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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1954

Page

5

Cool Air Moves South as Southland Sees Heat Wave Break

Rain dampened southeastern New Mexico to New England as cooler Canadian air heads south. Northern areas saw autumn temperatures with some subfreezing readings. Minot, North Dakota reported 26 degrees while Mobile, Alabama hit 82. Southern Tennessee was expected to warm by tonight with 80s and 90s lingering in many cities including Charlotte 97, Atlanta 95 and Little Rock 94.

New Mexico New England Southland Minot N.C Mobile Ala Tennessee South Charlotte Atlanta Little Rock

Weather Forecast North and South Carolina and Georgia region

Forecaster notes partial clouds with scattered thundershowers in North Carolina mainly west and extreme north this afternoon and tonight. South Carolina remains hot and mostly fair through Thursday. Aginia area turns cooler with showers north and thundershowers south this afternoon, clearing Thursday with lower temps.

North Carolina South Carolina Aginia

Peterson's Ointment Aids Piles Across the Land

An early Buffalo inventor created Peterson's Ointment to relieve itching and smarting piles. The product gained nationwide fame and offered 45 cent boxes or 75 cent applicator tubes with a money back delight guarantee.

Peterson

Canal Closing Is Likely Along Dismal Swamp Canal

NORFOLK VA Closing of the Dismal Swamp canal appears likely unless rainfall swells Lake Drummond Army district engineers said last night The closing would threaten Elizabeth City NC pleasure boat business relying on cruisers bound for points south on the inland waterway Lt Col John W Chesley Jr said measurements showed 2 56 feet of water in Lake Drummond A marine railway at the Creek lock will conserve water and feed small boats over the lock Chesley noted closing of locks draws complaints from Elizabeth City The canal between Great Bridge and South Mills NC is fed from Lake Drummond where water levels usually total five or six feet

Norfolk Lake Drummond Army District Engineers Elizabeth City N.C John W. Chesley Jr District Engineers Office Chesley Creek Lock Great Bridge South Mills Lake Drummon

Youths Attack 13YearOld Boy With Lighter Fluid Burn

In Knoxville Tennessee a 13 year old boy said two older teenagers doused him with lighter fluid and ignited a match before fleeing He suffered second degree burns over about ten percent of his body and saved himself by smothering the flames. The boy did not know the attackers who were hiding by a trash can behind a furniture store.

Knoxville Tenn Carl Robinson Carl

Weather Data and Vehicle Share Note

The forecast calls for a low of 66 tonight and a high of 85 tomorrow. A prior high was 95 with a 66 low last night. Sunset is 5 57 PM and sunrise at 6 20 AM. California accounts for nearly 10 percent of all U S motor vehicles.

California United States

Lutherans weigh central direction at biennial convention

In Toronto 667 delegates from the United States and Canada gathered for the United Lutheran Church in America biennial convention to decide if the church needs more central direction. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry reported that current governance may hinder action and urged testing authority against responsibility while proposing broader executive powers and coordinated agency control. Columbia University is noted as New York State’s oldest higher learning institution, opening 200 years ago as a college.

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