Hobby Of Man Pays Off Handsomely In Letters
Alfred M. Colby, Mansfield, built a global collection of original letters from Washington to Roosevelt. He recently sold a signed Declaration of Independence letters set for thousands, and his prized items include Andrew Jackson and Calvin Coolidge correspondences. Colby plans to acquire a Truman letter to complete his collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Marion, O
Arding
Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Mark Twain
Italy
Twain
Mr. Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Field Marshal Woolsey
Marshal Woolsey
Battersea
Truman
British U S In Agreement On Air Travel
In Hamilton Bermuda on February 12, the United States and Great Britain signed an accord authorizing unlimited flights between the two nations at economic rates to be set by governments. Each country may determine its own flight numbers and fifth freedom traffic is allowed enabling planes to pick up passengers for third countries. The agreement supports long line services planned to circle the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Concord cow named top NC milk producer of year
Pharoah's Princess a Guernsey cow owned by A. L. Brown of Concord was honored as outstanding milk producer of her breed in North Carolina for the previous year, yielding 15,172 pounds of milk and 837 pounds of butter fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Guernsey
A. L. Brown
Concord
North Carolina
Huff Discharged From Army Air Forces in Greensboro
Cpl. Arnold B. Huff Jr son of Mr and Mrs A B Huff 106 Brentley Circle High Point received an honorable discharge at impressive ceremonies separating him from the Army Air Forces Lt Oma Hester Jr younger son of Dr and Mrs H Hester 1206 Greenway Drive reverted to inactive duty status February 11 after 29 months service with the Army Air Forces much of it overseas as a B 17 navigator with the 8th Air Forces He plans to resume studies at the University of North Carolina where he was a student before service Elliott M Hester elder son of Dr and Mrs Hester serves overseas with the occupying forces in Vienna Austria promoted recently to his present rank and has been overseas 14 months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huff
Greensboro
Cpl
Arnold B. Huff, Jr
A. B. Huff
Brentley Circle
High Point
Army Air Forces
Hester
Oma H. Hester
H. Hester
Greenway Drive
8Th Air Forces
University of North Carolina
Elliott M. Hester
Elliott M. Hester, Elder Son of Dr. and Mrs. Hester
Vienna
Austria
S/aget
Scout Week Theme Highlighted At Exchange Club Meeting
Henry Shavitz spoke on Scouts of the World Building Together at the Sheraton hotel last night. He outlined two projects to aid scouts in other countries, stressing equipment and organizational support. The club approved a 25 membership to the North Carolina Symphony and Everett Wall explained the symphony plan of operation. Woodrow Haywood joined as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sappenfield
High Point College
Henry Shavitz
Exchange Club
Sheraton Hotel
Scout Shavitz
North Carolina Symphony
Everett Wall
Woodrow Haywood
George Gibbardt
French McMillan
Pickens Maps Hospital Plan For Veterans
Raleigh February 12 Director Wiley M Pickens of the state veterans commission outlines a plan for medical care of North Carolina war veterans by local physicians or community hospitals. The plan for local medical and hospital care for service connected disabilities has been approved by the North Carolina Medical Society and a contract with the Veterans Administration is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wiley M. Pickens
State Veterans Commission
North Carolina Medical Society
Veterans Administration
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point
A list of property transfers in High Point including lots on Wise street East Washington street Morris street and more. Transfers involve High Point city entities and various buyers such as W R Grant B F Hendrix Furniture Co Aertha B Burton Raymond G Johnson and others from multiple individuals and estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
N. Causey
W. R. Grant
Wise Street
Hood System Industrial Bank
High Point
B. F. Hendrix Furniture Company
East Washington Street
W. A. Davis
Robert D. Davis
Frank Bain
South Main Street
R. Johnson
Karl T. Hyerly
L. L
J. W. Vaughn
Harvey Vaughn
B.atr- Jordan
M. T. Gibson
Raymond G. Johnson
Briggs Avenue
J. W. Johnson
Clyde P. Johnson
Floyd Pendry
Wilma Wellborn
C. FE. Hayes
Morris Street
C. E. Hayes
George Walker
James William Ross
Lincolnshire
J. V. Wilson, Jr
City of High Point
Taylor Street
CC. McWhorter
James S.4vrenn, Jr
Ring Street
City of
Etta ‘Wood
Rotary
T. Y. Hamilton Estate
Arthur Kirkman
State of North Carolina
Willenbar Terrace
I. L. Spencer
John B. Spencer
Ola Peace Seward
T. E. Suggs
Frank M. Taylor
Highland Avenue
R. L. Reaves
Welborn
Bruce H. Carraway
Gilbert Street
Lee R. White
Herbert A. Wood
Oakview
Frances J. Tuttle
Bessie Tuttle
Drafted Constitution display funded by 1937 Philadelphia event
A 1937 sesquicentennial Philadelphia display of the original U S Constitution carried an insurance value of 15000 The text notes veterans hospital treatment decisions and administration applications in relation to program terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Hi-Y Club Hosts Tuskegee Chaplain Dr Richardson
