Weekend of minor wrecks yields single arrest
Police logged a busy weekend with six reported accidents and one arrest. Walter Gibson, 21, was cited for reckless driving after a rear end collision on Saturday injuring no one. Saylind’s car sustained $50 damage. Other crashes caused up to $200 in damage with no injuries reported. No charges filed in Overby incident.
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Walter Gibson
Rockwell Street
Thomasville
N. Wrenn Street
Marvin Saylind
Wayne Street
Winston-Salem
Saylind
Ralph H. Banks
N. View Street
Donald Fraeman
4Th Street
English St
Banks
English
Fraeman
Willis Overby
Lawsonville
Route 1
Overby
Main St
Monilen
Lawrence Baker, Jr
Burge
Arch Street
Walter Caroline
Hoover
Carrigan
E. G. Barber
Route 4
High Point
East Washington
Barber
Charley P. Harris
Grab Bag questions span history and science notes
The item lists trivia prompts from December 17 1951 including Bible relation to Abraham X ray discoverer points of no return author U S senators Wright brothers flight Graf Spee scuttling and a French labor leader Nobel laureate plus a note about a motion picture actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
United States
Confederation Generale du Travail
France
Federation of Labor of France
Confederation
World Federation of Trade Unions
International Labor Organization
Montreal
United National General Assembly
Actress Lilian Campbell Born in Snoqualmie Falls
Central Press writer Lilian Campbell born August 6 1921 in Snoqualmie Falls Washington studied drama at the University of Washington and acted in small theaters She debuted on screen in 1943 at Corvalte r and appeared in Phantom Lady Hail the Conquering Hero The Strange Affair of Uncle Farry The Suspect Enter Arsene Lupin Brute Force Senator Was Inuiscreet Impact The Bail Bond tory Walking fkills and Second Face
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snoqualmie Falls
Wash
University of Washington
Uncle Farry
Arsene Lupin
Impact
Gossip and media mix in postwar culture notes
A compact collage of media chatter and gossip column observations. Mentions Washington scandal mink coats at Treasury and State Dept, funeral counts for a late editor, Tallulah Bankhead lookalikes, and front-page spice in conservative journals. Notes on New Yorker features, Harold Ross, Isabel Leighton, and other media figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Execs
State Dept
New Yorker
The
Times
Herald ‘Tribune
Tallulah Bankhead
Whistler
Harry Truman
Watch Your Language Postposterous Definition
A concise lexicographic note defines prepos terous as contrary to nature and reason, irrational and absurd, tracing origin to Latin praeposterus from French and posterity.
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Praeposterus
Birthday greetings for Erskine Caldwell and Paul Cadmus
On this day fans and colleagues wish writer Erskine Caldwell and artist Paul Cadmus happy birthday. Also remembered is former baseball star Tyrus Raymond Cobb for remembrance on this date.
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Erskine Caldwell
Paul Cadmus
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Tape recorders change street music at Salvation Army booths
The article notes a shift from bands and horns to electronic gear as Salvation Army Christmas booths evolve. It highlights phonographs giving way to tape recorders, illustrating the 20th century influence on street music and public booths.
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Salvation Army
Mills Home Christmas Program Lights Up Happy Season
In Thomasville Mills Home staged its annual Christmas program at the Mills Home Church. Santa Claus arrived by helicopter with gifts for 4000 North Carolina orphans funded by the Ninth Air Force at Fort Bragg. The event featured the film And On Earth Peace with W. C. Reed as narrator and the Mills Home choir directed by Miss Lucile Reed.
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Thomasville
Mills Home
Santa Claus
Ninth Air Force
Pope Air Field
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Woman's Missionary Union
W. C. Reed
Lucile Reed
Charles Kearns
Mysterious Fire Damages Local Home
Police investigated a mysterious early morning fire at Williard Wright’s home on Gilbert Street. Origin reported at 4:08 a.m. Wright claimed unknown visitors urged him out. he suspects they tried to burn him out. Officers scrutinize Wright self-incendiary theory amid doubt.
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Williard Wright
Gilbert Street
Wright
Thieves Fail To Get Far With Safe
Thieves attempted to cart off a large safe from Sheppard Hardware on Asheboro Road Saturday night but abandoned it in the showroom. Sheriff Ray Nance said the robbers broke a rear window to gain entry and fled, leaving the safe unopened and its contents undisclosed.
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Sheppard Hardware
Asheboro Road
Ray Nance
Nance
Future Prosperity and a Sterling Child Predicted
The writing advises self-control and amiability with certain people as affairs progress toward promotion. It predicts favorable career movement and notes a Sterling character for a child born on this date.
Empty Stocking Fund Nears the $900 Mark
Hearts of hundreds of High Pointers continue to have a soft spot for the city’s children and families facing a hungry Christmas. Contributions to the Enterprise offices total just ten dollars short of $900 with more funds expected. The fund’s goal is near the thousand dollar mark as donations pour in from individuals and groups.
