Great Guilford Forsyth Union Cross Road Celebration Planned
Several thousand people are expected at Union Cross to celebrate the opening of a new concrete highway between High Point and Winston-Salem. Gov Rafe Doughton and other North Carolina officials may attend. the event features a basket picnic, speeches, a parade, and a World War memorial tablet unveiling. Local chambers and civic groups organize the program with coffee served from the Princess cafe.
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Union Cross
Guilford
Forsyth
High Point
Winston
Salem
North Carolina
Winston Salem
Winson-Salem
Rafe Doughton
David H. Blair
Internal Revenue
Atend
Blair
Winston.Salem
Winston-Salem
Fred N. Tate
State Highway Commission
Greensboro
Forsyth County
Woman's Club
Woman's Auxiliary
American Legion of
North Main Street
Enterprise Building
James K. Norfleet
Mr. Norfleet
J. G. Hanes
Hanes
Modern highway links Winston-Salem and High Point
The Rover Ferguson company opened a new 10.59 mile concrete highway on Union Cross to connect Winston-Salem and High Point with 18 foot width and heavy cement sand and stone usage. Officials say it will boost travel time, farm transport to markets, and local property values while strengthening ties between the two cities and benefiting farmers, businesses, and rural schools.
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Union Cross
Rover Ferguson Company
Pany
Ashboro
Rover.Perguson Company
Roanoke Va
R. Stuart Royer
M. W. Ferguson
Richard P. Royer
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston
Salem
Twin City
Vice
Winston- Salm
Wil
North Carolina
High Point Winston-Salem Road Praised for Civilizational Benefits
A pro road essay by Blackburn Johnson extols the hard surfaced link between High Point and Winston-Salem. It argues the route will knit cities and countryside, accelerate travel about 40 minutes apart, and bring vast economic and social gains to both municipalities and farmers along the carriageways.
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Blackburn Johnson
High Point
Winston-Salem
Europe
Alps
Gaul
British Isles
Julius Caesar
Rome
Winston-Salem High Point
Salem
Winstonlem
Woman arraigned for leaving car. judge jokes case
Mrs. Olive Brotsman faced arraignment in Cincinnati for leaving her automobile parked too long. She told Judge William D. Alexander she intended only a moment but entered a millinery shop and forgot the car. The judge dismissed the case remarking my wife's the same way.
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Cincinati
Olive Brotsman
William D. Alexander
Newlyweds Found Dead in Columbus Home
The life less bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zempser, married last Wednesday night, were found in their Columbus, Ohio home. Death is believed accidental from carbon monoxide poisoning from a flueless gas heater.
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Columbus
Robert E. Zempser
Traveling auto shop tours through Martins Ferry Ohio
Ralph Hayden ex soldier from New Lexington stopped in Martins Ferry after touring the south and east last summer with an auto repair shop mounted on a chassis. Work picked up along the road financed the trip and supported Hayden’s journey with relatives.
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Martins Ferry
Ralph Hayden
New Lexington
Hayden
Helium Traces Found in Water Nearby Helium Site
Minute quantities of helium are detected in river and state water near the emmeneni region. The discovery notes very small amounts but confirms the element’s presence in local water sources.
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Emmeneni
Wages Boosting Furniture Industry Prosperity in City
Special correspondence notes war wages lifting output and pay in High Point furniture plants. Factories run at capacity with overtime, drawing orders from across the U S and Canada. Banks report rising deposits and planned expansion as better roads aid business growth.
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Pacific Coast
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
Charles C. Hartman
Greensboro
K. K. Stewart & Company
Atlantic Bank and Trust Company
High Point
J. A. Mizell
Cox
W Ber
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