Fairmont Park Baptist Church Names Supply Pastor
The Fairmont Park Baptist Church at 300 English St announces a supply pastor Rev. L. R. McNeill, effective Dec. 12, until a regular pastor is chosen. McNeill, licensed by Lexington Ave. Baptist Church, attends Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute in Henderson and will reside with his family at 307 Forrest Ave. in High Point. The church, open 11 a.m. services, holds evening worship and Wednesday prayer meetings at 7 o'clock. has operated without a pastor since October.
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Fairmont Park Baptist Church
Board of Deacons
L. R. McNeill
McNeill
Lexington Ave
Radio TV Workshop for Ministers in Winston-Salem
A Radio-Tv workshop for ministers and church workers will be held in Winston-Salem on December 15 from 9 39 a.m. to 4 50 p.m. Sessions start at the YWCA 325 Grade St and a demonstration session will run at WTOB studios. Organized by the Radio-Tv Committee of the NC Council of Churches with local ministerial cooperation, the event mirrors a successful prior program.
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Winston Salem
YWCA
Grade St
WTOB
N. C. Oe
National Council of Churches
Charles F. Milner
University of North Carolina
Hill
N. C. Council of Church
Morton R.kurtz
Victor Murchison
Winston-Salem Erial Assn
Bishop Penick to Confirm Class at St Marys and Preach
The Tight Rev Edwin A Penick D D Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina will confirm a confirmation class at St Marys Church and preach tomorrow at 4 30. A covered dish supper will follow in the Perus House for the congregation plus annual reports.
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Edwin A. Penick
Diocese of
N. C
St. Mary's Church
Ex-Convict Confesses to Killing Girlfriend in Everett
Earl C. Runyon, an ex convict and former fighter, told a taped signed confession that he killed Violet Mae Williams 26 mother of two after deciding by a coin flip whether to strangle or cut her apart. He said the crime stemmed from dissent over a welfare scheme and disclosed plans to harm Williams' mother and ex husband. He reported the killing on a Saturday after a night at taverns and waited to call police three hours later.
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Earl C. Runyon
Everett
Wash
Jack Johnson
Runyon
Violet Mae Williams
Vance
Williams
Harland
Soldier Tests Plastic Snowshoe At Army Post
Hubert Wilkins, consultant for the Army Corps, visits the post to test a new plastic snow shoe under arctic like conditions as a soldier reports preparedness for winter.
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Hubert Wilkins
Army Corps
Mrs. Doss Faces Five Counts in Multi-Husbands Poisoning Case
Grandmother Nan nie Doss, 75, is charged with five counts including murder for allegedly poisoning four of her husbands. A first degree murder warrant cites arsenic found in the organs of Frank Harrelson, her second husband who died in 1945, while other victims include Ernest J. Harrelson and Samuel Doss. Doss, jailed in Tulsa, denies harming her relatives as autopsies and toxicology tests proceed.
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Arlie Lanning
Richard Morton ,Sr
Samuel Doss
Tulsa
Louise H. Harel
Ted
Robert Lee
Davie Weaver
Ala
eSee Oe
Gadsden
Smeiley
Alabama City
Gates Mage
Santa Claus crosses border as Nogales sees mixed views
In Nogales Mexico and Arizona, Santa Claus is more welcomed by children than by older residents. U S customs reports record Christmas tree shipments crossing from Arizona. Mexican families send wishes to the North Pole while Spanish speaking Santa Clauses appear in stores. Local elders ponder Santa’s influence on traditional Christmas processions from December 16 onward.
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Nogales
Mexico
Santa Claus
U.S. Customs Service
Cross
Arizona
Nogales Ariz
North Pole
Santa
Bute
Mary
Forrestal Christening Hails Navy Giant Carrier
Newport News Va. The Navy christens the Forrestal the world’s biggest warship and a center of jet atomic age strategy. Officials tout its versatility and mobility while addressing critics who fear carriers are nearing obsolescence.
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Newport News
Navy
Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
Charlies
Boy
Ain
Hid Administration
United States Defense
Thomas
Viscount Montgomery
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Maintal
Japan outlines cautious trade expansion with Russia and China
Foreign Minister Shigemiteu stated Japan aims to normalize relations with Russia and China if negotiations do not prejudice ties with free nations. He cautioned the current trade with Communist nations is small but Japan will welcome opportunities to expand trade when possible.