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Enterprise
Salvation Army
James J. Griffith
J. W. van Loan
Swartzberg’s
Mary Ann Lance
George
L. R. Stewart
C. C. Morrow
C. F. Tomlinson
Caroline B. Reynolds
David
Pam Covington
Crystal Judy Risch
St. Mary's Auxiliary
High Point Council of Jewish Women
W. D. Brooks
Amvets
TAMON
Jo Ann Everhart
Tommy Newby
J. E. Millis
Three Local Men Held In Thomasville
Three High Point men will appear in records court in Thomasville this morning on drunken driving and aiding and abetting charges after a Saturday night accident on the High Point Thomasville highway near the County Line. Driver John Allen Gray, 18, faces drunken driving and aiding and abetting charges. Wesley Eugene Williams, 18, and Bobby M. Fields, 19, face aiding and abetting charges. Bond set at 500 for Gray and 300 for each of the other two. The car overturned after leaving the road, injuring Gray who was treated at the hospital.
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Thomasville
High Point
Recorder's Court
John Allen Gray
Woodbine Avenue
Wesley Eugene Willams
Johnson St
Bobby M. Fields
Pine Street
Gray
Harold Petty
Mosquitoes Foiled French Panama Canal Plan
Mosquitoes thwarted a 19th century French attempt to build the Panama Canal, a factor that could have changed history if these insects had not intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
France
Absinthe-seen Harmful Effects Highlighted by Britannica
Britannica states absinthe causes more severe harm than any other alcohol form. The assertion frames absinthe as uniquely dangerous amid alcohols, reflecting long-standing debates on its health risks and social impact.
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Britannica
Thomasville Officials Return From Chapel Hill Meeting
Three Thomasville officials Judge W. H. Steed solicitor Roy Hughes and Police Chief Paul M. Shore returned from a Governor Kerr Scott invited conference in Chapel Hill on highway safety and drunken driving enforcement. The group urged better officer training and case preparation to curb rising traffic violations as 18 195 accidents in the state to date have crippled 113 327 and killed 930 people.
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Thomasville
Chapel Hill
W. H. Steed
Roy Hughes
Paul M. Shore
Kerr Scott
Shore
Scott
Man Attempts To Rob Local Minister
Police logged an attempted robbery of Rev. W. C. Brown at 9:20 p.m. in front of the train station as he sat in a parked car. A break-in at 1106 Cassell Street yielded no missing items, and a non-fatal shooting occurred at 314 Pickett Street near a window. Also notes on historic militia service, immigration act, and White House stables cost.
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W. C. Brown
E. Green Street
Mary Jones
Cassell Street
Pickett Street
Jodie Bull
What Shall We Believe at Calvary Methodist Church
Dr P E Lindley of High Point College preached at Calvary Methodist due to the illness of Rev T Glenn Madison. He explored belief, Jesus divine union with the Father, and the indwelling spirit guiding thought and speech. He urged trust in Christ within and the safeguarding of divine love.
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Calvary
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Calvary Methodist Church
T. Glenn Madison
Lindley
Father
Jesus
Dr. Lindley
Jesus the Divine
John
God
Christ
Peter
Rape Attempt Case Is Sent To High Court
David R. Jones of 314 West Russell Street bound over to Superior Court after waiving preliminary hearing on a charge of attempting to rape a 28 year old widow Annie Hensley 28 of 26 Clara Jones Arrested December 8. Gene Wallace 22 of Kings Mountain bound over on manslaughter charge in October 2 accidental death of Phyllis Broadway. Lonnie Colson hearing for assault with a deadly weapon continued to January 4 at defense and state request.
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David R. Jones
West Russell Street
Archie Myatt
Annie Hensley
Clara Jones
Annie Hensely
Clara Cox
Myatt
Gene Wallace
Kings Mountain
Phyllis Broadway
Lonnie Colson
Albert Carraway
Colson
Wall Street Prices Firm Rail shares gain in mid session
New York rail stocks moved higher with Southern Pacific leading gains of a point to 67 3s. Union Pacific and Southern Railway rose slightly while Dow Chemical advanced 1.12 points to 115. U S Smelting and Refining climbed 1.4 points to 14. Metals steady, autos irregular, utilities dull as quiet dealings persisted.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
Dow Chemical
U.S. Smelting & Refining
Suspended Term Given Negro Man In Municipal Court
A 40-year-old man and his 20-year-old son faced multiple charges in Municipal Court. O Neal Johnson, 20, of 528 East High Street, received six months suspended for two years for assaulting Jean Mae Dunlap of 530 East High Street. fined $25 and costs, good behavior during the period. His father Withrow Johnson had the prayer for judgment continued until Wednesday amid additional charges. Jesse Dunlap, 25, husband of the assaulted woman, was cleared of larceny and receiving charges related to alleged theft of a tub of firewood. Mrs. Dunlap testified of a scuffle and knife threats. the Johnsons claimed it involved wood, not wood alcohol. Judge Myatt reprimanded her for testimony. other cases included speeding and drunkenness with varying penalties.
