Delegates Attend North Carolina Cosmetologists Convention
Hairdressers from Maine to Florida attend the North Carolina Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association three day trade and educational convention at the Sheraton Hotel. Over 400 registrations mark a growing turnout as events include speeches by Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark and Don Byrne, a comedy by Charlotte members, and an tonight dance with Harold Gale orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Seaboard
Maine
Florida
American Cancer Society
Don Byrne
Beauty Supply Institute
Charlotte
Grace A. Lantz
Association
W. F. Bailey
Roma
Miami
Sheraton
Harold Gale
N.c.hc.a. Hairstvl
Charles Gill Named Defendant In High Point Divorce Action
The Municipal Court of High Point Guilford County NC begins an absolute divorce suit citing separation of over two years. Charles Gill must appear and answer within twenty days after February 28 1950 or the plaintiff will seek relief.Filed January 26 1950 with Deputy Clerk Margaret W Haney and attorney John W Langford.
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Charles Gill
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Margaret W. Haney
City of
John W. Langford
Executor's Notice in North Carolina Estate
Executors Marguerite Kirkman Murray and Forrest H Murray notify all claimants to exhibit claims against Bettie Hunt Sapp Kirkman estate by January 19, 1951. Debts should be paid promptly. Notice dated January 20, 1950 in High Point, North Carolina. Attorneys Roberson Haworth Reese provide counsel.
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Bettie Hunt Sapp Kirkman
Guiliford County
North Carolina
High Point North Carolina
Marguerite Kirkman Murray
Porrest H. Murray
Bettie Hunt Sapp Kirkman Roberson
Haworth & Reese, Attys
High Point
Notice of Lease Proposal for Paramount Theatre Building
Sealed proposals to lease the Paramount Theatre building and its city owned furniture and equipment will be received by the City Manager of High Point until 9 00 AM February 21 1950. The four year lease runs January 1 1954 to December 31 1937 with minimum monthly rent 800 payable in advance. Proposals follow terms of the present lease. Apply to City Clerk Mrs P C Smith to inspect current lease. Bids subject to City Council approval or rejection.
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Notics
High Point
City of
Paramount ‘Theatre
P. C. Smith
W. Smith
Air Secretary Cites Russian Atomic Capabilities
Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington told New York baseball writers the Soviet Union can drop atomic bombs on any part of the United States and that America has no sure defense. He cited postwar tensions and an atomic explosion behind the iron curtain as proof of Russia's delivery capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Russia
United States
New York Baseball Writers Association
Symington
America
Boonville Records Second Safe Robbery Within Week
Boonville police report a jewelry store robbery totaling about 3000 dollars. Sheriff Bill Moxley says professionals cracked a 1000 pound safe at Mathis jewelry, stealing watches rings necklaces and silverware. Two men Kenneth Kimmer and Wilbert Harrison were arrested earlier for a separate theft from Boonville High School.
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Boonville
Bill Moxley
Mathis
Kenneth Kimmer
Wilbert Harrison
Winston- Salem
Lost savings bonds replacement by U S Government
A notice states that U S savings bonds that are lost are replaced by the U S Government. It outlines the policy for replacement and the responsible agency handling the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
State Unions Win Nine of 13 Elections
North Carolina unions won nine of 13 labor elections in late 1949 according to an National Labor Relations Board report. CIO unions captured five elections while AFL unions won three and an unaffiliated union took one. Decertifications numbered two, both won by CIO. Fifteen unfair labor practice charges were filed, six by AFL, five by CIO, three by unaffiliated unions and one by an individual. No charges were filed against unions.
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Washington
North Carolina
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
American Federation of Labor Unions
AFL
Blue Bell Sales Reach Peak In 1949
GREENSBORO Feb 6 Blue Bell Inc world's largest work clothes maker posted a 1949 sales total of 37 492 649 a new record but net income fell about 250 000 from 1948 to 1 299 989. The firm paid 445 149 in dividends, added 844 839 to reserves, and operated 21 plants across six states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Blue Bell, Inc
F. A. Morris
Blue Bell
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Indiana
Ilinois
Former Reichstag Member To Address Executives
Gerhart H. Seger, ex Reichstag member and noted author, will speak to the High Point Executives club on February 13 at the Sheraton Hotel. Seger, who came to the U S in 1934 after fleeing a Nazi camp, has spoken to thousands across 48 states and Canada and testified at the Nuremberg trials. He edits the Neue Volkszeitung and wrote A Nation Terrorized and co authored Germany To Be or Not To Be.
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Gerhart H. Seger
Reichstag
High Point Executives Club
Sheraton Hotel
Noble T. Praig
Seger
United States
England
America
States
Canada
Department of Justice
Town Meeting of
Supreme Court
Robert Jackson
Europe
Germany
Neue Volkszeitung
New York
Colleen Townsend Preaches In Punxsutawney Church
The movie star Colleen Townsend Sunday preached at the Presbyterian church in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania to about 1200 people. Reverend Herman Humke praised her for devoting her life to God and forsaking film fame. Townsend said a life with Christ is complete and sang of choosing Jesus over worldly wealth.
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Punxsutawney
Herman Humke
Colleen Townsend
Colleen
Presbyterian Church
Leone
Miss Townsend
God
Christ
Jesus
Pennsylvania
Willie
Bergman Names Rossellini as Father of New Baby
Ingrid Bergman declares Roberto Rossellini the father of her newborn son in a private Rome hospital setting. The Swedish star plans to marry Rossellini after her Mexican divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom, with priests visiting the suite and a nightram of media scrutiny surrounding the birth.
