Continental Furniture Sold to Alan Detweiler in Unknown Price
The Continental Furniture Co. announces a change in ownership to Alan Detweiler. Detweiler, a retired Air Force colonel with World War II honors, will lead the company which has evolved since its 1901 founding to produce solid wood bedroom furniture.
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Continental Furniture Company
Alan Detweiler
Continental Furniture Co
Fred N. Tate and Associates
Holand T. Holton
Detweiler
Wy Aie Rand
Sales Tive
Continenrepresenta
Ior
New York
Air Force
Furniture Berkey and Gay Co
Grand
Robert W. Irwin
Continental
Easter Weekend Quiet Amid Near Record Low Violence
High Point police call Easter weekend one of the quietest Sundays in years with few major crimes. An alleged assault on Kennedy Avenue led to a jail bond set at 300 dollars and a hearing slated for Thursday in Domestic Relations Court. Other arrests included Allen C. Johnson, 29, charged with driving while intoxicated and Mary Gardner, 4, charged with drunken driving. Two-car crashes produced injuries on Granby Street. authorities cited reckless driving and driving without a permit. Deputies noted traffic fines totaling over 1,000 dollars. Fire and sheriff crews reported limited activity, with one fire call and routine patrols maintaining the calm weekend.
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Kennedy Avenue
Sgisferita
Psa
Sanieipal Court
Mary Gardner
Kernersville
Are
Granby Street
Memorial Hospital
Denver W
Greensboro
Rosa "Mae
Godwin Cartreete
Sherriff
North Carolina Sees At Least 23 Die In Easter Weekend
The Associated Press reports 23 deaths in North Carolina over the Easter weekend from multiple accidents and violence. Notable incidents include several two car crashes on State Highway 59 near Warrenton and near Concord, a rail accident near Alpine, and a tractor rollover in Cerro Gordo.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Warrenton
Arthur Webb Merrit
Rt. 2
Franklinton
Julia Safrit
Rockwell
Concord
Robert Lee Forney
Morganton
Alpine
Paul Griffin
Hamiet
Dr Lawrence leads revival at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Dr J B Lawrence executive secretary emeritus of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention is conducting a revival at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta. Morning services 10 to 11 speak on the Mission of the Holy Spirit with evening reviews at 7 30. Tonight he speaks on the Second Coming of the Lord. The public is invited to attend the series through Sunday evening.
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J. B. Lawrence
Home Mission Rd
Southern Baptist Convention
Atlanta
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Lawrence
ADR Ascne Sey
Week-Long Paper Plant Strike Ends
CORNER BROOK reports the Rowater pulp and paper mill ending a week long strike by Local 1367 machinists affiliated with the AFL TLC. The dispute began on March 3 over the dismissal of a production man and involved demands for supervisory control over machines. Details of the settlement were to be revealed by officials, with workers indicating the union had rejected an earlier offer tied to management supervision.
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Corner Brook
Rowater
O ‘Bers
Isteventions Assn. of Machinists
Afl-Tlc
Cubis
Drivers Charged After Accident In Thomasville
Police charged Rufus Townsend of Mount Gilead with no operator license and Ralph L. Gaddy of High Point with following too closely after a Unity Street collision at 10 a.m. Sunday. Damages were estimate at about $395.
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Thomasville
Unity Street
Rufus Townsend
Mount Gilead
Ralph L. Gaddy
Welborn St
High Point
Hopkins Case Probed as SBI Quiet on Progress
State Bureau of Investigation continues to handle the investigation of the Hopkins case with officials offering no public statements. Joe Low, a former service station attendant, reportedly confessed to Isabel Hussey slaying near Asheboro last summer, while other details remain undisclosed as authorities question Johnson in Guilford jail.
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Picea
State Bureau of Investigation
T Sbi
Joe Low
Isabel Hussey
Asheboro
SBI
Anak Ce Sean
W .Mowbrook Street
Asheborone
Asheboro Country Club
Johnson
Guilfordee
Greensboro
Ake
Lexington
Quy
Easter Monday brings Easter services and spring fever to Winston-Salem
Thousands join Moravian Church Easter morning services as City records warm spring weather. High Pointers flock to yards and parks while Easter egg hunts entertain youngsters at Washington Terrace and Armstrong Parks. Showers possible tomorrow with a high near 75 and a low around 48.
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Winston-Salem
Washington Terrace Park
Armstrong Park
Tomors Totight
Freshmen Larkin Kirkman and Grandjean Join Honor Society
Alvin Larkin Kirkman of High Point and Byron W. Grandjean of Thomasville were initiated into Phi Eta Sigma at the University of North Carolina. They joined 63 freshmen with at least half A grades and the rest B in their first semester.
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Alvin Larkin Kirkman
High Point
Byron W. Grandjean
Thomasville
Phi Eta Sigma
University of North Carolina
Larkin
Grandjean
Prayer for TCCYDAY Pledge of faith and resurrection hope
Prayer invoking eternal God to remember Jesus risen from the dead and seek victory over defeat. Proclaims faith that yesterday’s failure may become tomorrow’s success and that darkness yields to sunlit victory through Christ. Signed by Ralph Ward Jr Pitts Mt Leba non.
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God
Jesus
Christ
Ralph Ward Jr
Pitts
Mt. Lebanon
High Point Man Flees S C Jail
James Curtis Armstrong, 21, identified as a federal prisoner, escaped from an Anderson County jail after a jail break using improvised tools. Authorities say he may be linked to a Coca Cola bottling plant robbery, with several inmates from surrounding areas. a large manhunt by FBI and county officers followed.
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Vna
James Curtis Armstrong
Parker
Esata
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Anderson
Anderson County
Clint McClain
Armstrong
FBI
County
Furman University Singers To Appear Tonight At 8
The 85 voice Furman University Singers directed by DuPre Rhame perform sacred favorites in the Junior High School auditorium at 8 tonight in Greenville South Carolina. The group, sponsored by First Baptist Church, will tour cities across the two Carolinas and Virginia this year with stops planned in High Point and other venues.
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Furman University Singers
Greenville, S. C
DuPre Rhame
University
High Point
First Baptist Church
Carolinas
Virginia
Singers
Train wreck near Greensboro prompts youth hearing
A railway detective questioned two 1¢-year old boys after a crosstie was found across tracks between Wilkebrook and Dalton Street, nearly causing the No. 36 freight wreck. The crosstie’s age and condition were blamed for the incident. youths face a Domestic Relations hearing later this week.
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Eee Mart Weet Coke
Tie Southern
Railways Fast Freight
Wilkewbrook
Dalton Street
Greensboro
Postal Rate Hike Would Cost Locals
A proposed post office rate increase would impact High Point and other local areas with an estimated $157,400 added cost. The Eisenhower measure would raise first class letters to four cents an ounce and all mail to seven cents, with broad increases across books, magazines, and third class mail over two years to reduce the department deficit. Opponents say higher rates would hurt general revenues and commerce.
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Mid York
High Point
Post
Field
Congress
Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Clergy Face April 15 Deadline For Social Security Credits
Mrs Ruth Duffy district manager of the High Point Social Security Office warns clergymen must file Form 2031 waiver certificate by April 15 to count 1955 earnings for Social Security. The certificate, filed with the Director of Internal Revenue, grants credits for the taxable year without church involvement.
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Ruth Duffy
High Point Social Security Office
Internal Revenue
Religious participation affects eligibility for coverage
The text describes a two year window for individuals to elect participation in a program tied to religious duties. Those who do not opt in within the period cannot later have earnings from their religious duties covered by the program.
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