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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1947
Page
21
A reader asks how a young woman under nineteen in a big city can meet older teen boys. The columnist suggests church youth groups YWCA courses charity work and neighborly introductions as paths to social life and future double dates.
Butte Montana Standard reports a hunter, who remained unidentified, stopped by a road and collected 25 pheasants from roadside bushes near a game and fish station after others discarded 36 birds. He kept the birds, saying it was better than letting them rot.
Mary Ann Atkins of Paragould Arkansas, a Duke junior and Ivy honorary member, selected by John Powers as Chanticleer queen for 1948 at the Coed ball. Powers praised personality character intelligence and natural beauty in his choice. The beauty court included Barbara Anderson Jean Barnett Marjorie Coldwell and others.
The Indian diplomatic mission is a common presence in Moscow social life. Indians attend events from the British Embassy’s dominions meetings to American Embassy parties, with one member noting the social scenes are pleasant but taxing on digestion.
Funeral for Gordon Thomas Nance known as Jack, age 45, will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. from the home at 1002 West Wood. Ministers Rev. Paul Hardin Jr and Rev. C O Kennerly will lead, with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Various forms of fortune telling and lucky charms extract four million dollars from English men annually, wheedling cash through belief and superstition.
Viborg town hall administrators face objections to a mural of three naked women. The decor previously featured by Prof Valhelm Lundstroem prompted refusals from a YMCA group and several priests to use the room unless the painting is covered. The city, with about 20 000 people, weighs whether to obscure the artwork or remove it.
Andy Marcus Harrison celebrates his first birthday on November 29 as the son of Lloyd and Mary Harrison of Thomasville route one. Michael Leonard Young marks his second birth day today, son of Leonard and Mary Young of High Point route one. Gloria Jean Halstead, daughter of Walter and...
Mrs. Lila B. Kenney, 73, died at Davidson Memorial hospital Lexington after a three week illness. Survived by husband J. A. Kenney of High Rock, two daughters E. P Stillwell of Sylva and Alma Kenney, one son R. B. Kenney of Winston, seven grandchildren. Funeral at Lick Creek Baptist church near High Rock, 2 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. E J Roach to preside.
Washington reports war veterans are purchasing 22 000 new homes each month with government guaranteed loans at an average of 8 200 per case. Additional veterans buy previously occupied dwellings at 26 000 monthly with GI loans at about 6 675 each. By October end VA guaranteed loans exceeded 971 000 for homes costing over 5.61 billion. The first GI loan was issued in 1944.
Carbondale Illinois conducted a traffic crackdown on offenders. On the first day 58 arrests included a doctor a lawyer a student and a former municipal judge. Charges were dismissed on pleas of first offense or ignorance of parking violations.
Anthracite is described as hard coal yet only slightly harder than rock salt on mineralogist scales. Venus and Earth are nearly the same size with Earth’s diameter exceeding Venus by about 327 miles.
A monument was erected over the grave of a dog in Toowong Australia who accompanied postmen on their rounds for 15 years without missing a day. The dog slept in the post office each night and was killed by an automobile in 1942.
The 1946 global wheat output outside Russia and China is estimated at 4.2 billion bushels, the largest since 1940. This figure highlights substantial recovery in agricultural production postwar.
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