High Pointers Ask To Be Kept Out Of Wars
About 2,000 High Point residents sign a Veterans of Foreign Wars petition urging Congress and the President to keep the United States out of war while supporting a strong national defense. The drive, part of the VFW Peace-For-America campaign, circulated through the city and is handled by the local veterans post.
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President
Congress
America
High Point
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Organization
United States of America
Cat Fancier Recalls Eerie Cat Tale in Old Cemetery
High Point resident Jack Booze recalls a haunting incident with a stray cat during a cemetery renovation. Locals report hundreds of friendly felines, but one tom showed hostility. The cat’s vanished owner was later found dead beneath a toppled headstone uncovered by workmen at the Primitive Baptist church cemetery.
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Jack
Primitive Baptist Church
St Edward's Church Cantata for Nativity Observance
St Edward's Church will observe the Nativity with a midnight high mass and an 11 45 p m Christmas carol service led by Virginia Harker. The children’s choir directed by Mary Thomas will sing at the 10 o'clock mass Christmas morning, followed by Benediction. Confessions with a visiting priest offered 6 30 to 7 30 tonight and Friday 6 to 7 and 11 30 to midnight. Sunday masses at the usual hours and 10 a m.
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St. Edward’s
Virginia Harker
Mary Thomas
Students Are Invited To Y By Hartley
Secretary Edgar Hartley invites Hartley students to visit the Y M C A during the holidays. The building will be open for visitors use but will be closed on Christmas Day.
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Hartley
Edgar Hartley
Christian Assa
Christmas Service at Gospel Tabernacle Sunday School
The annual Christmas service begins tonight at 7 30. Children from the Sunday school will perform special exercises and Christmas music will feature prominently.
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Gospel Tabernacle Sunday School
Death notice for Richard Goldson Gordon
Funeral services for Richard Goldson Gordon age 83 who died after weeks of illness at his Bennett home will be at Fall Creek Baptist church Chatham County tomorrow at 2 PM. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs A W Lambeth of Carthage and Mrs Ruff Jones of Bennett two sons Walter of Danville Virginia and Ralph of California and several grandchildren.
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Richard Goldson Gordon
Bennett
Fall Creek Baptist Church
Chatham County
A. W. Lambeth
Carthage
Ruff Jones
Walter
Danville
Ralph
California
Funeral rites for John A. Dwiggins in Kernersville
Funeral services were held for John A. Dwiggins 62 of Newberry South Carolina died at his sister Mrs N J Dillon Kernersville route 2. Services began at his sister's home at 2 PM and continued at the Kernersville Methodist Protestant church at 2 30 PM with Rev C B Way and Rev R A Hunter officiating.
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Kernersville
John A. Dwiggins
Newberry
S&l. C
N. J. Dillon
Kernersville Methodist Protestant Church
C. B. Way
R. A. Hunter
Maple Springs
Guilford Superior Court term ends in Greensboro
Judge William F. Harding completed a six month Guilford County assignment at the Greensboro term and a three week special criminal term will start January 3 with Judge J Will Pleas presiding. Defendants include James Black 44 charged with burglary, W C Ray 44 who pleaded to attempted arson, D E Harris former officer who admitted breaking into a barbecue stand, Lemon Spires convicted of assault, Garland Land convicted of receiving stolen property.
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Greensboro
William F. Harding
Charlotte
Guilford Superior Court
Guilford County
J. Will Pleas
Marion
James Black
Baker
W. C. Ray
D. E. Harris
Lemon Spires
Garland Land
Emmanuel Lutherans to Present Christmas Cantata and Service
Emmanuel Lutheran church hosts a Christmas Cantata The Christ Child by Dr J F Oh directed by Miss Winifred Bodie Friday at 7:00 with twenty voices. The program features a child pageant and choir. Christmas morning at 7:00 offers anthems hymns and a short sermon by Rev F L Conrad titled The Song of the Angels.
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Christ Child
J. F. Oh
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Winifred Bodie
F. Ll. Conrad
Preps Pepper Pins CHICAGO
Bowling becomes a new high school sport in Chicago with plans for forty leagues to be organized for interscholastic competition.
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Pepper Pins
Chicago
Guilford County Booklet Showcases County Progress
A Guilford County booklet prepared by the board of county commissioners and Morton Advertising promotes local industry farming schools recreation government religion art medicine homes theatres hotels and civic improvement. It features factory scenes from hosiery to denim, schools, parks, an air photo of Greensboro High Point airport and a map on the back cover with 10 000 copies ordered for distribution.