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O'Neal Johnson
East High Street
Archie Myatt
Jean Mae Dunlap
Withrow Johnson
Myatt
Johnson
Jesse Dunlap
Lexington
English Street
George Winfrey Black
North Carolina
Kent Loury
YMCA
Everett Allison
Thomasville
Joe Frank Cross
Felix Little
Roanoke
Mance Walker
Richard Myers
Arthur Quick
Baxter C. Wiley
James H. Cross
John Mechum
Charles D. Remington
Rufus McInnis
William Washington Woods
John Cobb
Garland Otis Teague
Kernersville
Patrick Hampton Ward
George Spencer Baker, Jr
Wade Wayne Bristow
Clarence Monroe Copley
Elgin O. Bolick
Leonard G. Cook
Archie Williams
Spencer Cullins
First Dose ACT ON Rheumatic Pain Claim
An advertisement touts ACT ON as a new liquid and tablet pain reliever that claims to stop arthritic and rheumatic pain by acting in the blood. It promises a satisfying first soothing dose or money back and notes a low cost. Local legal notice follows about a civil action in Guilford County North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Percy J. Neal
E. Grace F. Neal
Eugene v. Hill
State of
Suzene Ve. Hin
Gullore County
Grace F. Neal
Bucene
RBM
Superior Court
Greensboro
N. C
Deceptive Trump Finesse Destroys Defense in Bridge Hand
North-South play with West forcing a clever finesse. West sacrifices by playing a low trump to mask the king, prompting declarer to mislead with a second finesse. The column explains two coping methods for partners and contrasts outcomes when the finesse succeeds or fails, illustrating the garden path trap.
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Py Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Lou
West
Declarer
East
Trump
South
Former Champi Win In National Bowling
In Chicago UP report former champions claimed men's and women's crowns in the national individual match game bowling tournament after a grueling nine days. Junie McMahon of Chicago posted 13,429 pins and 309,290 points over 64 games to become the third man to win two all star titles, while Mrs. Marion Ladewig of Grand Rapids Michigan captured her third straight women's title with 6,767 pins and 159.17 Petersen points across 32 games.
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Chicago
Junie McMahon
Marion Ladewig
Grand Rapids
Mich
Petersen
Trucks First Tiger To Ink 1952 Pact
Virgil Trucks becomes the first Detroit Tiger to sign for 1952, likely for 18000 dollars, at Briggs Stadium after a 1951 save. He rebounded from a sore arm in 1950 and posted a 13-8 record in 1953 to lead Tiger pitchers in the non lost column.
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Detroit
Virgil Trucks
Detroit Tiger
Briggs Stadium
Tiger
Reconstruction Finance Corp Invites Bids on Furniture Plant
The Chew Manufacturing Plant in Cornnelly Springs North Carolina covers about 5.3 acres with two adjoining steel buildings and 13 200 square feet of floor space. Machinery from the former furniture maker is included. Bids due by December 28 1951 230 PM EST. Inspection hours 9 AM to 4 PM December 17 1951 through December 23 1951. Bids must follow terms in the Sale Conditions from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation 317 South Tryon Street Charlotte NC.
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Chew Manufacturing Plant
Siliz
Souther Railway Company
Connelly Springs
North Carolina
Morganton
Hickory
Blan
Residential listings on Lindsay to Mendenhall Moore Realtors
Residential property ads list multiple rentals and homes with monthly rents and features. Properties include 4 room Apt on Lindsay St at $40, 7 room houses on S Main and N Main with heat at $60 and $73 monthly, 2 room and 3 room apartments on Willowbrook St, and a 5 room modern home on Gordon St with washing machine plumbing and oil furnace at $70 monthly. Realty firm MENDENHALL-MOORE Realtors at 116 W. Washington.
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Walnut St
I Am Apt
W. Green St
Green St
Whiteoak St
Baker Road
E. Washington
Burge St
Nathan Hunt
S. Main St
Bill Hylton
North Main ‘St
Curtis Smith Deal, Inc
Lindsay St
S. Main
Parkway
N. Main St
Randolph St
Willowbrook St
Gordon St
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors
Washington
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Williwe Hag
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Congress
White House
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Rime Venetian
Monark Shade Co
Wall Street
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Cecil
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W. L. Bonen and
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Tesson A
Champi
Trucks
Roxie
Clifton Smith
Wanda C. Hammon
City of
John W. Langford
Reconstruction Finance Corp
AD Dept
Dayton St
Thomasville Road
Tipton
Bath
N. Main
Howell
Smeithdeal's
Kearns Bakery
Greensboro Road
White Realty Company
Centennial,Avenue
Park Street
Idol Green Co
Washington St
Norwood Court
Fooms Aasta Pets Tee
W. Green
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Lazige Manufacturing
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Oakwood Court
Oe Court
Pield St
Broad St
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W. Russell
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West End
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