Rent Advisory Committee Report Receives City Endorsement
The city council endorsed the rent advisory committee report and outlined steps to implement its recommendations. Council members discussed powers over rental property and a revised building code, with plans to study feasible enforcement and a potential separate inspections division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rent Advisory Committee
W. L. Hunt
High Point
Malcolm Little
Bill Bailey
North Main Street
S. D. Gibson, Jr
Wagoner Tire Company
Millpower Supply Company
Charlotte
Howard Russell
Jamestown
Law and Public Safety Committee
Veterans affairs release details GI bill training rights
The Veterans Administration released details on education and training rights for veterans under the GI bill. Eligible veterans re entering education after discharge may avoid the July 25 1951 cutoff. The extension of the Selective Service Act until July 9 1951 covers certain active service entrants and reservists under conditions. Further information is available from local VA offices or county veterans services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Veterans Service
Notice of Absolute Divorce in High Point NC
Norman Bradley is sued by Rena R Bradley in High Point Municipal Court Guilford County for absolute divorce on grounds of living separate for over two years. He must appear and answer within twenty days after August 17 1950. dated July 17 1950.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Rena R. Bradley
Taxi permit revoked for Benny Allen after police report
The city council revoked the taxi permit of Benny Allen following a recommendation by Police Chief C C Stoker. A history of multiple prohibition law violations and a record listing 36 prior police entries supports the action, with the chief’s report attached to the official correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stoker
Benny Allen
Stoker
Allen
Local Board Names New Assistant Clerk
Miss Charlotte Landrum of 107 Oakwood court is signed as assistant clerk with the local selective service board. She started work this morning and brings the clerical staff to two, alongside chief clerk Mrs. Lillian Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Landrum
Oakwood Court
Selective Service
Miss Landrum
Lillian Hedrick
Notice of summons by publication in High Point court
The Municipal Court of High Point North Carolina issues notice for absolute divorce filed against Harry E Goforth after two years separation. The defendant must appear at the Clerk of Municipal Court within 20 days after August 21 1950 to answer or demur.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Harry E. Goforth
Howard Street Water Tank Site Chosen by Council
After weeks of study the city council chose the Howard Street site for a million gallon water tank. The project will cost about 17000 more than Fourth Street but will fund future distribution needs. Bids will open August 14. council approved buying the necessary property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Street
Council
W. F. Bailey
Bill Swindell
W. F. Freeman Engineers
Councilmen Await GOP Decision on School Board Appointment
City officials delay selecting a school board member as Republicans plan to decide on their recommendation before Thursday. Mayor Bailey reports GOP will meet soon to discuss the post created by A. Coke Cecil’s resignation. Myrtle Barthmaier and Mrs. Blake Thompson are named as potential candidates. The council will consult the current school board chair W. A. Tomlinson before any action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bailey
Walter York
GOP
R. B. Culler
Robert Rankin
W.A. Tomlinson
Streeton Still at Large After Hospital Escape
Charles Gonzaga Streeton, condemned to life for the brutal slaying of Carl Davis, escaped from the Raleigh state hospital for the insane early Sunday. Police reports have no verified sightings. calls place him on Park Street and North Main, sparking speculation of outside help and a planned escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gonzaga Streeton
Carl Davis
Streeton
State Hospital For the Insane
Raleigh
Freedom. Com
Lonnie Bergman
Bergman
Park Street
North Main
Church Not To Be Dissolved Court Rules
Municipal court yesterday cancelled an effort to dissolve Allen Jay Baptist church after the plaintiffs filed July 15 withdrew with a voluntary nonsuit The action sought a receiver and division of assets. In a separate filing today Nellie Hedgecock seeks custody support and separation from James Hedgecock alleging drunkenness threats and infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Nellie S. Hedgecock
James C. Hedgecock
Traffic Violation Charged After Groomtown Road Collision
Police report a collision on Groomtown road after noon. Frederick D. Grimstead of Greensboro was charged with failure to yield the right of way as two cars suffered $100 in damages. Garve S. Thomas of Thomasville driven vehicle sustained $150 after a pony wandered onto Highway 68. No details on a Deep River bridge accident or on Highway 62 incident.