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Bergman
Rossellini
Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Mr. Rosselli
Peter Lindstrom
Hollywood
Juarez
Mexico
Pier Luigi Guidotti
Guidotti
Explosion Shakes Houston Suburbs. Source Unknown
A mysterious blast rattled windows in Houston suburbs and reached towns up to 25 miles away. Police could not locate the source. Deputy Sheriff J. M. Crabb of Crosby said investigators checked all pipelines but found nothing amiss. Crosby lies about 15 miles east of Houston.
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Houston
Tex
J. M. Crabb
Crosby
Field Leader Of Executives To Visit City
The High Point Executives club meets February 9 with Elmer E. Schlotz executive field director of the Associated clubs. He will aid in planning speakers and entertainers for the 1950-51 season. Club leaders include Noble T. Praigg president and T. W. Sprinkle vice president. Directors named: Dr. N. M. Harris on, Rev. Paul Tudor Jones, W. G. Ragsdale, W. A. Tomlinson, I. Paul Ingle, Horace Haworth, R. L. Pope.
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High Point Executives Club
Elmer E. Schlotz
Associated Clubs
Schlotz
Associated Network
Noble T. Praigg
T. W. Sprinkle
F. J. Sizemore
N. M. Harrison
Paul Tudor Jones
W. G. Ragsdale
W. A. Tomlinson
I. Paul Ingle
Horace Haworth
R. L. Pope
David Lowe Assumes Post at Louisville Gospel Tabernacle
David Lowe will serve as assistant pastor and minister of music at the Louisville Gospel Tabernacle in Kentucky. He is a son of Morris Street residents and a Bob Jones University graduate veteran who plans seminary studies while assisting Rev. Charles A. Epperson.
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David Lowe
High Point
Hunter Seeks To Hold His Reputation
In Lackawanna County Court Judge T Linus Hoban is shown startled as a bear cub evidence is paraded. Mike Gladish of Old Forge had been fined 200 for killing a bear cub and appeals the fine claiming to defend his hunter reputation. A veterinarian testified the bear was over a year old and the bear was eventually removed from the courtroom.
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Scranton
T. Linus Hoban
Lackawanna County Court
Mike Gladish
Old Forge
Gladish
Abraham Schwartz
Gledish
Oban
Welfare Chief Tries Budget Cut for Family Diet
New York welfare commissioner Raymond M. Hilliard reports his family lived on a relief foods budget for January to test the adequacy of aid. He and his wife plus two sons and relatives spent 95.96 of their 124.50 allowance, with 81 pounds of meat and poultry costing 58.72. An official said the diet was adequate but too meat heavy. Separately, Luckman denied being offered or seeking the atomic energy commission chairmanship.
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New York
New York City
Raymond M. Hilliard
Hilliard
Welfare Department
Eleanore Lurry
Republic
United States
Daniel Boone
Census Bureau
Gunman held after mountain cabin siege in Colorado
A 23 year old man identified as Andrew Cecil McCauley holed up in a Golden Colorado cabin with machine guns and supplies after a five hour chase. He was arrested with Barbara Carroll after a hostage incident involving a highway patrol and a family member. FBI questioned McCauley about a Boston Brinks robbery and a string of bad checks.
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Golden
Colo
Andrew Cecil McCauley
Carl Enlow
McCauley
Barbara Jean Carroll
Houston
Texas
Enlow
Brinks Agency
Boston
FBI
Corman Army
Oscar Kitterman
Kitterman
Donald
Miss Carroll
George H. Nowell
Nowell
Miller
Princeton Professor Killed in Russian Roulette Death
Princeton professor Dr Allison Williams Bunkley died after a private birthday party game of Russian roulette. He spun a .32 revolver cylinder and, after two empty chambers, the bullet struck his temple on the final pull. Bunkley, an assistant at Woodrow Wilson School, was noted for Argentine studies and lineage from Admiral Joel W. Bunkley and Senator John Sharp Williams.
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Princeton
N. J
Allison Williams Bunkley
Princeton Hospital
Bunkley
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Joel W. Bunkley
New York City
John Sharpe William
Mississippi
Senate
YMCA Hero Saves Four From Drowning Then Dies
Don Wiltse an 18 year old volunteer YMCA worker drowned after rescuing four eight and nine year old boys when a skiff overturned at Fontainbleau state park north of New Orleans He righted the craft helped the boys hold on then vanished exhausted by the effort Campers nearby rescued the children Wiltse had joined a YMCA weekend camping trip as volunteer staff and is hailed as a hero by YMCA director William McLachlin.
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New Orleans
YMCA
Don Wiltse
Chicago
Melrose Park
Fontainbleau State Park
Here
William McLachlin
Wiltse
Don
Bear, truck wreck, and heavy grocery bill hit Chicago dog pound
A 400 pound black bear wandered from a wrecked light truck into Chicago’s dog pound. Police found the animal chained at the scene and sought its owner, while taxpayers face a new feeding bill as the pound supplies meals for the uninvited guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Dog Pound
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Center
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Hanne
Junn
MES
Betsy Bragg
Enterprise
Beatrice Cobb
News Herald
Laura Gill
Air Secretary
Boonville Probes
Israel
Valerrini
Poetata
Ea Crita
Valentine Aer Betings
Valentine
My SweetHeart
Angel
St. Valentine
Louisville Gospel Tabernacle
Hunter
Luckman
Charles Luckman
Lever Brothers
Atomic Energy Commission
British Isles
Nature 7
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