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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1953
Page
2
Lt. Jack Caldwell reported confiscating six pints of hard liquor in a raid. He said a bootlegger hurled a case of whisky over a 10 foot building to discard evidence, with no pints broken.
Huntington West Virginia four moonshiners may not be graduates but William R Harvey chief investigator for the Huntington Federal Alcohol Tax Unit says they know tricks of the trade. He notes shifts from pure grain and aging to carbide cleaned oil drums and faster methods, including questionable additives. Harvey views moonshining as incurable but says agents stay on balance by breaking stills and restraining operations.
Rep. O'Konski of Wisconsin urges South Korea's President Syngman Rhee to release anti Communist war prisoners held by United Nations troops. He decries murder and appeasement and calls Rhee the hope of the free world. He praises past releases and urges action for the remaining captives.
In Lone Pine California pilots planned to fly out about 20 deer hunters stranded by the season's first snowfall. Low clouds and an inch of snow kept planes from landing at Monache Meadows yesterday, while two pilots Roman and Bob White readied takeoffs to evacuate the hikers who mostly used planes or packs to reach the area.
A dense listing of radio and television programs with local time notes and hour adjustments. It catalogs show lines from 2:00 to 11:30 with names like Art Linkletter Crosby Show Beulah Perry Como and Studio One, plus station IDs WSJS and Channel 12.
Hollywood stars clash in a volatile divorce case as John Wayne and his Mexican wife Esperanza Bauer face a lengthy trial over alimony and cruelty claims. Wayne describes fears of women while Rosenthal plans witnesses to claim spousal abuse. Wayne contests the allegations and offers of support.
The column discusses the Hawaiian bridge championship and a notable hand played by Steen. East’s aggressive bidding is analyzed as Steen ruffs in dummy, draws trumps, and ultimately controls clubs and spades to take the contract.
Clifford Green reported a yard covered with watermelons after a raid but police found no suspect. Green told officers to forget the incident and said he was happy with his free watermelon patch.
A mother Dora Duckett and her five children perished in a blaze in Amble r Pa sparked by an oil stove explosion. Father John Duckett Sr. and a friend escaped as flames trapped the three story home’s third floor bedrooms. Eva Dean and Ella Robinson fled to safety from a second floor window. Coroner says smoke inhalation.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin announced public hearings next month on a proposal to award cash prizes to inventors whose ideas aid national defense He will preside at the hearings before the Senate judiciary subcommittee he chairs.
Capt. Frank Perry of the fishing dragger Marjorie reports he found a black leather wallet in the stomach of a codfish caught off Cape Cod. It contained a California driver’s license and a Navy identification card.
Mrs. Ella Nora Baker aged 80 died at Union Memorial Hospital after catching fire while smoking a pipe in bed. The incident occurred at her Baltimore home and led to her death late yesterday.
The Agriculture Department reports that humus provides the most benefit to growing plants during the decomposition process. This finding emphasizes the importance of ongoing soil enrichment as organic matter breaks down.
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