The Carl Chavis Memorial YMCA Hi-Y club hosted Dr. Harry V. Richardson chaplain at Tuskegee Institute as guest speaker at St. Mark Methodist church. The event included music by Brooks Memorial choir, solos by Edward Jones and Inez Whiteside, and a reading by G. W. McCorkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y Club
Tuskegee
Carl Chavis Memorial Ymca
Harry V. Richardson
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
St. Mark Methodist Church
William Luck
Harold Cobb
Brooks Memorial Church
Edward Jones
Inez Whiteside
G. W. McC
Theodore Walker
YMCA
W.S. McLeod
William Penn
H. M. Kirkpatrick
High Point
Carl Brower
The
Hi-Y
Ladies Auxiliary Committee Meeting Set for Wednesday
All committees of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion are asked to meet Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs Arlees Lemons 7552 East Washington Street. The social and ways and means committees are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Arlees Lemons
East
Washington Street
Social
Community Sympathy club hears Miss Anna Saunders
In a regular meeting last Monday the Community Sympathy club heard Miss Anna Saunders. Members present included Mesdames Little Pickard Wansley Brown Haizlip Sauders Baldwin and Boyd and Misses Saunders Steele with Mrs Staten welcomed as a new member. The next meeting is Feb 18 with Mrs Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Sympathy Club
Anna Saunders
Mesdames Sarah Little
Bell Pickard
Mattie Wansley
Nellie Brown
L. B. Haizlip
Ethel Sauders
Mary Baldwin
R. Boyd
Carrie Steele
Staten
Professional Men Meet Tonight at Dr Greenwood's Home
The Professional Men's club holds its regular meeting tonight at 500 Underhill Avenue the home of Dr A M Greenwood. Members are urged to attend. Also Circle No 2 of the W S C S Brooks Memorial church meets Thursday at 7 pm at the parsonage with Mrs L M Mayfield as hostess. A program has been planned. The H P N and I association meets Sunday at 4 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs H M Palmer 838 Hoover Street with a program on Negroes in History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Greenwood
Underhill Avenue
Ww. Ss. C
H. P. N. and I
H. P. N. and I. Association
H. M. Palmer
Hoover Street
O. E. Davis
Ywca Club
Gray
YWCA
E. P. Wilson
Ushers Meeting Tonight at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Senior Ushers Board meets tonight at 7:45 at 112 Eccles Street the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McRae. President Claud Davis urges members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Baptist
William Penn Teams Host Carver in Early Evening Games
William Penn battles Carver High School Winston-Salem in the William Penn gym tonight at 7 30 p m The event features both boys and girls teams with the opener at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Penn
Carver High School of
Winston-Salem
William Penn Gymnasium
Juvenile Tents Meet at Connie Gaines Home
Jessie’s Daughters Juvenile Tents 497 will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Connie Gaines 712 Leonard Street. Miss Watkins, leader, urges members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie's
Connie Gaines
Leonard Street
Miss Watkins
Singing Tonight at Church of God In Christ
The Daniel Brooks quartette will sing at the Church of God In Christ on Beamon Street tonight at 8 p m. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Brooks
Church of God In Christ
Beamon Street
Circular road plan around Winston Salem proposed
Raleigh Feb 12 plan directs all highway funds allocated to Forsyth county for primary roads to finance a 25 mile circular trunk highway around Winston Salem. Proposal submitted to Highway Chairman A H Graham outlines the project and its funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Highway Commission
Forsyth County
Winston, Salem
A. H. Graham
New Hudsons Show Off Advanced Postwar Styling
The 1946 Hudson models on display at Sloop Auto Service claim postwar styling gains improved mechanical efficiency and easier operation. K B Sloop notes rapid deliveries for first orders with early reconversion and integrated production enabling quick build. Models offered in Super and Commodore lines with six or eight cylinder engines, first four door sedans, then sportier bodies and convertibles as demand grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Sloop Auto Service
K. B. Sloop
Sloop
Negro Service Man Breaks Into Hospitality Center
Greensboro police responded to an attempted entry at St James Presbyterian Church. A Black soldier claimed he sought hospitality at the church’s hospitality center for service men. The patrolman redirected him to ORD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
St. James Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Hospitality Center
Ord
Appointment of Dr Clement C Clay as state medical secretary
Raleigh February 12. Dr Clement C Clay of Atlanta was named executive secretary of the State Medical Care Association and today assumed duties. The former naval medical corps commander will receive 7500 dollars annually in the state post.
