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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1952
Page
2
The British court keeps mourning to May 31 as crowds gather at St Mary Magdalene Church for the monarch’s body. The cortege will travel from Sandringham to London with officials and dignitaries including Eisenhower and Acheson slated to attend, while a public procession forms toward Westminster Hall.
London dispatch notes Prince Charles will have little childhood due to royal duties. He will be impeccably dressed, educated by tutors, and seen by nurses, with a vast Cornwall income. His mother, father, and future queen consort are discussed as his upbringing is tightly managed for throne readiness.
David R. Jones remains in custody on a morals charge related to the Mary Hopkins murder case from March. He gave inconsistent statements about his whereabouts, claiming to have been in High Point and Lumberton at various times, and said he had limited education. Officers will continue questioning as Municipal Court Judge Archie Myatt prepares to hear the latest assault charge.
Funeral services were held for Haag H Pearson 66 of 921 Gordon 5 with graveside rites in Andrews Episcopal cemetery Charleston S C. Georgia Thalasinos 56 to be buried at Oakwood after services at her residence 304 Centennial Avenue. Mrs Bessie Clodfelter Gibson of Archdale to be buried at Shady Grove cemetery with a funeral at Yows Chapel. W J Pri of Princeton aged died at home in Princeton with services to be held there. Burial plans include Old Saint Andrews cemetery Charleston and Oakwood. Burial and funeral details reflect illnesses heart attack and obituary notices from local area churches.
A series of blasts on a large oil barge in the Warrior River near Tuscaloosa killed three crewmen and injured two others including the owner who helped pull men from the flames. Fire raged for hours, then a final explosion occurred at 1:35 p.m. CST as firefighters fought the blaze and residents kept away from the river. The missing include James Missing and William W Evans, all reported from the Tuscaloosa area.
Richard Earl Ward a well known Street resident died at High Point Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born July 31 1931 and had ties to Northa lvia Theaters Inc and the First Baptist church. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park cemetery with arrangements at Sechrest's.
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs Nannie Lou Kivett wife of Jesse Calvin Kivett were held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 from the Koonce Funeral Home chapel. The service was led by Rev L B Strader pastor Welch Memorial Methodist and Rev J A Rout pastor First Pilgrim Holiness with Dr C G Bates of Kamesville NC providing the indies quartet. They played the piano accompaniment.
New York State Insurance Department investigates Equitable Life over $45 million loans to Glenn L. McCarthy oil, gas and hotel ventures in Texas. Review covers corporate expenses, director fees, and related payments. Some loans faced Texas oil market setbacks, prompting supervision of Hotel Shamrock in Houston and McCarthy properties.
The Army rejected Der Spiegel claims that US light infantry arms would be useless in winter Russian combat. It cited air cooled MGs firing 600 to 900 rounds per minute versus the MG 42’s 1050 to 1350 rpm and argued higher rates waste ammunition and reduce accuracy.
A House committee reports that graft and waste marred the GI Bill of Rights programs affording training to veterans. It cites bribes, gratuities, and inflated charges by some schools and a minority of veterans seeking subsistence payments. While many veterans benefited, abuses arose from unregulated schools and lax VA oversight. The report notes failures in several states, with Pennsylvania highlighted.
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