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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
10
Industry analysts report that 1951 will be a banner year for household furniture despite irregular demand. First quarter scare buying boosted totals while overall yearly sales may exceed the previous peak as orders and shipments hover near moderate levels with a about 30 days backlog and lower cancellations than last year.
The deputy clerk reports twelve couples received marriage licenses. Names include Bobby Lee Byerly and Polly Adams of High Point. Lawrence J. Curtis and Sally Kennedy of High Point. Thomas D Pardue and Dolly Martin of Jem. L Vaughan of Winston Salem and Wanda Johnson of High Point. Richard D. Coletrane of Rendomen and Shirley Gray of Dewey J. Stanley of Trinity and Nancy Ferguson of Thomasville. W M Thomas Sr and Lunn ee of High Point. Shirley D Morgan and Minnie Coley of High Point. O S Hughes and Esther H Brooks of High Point. Reid Wooten of Fast Bend and Lena R Yale of Trap Hill.
Chicago reports the National Safety Council estimates 350 deaths in traffic accidents during the New Year holiday period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. AP figures show 535 fatalities over a similar Christmas period.
The Progressive Farmer selects L. Y. Ballentine state Agriculture Commissioner as man of the year in service to North Carolina agriculture and Dr. Mary Martin Sloop of Crossnore School fame as woman of the year in service to North Carolina rural progress in its January issue.
RED BLUFF Calif. UP more than two dozen planes stood by to search for a Military Air Transport Service C-47 missing on a flight from Fairchild AFB Spokane to Travis AFB California with eight aboard. The plane left Spokane at 12 48 pm yesterday and was last heard at 4 16 over Klamath Falls Oregon. A Reno Nevada couple reported seeing an orange light and flames near highway 395 between Alturas and Sanville California about 5 pm. officers said they could not confirm a plane or engine sound.
Last rites were held for Earnest R. Russell 73 at Liberty Methodist Church Randolph County. Sallie Jane Wagner Conrad 89 died in Lexington Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. survived by daughter Mrs Will Clodfelter and four great grandchildren. services at Fair View Methodist Church. Rev Conder P. Jerome 94 retired minister died. services at Finch Chapel Memory and Edenton Street Methodist Raleigh with interment at Montlawn Cemetery.
In New York Mrs Evyleen Cronin faces theft charges after defense witnesses including Josie an adopted daughter testified Tallulah Bankhead allegedly struck Cronin many times while Cronin served as Bankhead’s secretary and maid The daughter also said Bankhead instructed her not to interfere with the actress’s conduct and to buy items for Bankhead during a period stretching over 18 months.
Thomasville recorder’s court resumes regular twice weekly sessions tomorrow after a holiday break. Judge W H Steed will hear a light docket as police provide a substitute court clerk while Preston Bray is on vacation through January third.
Alfred M. Cohen a Western Union messenger in Providence has delivered about 1,800,000 telegrams in more than four decades without ever riding a bicycle. He notes his habit of riding buses and walking to handle deliveries.
Multiple blasts shake the Miami area with no damage reported. Coral Gables patrol cars heard a distant explosion at 2:30 am and alerted headquarters. Police searched houses of worship in Hialeah and Miami Springs but found no damage. A caller warned of more attacks and threats targeted churches and a Jewish center. Rewards totaling about $9,000 are offered for the dynamiters.
Washington AP report that the House Armed Services Committee planned early next year hearings on bills to authorize a separate Air Force academy. The bills, dubbed a West Point of the Air, would authorize a temporary academy immediately and begin work on a permanent school after hearings on universal military training.
Boyle forecasts a landmark year with heavy taxation pressures and political upheaval. He predicts a dramatic race, new technologies, a shift in social trends, and a mix of sensational projects including a four lane road network and a controversial sexual study.
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