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Groomtown Road
Frederick D. Grimstead
Greensboro
Rt. 3
Garve S. Thomas
Omasville
Highway 68
Ivory A. Leonard
Thomasville
Rt. 2
Deep River Bridge
Permit Office Moves Into New Quarters
The city buildings inspection division moved into new headquarters in the basement of city hall and opened for business. Entrance is on the west side near the Paramount Theater. Building Inspector J P Jones Plumbing Inspector H E Bizzell and Electrical Inspector M S Motes will hold morning office hours with inspections in the afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Buildings Inspection Division
City Hall
Paramount Theater
J. P. Jones
H. E. Bizzell
M. S. Motes
Life of Jews in Egypt to Be Published in Israel
Israel to publish stories of Jewish life in Egypt from Hellenistic and Roman eras. The education ministry allocated 1400 dollars for producing more than 500 papyrological documents and related materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Egypt
Israel
Ministry of Education and Culture
Burmese Tug of War Touts Rain Belief in Mandalay
In Mandalay a crowd prefers an old fashioned tug of war to seed rain. Burmese superstition holds Nats spirits are stirred by earthly events and trigger rain, making the tug of war the most exciting spectacle for rain formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Mandalay
High Point teen faced hit and run charges after wild spree
Donald Green, 16, of High Point Route 2, was booked on hit and run and no operator’s license charges after driving on a sidewalk on Thissell Street near 8:30 p.m. He crashed a fence and damaged a parked car owned by Harpill, then was arrested three blocks away. Damages totaled about $25 per vehicle and $10 to the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Green
High Point Rt. 2
Thissell Street
Green
Thissell
Harpill
Hill
South Main Street
Main Street
Marjorie Quigley
Westwood
Nick Moore
Kivett Drive
Mrs Dixon Succumbs In Baltimore
Mrs. Margaret Kuhns Dixon aged 83 a former High Point resident died Monday at 5 am in a Baltimore hospital after 14 months of declining health She was born June 25 1867 in Westmoreland County Pa taught in Greensburg Pa Yokohama Japan 1894 1900 and served in M P Church missions She is survived by husband Dr A G Dixon daughter Vista Dixon and several siblings Funeral at First Methodist Church to be followed by interment in Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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Margaret Kuhns Dixon
High Point
Baltimore
Dixon
Westmoreland County
Greensburg
Greensburg Seminary
Japan
Yokohama
States
M. P. Church
A. G. Dixon
First Methodist Church
M. P. Children's Home
Vista Dixon
W. H. English
Mary Marks
Susie Mershon
Latrobe
D. L Custis
Youngstown
Ohio
George Kahns
Oakmont
Isaac Kahns
Port Huron
Mich
Kenneth Goodson
Fred Paschal
Laurinburg
Cc. W. Bates
Mount Pleasant Charge
Liberty
Guilford Memorial Park
Koonce Funeral Home
King Becomes Member of Danish Bee Keepers Association
King Frederick IX of Denmark, during a Trend coast summer holiday, joined the Danish Beekeeper Association. He received honey-glass labels reading King Stefanik Trend member No. H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Fredrick IX
Denmark
Trend
North Jutland
King Stefanik
State Farm opens 33 acre employee park in Bloomington
The State Farm Insurance companies provide a 33 acre park for 2,500 Bloomington home office employees. The grounds include a lake and courts for tennis volleyball badminton and shuffleboard a horseshoe pitching area a baseball diamond picnic tables outdoor ovens and a clubhouse.
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Bloomington
State Farm Insurance Companies
Hame
Four Violence Cases Heard in Local Court
Four violence cases dominated a local court session before adjournment. John H. Burt, 28, was sentenced to six months for striking James W. Jordan with a stick. Jordan’s charge against Burt was dismissed. Herman Barrier, local resident, received four months for assaulting Obelia Wesley and threatening her with a knife, with an appeal filed. James R. Doster, 25, got 30 days plus $10 fine and costs after striking William Sims, with an appeal noted. Albert Gaskin, 21, received 30 days for drunkenness. Graham Daniels was ordered to pay $50 and comply with a support order.
