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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1951
Page
11
Detectives sought a gambler who failed to return to the front room. A wife described the scene saying she asked him about leaving and he said goodbye. The report notes California was named by Cortes in 1535.
In Red Springs North Carolina Presbyterians review a 1 364 303 budget centered on expanding education The plan allocates 562 236 to Synod activities 801 794 for Southern Presbyterian Church use and 235 000 for Union Theological Seminary The session plans to raise the full amount and meet at Presbyterian Junior College Maxton Dr Lawrence urges full funding while Rev C M Gibbs Fayetteville is elected moderator succeeding Marion Huske The new moderator serves as executive secretary of Fayetteville Presbytery
United Press reports slight price declines in tobacco across border and middle belts with minimal gains in some grades. Monday sales slowed due to dry weather and fewer registrations while overall production estimates for three belts stay unchanged.
About a dozen Australian animals have become extinct due to competition and predation from European introductions such as the fox, cat, and rabbit, per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
A Czech engineer and a loyalist fireman escaped to Germany aboard a train guarded by U S troops. He described the escape to officers as the train passed Asch and Selb, stopping at Wildenau and crossing the border after cutting the brake line. Czech officials reportedly contacted Selb seeking the missing train.
The United States faces its second largest all crop harvest, 33 percent above average, with experts noting the 1948 bumper year as the only larger yield. Rainfall and drought across regions threaten crops, but forecasts call for four to five weeks of warm sun to finish field work before frost.
Bodil Miller, a Scandinavian player, ends a two year wait for an entry visa and signs a long term contract with ee eealee spanning the Mexican sea. The move marks a major ambition fulfilled for Miller and the club.
The first American 24 cent denomination stamps were printed with an upside down error, a misprint that collectors highly prize and seek.
The Portland vase, dating around 1560 and tied to Monte Del Grano near Rome, is believed to be the work of a Greek artist and to have contained the ashes of a Roman emperor. It is sometimes called the Barberini vase.
The Walloons inhabit southern Belgium and speak a dialect related to Flemish in Flanders. The Flemings speak a Dutch or low German dialect. The Walloons are primarily of the Celtic race.
Washington reports the United States Air Force has let the contract for the first atomic powered airplane. Dr Andrew Kalitin sky a 37 year old former Nuclear Energy Power for Aircraft project chief engineer at Oak Ridge Tennessee proposed a turbo jet nuclear A plane engine a year ago.
RALEIGH The State Advisory Budget Commission approved a transfer of 100000 to fund construction of a 100 bed tubercular hospital unit and utility team. The total fund allocation reaches 172000 with contracts totaling 1136250, to be built near the UNC teaching hospital site and clinic nearing completion.
A man who lost her sight said she began treatment by Dr. Alexander M. Munchak on August 11. The doctor told reporters the case was as close to a miracle as he had seen and faced a fact finding inquiry into his public statements and actions.
Umstead stated this must continue as the troublesome times we live in will pose serious questions demanding practical decisions. He urged wise patient consideration befitting state affairs.
Duke the Labrador retriever is named sole heir to a $24 000 trust in the will of Mrs. Mary J Leonard filed in county court. The trust provides funds for Duke and his companion Duke son Jack and directs estates for the care of dogs rather than relatives. Jack died months ago leaving Duke as sole beneficiary.
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