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Guilford County
High Point City Lake Park
Greensboro-High Point
Nathaniel Greene
Guilford Battleground Park
Morton Advertising Company
Greensboro
Gold Expected To Announce Candidacy For Senate
High Point attorney and veteran legislator Thomas J. Gold signals a likely bid to return to the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district. Gold, first elected to the House in 1915, has served in the General Assembly intermittently and currently represented Guilford and Rockingham. He plans no formal announcement until after the new year, but is widely expected to pursue another campaign for the Senate.
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Thomas J. Gold
High Point
Guilford and
Rockingham
Gold
North Carolina General Assembly
Guilford County
General Assembly
Guilford
Senate
Newspaper staff Christmas party honors editors and staff
About 115 employees of The Enterprise and The Burlington Times-News along with their spouses gathered at the Sheraton hotel ballroom for the annual Christmas banquet. D A Rawley presided. talks were given by publishers R B Terry and D A Rawley and editors Capus Waynick H A Cecil Staley Cook and Robert Hodges.
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Enterprise and
Burlington Times-News
Sheraton Hotel
Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Capus M. Waynick
The
H. A. Cecil
John Mebane
High Point
Luther B. Kearns
Claude Matthews
Arthur Lee
the Enterprise
Thomas B. Smith
Modern Art Trio
Elizabeth Hoffman
Evelyn Boyd
Oan Mias
Adelaide Crowell
Services Held For Baby Juanita Barber
Funeral services for Juanita Barber four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Barber were held at 2 30pm Wednesday from 919 Millis street officiated by Rev J N Bowman West End Baptist church. A quartet sang What a Friend We Have in Jesus Shall We Gather at the River and When They Ring Those Golden Bells. Flowers were carried by neighborhood children. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
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Juanita Barber
G. C. Barber
Millis Street
J. N. Bowman
West End
Jesus
Oakwood Cemetery
Student Night at First Baptist Ker nerstown Program
Kernersville church to host a special Student Night service next Sunday evening. Rev F Baker, pastor, plans an engaging program with special music and brief talks by representatives from several North Carolina colleges.
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Kernersville
First Baptist Church
F. Baker
North Carolina
Action to Clear Cloud on Leonard Street Title
Mary Bass, Vincent Bass, and William H. Kaiser sue High Point Savings and Trust, J A Myatt trustee, and Hood System Industrial Bank to cancel a 1922 deed of trust on Leonard street property. They claim the deed remains recorded and clouds title owned jointly by the Basses and Kaiser. Kaiser says he bought the land in 1927 from E F Nance.
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Leonard Street
High Point
Mary Bass
Vincent Bass
William H. Kaiser
High Point Savings and Trust Company
J. A. Myatt
Hood System Industrial Bank
Lee Alston
Bass
Mr. Kaiser
Traffic Violations Reported With Multiple Arrests
Within the past 24 hours police have arrested individuals for traffic violations including reckless driving no driver s license improper brakes and violating a traffic ordinance. Pedestrians are urged to cross intersections straight across streets and highways.
McMahon Addresses Rotary on Civilian Aid to Police
J W McMahon head of the police bureau of Investigation and Identification spoke at the Sheraton luncheon urging civilian cooperation with law enforcement. He outlined identification methods and how citizens can help bring violators to justice with photographs illustrating criminal identification. Guests Peter Brown and Fred Thomas Jr attended.
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J. W. McMahon
Bureau of Investigation and Identification
Police Department
Rotary Club
Sheraton Hotel
Mr. McMahon
Noble T. Praigg
Peter Brown
Fred Thomas, Jr
Lasat New Year Justice Tar Tagna Offers Free Wedding
In Albuquerque New Mexico L M Tar tagna offered to perform a marriage ceremony without fee but there were no takers for the service.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Lasat New Year's Justice
L. M. Tartagna
Agencies Warn Against Christmas Fire Hazards
Fire departments and the local Red Cross urge High Point residents to take precautions during Christmas celebrations. They cite the dangers from dry trees and faulty wiring, overcrowded venues, and even Santa’s facial hair as potential fire hazards, with November seeing the most injuries from fires.
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American Red Co
BE. K. Ingram
Ingram
Red Cross
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Soccer Transfer Prices in England Hit Averages
London reports that the average price paid for transferring star football players in England runs around 25000 dollars. Clubs seek top talent with rising bids as market values increase.
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London
England
Employment Office to Close Three Days for Holidays
The Now Carolina State Employment office will close Friday through Monday as Christmas observance and a district meeting. Manager J A Gthrop announced the closures and upcoming procedures for unemployment claims effective January 1.
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Carolina State Employment
Vice
Greene
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