Carolina Beauties Compete for Title
Four Carolina beauties are among 23 southern belles who qualified for Maid of Cotton. The winner will tour 35 000 miles through the United States England and France for the cotton industry. Finalists include Harriet Roswell Ancrum Spartanburg Emily Pruitt Anderson and Catherine Hamrick Gaffney and Miriam A Isenhour of Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Carolina
U. S
England
France
National Cotton Council
Harriet Roswell Ancrum
Spartanburg
Emily Pruitt
Anderson
Catherine Hamrick
Gaffney
Miriam A. Isenhour
Charlotte
New Trial Denied for Madge Meredith in Kidnapping Case
Film actress Madge Meredith 26 is denied a new trial and will be sentenced January 15 after conviction on charges of kidnapping and assault against her former manager Nick Gianaclis. Albert Tucker 29 and Damon Klinkenberg 32 also denied new trials. James Hatfield, 4 defendants, has a probation hearing January 8.
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Los Angeles
Madge Meredith
Nick Gianaclis
Albert Tucker
Damon Klinkenberg
Miss Meredith
James Hatfield
Marital Mix-Up Forces Pair To Get Married Three Times
Calvert Christopher and his wife face a third wedding within nine days after a string of marriages and separations starting in 1946. Judge Joseph Sherbow ordered the third ceremony to prevent future complications following a bigamy conviction.
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Baltimore
Calvert Christopher
Christopher
Joseph Sherbow
Sherlock
Deportation Faces Witness to Killing
Allen Smiley, a Hollywood figure, faced possible deportation to Canada after a Washington warrant was issued. Smiley was alleged to have been present with Bugsy Siegel when Siegel was killed at Virginia Hill's home last June. Government records say Smiley, 40, was born in Russia and illegally entered from Canada in 1922.
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Los Angeles
Canada
Allen Smiley
Hollywood
Joe Iley
Benjamin
Bugsy) Siegel
Virginia Hill
William A. Carmichael
Federal Naturalization and Immigration Service
Smiley
Washington
Russia
Christmas Mail Destroyed in Railroad Fire
Hundreds of Christmas packages and letters were destroyed when a mail car on the Pennsylvania Railroad New York to St Louis Jeffersonian passenger train burned after arriving at North Philadelphia. No one was inside the car. some mail was saved and the cause remains unknown.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
St. Louis
North Philadelphia
PRR
More Wattage For Asheville Station
The UPI report says the FCC authorized WSKY Asheville North Carolina to increase power from 100 watts to 250 watts. The commission also approved transferring control of Manatee Broadcasting Inc Bradenton Florida to Wabash Broadcasting Co Inc for seventy thousand dollars. A hearing was ordered on WEGO Concord North Carolina license renewal and the station’s operating authority was extended to June 1 1948 pending decision.
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Washington
UPI
the Communications Commission
WSKY
Asheville
N. C
Manatee Broadcasting , Inc
Bradenton
Fla
N. Perry
Joe E. Foster
Stella S. Foster
Wabash Broadcasting Co., Inc
WEGO
Concord
WHPE Radio Schedule for Christmas Day Programs
The WHPE broadcast lineup for December 25 runs from 7:15 AM breakfast patrol through a 5:00 PM sign off. Includes news, music hour, orchestral tunes, a Christmas Carol, sports, and a Women’s Views segment with interruptions for urgent news.
Friday Radio Schedule Features News and Music Highlights
A morning and afternoon roster lists WHPRE WHPE programs and guests including D Amico Sextette South American Way Trousea of Melody Navy Band Chapel in the Sky and Afternoon Musicale. The page notes an interruption or cancellation at 4 15 to provide important news developments.
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WHPE
Bing Crosby
Whpe News
WHPRE
Funeral rites for Mrs Dora Davis at West End Baptist
Mrs Dora Davis aged 74 widow of B Frank Davis died at a local hospital Sunday morning. Funeral services were Monday at 3 pm from West End Baptist Church with Rev W C Guth in charge. Choir provided music. flowers by Mrs H R Russell. Pallbearers listed. burial in Floral Garden cemetery.
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Dora Davis
B. Frank Davis
West End Baptist Church
W. C. Guth
H. R. Russell
C. M. Croker
J. D. Farmer
J O. Gold
J. E. Wade
D. A. Johnson
Floral Garden Cemetery
Noted Radio Singer Here January 5
Richard Maxwell a nationally known radio singer will appear with Margot Power at the First Baptist Church High Point Monday evening January 5 at 7 30 p m in a concert for church and Veterans Hospital programs. Maxwell is known on CBS Hymns You Love Mutual Network and the Seth Parker program. He supported Army and Navy camp entertainment during the war and now assists veterans hospitals with bedside radio programs. Margot Power has appeared on
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Richard Maxwell
Margot Power
Arthur Godfrew
First Baptist Church
High Point
Veterans Hospital
John
Seth Parker
Mr. Maxwell
CBS
Mutual Network
United States
Veterans Hospital Programs
Veterans
Maxwell
Public concert by Buffalo Civic Symphony and New York radio stars
The Buffalo Civic Symphony orchestra invites the public to hear and meet New York radio stars at a special event. The notice mentions a discussion of grain quantity and dairy cow feeding affecting milk fat percentage and yield in dairy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Civic Symphony Orchestra
New York
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Carolina Beauties
Onic
Christ
Preston Foster
Eddie Dean
Melvyn Douglas
Charles Coburn
Lash” LA Rue
Butch
West End
Technicolor
June Allyson
Peter Lawford
Jon Andy Hall Devine
Margaret Lindsay “Vigilantes
Return” Comedy - Cartoon - News
William Elliott
Vera Ralston
George “Gabby” Hayes
Wyoming
Rialto
East Side
Fast Company
Woody Woodpecker
Fox News
Asheville Station
Whpe - FM
Meg
Charles Dickens
Lionel Barrymore
Harllee
Whpe-Fm
Associated Press News
P.M
Dixie F.M. Network
Nbe
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Dhe East
Lum & Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbe
Abe Bob Crosby
Kaitendorn
Abe Murrow
Cbs Sports
Mbs
Dennis Day
Abemerican
Melody
Abe the Scarlet Queen
Great Gildersleeve
Dr. Christian
Vox Pop
Abe Quiet
Billy Rose
Duffy Tavern
Abe Morgan
Ameche
Cbs Abbott & Costello
Abec
Gabriel Heatter
Abe Sweeney
Jack Paar
Chicago Philharmonic
Jimmy Durante
Abe Escape
Henry Morgan
All
Nets
Calumet Farm
Hing Ranch
Guilford
N. Main ST
Femars
Corner
N. Main
the Fashion Beauty Shop
S. Main ST
Elwood Hotel
A. C. Beeson
Mrs
Jack Beeson
B & H Food Store
High Point, N
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