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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1951
Page
2
New Orleans officials and mayor Delesseps Morrison plot to use toy lizards as a fire truck loaned by the department to disrupt a pigeons roost. Custodian Adolph Dantagnan researches a theory and assigns an assistant to place lizards in nests.
In Buffalo New York a report notes Edward Michael, 100, as the oldest committee member and Car reen, 23, as the youngest in Erie project talks. A closet space saver features a hanger with washable plastic quilted pockets for storing shoes handbags and slippers.
Gerald Gaedtke offered a novel reason for writing a bad check totaling $717 to his estranged wife in Green Bay Wisconsin. The court records suggest the wife did not return the funds as expected. The item mentions agricultural comparisons between cellulose yield and cotton.
FAIRBANKS Alaska UP a wounded bull moose struggled to free his horns from a dead rival after a mortal clash for herd dominance. Officials spotted the pair from an airplane over Tanana Flat and planned to attempt separation nearby.
Milwaukee district attorney William J. McCauley banned eight magazines and seven novels from newsstands, asserting the material could encourage youths to ignore sexual conduct restraints. The action follows a county literary commission's recommendation to curb obscene literature.
Lawton Smith Jr of Mt. Clemens Michigan faced charges for falsely reporting a crime. He admitted he shot himself in both legs last summer to win the sympathy of his girlfriend’s mother who he believed disliked him. Smith married Betty Alt on August 2, two months after the incident.
The narrator recalls sitting beside Jimmy Schnozzola Durante at a testimonial dinner last month. A speaker hails Durante as a keen bibliophile while Durante jokes he would punch out anyone who insults him. He critiques radio and TV ham actors in white coats and mocks the cigarette ads for weak flavor.
Philip Antora, a longtime screen waiter, stars in Universal-International’s Reunion In Reno marking his 95th on set as a waiter. He has served drinks to over 200 actors and jokes about tips and phony money while boosting his paycheck.
Weavers and Elviry star in a vaudeville style act billed as Arkansas engagement across two days. The tour dates list a Kentucky based troupe performing seasonal comedy and musical sketches with popular vaudeville routines.
CHICAGO UP a today admitted defeat in the run to the nations 1 000 000 traffic death since the invention of the automobile. The toll rose to 990 000 by Oct 1 and the 1 000 000th death will occur during the week of December as noted by the National Council. September deaths reached 3 650, largest month since 1941, up 14 percent from year-ago totals. year to date 26 630, up eight percent.
An advertisement touts Victory Ointment as a quick relief for itching skin issues including athlete's foot. It claims the white ointment yields good results and is sold in High Point at local drugstores and through hometown druggists.
Henslee, suspended Tennessee collector of internal revenue, resigns from the post after signaling that tax duties and pressures were too much. Commissioner Dunlap said the investigation would continue with no evidence of misconduct found at Henslee's office.
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