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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
2
A National Geographic Society estimate suggests if all sea magnesium were spread over Earth’s surface it would form a six foot thick layer of magnesite. The claim emphasizes vast mineral quantities contained in ocean waters.
NBC TV outlines surprise guest stunts for Perry Como show to attract audiences. Sid Caesar praises new vocalist Bill Lewis and previews Joe and Mabel with Larry Blyden and Nita Talbot as leads. Eleanor Steber writes from Yugoslavia about performing Tosca and Dubrovnik festival memories.
A compact puzzle listing linguistic clues including feminine appellation girl’s name anger fruit drink preposition units of royal Italian family name east and other entries. The grid references Miss Paget mountain nymphs cereal grass and related terms appear as interconnected hints for a wordplay puzzle.
A 62 year old yardman in Wichita Falls Texas was jailed awaiting a talk with a Secret Service agent about 1944 pennies altered into rare 1914 coins valued at .50 or more. Oscar Nelson admitted starting the abuse about a year ago and said he disposed of only a handful. Paul P D Sullivan, a local coin shop operator, bought two of the coins marked 1914 from Nelson and sent them to a California collector who confirmed they were cut by filing to remove points on the first 4.
The listings show a day’s radio lineup with time slots from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. including News for 15 Minutes on CBS Yukon Story and NBC, then variety programs like Eddie Fisher Show, Roy Rogers, and Dr. Six Gun. Also noted are The Eddie Fisher Show, The Ferris Reel, Amos and Andy, Bing Crosby, Fibber and Molly, Great Gildersleeve, Jane Pickens, and Jance Orchestra with network prefixes CBS NBC ABC and local or syndicated slots.
A columnist reflects on watching CBS Ed Sullivan Show NBC Colgate Variety Hour ABC Devil Bat's Daughter and other programs. He finds Sullivan entertaining despite his dislike of variety shows and notes the night’s sequence of programs kept him in his chair for three hours, concluding TV can entertain and relax viewers.
Hollywood column notes Dewey Martin loses parts to James Dean over size and image. Martin, praised for The Desperate Hours, laments missing Giant and Rocky Graziano parts, while actor Dean gains prominence in a blue jean persona.
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