Polio Drive Receipts Near Twenty Thousand Target
Mercy Bridge receipts pushed the March of Dimes total to 19 914 98 as of last night with 13 days of Main Street bridge collections yielding 14 349 39 and Mothers March adding 3 823 19. Special gifts total 1 477 24 plus a January 21 fashion show at 265 16 bringing the drive to just under 20 000. An anonymous donor offered 118 from a golf match at Sedgefield Country Club but funds had not been turned in.
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Mercy Bridge
John Thomas
Main Street
Sedgefield Country Club
Auto accident claims Floyd Rich Jr in North Carolina
Floyd Rich Jr. 33 died from fatal injuries after his auto overturned on Highway 311 near Brown's Crossroads in Asheboro hospital. He was en route to Point when the crash occurred. Survived by wife Grace Isley Rich, eight children, parents A F Rich Sr, three brothers and three sisters. funeral planned Sunday at Plainfield Friends Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Randleman
Arthur Floyd Rich Jr
Asheboro
Pr Funeral Home
Rich
Brown's Crossroads
Ae Point
A. F. Rich Sr
Route 1
Sophia
Grace Isley Rich
Kay
Ann
Wilma
Sandra Rich
Johnny
Jerry
Floyd Rich 2d
Thmas Rich
High Point
Robert Rich
Harold Rich
Sid Marion
Seagrove
Robert Falman
Eton College
Leon Brady
Plainfield Friends Church
Chief Adds Two New Policemen
Police Chief C. C. Stoker announced two hires for the traffic division Ralph D. Johnson 24 of 921 Montgomery Place and John E. Staley 34 of 2102 Fast Green Street begin duty today Johnson a former Snow Lumber truck driver and Navy veteran is married Staley a veteran who previously served on the force and 18 months with the Alcoholic Beverage Control office in Greensboro is married and a World War II veteran
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
C. C. Stoker
Ralph D. Johnson
Montgomery Place
John E. Staley
Fast Green Street
Stoker
Johnson
Snow Lumber Company
Staley
Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
Greensboro
Robert E Johnson Sr 83 Dies in Asheboro
Robert Edward Johnson Sr. 83 of Asheboro died suddenly after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Lillian Shoffner and children including Capt. Robert E. Johnson Jr. in the Philippines, plus three daughters and three sisters. Funeral services by Pugh's Funeral Home will be Monday at 11, with burial in the old City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asi’ Sboro
Robert Edward Johnson Sr
Asheboro
Lillian Shoffner
Robert E. Johnson Jr
U.S. Air Force
Philippines
John H. Beam
Sioux City
Iowa
Arlene Brink
George Patrick
Wilson
Dora Winslow
Bessie L. Rice
Joe N. Goode
Pugh
W. A. Stanbury
First Methodist Church
Talmadge Smith
Byron Honeycutt
Old City Cemetery
Funeral services for George H. Cagle 80
Funeral services for George H. Cagle 80 who died in a Winston Salem nursing home will be held Sunday afternoon at the Dover Baptist Church Moore County with Rev Colin Strickland and Rev Ernest Hancock officiating. The body will remain at Yows Funeral Home until Sunday after noon at 1 15 p m when the procession will leave for Moore County. Interment will be in the family Dover Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr Cagle was the son of James Catherine Cochran Cagle. His wife Mrs Virginia Smith Cagle died about 27 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Cagle
Winston- Salem
Dover Baptist Church
Moore County
Colin Strickland
Ernest Hancock
Yow
Cagle
James Catherine Cochran Cagle
Virginia Smith Cagle
Mrs Martha Queen Nelson Dies in Randleman
Martha Queen Nelson, 91, died Friday at her daughter’s home in Randleman. Surviving are sister Mrs J Crawford of High Point, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held.
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Randleman
Martha Queen Nelson
Minnie Bell Mil
J.& Crawford
High Point
Police Verify Jackie Hussey Still In Jail
City police confirm Jacqueline Hussey, named in reports as a tourist bandit, remains incarcerated in the California Institute for Women at Corona. California authorities contacted local officials about possible return once released. Hussey’s husband Billy Hussey is jailed in Greensboro on larceny charges, with three warrants for the couple and other cities cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Hussey
Jtil
California
California Institute For Women
Corona
High Point
Billy Hussey
Greensboro
Husseys
Martha Lee Archie
Hoskins Street
Norris Franklin
Leonard Street
Robert Franklin
Jacob Lattimore
Les Holmes
South Main Street
Marilyn Holmes
Reed
Holmes
Sam Dumas
East Street
Bertha Knox
East Washington Street
Moore Voices Appreciation In Bus Deal
Harvey F. Moore celebrates public approval after taking over Duke bus service in High Point set for end of March. He plans to run 30 city and suburban buses with his family aboard, including Lindsay F. Moore as office head, Sam Glenn Moore in operations, and Gwendolyn Moore in public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey F. Moore
Duke
High Point
Moore
Lindsay F. Moore
High Point College
Orlando Army Air Base
Moore Brothers Transport Company
Sam Glenn Moore
Gwendolyn Moore
J R Royals 81 Dies In Trinity After Declining Health
J R Royals aged 81 died at his Trinity home Saturday evening after six weeks of declining health and a three day serious illness. Born August 12 1871 in Randolph County he was a retired farmer and merchant active in community improvements. Survived by his son Robert J Royals and daughter Ina R Teague and five sisters and a brother. Funeral at Hopewell Methodist Church Monday at 3 o clock with interment in the family plot.
