Optimist Club and Exchange Club Host Local Sports Events
Civic and Exchange clubs met at the Sheraton hotel with Optimist president L G Harrison presiding. N M Cox read the new charter for the Optimist club as football players were to be entertained at Gibson’s Ice Cream tonight and passes issued by area theaters.
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Optimist
L. G. Harrison
Sheraton
N. M. Cox
Gibson's
Herman Falk
Arthur Kirkman
Bob Harrington
High Point Exchange Club
Sheraton Hotel
High Point College
High Point All Stars
Mpty Stocking Fund
Broadus Culler
Bill Faircloth
Happy” Gladstone
Earl Johnson
Informal Sheraton party honors Miss Pierce at upcoming wedding
Miss Dorothy Hiatt hosted eight o’clock festivities at the Sheraton hotel for Miss Inez Pierce before her marriage to Arthur Henning of Santa Ana Canyon California. The evening featured bridge and rummy, a dessert course, nuptial decor including bridal miniature, corsage, and mint, with prizes awarded to guests Mrs N C Johnson Miss Sarah Beth Smith and others.
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Inez Pierce
Arthur Henning
Santa Ana Canyon
Calif
Dorothy Hiatt
Sheraton Hotel
Miss Hiatt
Pierce
Ralph Norman
N. C. Johnson
Sarah Beth Smith
Boy Scout Leaders Hear Governor Cherry Speak
Governor Cherry urged Charlotte Boy Scout leaders to secure tomorrow’s youth from war and unemployment. He warned of lingering illiteracy and 4-F handicaps from childhood, and called for equal opportunities for all American youths regardless of race or faith.
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Charlotte
Cherry
North Carolina
Farm Leaders Seek North Carolina Nitrogen Share
A North Carolina delegation in Washington urged the House agriculture subcommittee to grant NC farmers their pro rata nitrogen fertilizer shares. D. S. Coltrane Ralph H. Cummings Har ry B. Caldwell Carl T. Hicks and Ron ald Hocutt represented the state. They said NC is being slighted in nitrogen distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
D. S. Coltrane
Ralph H. Cummings
N. C
Ronald Hocutt
Johnston County
New Judge Replaces Convicted Jurist
Kinston report says Albert W. Cowper elected by county commissioners as judge of the municipal county recorder's court succeeding Joe Dawson who was convicted of manslaughter tied to a fatal highway accident. Dawson already sentenced to three to five years. Cowper had been acting judge since October 1946.
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Kinston
Albert W. Cowper
Board of County Commissioners
Municipal County Recorder’s Court
Joe Dawson
Cowper
Dawson
Burglars Fire Up Safe Dial in DeKalb Scrapyard
Decatur Illinois police report safe crackers at Decatur Scrap Iron and Metal used an acetylene torch hanging on wall to burn the safe lock but found no money. They seized the torch and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur, Ill
Decatur Scrap Iron and Metal Company
Coca Cola Franchise Opportunity in North Carolina
An offered Coca Cola franchise for a new cup dispenser model in North Carolina counties. Personal services and capital are required for a potentially lucrative arrangement. Contact P. O. Box 1598, Charlotte, NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca Cola
North Carolina
P. O. Box
Charlotte
N. C
Utilities Commission May Rule On Higher Bus Fares Today
Raleigh dispatch reports the state utilities commission could decide today if bus fares will rise to two cents per mile on December 15 or be suspended for investigation. Major carriers seeking the increase include Atlantic Greyhound, Smoky Mountain Stages, Queen City Coach, Carolina Coach, and Seashore Transportation, with the 1942 order limiting increases to ten percent and a two-cent-per-mile maximum retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Smoky Mountain Stages
Queen City Coach Com
Cotton Insect Control Meet Closes Two Day Conference
The national cotton council held its first annual southeastern cotton insect control conference in Washington closing a two day meeting. Speakers included H L Wingate and L S Hitchner outlining insect control and 1948 insecticide outlook. T B Upchurch Jr described benefits of insecticides on Hoke county farmers with gains in yield and seed production. Extension specialist E C Westbrook urged rapid dissemination of research data to agencies. R H Thomas called the southeast a fertile area for spreading insect control information.