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Raleigh
Clement C. Clay
Atlanta
State Medical Care Association
Torday
Naval Medical Corps
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Brightens Then Clouds
North Carolina forecast shows fair and warmer today with partly cloudy skies tonight. Light rain in the mountains late tonight, then widespread rain Wednesday and cooler conditions. Extended outlook calls for rising temperatures tonight with a cooler Wednesday and Thursday, and a colder Friday with light to moderate rain Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Carolinas
Judge Sink Urges Change to Grand Jury System
Salisbury report notes Judge H Hoyle Sink of Greensboro calls North Carolina grand juries rubber stamps of solicitor offices. He says the system costs taxpayers 750000 to 1000000 yearly in needless expense and urges constitutional amendment to allow any supreme or superior court to impanel a grand jury when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
North Carolina
H. Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
Rowan County
World Cotton Congress Set for Texas July 7 8
Burris Jackson of Hillsboro announces the seventh annual world cotton congress will be July 7 and 8 in Texas with Dallas likely as the site. The Texas cotton committee will pick the city in March and expects record attendance from growers ginners shippers spinners and manufacturers with displays from agriculture state and commerce departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Burris Jackson
Hillsboro
Dallas
Jackson
Texas Cotton Committee
Congress
Agriculture, State and Commerce Departments
Democrats Meet Raleigh For State Party Committee Session
The North Carolina Democratic party executive committee will meet March 1 at the House of Representatives. Chairman William B. Umstead said the schedule for state and county conventions and precinct meetings will be set during the committee session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Democratic Party Executive Committee
House of Representatives
William B. Umstead
Realtors Attend Southeast Regional Meet in Birmingham
Henry V Koonts and Blake Thompson of the North Carolina board join Cam Cridlebaugh and Virgil Idol of the High Point board in Birmingham for a Southeast regional meeting of the National Association of Estate Boards at the Thomas Jefferson hotel. E M Shepherd of Winston-Salem presides as regional vice-president. Topics include federal rent control the Patman bill and the Wagner public housing bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry V. Koonts
Blake Thompson
North Carolina Board of Realtors
Cam Cridlebaugh
Virgil Idol
High Point Board of Realtors
Birmingham
Ala
National Association of Estate Boards
Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Mississipi
Alabama
Tennessee
E. M. Shepherd
Winston-Salem
National Association
Southeastern
Kangaroo Reaches Eight Feet When Standing Upright
The kangaroo on occasion attains a height of eight feet while standing erect, a remarkable display of its size and posture observed by witnesses.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Sattler
Jefferson
John Hay
Lincoln
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Hay
Andrew Jackson
Jacob C. Hughland
Calvin Cooldige
Coolidge
Millard Fillmore
Judge Advocate General
Cleveland
McKinley
Arthur
Grant
Monroe
Buachcnan
George Colby
U. S
Concord Cow
Hawaii
San Francisco
Ce Etaly
Yokohama
Dr. Caldwell
Cal Well
Caldwell
Convaneo
Syritp Pepsin
Guilford County Realty
Philadelphia
Legion Auxiliary Committees
Frances Morrison
Gyrene Morrison
S. T. Steele
E. High Street
Viola Lawrence
Madeline Lawrence
Rachel Bennett
Blanche Harps
Vivian Harps
Julius Morton
Ernest Bennett
Odelle Reeder
Raymond Evans
Elwood Morrison
Sample Shoe
North Main Street
Lou Greenberg
Judge Sink
Burlington Mills Corporation
High Point Weaving Company
High Point, North Carolina
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Tinue
Liberty
Lonrann
South Main St
High Point, N. C
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