Davidson Men Headed to Charlotte for Army Exam
A large Davidson group, mostly 20 year olds, left Lexington for Charlotte to take selective service exams under the new draft law. The list includes Richard Williams Smith and many others, with a separate note naming two registrants who failed to report and asking others to supply whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson
Charlotte
Aligaeion
Richard Williams Smith
James Norman, Jr
John Conrad Cook
Troy Junior Gray
Fred Lee Edwards
Jesse Dolan Wright
Hubert Franklin Head
Edward
Daniel Glenn Hayworth
Aaron Duane Loftin
Malcolm Dave Thomason
Odell Forster Tucker
Joe Richardson
Hoover
James Lloyd Thomason
L. Roy Faulk
William Harold Johnson
Carroll Motte Lake
Donald Ware Sink
Norman Cleveland Gambrell
Raymond Joe White
Kenneth Blair
Mc Eugene Green
John Atkins
Bobby Dale Hiltom
John Oes Davidson
Thomas Holmes
Roe Asbury Crump
Cletus Dewey Scott Oe Cr
Harold McFadden
Melvin Alten Koontz
William Crawford Richardson
John Gilmer Hoover
Jack Thomas Sink
Robert Lee Jones
Edwin Athel Kennedy
Max Harold Curry
Lawrence Ray Warner
Samuel James Wagner
James Lester Bennett
Jesse Aldien Templeton
Chester Alexander Rankins
Earl David Dittus
Gerald Fletcher
Walser
W. Linville
Harvey Lee Mayhew
Joseph Thurman Strider
Alvah Lee Trotte
Merchants oppose tax hike as association explores collections
Thomasville merchants association directors sought to prevent state tax increases and discussed forming a collections agency. They set a membership meeting at Pioneer restaurant Thursday 7:30 p.m. and reported audited books and modernized bookkeeping. Howard Palmer was named to study agency feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Merchants Association
General Assembly
Association
Pioneer
Howard Palmer
Dolan Calhoun
Five Elephants Stranded by Rails Strike in Grand Rapids
Five elephants from the Saladin Shrine circus are stranded in a Grand Rapids baggage car due to a rails strike. Ruth, Marcella, Little Babe, Little Jewel, and Trilby await transport to Cleveland with New York Central officials silent on departure. Trainer Henry Demuth says the elephants are well behaved when fed and watered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ruth
Marcella
Little Babe
Little Jewel
Trilby
Cleveland
New York Central
Henry Demuth
Demuth
New Era Canvass for HPC Begins Feb 19
High Point news outlines city wide canvass for the High Point College New Era Fund drive led by Brant Snavely with a statewide target of 800000 dollars. Campaign leaders include Dennis Cooke and a committee listing Amos Praigg Rankin Goodson McAnally Hobart McKenzie and others. The drive funds 300000 to strengthen the endowment and 500000 for two campus buildings a practical arts complex and a Hall of Religion and the Arts. ကျ
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Godson
Robert Rankin
Noble T. Praigg
Brant R. Snavely
R. T. Amos
Dennis H. Cooke
Jen W. McAnally
Enterprise
Lacy
High Point College
Snavely
High Point
Kenneth Goodson
Sememes
Charles W. McAnally
Amos
Sheraton Hotel
Merchants Association Set To Meet In Thomasville Thursday
The 1951 membership meeting of the Thomasville Merchants Association is planned for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Pioneer restaurant. Committee appointments for 1951 were announced, including arbitration finance legislation membership transportation and several special committees. North Carolina’s fishing industry earns more than 8 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
The
Merchants Association
Pioneer
Association
Dolan Calhoun
S. T. Stoker
Henry Holton
Bill Thompson
Bill Rice
Ernest Harrell
J. L. Perryman
Hammett Cecil
G. M. Casper
Horace Deaton
Clifton Black
Dugan Ritchie
T. R. Hutton
Curtis Fields
Jerry Jester
Jack Grimes
W. E. Cress
R. D. Reed
North Carolina
Bing Crosby's Fortune and Family Ties Revealed
Hollywood dispatch traces Bing Crosby's $5 million estimated fortune built from 43 films, radio shows, 10 million records a year and Ventures. It notes his 1951 income near $1 million, high tax burden, Crosby Investment Corp. stakes, and perils of wealth including four sons' upbringing, multiple homes, charity giving, and ongoing business ventures.