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Russia
Red China
Mamoru Shigemiteu
Ichiro Hatoyama
Shigemiteu
Canal 9
Japan
Russian China
Shigemitsn
Caine
Pope Pius XII Shows Signs Of Recovery At Vatican
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII passed a fairly good night and remains seriously ill from a gastric ailment that nearly claimed him nine days ago. He sat up to eat, took brief walks with his physician, and even visited his pet goldfinches, joking that they feel better than he does.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Mrs. Alma Virginia McCain Ellis Dies at 38
Alma Virginia McCain Ellis 38 died at home on Hillcrest Drive after a life of public service and scholarship. Born October 24, 1916 in High Point, she attended Woman's College, was Phi Beta Kappa, studied sociology at UNC and the University of Chicago, and held roles with Guilford County Welfare and Family Service Bureau. Funeral services set at Memorial Methodist Church with Reverend Walter Miller officiating and memorials directed to the American Society.
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Alma Virginia McCain Ellis
Hillcrest Dr
High Point
H. W
Alma Cuham McCain
Collier Rite
Woman's College
Phi Beta Cappa
University of North Carolina
University of Chicago
Ellis
Junior Service League
Guilford County Welfare Department
Family Service Bureau
Wesley Memorial Church
MacCain Ellis
H. W. McCain
Fepmerg
Memorial Methodist Church
Walter Miller
American Society
Reds Resume Control Of Border Traffic
In Vienna today Soviet troops abruptly took control of cars and trucks entering the Soviet zone from American and British areas in Austria. They did not require papers from drivers or passengers, fueling speculation they were searching for contraband or anti Russian literature. The move marks a return to checks not seen at frontiers since more than four years ago.
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Vienna
Austria
Official Would Void Vote In 4 Counties
Hearings by the House Campaign Investigating Committee in North Carolina reported 25 to 39 irregularities and about 700 similar cases. Samuel S. Still said the panel found fraudulent handling of absentee ballots and possible ballot stuffing in the 9th District, including a forged signature on an application and a ballot cast for a DC resident. The panel plans to report to the U S attorney and complete its findings next week.
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Washington
House Campaign Investigating Committee
9Th
North Carolina
Samuel J. Still
Still
Boone
Statesville
Taylorsville
Hugh Q. Alexander
Sth
Congressional
U.S
Alexander County
District of Columbia
State Attorney General's Office
Meness
U. S
Engineering Costs Questioned in Dixon Yates Power Fight
SEC hearings scrutinize engineering cost estimates for the Dixon Yates private power contract. Ebasco Services testifies on cost figures for a West Memphis Arkansas plant feeding TVA, with opponents arguing the project burdens TVA customers and taxpayers.
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Washington
Dixon-Yates
Rities and Exchange Commission
Pradent
Ebasco Services
Ebasco
SEC
Dixon-Yatea Group
Funch
West Memphis
Ark
Atomic Energy Commission
Joseph Volpe Jr
The
Tennessee
Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
ABC
TVA
Free Enterprise
Y Power
AERC
Jopns
Electric Energy, Inc
TVA Power System
Mississippi Alley Generating Co
Middle South Utities Co
Southern Op
Air Ly Holding
Ant
Edger H. Dixon
A Yates
Dixon Is
Precinent
Middle South
Yates
Southern Co
Dixon
Costa
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Frank G. Clement
Nixon
Sheppard Faces State's Push in Murder Trial
Dr. Samuel Sheppard testifies in his defense denying killing Marilyn Sheppard. He recounts his alibi and recounts alleged police pressure while prosecutors question motive tied to his affair with Misa Hayes. He demonstrates how investigators allegedly simulated blows during questioning.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Misa Hayes
Sheppard
Miss Hayes
Coreg
Teer
Suly
Marilyn
UN Secretary General Hamarskjold seeks direct talks with China on fliers
Dag Hammarskjold reportedly asked Peiping if the Chinese Communists would discuss the fliers case. He indicated willingness to travel to Peiping if needed. The Assembly urged ongoing efforts to secure their release, with mixed international reactions and abstentions.
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United Nations
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
China
Peiping
Hammarskiold
Assembly
Hammarskjold
India
United States
Ita
Yugoslavia
Cone
Costa Rica
el Salvador
N. van Kieffens
Hammarjold
Switzerland
Nationalists Hopeful Amid Formosa Business Visit
The Sunday Enterprise notes a Formosan business leader visiting America with rhetoric about Communist threats. The piece also mentions agitation over a Carolina coroner setup led by Dr. David E. Plummer, and outlines a shift in the furniture industry aiming to attract youth, plus a preview of Christmas concerts across churches, schools, and High Point College.
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Formosa
Taiwan
Carolina
David E. Plummer
Davidson County
Dation, Inc
High Point College
Sunday Enterprise
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