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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1949
Page
16
Tar Heel farmers expect to harvest 41,200,000 pounds of lespedeza from the 1949 crop, up from 36,000,000 last year. North Carolina's crop ranks second in the 15 major producing states, behind Missouri, with a large acreage and a national seed forecast of 240,500,000 pounds.
Weather bureau report shows temperature and rain figures for the four hours ending 8 pm in main cotton growing regions and other areas.
Philadelphia report recalls a summer lift by Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Heck Sr. to two Army hitchhikers, Hal Shultz and Bob Anderson, who later sent back two tickets to the Army Navy football game in gratitude.
VASS, Nov 26. Robbers broke into Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smiths country store this week and seized coffee from shelves. They also carried off a bedspread a sheet and a quilt from a cot in an adjoining room according to Smith.
The narrator describes the National Press Club in Washington as one of the country’s most colorful clubs. Members are the men who supply tomorrow’s news and out-think the nation’s thinkers. The speaker sits at the table unacquainted with the others.
A Bridge hand discussion at the Press Club contrasts scientific play with practical choices. The declarer wins twelve tricks by timing the diamond king and hearts, while critics favored a different early move. The piece notes the fun and debate among members as they test strategies.
Churches urge support for a planned High Point YMCA facility. Sermons and bulletins highlight the YMCA influence and the need for the center, urging congregants to contribute to making the project a reality within the year.
Plan announced for an 18-story, 2 million dollar office building in Charlotte. Developers J H Carson and Homer A McNeely of Carson Realty, representing out-of-town clients from South Carolina, expect completion by June 1951. It will be the second tallest in the city, after the 20-story Liberty Life building.
The town of Williamsburg Virginia began as Middle Plantation, an outpost of Jamestown. After the colonial capital moved from Jamestown in 1699 the city was laid out and named Williamsburg in honor of William III and served as capital for eight decades.
Wilbur Williams of Hope Arkansas captured a bald eagle after birding. The six foot wing span eagle ate two chickens on day one and another is missing on day two. He seeks a zoo to rehome the bird with a steady poultry supply.
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