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NEA
Hollywood Reporter
Bing Crosby
Pee
Hollywood
Lincoln
Bob Hope
Crosby
Uncle Sam
Crosby Investment Corp
Larry
Bing
del Mar
Calif
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hollywood Stars
Billings
Mont
John L
Abie
Everett Crosby
St. John's Military Academy
Los Angeles
Bellerman Jesuit
San Jose
Brentwood
Carmel
Nevada Ranch
Idaho
Crosby Research Foundation
Midas
Los Banos
Poe
Jaycees Vow to Push Vehicle Inspection Plan
State President Edgar Snide said the Junior Chamber of Commerce will revive efforts for a vehicle inspection program at the February 17 18 Winston Salem board meeting. He blamed the General Assembly for killing the measure by discrimination against supporters and urged clubs and individuals to send letters and wires expressing sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snider
General Assembly
Two Hit and Run Incidents Reported in City
City police and state highway patrol reported two hit and run cases. Everett Medlin 26 Route 5 and Marvin Daniel Jr 30 109 West Green face charges of hit and run and aiding and abetting after their auto struck a parked car on an evening in the 1600 block. Damages listed as 150 and 75 dollars. A separate case involved Bill Bean 29 407 Hill Thomasville booked for hit and run and drunken driving after his car struck a parked vehicle at English and Highway 10A near a tavern. Ernest Tucker of Thomasville Route 1 identified as owner of the damaged car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air State Way
Everett Illiam Medlin
Route 5
Marvin Daniel, Jr
West Green
Medlin
Daniel
Verta Silman
Archdale Road
Bill Bean
Hill Thomasville
English and
Highway 10A
Bean
English Street
Ernest A. Tucker
Thomasville
Missing Camera Located By Local Police
A $75 camera reported missing from the car of Paul B. Rouse at 617 Wesley after being left at a car-washing establishment yesterday afternoon was found by police. No suspect is listed. In a separate report, B. Kirkman of 416 New Road said someone removed maroon fender skirts from his car while he attended church services Sunday night, valued at $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Rouse
Wesley
B. Kirkman
New Road
Health Enthusiast McFadden Bankrupt
Los Angeles February 6 7 Chest thumping Bernarr McFadden gives up plans for a mountain health resort at Arrowhead Springs The Alberts Arrowhead Corp with McFadden as sole stockholder filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court The corporation listed 76265 in debts against 46170 assets The Arrowhead Springs hotel had been operated by Conrad N Hilton Hotelman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bernarr McFadden
Arrowhead Springs
Alberts Arrowhead Corp
McFadden
Arrowhead ‘Springs
Conrad N. Hilton
Motor vehicle wreck totals and Life editor speak at Chapel Hill
The highway accidents report shows 1 killed and 37 injured in the 24 hours ending 10 am. Totals to date: 100 killed and 1,027 injured, with 83 killed and 975 injured in 1950. Photog Meet Pinehurst notes Ray Mackland of Life magazine as a featured speaker at the southern short course in Chapel Hill in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Motor Vehicles Department
Pinehurst
Ray Mackland
Life Magazine
Jaycees Urged to Back High Point College Drive
Charles F. Carroll, superintendent of city schools, urged High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce members to support an $800,000 college fund drive. He outlined goals for laboratories, classrooms, equipment, and an endowment to sustain growth and standards. The event featured a college choir directed by Bill Collins and an audience prize for a history question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Poarn Pa
Charles F. Carroll
High Point
Carroll
Bill Collins
Sherman Aycoth
Arnold Aronson
Anti-Red Bill Of Shreve Moves To Committee
North Carolina bill to outlaw Communists moves to a Subcommittee for study after testimony by Rep Clyde A Shreve of Guilford. The measure would ban membership in groups seeking to overthrow the government and require political candidates and state employees to sign a non Communist oath by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
House Judiciary Committee
Clyde A. Shreve
Guilford
Shreve
Five Percenters Not Necessary For Contract
Alexandria on February six report says a new wave of five percenters is active in Washington but small businessmen can avoid them. Commander P F Ashler head of the munitions board small business office calls the practice a panetty from the legal field and says penalties include loss of contracts when using influence peddlers. Louisiana small business clinics aim to educate locals on securing defense contracts with government officials stressing initiative and start line effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Washington
Louisiana
P. F. Ashler
Munitions Board
Ashler
Capitol Hill
Shreveport
Russell Long
D-La
Charles Shaver
Senate Small Business Committee
Nelson Pierce
Secretary of Commerce
Shaver
Sen. Long
South
Perc
Shereereveport
Science
Senate
Aeolian Harp Invented by Kircher in the Seventh Century
The Aeolian harp was invented by Kircher around the middle of the seventh century. Tones arise when air drives strings to vibrate as it passes through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kircher
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Daulton
Alfred Kennedy
Arthur Lee Thomas
Ward Franklin Perrell
HPC
Besian
George H. Hobart
Robert McKenzie
Horace S. Haworth
H. F. Huneee
W. Arthur Kale
K. L Amos
A. J. Koonce
G. ‘Kearns
F. Logan Porter
Eugene J. Coltrane
Robert W. Conner
William D. Lewis
Jack Green
Paul Manuel
Bill Tomlinson
Ben Harris
Homer Beck
Harold Harrison
J. C. German
J. H. Honeycutt
L. C. Bridges
Clayton Hilton
R. L. Pope
Mrs. W. Nance
Harvey Brown
Harry B. Finch
R. B. Carpenter
L. L. Ledwell
Carl Moore
Charles Semel
J. D. Cagie
Oscar Hodgs
Loki
Balder
der Bingle
Erskine Johnson
Dixie
George M. Cohan
Crosby Ft. Knox
Paramount Motion Pictures
Pop Crosby
Gary
Philip
Dennis
Lindsay
Elko
Nev
Crosbys
Nevada
Phillip Crosby
W. C. Vail
Wrenn Street
Russell
Mallory Street
Plan - R Construction Com
Grover Jones
Morgan Pipe Company
Neill Motors, Inc
Igh Point
Johnson Municipal Supply Company
Main Steet
Uest
Coltrane
High Point College Foundation
North Main Street
Bob
Deblare
Hinson
Materal Gee
Figs Pete Natural Gas
Duke Power Company
Piedmont Natural Gas, Corp
Fairview
Taylor
Vail
Willowbrook
Taylor North
Tomlinson Street
Jacobs Avenue
East Green Street
Main Street
Wrenn
Herman Teague
Teague
Culler
Cpl
David C. Lester
Louisvill, Ky
Korea
Shrapnel
Internationa
Jaycees
James J. Metcalfe
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