Local Red Cross Committee Presents Gifts for Hospitalized Men
Mrs. Frank Wall heads the Camp and Hospital committee distributing holiday aid from 48 local groups. Donations totaled 359.75 for magazine subscriptions radios and gifts while 3 988 items including 500 gifts cookies wrap Christmas decor and menu covers were collected by Junior Red Cross members for Camp Butner Durham and O R D Greensboro hospitals.
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Frank Wall
Red Cross
Camp Butner
Durham
O.R.D
Greensboro
Wall
Pauline Mills and Grauce Reece to Wed at Asheboro Home
Announcement of the marriage between Pauline Mills and Grauce Reece set for Saturday morning at Rev. R. E. Tuttle’s Asheboro home with a ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mills, wore a black wool crepe suit and white accessories, and a white rosebud corsage. The groom is the son of Mrs. Mallie Reece and the late J. T. Reece of Randleman. They will reside in Randleman.
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Pauline Mills
Grauce Reece
R. E. Tuttle
Asheboro
Tuttle
Reece
W. A. Mills
Trin
Trinity High School
Mallie Reece
J. T. Reece
Randleman
Dobson
Gratce Reece
Haere
Rev. Tuttle
Trinity
Mrs Ballard Hosts Mary Layne Ballard Birthday Breakfast
Mrs T R Ballard entertained this morning with a breakfast for her daughter Mary Layne in honor of her eleventh birthday. Guests included Ann Poindexter Rebecca Sechres Louise York Shirley Stout Julia Timmons Moore Patricia Vance and Sarah Patrick Peacock. The room featured a Swiss music box church Santa decoration red ribbon and a surprise package. The party ended with games and Christmas carols and gifts for the honoree.
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T. R. Ballard
Mary Layne
Ann Poindexter
Rebecca Sechres
Louise York
Shirley Stout
Julia Timmons Moore
Patricia Vance
Sarah Patrick Peacock
Surprise Party Honors Birthday of Miss Arledge
Miss Faye Arledge was honored with a surprise birthday dinner on Thursday night December 20 at the home of her parents on Flint street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L Joff Jr Pfc Donald Feltey Bob Bonta Jack Welch Leon Arledge Margaret Buchanan Betty Jo Whitt Margaret Falkenburg Josephine Saunders and Delphine Braswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Arledge
W. E. Arledge
Flint Street
Hugh L Joff, Jr
Pfc
Donald Feltey
Bob Bonta
Jack Welch
Leon Arledge
Margaret Buchanan
Betty Jo Whitt
Margaret Falkenburg
Josephine Saunders
Delphine Braswell
Christmas Meeting Of Iola Philathea Class
The Iola Philathea class of the First Baptist held its Christmas meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Parkway with Mrs. C E Sheloff. Mrs Mary Haralson presided. Rev Wilson Weldon spoke a Christmas story. Thirty members attended and Mrs Cora Barnes was a special guest.
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Iola Philathea
First Baptist Church
C. E. Sheloff
Parkway
Mary Haralson
Wilson Weldon
First Methodist Church
Cora Barnes
Christmas visitors arrive for holidays and anniversaries
Mary Bechanan returns to New York after Christmas visit with mother Mrs. Marguerite Bechanan at 931 Forrest Avenue. Hartford and New York relatives attend the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mally Gray at Graylynn Route 1 Randlem an. Military personnel Mary Alice Ballew and Marian King visit parents during leave. Martha Jones and Lt. Frank Dalton spend holidays with local families. Leotis Sugg remains seriously ill at High Point Memorial Hospital.
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Mary Bechanan
Marguerite Bechanan
Forrest Avenue
New York City
Sinclair Refining Company
Rockefeller Center
Bill Gray
Hartford
Leotis Sugg
Alevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Frank Dalton
Marguerite Murray
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
F. H. Murray
Parkway
Birth of Glenn Wayne Jones at High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Cary Jones announce the birth of a son Glenn Wayne on December 19 at Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital Mrs Jones is formerly Miss Frances Myers
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Glenn Jones
Cary Jones
Glenn Wayne
Boulevard Unit
High Point Memorial Hospital
Truman Orders Immigration Law Restored
President Truman announced a restart of normal U S immigration quotas allowing about 39 000 refugees from Europe to enter annually. He urged no new restrictions and said the policy respects current law while protecting service members and families awaiting return.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Truman
América
Three Black People Die in Hartsville-Timmonsville Crash
Coroner J H Kistler reports three Black victims Charles Jacobs Ozzelle Jacobs and Ocle Jefferyes perished when two cars collided at Windmans cross roads on the Hartsville Timmonsville highway near Darlington South Carolina. Four White men were injured: James Anderson James Squires Arron Howell and James Freeman.