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J. R.) Royals
Trinity
Randolph County
Robert Louis
Nancy Elder Royals
Hopewell Methodist Church
Farriss-Andrews
First Baptist Church of
High Point
Nina Yow
Robert J. Royals
Ina R. Teague
Staley
Royals
Effie Seawell
Bertie Frazier
Emma Welborn
Washington, D. C
Dora Jones
Route 1
Jamestown
Bertie Miller
James A. Coble
Lee Royals
C. Gibbs
Reds Use False Radio Signals Endangering Pilots
U S airlines pilots in Japan report Russian radio transmitters baiting aircraft with signals from Vladivostok and offshore Pacific waters. They warn planes following the beams could crash into mountains or be lost in the Pacific, though crews rely on other navigational aids. A Far Eastern Navy spokesman had no knowledge of submarines outside Russian waters.
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Tokyo
U. S. Airlines
Japan
Siberia
Pacific
U. S. Air Force
Walter
Lawton
Oakland
Calif
Hokkaido
Vladivostok
Nto
Far Eastern
Far East
Lawmakers Hear Slow Start Foretells Hectic Finish
In Raleigh the General Assembly faces a tense finish as slow early progress tests planning. Officials warn tax revisions and a statewide liquor referendum could derail fiscal plans while requests for supplementary funds loom near 70 million dollars. Governor Umstead’s illness delays action but aides expect a return within weeks with tax policy under review.
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Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly
Hardy
Mental Health Talk At Guilford Clinics Review
Kiwanis members heard Mrs. Catherine Moffitt discuss the current Guilford County mental clinics at a Friday luncheon meeting. Robert Brooks coordinated the program. guest Phillip B. Magruder of Greensboro attended, with Key club members Nick Fisher and Herman Bunch among attendees.
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Kiwanis Club
Catherine Moffitt
Guilford County
Sheraton Hotel
Model Plane Contest Sponsored by Local Firm
Bicycle Sales and Service of High Point sponsors a model plane building contest. Jesse D. Jennings announces six trophies and other prizes with local judges awarding them. Entry blanks are available from Jennings. The contest runs February 1 through February 28 with awards on March 7.
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Bicycle Sales and Service
High Point
Jesse D. Jennings
Jennings
Negrito Origin Sought by Italian Anthropologist
Rome Italy famed anthropologist Prof Lidio Cipriani director in Florence left for India to trace the origin of negritos on the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago off Southern Burma. He was invited by the Indian government to study their origin and suggest measures to improve their social and economic life.
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Rome
Italy
India
Andaman and Nicobar
Burma
Lidio Cipriani
Institute of Anthropology and Ethnology
University of Florence
Africa
Asia
Cipriani
Theft of March of Dimes iron jungle bank reported
The March of Dimes iron jungle bank was stolen from the local bus station. Manager Willie Owens reported to City police that the theft occurred sometime yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes “Iron Jung’ Bank
City Lhce
Wilie Owens
Dulles to Decide Vincent Fate Dismisses Board
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles dismissed the five member loyalty board examining John Carter Vincent and said he would decide the case himself after reviewing the record. Vincent, a 20 year diplomat, was suspended and sent home from Tangier amid questions from Senate and former officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dulles
John Carter Vincent
Dulles
Learned Hand
Vincent
Truman
Foreign Service
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Tangier
United States
Acheson
Hand
Noe
Special Board
Judge Hand
Secretary of State
Loyalty Review Board
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Institute of Pacific Relation
Louis F. Butler
Uranium Found in Cornwall Lead Mine Near St Austell
Uranium has been found in a disused lead mine near St Austell Cornwall. Geologists must determine if the ore quantity justifies pumping and development work. The discovery signals potential for mining once feasibility is confirmed.
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Cornwall
Eng
St. Austell
Modern Day Fagan Charged By FBI Agents
FBI charged Lonzo Hayden Ramage a 31 year old from Kosciusko with peonage and involuntary servitude for exploiting crippled door to door salesmen across multiple states. He allegedly beat and threatened youths including William Eugene Brown of Columbia South Carolina after missed quotas. Ramage was jailed in Greenwood awaiting a hearing in Aberdeen Mississippi.
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Greenwood
Miss
FBI
Lonzo Hayden Ramage
Kosciusko
U. S
Aberdeen
Ramage
Jackson, Miss
Augusta
Alfred I. Means
Memphis
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Virginia
South Carolina
Means
William Eugene Brown
Columbia
S. C
Brown
Charlotte
N. C
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Floyd Rich
Robert E. Johnson
Martha Nelson
Jackie Hussey
J. R. Royals
Senate Finance Committee
John Larkins
William B. Umstead
Umstead
Lieve
John W. Umstead
Chapel Hill
Larkins
Appropriations Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
Paroles Board
Advisory Paroles Commission
Fagan
Tryon ST. OF
Kennedy
DuMont Television
Teletronix, Inc
DuMont Clinton
DuMont
Teletronix
DuMont Custom Hanover III
Sheraton
du Mont
Carolina
S. Greenest
Eletronix
Bill Bivins
Archie Newton
Sherman Aycoth
High
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