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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1948
Page
6
Reference to the great 1811 earthquake in the Mississippi Valley appears here. It notes the event as the most severe of its kind and mentions that more than 1300 game laws were enacted in the United States from 1901 to 1910.
At the theatres this week the program features Two Guys From Texas in Technicolor with Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson. Calendar shows Life with Humor, Pluto cartoon, and Paramount News. Friday to Sunday showcases Black Bart in Technicolor with Yvonne DeCarlo and Dan Duryea, plus Calgary Stampede special and cartoons. Midweek features Duke of West Point with Louis Hayward and Joan Fontaine.
The listing previews multiple features including Slave Ship with Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney, Snow Place Like Home Popeye cartoon, Ladies In Wading novelty, The Counterfeiters with John Sutton and Doris Merrick, Flicker Flashback novelty, Alvino Ray Orchestra, Trail to Laredo with Charles Starrett, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James serial, Gorila of My Dreams with Bugs Benny, Mouse in House Tom and Jerry, Wet Paint Donald Duck, and Wigwam Whoopee Popeye.
Universal News lists film lineups for the week with Paramount features A Foreign Affair and Foxes of Harrow. The schedule includes Dude Goes West and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and No Place Like Home cartoons with Popeye. Late Show Saturday Night features Rachel and The Stranger with Robert Mitchum and Loretta Young.
Fox News catalog lists Valley of the Giants in Col or featuring Wayne Morris and Claire Trevor, plus Dig That Gold and Trouble or Nothing comedies with Edgar Kennedy. Cartoon entries include Pluto's Blue Note and Kitty Foiled, along with Wotta Knight and a Tom and Jerry short. Also shown are Captain Kidd, Randoloph Scott, and Junior G. Men serial.
Sunday and Monday present Susanna Foster Turhan Bey and Andy Devine in Frisco Sal along with a cartoon and short. Tuesday and Wednesday feature Maria Montez Jon Hall in Sudan in color comedy, cartoon and short. Thursday and Friday show Jack Oakie Peggy Ryan in On Stage Everyday with extras. Saturday Screen offers Rin Tin Tin Return of Rin Tin Tin with Donald Woods Bobby ake plus comedy and three cartoons.
The High Point community radio council lists WHPE on Sunday September 26 at 0 p.m. WMFR airs September 28 8 15 to 8 30 p.m. with Adventures Of The Red Feather Man. Home Is Where The Heart Is stars Martha Scott and William Prince. CBS September 29 9 00 to 9 30 p.m. Your Song And Mine with Thomas S Thomas and Dorothy Maynor. September 30 10 30 to 11:00 p.m. Community Chest opening broadcast features Henry Ford I and President Truman with Rob Hope Jack Benny Red Skelton Jo Stafford Bonita Colman Robert Fay.
Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco prices held steady to slightly higher as demand stayed strong. Old belt offerings fell $1 to $3. middle belt saw most losses of $1 to $3 with several lower grades down $4 to $8. Green leaf declined sharply while some cutting and priming grades gained modestly.
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered Lois Willson 24 of Fairfield freed after her 1947 conviction for murdering her husband Leon 29. The court reversed the Wayne county conviction saying only the three year old Linden Lee's testimony supported the shooting and that child testimony under six is not admissible.
Roll out pastry from a prepared pie mix and cut into circles or squares. Fill each with a dab of jam, fold up the edges to form a bite sized corners, and bake in a hot oven until golden. Enjoy warm or cooled as a simple tea time treat.
A simple recipe instructs to cream margarine with salt and sugar, add finely grated onion, then spread the mixture on tomato halves and broil until bubbling and lightly browned.
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