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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1947
Page
3
C B Ratchford of North Carolina State College Extension urges keeping machinery in good order to extend life and cut costs. He notes proper greasing and timely maintenance save time, especially in winter and rainy days, while planning chores and range feeding reduces extra trips and labor.
Fastreth on powder sprinkles onto upper and lower plates to hold them firmer for comfort. It has no gummy taste or paste feel and is alkaline to avoid souring denture breath. Available today at any drug store.
Repiton lodge will host the Phoenix lodge of Burlington Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The Burlington Odd Fellows arrive in a body with a class of candidates for the Initiatory degree, with C. A. Hughes as degree captain guiding the ceremonies. Local members are urged to attend and visiting Odd Fellows are welcome.
A forest fire-like blaze damaged Grace Line Pier 57 and connected Pier 58 in New York, injuring 50 firefighters and causing more than 5 million dollars in damage. Fireboats and tugs battled the 825 foot pier for hours as the Santa Rita was moved to prevent loss, with investigators to question workers about the cause.
Time standards note for Eastern Central Mountain zones with hour adjustments. Mentions local stations may alter relay times and that last minute changes cannot be included.
A dense listing details a full evening across abe mbs cbs and other networks with hourly offerings from News to Music to Detective drama. Notable items include Cavalcade of America Inner Sanctum Scotland Yard and The House Party plus The Bob Crosby Club and Dance Music Time.
CHESAPEAKE Sept 29 Fourteen aboard an Army C-47 escaped injury in an emergency landing at Huntington airport when the craft struck five private planes parked on the field The military plane was en route to Greenville S C from Bergstrom Field Austin Texas when it ran low on gasoline and veered off course Airport Manager Carlton Clark said the plane landed about 400 feet north of the strip due to lack of runway lights The wing damaged four of the five planes and the 14 personnel departed for Greenville in another C-47
Six naval fire teams under the pier used pneumatic drills to break through the concrete floor and access a water source to combat the blaze.
In Spokane and across Oregon and Washington the Taft bid for the Republican nomination falters as Eisenhower and Vandenberg draw chatter. Dewey is seen as a leading choice while a strong showing by any dark horse at the Philadelphia convention could sway delegates. Taft faces mixed reception and a Corvallis speech sparks debate on Communists in unions.
Rev. E. M. Jones of Main Street Methodist Church will take part in a national Columbus Day preaching program October 12. The spiritual mobilization effort gathers 25,000 Protestant ministers to stress freedom and democracy against totalitarianism with Dr. James W. Fifield Jr. directing from multiple headquarters.
At Davidson College nine chapters and one local fraternity pledged 165 new members after a four day rushing period. Pledges must pass first semester academic work before initiation. Named pledges include Richards Bernwell and Gant Carlton of Greensboro, John Loftin of Thomasville, and Homer Haworth of High Point.
An advisory committee is formed with members including Dr. Donald J. Cowling Roger W. Babson Edgar J. Goodspeed and Norman Vincent Peale among others.
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