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John H. Burt
Fairview
James W. Jordon
Hoover
Jordan
Burt
Herman Barrier
Leonard
Obelia Wesley
James R. Doster
Woodbury
William Sims
Kivett
Albert Gaskin
Graham Daniels
Willing Workers Club to Meet at Strong Home
The Willing Workers club will gather at 1203 Kivett drive the home of Mr and Mrs Lester Strong with evangelist Williams as guest speaker Thursday at 745 pm All members are invited Y P C to meet at church for rehearsal this evening at 6 pm.
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Vernon Willing
Betty Lou Love
Barbara Ann Love
Carol Crawford
Virginia Crawford
Ann Blocker
Clara Davis
Barbara Jean McClain
Hubert Croft
Sisters of Charity of
Natreth
Kentucky
North Carolina
Vincent S. Waters
D.D
Farmers Cooperatives Drive Hundreds of Millions in NY Biz
New York state hosts around 600 farmer cooperatives that generate about 400 million dollars in business annually. The network supports agricultural supply, marketing, and distribution across multiple counties.
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New York State
Samuel L Summers 93 Dies in Winston-Salem Area Home
Samuel L Summers 93 died Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs Albert C Stuart in Winston-Salem where he had lived the past three years He was a Guilford County native and a farmer in the Busick School community He is survived by two daughters Mrs Clyde F Smith of Greensboro Mrs J Frank Kernodle Route 1 Elon College two sons Robert L Summers Route 1 Elon College John R Summers High Point 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral held yesterday at 4 p m at the home of his son Robert L Summers Burial followed at Frieden s Lutheran church cemetery near Gibsonville
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Reidsville
Samuel L. Summers
Albert C. Stuart
Winston-Salem
Guilford County
Busick
Stuart
Clyde F. Smith
Greensboro
J. Frank Kernodle
Elon College
Robert L. Summers
John R. Summers
High Point
Frieden’s Lutheran Church
Gibsonville
James F. Dewey, noted federal labor mediator, dies at 63
James F. Dewey of Frackville Pennsylvania, aged 63, a veteran U S labor conciliator who helped mediate major strikes, died after a brief illness. Appointed in 1922 he served until 1942 then became a labor consultant for shipyards. He was recalled by the U S at times to help end crippling production strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frakcille
James F. Dewey
U. S
Dewey
Mrs Cora Lee White Dies. Rites Planned at Cornelius
Mrs Cora Lee White wife of T R White of Hillsville Randolph county died yesterday at City Memorial hospital Winston Salem after a week battling illness. She was born March 25 1886 in Mecklenburg county and was formerly Miss Cora Lee Stillwell. Survived by husband three daughters a son two sisters two brothers four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral at Mt Zion Methodist church Cornelius Wednesday at 3 pm with body in church one hour prior. burial in church cemetery. body at Yows Funeral home until departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Lee White
T. R. White
Hillsville
Randolph County
City Memorial Hospital
Winston-Salem
White
Cora Lee Stillwell
John and
Mary Mayhew Stillwell
Mecklenburg County
Connie Welborn
Greensboro
W. T. Highfill
High Point
Herbert F. Gill
Colus L. White
Muroc
Calif
O. T. White
L. E. Johnson
Winstone Salem
John Garmon
Mt. Pleasant
David Peel
Lincolnton
Conviction of Eleven Communists Upheld
The U S Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the conviction of 11 Communist leaders on charges of conspiring to organize the Communist party to advocate the forcible overthrow of the United States government. Chief Judge Learned Hand wrote the main 66 page opinion with Justice Swan concurring.
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New York
U. S. Court of Appeals
Communist Party
United States
Chif
Learned Hand
Thomas W. Swan
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Lester Kreitzman
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