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Columbia
D. C
National Cotton Council
H. L. Wingate
Orion
L. S. Hitchner
New York
Wingate
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Hitchner
Agricultural Insecticide and Fungicide Association
T. B. Upchurch, Jr
Raeford
N. C
N. C. Cot
Hoke County
E. C. Westbrook
Athens
R. H. Thomas
Raleigh
Sayings of the poor man's philosopher in New York
A garbled column of quips and pithy aphorisms on virtue luck and human foibles. The pieces mock materialism ambition and social pretensions with witticisms about honesty luck literacy and everyday folly from oysters to racetracks and gossip. Diverse authorship and disorder mark the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Store Dispute Terminates With Agreement
In Lumberton the SBI probe into charges that merchants conspired against a labor union cooperative grocery store has been called off after the cause of the complaint was removed. Attorney General Harry Mce Mullan said SBI agent James F Bradshaw spoke with Solicitor F Ertel Carlyle and Horace Phillips manager of the cooperative store and they informed him the situation changed and no further investigation was needed. The inquiry began after Phillips alleged that merchants persuaded Lumberton wholesalers not to deal with the cooperative store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
SBI
Harry MceMullan
James F. Bradshaw
F. Ertel Carlyle
Horace Phillips
Phillips
Lumberton
Fairview P.T.A. Holds December Meeting and Christmas Program
The Fairview School P.T.A. met December 4 with President Mrs. Hazel Starr presiding. The event featured Christmas carols directed by Herman Forbes, reports from delegates to the congress, a Bible contest prize, and a nativity and carol program by the fourth and fifth grades led by Mrs. G. E. Lynch. Visitors included Mrs. C. Keeble and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School News
P.T.A
Hazel Starr
Herman Forbes
E. M. Williams
Verdie Mae Alben
Parent and Teachers Congress
William Penn High School
Mary Elizabeth Walker
Jorces Ashworth
M. Hart
G. E. Lynch
Christ
Santa
C. Keeble
L. B. Brown
Hattie Robbins
M. Blackburn
Grover Harrell
Lilia Gripper
Divorce Filed by L R McMillin Against Matilda Owens
L R McMillin files for divorce from Matilda Ometa Owens alleging two years separation in municipal court. The action seeks dissolution of the marriage and a court ruling on applicable support and property matters.
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Clerk of Municipal Court
L. R. McMillin
Matilda Ometa Owens
Peasants Strain U S Tractors in Poland
In Lower Silesia Poland farmers caused heavy wear on tractors according to an agricultural expert. The report notes ongoing strain on U S built machines amid rural shortages and intense field work.
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Wroclaw
Poland
Lower Silesia
Radio Program NETWORK PROGRAMS Time to Eastern Standard
A radio schedule note explains time zone conversions from Eastern to Central and Mountain standards. It notes that local stations may adjust relay times to fit schedules and that last minute changes cannot be included.
Radio Schedule Highlights From Early Evening To Midnight
The listing chronicles a dense radio lineup with programs across networks including CBS ABC and mbs from 6:00 pm to midnight. Notable shows include Red Barber Sports Amos and Andy Milton Berle Variety Crime drama and specified guests like Lowell Thomas and Gabriel Heatter. The schedule shows repeats and varied entertainment news debates and music throughout the night.
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Abe
Cbe Atwork
Abe-East
Cbe
Radio
Beulah
Cbs News
Ab¢ Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Abe Reapith
Song
Bs Iommentary
Abe Newa
Abc
Rob Crosby
Cbds
The
Green Hornet
Harkness
Nbe
Ea Murrow
Milton Berle
Aska
Abde Mysteriove
Imnbds
Judy
Mrs. Nerthecbe
Cbs
Billy Rose
Amos
Andy
We the People
Gabriel Heatter
Kibber
Molly
Studio One
Boston Symphony
Abe Zane Grey
Rob Hope
Red Skelton
Labor
U.S.A
California
Abe West
WHPE
Bing Crosby
Whpe News
Tractors From UNRRA Largely Out of Service
A UNRRA supply of 2,500 tractors has 40 to 60 percent out of operation as officials attribute failures to inefficient use and sloppy repairs by peasant operators.
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UNRRA
Actress Twelvetrees Chooses North Carolina Farm Life
Hollywood star Helen Twelvetrees now enjoys life on the Loar Oak farm in Caldwell county North Carolina after marrying Lt Conrad R Payne on October 17 The former stage and screen actress praises rural living as she plans to redecorate a 13 room farmhouse and tend a garden Payne a former air forces pilot met her in Germany during USO appearances.
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Hickory
Hollywood
Broadway
Caldwell County
North Carolina
Helen Twelvetrees
Conrad R. Payne
Air Forces
Payne
Loar Oak Farm
John Payne
New York
Miss Twelvetrees
Army of Occupation
Germany
USO
Cat Sets House Afire Over Mouse
A black tom cat belonging to Sybil Lackey, statehouse clerk, caused a kitchen fire while chasing a mouse. The cat’s quick action toppled items into a hot water heater starting the blaze. Firefighters contained the fire and repaired damage. the mouse remains unfound.
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Oklahoma City
Sybil Lackey
Statehouse
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Gastonia
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High Point Hospital
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