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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1946
Page
2
A trucking strike in New York disrupts distribution, causing hosiery warehousing to overflow in High Point as plants halt NY bound orders and shift supply elsewhere. Furniture moves 75 percent to markets but storage fills. express shipping limits hamper NY shipments. Overalls shipments remain largely unaffected.
C 8 Adams of Danville, a B 29 crew member, is believed enslaved by Lolo tribesmen in China. Adams, nephew of L C Ferguson, disappeared after a 1944 crash near the search area. wreckage was found but no crew trace. He was declared missing in 1944 and officially dead in October 1945.
The New Mexico state game commission announced there will be no antelope hunting season this year due to reduced herds from the drought. The report also notes the two toed sloth has two toes on the fore foot and three on the hind, totaling ten toes.
An advertisement warns that a persistent three days cough can signal danger and progress to chronic bronchitis if not treated. It touts Creomulsion as a non narcotic remedy that reaches the bronchial membranes to loosen phlegm and heal irritation.
Readers encounter a dense puzzle listing common clues across two grids with varied word lengths and definitions spanning geography anatomy and language. The sheet presents both Across and Down entries including animal, botany, and historical terms with terse hints.
Brewers demand a halt to violence against members and announce that IATSE will refuse to work with CSU unionists in any studio. The M G M clashes echo last year’s 34 week dispute with pickets attacking officers. Deputy Stafford was beaten and later in critical condition after gunfire and bottle and club assaults.
Proceedings set to hang 10 leading Nazi figures in Berlin on Oct 16 unless reversed by allied control. Eight others receive prison terms. three defendants, Hjalmar Schacht Franz Von Papen and Hans Fritsche, are acquitted amid controversy. Acquitted men remain jailed in different zones as post trial arrangements unfold.
Pijade denounces Anglo American occupation backing for Trieste and warns against a non democratic settlement. He proposes Yugoslavia backed economic union with Trieste and accuses the security council of overreach while urging council cooperation.
Frost left tomato plants whitened in many sections while killing frost chances remained low. Mean October 2 temperature ran 11 degrees below normal as forecasts called for continued cool days today and Thursday with warming by Friday and Saturday per the weather bureau.
A replica of the first American newspaper will appear in the film Pursued. The Boston News Letter was printed in Boston on April 24, 1704 and is being showcased as part of the project.
Pittsburgh faces a nine day power strike with the Allegheny steam heating company shutting off steam heat for 300 downtown businesses by tonight. Hotels offices beauty shops and stores are affected while some movie houses stay open.
Negotiations last night circulated the ALL policy with assurances from officials that changes in working conditions agreed by east coast shipowners and unions will be enforced on government vessels. The main hurdle remains Pacific coast owners resistance to “union security.” Progress noted as labor department prepares more talks with CIO marine engineers and AFL masters mates and pilots as a nationwide walkout continues.
An agriculture department report shows federally inspected slaughterers produced 8. v 10,000 pounds of meat last week, 27 percent of the year-ago level of 292 million pounds. Rep Spence says the government may take remedial action, while Sen Capehart blames administration bungling and foresees a Republican sweep. Sen Lucas disputes meat as a political factor, predicting Democrats will retain Senate control and possibly gain seats.
Four year old Nadine Deaton daughter of Mrs. Robert L. Deaton has recovered from severe burns and will leave the hospital this afternoon for a new home on Prospect road Rt. 5. The child is pronounced out of danger.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, volcanic ashes from the Mesozoic era are being tested at the University of New Mexico for making lightweight cinder blocks. Under Prof. William C. Wagner, more than 2,000 experiments seek blocks that are light, strong, and fast curing, with a required 7000 psi rating and a test block that withstood 280,000 pounds.
The welfare period second outlines requests: aid to dependent children ranging around 650 000 and 690 000 with other figures. aid to county administration listed at 200 000 and 150 000. an extra 200 000 requested for the next biennium. Administrative costs proposed 117 400 for 1947 48 and the same for 1948 49, up from 93 668 and 99 530. The Eugenics board seeks 7 568 and 7 693 for the next biennium, versus 6 028 and 3 007 now. Rural electrification authority again asks nearly 14 000 per year.
Louis W. Yagle of Pittsburgh introduces a new scale system for drug solutions. He notes current calculations use 454.6 grains per fluid ounce and claims his Yagle units, equal to one percent of a fluid diacham of water, simplify dosing. The article also advises maintenance for scissors and shears by oiling the screw every six months and wiping away excess.
Fractions of gains line the market with key players such as American Telephone, U S Steel, Montgomery Ward, Eastman Kodak, Du Pont and Westinghouse leading the rise. Some laggards include Standard Oil of New Jersey and American Can while bonds hold a narrow range.
Selling houses in New York began releasing cotton textiles today after a study of October ceiling on goods. Several mills plan to release goods through the fourth quarter to cover demand.
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