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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
14
Flashes Of Life reports Ada King at 70 becoming the oldest co ed at the University of Rochester while other brief items note teachers, theft, legal notices, and a hardware campaign to reuse ammunition in Montrose as hunters seek thrills.
Diet plays a key role in tooth decay. Citing Indians and Eskimos, the article notes use of teeth, calcium needs from milk, and vitamin D for calcium absorption. It warns reducing starches and sugars may help decayed teeth and urges a balanced diet, hard foods, and regular dental exams.
Bill Sharpe recalls Appalachian isolation myths and true tales from the mountains. Stories include Montgomery Bay and Jack Brown in Yancey and Mitchell counties, a Valle Crucis romance, and a joke about a valley that forgot God illustrating the humor behind mountaineer legends.
The Philadelphia Budd company plans to produce new sleeping cars with double bedrooms and deep foam rubber mattresses on steel springs. The new design aims to end the rhythmic clatter of wheels that disturbs passengers and make train sleep more comfortable, according to President Edward Budd.
Marines in adjacent tents complained as Rifleman Arlen E. Clendennin of Pueblo Colorado persisted in playing his clarinet while radio broadcasts ran. The commanding officer said there were grounds for complaint yet ruled the musician earned the right to practice whenever he wished.
Fully enclosed toilets and shower baths will be installed and will include air conditioning, carpeted floors, and receptacles for used razor blades as part of the new facilities.
Okinawa dispatch describes Marine Earl Warne of Middlefield Ohio hunting firewood that escalated into a firefight with Japanese forces. After firing on a soldier in the brush and pursuing a second, Warne killed him when a grenade was drawn. He then led a patrol to flush another enemy trapped in a ditch, who surrendered with rifle and grenades. Warne returned with a truckload of wood.
The article records Geoffrey Chaucer, renowned author of the Canterbury Tales, passing in 1400 marking a pivotal moment in English literature history.
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