Women to Run At Tri City Sunday Stock Car Meet
Promoter Bob Blair presents a 100 lap program at Tri City Speedway four miles northeast of High Point. First NC history sees women and men racing on the same track with Lolly Paschal and Hazel Godwin entered. Curtis Turner leads the men's field with a recent five race win streak as women race separately in a special event.
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Tri-City Speedway
High Point
Bob Blair
North Carolina
Blair
Lolly Paschal
Hazel Godwin
Virginia Valiant
Curtis Turner
Flock
Turner
Dixie
Hickory Exercises Lead In Legion Junior Baseball Showdown
Hickory and Chapel Hill split games in the state American Legion Junior baseball series. Hickory beat Chapel Hill 5 to 2 to level the series after Chapel Hill won 3 to 2 in the opener. The next games move to Hickory for two more contests.
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Hickory Downs
Chapel Hill
Hickory
American Legion
Nara Hill Club
Man recovers from rheumatic pain after TRU-AID claim
A man described years of leg pain and swelling from muscular rheumatism. After starting TRU-AID, he reports rapid relief and renewed mobility, claiming a transformation to feel like a new man. The ad notes TRU-AID contains three medical ingredients and is sold in High Point drug stores.
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High Point
North Carolina Sees Eleven Labor Strikes in First Half 1948
North Carolina reported 11 strikes in the first half of 1948. The labor department noted 106 labor-management conciliation cases, 95 settled by collective bargaining with no lost time, involving about 1 768 workers, or 0.2 percent of the state's industrial population.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
Department
Consciliation Service
Notice of Divorce Suit by Publication in High Point
Pauline Doe files for absolute divorce from Clyde L. Goce in High Point Municipal Court Guilford County North Carolina. Defendant must appear and answer by September 12 1948 or within twenty days, summons issued August 10 1948. Clerk M W Nash issued notice August 10 1948.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Pauline
Doe
Clyde L. Goce
Plainoiff
M. W. Nash
N.C
High Point Soldier Receives Army Parachute Wings
Pvt. Winfred C. York of 412 Walnut Street High Point North Carolina has completed five weeks of Basic Airborne training at Fort Benning Georgia and earned official Army parachute wings. He made five parachute jumps from 1000 feet and scored highly on the Para Troop fitness test.
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Pvt
Winfred C. York
Walnut Street
High Point
N. C
R. A. York
Fort Ecwre
Georgia
United's States Army
Meat boycott roils Raleigh as women urge meat abstinence
In Raleigh on August 11, a phone based campaign began as Mrs. Hugh Singleton said a group of women were calling others to stop buying meat. The item notes the first state unemployment compensation act taking effect in Wisconsin on July 1, 1934, and a quirky line about termites "talking" by head banging.
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Raleigh
Hugh Singleton
United States
Wisconsin
Local baseball standings and rain dampen North Carolina leagues
The notice details regional standings for the National League and Carol ina League, with Philadelphia, New York, and Boston leading in parts of the table. It also lists several American and North Carolina state league results, upcoming games, and rain-affected matchups. A separate item announces a motor carrier franchise application by Jack Cornelison for T. & H. Bus Line spanning Thomasville to High Point, with a hearing date set for August 1948.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
N. C
Concord
Statesville
Lexington
Hickory
Mooresville
Salisbury
Albemarle
Jack Cornelison
Thomasville
North Carolina Utilities Commission
West Main Street
Southern Railway
Randolph Street
East Main Street
Blair Street
County OF
Davidson
Randolph County
Randolph
Davidson County
Guilford
Said Road
Albertson Road
Prospect Street
Jeepeet Street
Highlandvenue
Highland Avenue
High Point High Point
Citmits
High Point
Highland Ave
Said Avenue
Ward Street
Main St
Washingtont St
Wrenn St
Forsyth County
Winston-Salem
N. Co
Jack Gornelison
Red-Hot Caps Tie for Lead in Carolina League Race
Raleigh’s Capitals gain a share of the league lead after a 2-1 10 inning win over Burlington. Martinsville, Winston-Salem split a doubleheader with Martinsville edging Winston-Salem 1-0 and 5-2. Rain washed out Durham Danville and Greensboro Reidsville. Pat Cooper homered for Raleigh in game one.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Greensboro
Mooresville
Statesville
Hi-Toms
Salisbury
Concord
Martinsville
Raleigh
Capitals
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Durham
Danville
Reidsville
Pat Cooper
A’s
Herb Whitcomb
al Gavey
Whitcomb
Gavey
Moskovich
Jimmy Edward
Charlie Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Clayton Sterling
al Newenceck
Bob Baley
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Tri-City
Braves
Johnny-On-The
Boston Braves
Johnny Antonelli
India
High Point Boy
Mexico
Winston-Siem
Martinavill
Janville
Burlington Beeen
Eday
Leagun
Toms
Stickory
ATA
Eanwhile
MR. Beeker
THE
McKee Laboratories
Frontooth Gap
Irma
McKee
Beeker
Quekly
Boots
Clara
Waia
Snuffy
Mr.smith
Tell
Sadie
Vic Flint
Freckles
Hector
Mickey Finn
Pizzarello
Curtis
Phil
Tarti Boy
Pizzie
Ked Syder
Ryder
Jake Darle
FIM
Tim Tyler
Coca.cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Coca-Cola CompAny
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