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Darlington
D. C
Hartsville
Timmonsville
Here
J. H. Kistler
Charles Jacobs
Ozzelle Jacobs
Ocle Jefferyes
Windmans’ Cross Roads
James Anderson
James Squires
Arron Howell
James Freeman
Patent Defines 17 Year Monopoly On Invention Rights
A patent grants the inventor or heirs exclusive rights to make use and sell the invention for a period of 17 years, securing legal protection and potential financial returns.
Hollywood Notes From Harris Carroll
Hollywood gossip round up reports Bob Benchley hinting at a Dec 12 drink gathering in New York and Beverly Hills with John McLain, Dorothy Parker, and John O Hara. It notes Barbara Stanwyck narrowly avoiding injury on the California set, Jane Nigh and Dave Rose possibly marrying, and a Vienna relief group led by Hedy Lamarr and others forming in Sacramento. Desi Arnaz debuts Jan 4 at Ciro's while Lucille Ball stars at Fox in The Dark Corner.
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Harrison Carroll
King Features Syndicate
Hollywood
Bob Benchley
New York
Romanoff
Beverly Hills
John McLain
Dorothy Parker
John O'Hara
For Vienna, Inc
Sacramento
Albert A. Spar
Hedy Lamarr
Rose Stradner
Fritz Kortner
Paul Henreid
Helmut Dantine
Marcel Frym
Austria
Desi Arnaz
Ciro’s
Lucille Ball
Twentieth Century-Fox
Richard Dix Twins Plan 16mm Cimarron Film
The Richard Dix twins, now 11, will shoot a 16 millimeter version of Cimarron. The project, four years before they were born, was their idea. They borrowed Rich's old script and set a two month shooting schedule.
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Richard Dix
Rich
Day family welcomes second adopted child and plans
Laraine Day’s second adopted child will be older than her first while a baby boy is already weeks old and a girl will be over a year. Don Wilson, partner in a construction firm, leads a 16 unit Westwood project with the Wilsons to occupy the penthouse. Artist John Decker is ill. Lynne Roberts and Lou Gardella plan remarriage Sunday at Riverside Inn chapel, marking their first anniversary.
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Laraine Day
Don Wilson
Westwood
Wilsons
John Decker
Republic
Lynne Roberts
Lou Gardella
Riverside Inn Chapel
Beaten Path for Dorothy Mc Guire as Lt Swope Sent Overseas
Dorothy Mc Guire faced a hard blow as Lt John Swope, her expected holiday visitor, is sent overseas again, forcing changes to her plans and to filming the picture Until the End of Time.
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Dorothy McGuire
John Swope
Swope
Short Subjects From Hollywood and Beyond
Kirk Alyn returns to the screen in Republic's serial Daughter of Don Q after military service. Grace Hayes and Charley Foy reunite at Club Conroy. Neva Hecker, Grace Field's secretary, stars as the first American fan. Maxie Rosenbloom exits court in good spirits to socialize with Lillian Sherlock. Andy Russell plans to display a letter from Mrs. Bess Truman thanking him for music. Peggy Maley and Rory Calhoun are a Mocambo pair. Ozzie Nelson builds a home office with wife Harriet Hillard designing it.
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Kirk Alyn
Virginia O'Brien
Republic
Don Q
Grace Hayes
Charley Foy
Conroy
Gracie Field
Hollywood
Neva Hecker
Maxie Rosenbloom
Lillian Sherlock
Andy Russell
Bess Truman
Peggy Maley
Rory Calhoun
Mocambo
Ozzie Nelson
Harriet Hilliard
Angry British Soldiers Walk Off Troopship
Three hundred British soldiers deserted the troopship Orion in Liverpool on December 24 protesting living conditions and clashing with military police who attempted to force them aboard for a Christmas Eve voyage to the Middle East. Several were injured and earlier 700 men had walked off but were compelled to return.
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Liverpool
Orion
Middle East
Air Transport Pact Signed by Greece and United States
A bilateral agreement was signed today by Greece and the United States to provide passenger and mail transport between New York and Athens via London and Paris.
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Greece
United States
New York
Athens
London
Paris
Holy Communion at St. Mary's Tonight
Celebration of the Holy Communion and greetings from the rector at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church will be tonight at 11 30. The choristers and men sing O Holy Night Gloria In Excelsis and Nunc Dimittis. Congregation joins in Christmas carols. Holy Communion on Christmas day at 10 o'clock.
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Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Adam
Pergolesi
Titcomb
Quiet Christmas at Cherry Mansion
Governor Cherry plans a Christmas Day at the mansion with Mrs. Cherry. The main event tomorrow is a small party for the mansion staff and inmates. Each will receive a cash gift and a letter, though the letter contents will not be disclosed.
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Raleigh
Cherry
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SGA
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High Point
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Bethle
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I. Foy Horton
West End
F. B. Shackelford
Mary Alice Ballew
Charlotte
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Martha Jones
USNR
Washington, D. C
G. Lawrence Gates
Emerywood Court Apartments
Marian King
Women's Reserve
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J. H. King
Thurston Street
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Steed
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Derringer
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