Winners Listed In Egg Hunt In Thomasville
Thomasville held Easter egg hunts at Memorial Park and Carver Park sponsored by the Merchants Association and Recreation Department. Curtis Ingram, 12, won the grand at Memorial Park. Dwight Hopkins, 11, won at Carver Park. About 3,600 eggs were hidden across both parks with prize eggs redeemable at sponsoring stores.
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Thomasville
Memorial Park
Curtis Ingram
Lewis Ingram
Chestnut Street
Carver Park
Dwight Hopkins
Ralph Hopkins
Thomasville Merchants Association
Recreation Department
Emerson Quote on Mothers Shaping Nations
The remark credits mothers with shaping nations through influence big enough to mold great societies as echoed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The idea elevates maternal roles in historical and civic development. The quote frames mothers as unseen architects of national character and progress.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Franklin in France Secured Loans and Aid 1776 to 1785
As American representative in France from 1776 to 1785, Benjamin Franklin obtained loans and military aid for the American cause. His diplomacy helped secure essential financial backing and matériel while coordinating support among European allies.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
Thomasville High Life Brims With Spring Fever
At Thomasville High School Easter holidays spark a new mood as juniors rush to plan prom events while seniors rehearse for plays and graduates. Sophomores hunt biology specimens and girls switch to formals, with boys drawn to baseball and outdoor color. Teachers smile at the season’s buoyant, youthful energy.
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Burrus
April Fools Issue Delights Students at Greensboro High Point
Facts and Fun issue jokes through the paper while the student body enjoys playful stories about teachers and peers. Debaters Susie Jones Barbara Burton Jimmy Bell and Charles Carroll with coach Mrs M G Almond earned top marks in the Southern Speech Conference at Greensboro High Point airport arrival. They won three of six debates as Thomasville citizens funded the trip. The student council plans guidance talks next Tuesday to explain the council’s purpose and importance to voters.
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Houston
Susie Jones
Barbara Burton
Jimmy Bell
Charles Carroll
M. G. Almond
Greensboro High Point
Thomasville
H. C. Hudgins Jr
Eight Graduate In First Aid
Eight graduates completed a 16 hour advanced first aid course at the YWCA. Instructors include Mrs Alyne Campbell Madge Johnson Russell Payne R C Ray and men Louis Fraley Elmo Holder Nathan Marion and W E Woolf. Several graduates volunteer as instructors in the Red Cross program. Red Cross aid station at Floral Garden Easter services staffed by local first aiders.
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Elizabeth Ennis
Red Cross
YWCA
Dames Alyne Campbell
Madge Johnson
Russell Payne
R. C. Ray
Louis A. Fraley
Elmo R. Holder
Nathan J. Marion
W. E. Woolf
Floral Garden
Nova Scotia Fisherman Lived Aboard Boat Eight Years
Edward Himmelman, a Nova Scotia fisherman, has lived on his 90-foot boat for eight years. He complains the dampness mildews his one good suit which he wears when he goes ashore.
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Edward Himmelman
Nova Scotia
Four Hurt When Car Overturns Near Sheraton Motor Inn
A 1952 car traveling on the superhighway near the Sheraton Motor Inn overturned after a chase from High Point. Driver Louise Krites, 16, and three other occupants were treated for injuries and released. Krites faces reckless driving charges and a April 21 court date in Recorders Court.
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Thomasville
Sheraton Motor Inn
Louise Krites
Barbee Street
High Point
B. R. Kiser
Louis Hudson
Johnson Road
Ann Smith
Dalton Road
Bobby Gardner
Kinney Avenue
Siler and
Green Funeral Homes
Kiser
Bill Riggsby
Krites
Riggsby
Motor Inn
Roger Alexander Kirkman
Irene Street
Recorders Court
Postal rate rise to curb deficits eyed by Congress
A Post Office Department release notes a 6 billion deficit since 1945 with this year's 700 million shortfall costing taxpayers 7925. The plan raises local rates to four cents and out-of-town to five cents, promising about 2.40 annually per taxpayer. First class rates would rise for the first time since 1932 to help wipe the deficit and fund 1,200 new post offices.
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Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Guilford College Names New MAA Officers
New Guilford College officers take posts in the Men's Athletic Association with Jordan Washburn of High Point elected president and Robert Young of Asheville named vice president.
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Guilford College
Robert Young
Asheville
Jordan Washburn
High Point
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Royal Arch Masons
W. H. Marlette
E. L. Green
Toe Mage
Curt Enterprse
George Hayworth
Jimmy Sprinkle
Kenneth Hedrick
Johnny Sherrill
Tony Simeon
Aol-A-Rink
Monogram Club
Olds
Sportasble
Ilways
Oldsmobile
Quality Dealer's
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main Street
N. C
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Thomasville High Life
Thomasville High School
T. Lynwood Smith
Piedmont Associated Industries
Tom Latimer Jr
W. J. Burton
Greensboro
Sweden
Vicina
Able Service
Pine ST
Atlantic
N. Main
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