football game. Walter Williams Jr. of Winston-Salem, 28, was killed when the car hit a parked truck Saturday night. Hilary W. Spann, 48, died Sunday morning when struck by a car near his Elkin home.
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough ordered Lewis to rescind his termination of the government mine contract after Lewis ignored a previous order. The case shapes coal shortages and widespread layoffs as winter strain spreads, with calls for quick congressional action and possible school and city rationing of coal.
Albert A. Cannaday of 203 Edgedale Drive must transfer the dog from the city and confine it. He is to pay doctor bills for a child bite and half the court costs. The dog tested for rabies and found okay. Cannaday plans to keep the dog at his mother's Sedgefield home. In separate actions, Bertha May Johnson and John Wesley Dowdy faced fornication and adultery charges. they were to marry but failed to appear. Court suspended judgments as health certificates and marriage plans were pursued. Other cases included drunkenness, abandonment, gambling, and speeding fines with various costs and suspensions.
The Salvation Army revival led by Miss Nora Hemrick continued since November 17 with nightly meetings at 7:45. Attendance overflow filled the auditorium as 13 converts are reported and churches plan special quarters and trips each evening.
A home cough remedy blends Pinex with two cups sugar and one cup water for a simple syrup. No cooking necessary. mix 244 ounces Pinex into a pint bottle and add syrup to taste. Money refunded if not satisfactory.
A Roundup discusses John L. Lewis and the coal strike impact. It argues the 400,000 miners will work 24 hour shifts to erase gains by organized labor, criticizes government campaigns against Lewis, and links coal to national energy needs. It also notes auto production shifts, fuel oil demand, and rising short interest on the NYSE as markets foresee labor actions.
In New York on Saturday activity faded with many rallying stocks retreating from the open. Anaconda and Kennecott rose on copper gains while International Nickel American Smelting J. I. Case United Aircraft Dow Chemical and Western Union A held firm or slimmed. Commodities fell and bonds showed uneven performance.
Cotton futures opened one to two dollars per bale lower in New York trading on November 25 with December at 30.30, May around 29.45, and October at 25.55 as noon quotes show further declines from the previous close.
A woman reports her stomach once produced gas after meals and caused headaches and irregular bowels. She credits Inner-Aid with eliminating gas and bloating. The ad claims Inner-Aid uses 12 herbs to cleanse bowels and improve digestion and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
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