Muskrat Skinner Wins Cambridge Contest Amid Marsh Waddle
Curtis Insley, a veteran muskrat skinner, won $250 for first prize at the Cambridge outdoor show muskrat skinning contest. He skinned five muskrats in 50.4 seconds, rivals included George North. Insley notes rising pelts and declines future trapping, while neighbors expect him to keep at it despite low season earnings.
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Cambridge
Jnst
Maine
Jana
Insley
George North
S. Insley
North
Bey
Rshland
Yale Takes Over Administration of Poetry Award
Yale University will select the annual recipient of the Bollingen prize for poetry and award $1000 to the best American poetry book or poem. The Bollingen Foundation funds the prize. Yale will form a committee including James T. Babb Cleanth Brooks and Donald Gallup to pick the winner, taking over after Library of Congress controversy surrounding Ezra Pound.
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New Haven
Conn
Library of Congress
Yale University
Ezra Pound
Pound
Mussolini
Italy
Washington, D. C
Charles Seymour
Yale
University
Bollingen Foundation
Paul Mellon
James T. Babb
Cleanth Brook
Donald Gallup
Churchill Calls For East West Atomic Parley
In Edinburgh on Feb 14 Winston Churchill urged a high level East West talks to bridge Cold War hatreds. He said U S superiority in the atomic bomb race offers world peace and protects Britain and the world.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Winston Churchill
Russia
Stalin
United States
Britain
Four Men Receive Terms On Roads In Court Here
In county court four men, two white and two colored, were sentenced by Judge D C MacRae. Marvin Staton 30 Negro of 813 Hilltop Street drew six months for non support of an illegitimate child James Douglas 22 Negro of 115 Banks Street got 60 days for assault on a female Elwood Medlin 52 of 617 Blair Street and Claude L Bennett 28 of 1500 Johnson Street each received 60 days for public drunkenness Half of each sentence stemmed from previously suspended terms.
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D. C. MacRae
Marvin Staton
Neigro
Hilltop Street
James Douglas
Banks Street
Elwood Medlin
Blair Street
Claude L. Bennett
Johnson Street
Grayson T. Hill
Russell Street
Rufus T. Chastain
English Street
Eugene V. Allen
Strike Ballot Nears End Over Duke Power Demands
Leaders of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen from six Carolina cities planned a February 22 meeting in Charlotte to discuss wage demands at Duke Power Co. About 600 drivers and mechanics belong to BRT locals in Charlotte Winston Salem High Point Salisbury and Greenville Spartanburg. Ballots for strike authorization were to be counted Thursday after delivery delays. The company拒 asked 20 cents an hour more than the current 1.20 while offering 3 cents less. other Duke drivers in Greensboro and Durham accepted that offer.
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Charlotte
Brotherhood of Railway
Carolina
Duke Power Co
BRT
Duke
Winston- Salem
High Point
Salisbury
Greenville
Spartanburg
S. C
Charlotte News
Joe B. Pierce
Greensboro
Durham
Skaptar Jokull eruption dust harms Scottish crops in 1783
The 1783 Skaptar Jokull eruption sent dust and fumes across the Atlantic, reaching Scotland about 600 miles from Iceland and damaging crops and livestock. The event underscores the far reaching effects of volcanic activity on agriculture and climate.
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Corps
Scotland
Evangelism Features Meet Of Baptists In Greensboro
Baptist ministers and laymen from High Point and area attended a two day conference at First Baptist in Greensboro. Dr. Ralph A. Herring and Dr. C. C. Warren led the morning program. Leaders discussed 1951 crusade revivals in 18 000 Baptist churches east of the Mississippi.
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High Point
Baptist State Convention
First Baptist Church
Greensboro
Ralph A. Herring
Winston- Salem
C. C. Warren
Charlotte
C. E. Matthews
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Matthews
Mississippi River
Ellis Fuller
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Leo Greene
First Baptist Church of
Gainesville, Fla
J. N. Barnette
Nashville
Tenn
Sunday School Board of
J. C. Canipe
M. A. Huggins
Raleigh
Claude Bowen
Huggins
Blood program aids burn victims and measles cases
The Red Cross reports its national blood program has saved burns victims like Michael Rector and Tommy Morrison, who received numerous transfusions and skin grafts. Regional centers in 35 states supply blood to 1,550 hospitals, with over 500,000 pints distributed, and immune serum globulin to all states to prevent measles complications.
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American Red Cross
Rochester
N. Y
Red Cross
Women Protest No Marrying Rule in Extension Service
A Wilmington delegation of New Hanover County women blasted state extension service rules banning marriage for assistant home agents. Miss Alaine Noble, newly accepted for the Columbus County post, would be forced to quit to marry next June, while Miss Ann Mason resigned for a Nash County job. The county board rejected Noble’s release, urging action with Dean I O Schaub to permit a rule preventing a person from exercising a God given privilege.
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Wilmington
State Extension Service
New Hanover County
Alaine Noble
Columbus County
Ann Mason
New Hanover
Nash County
County Board of Commissioner
Miss Nible
Dean I. O. Schaub
War Losses Reported For Past Conflicts
Albert M. Cumbie, veterans' service officer, urges all military and civilian groups with war damage to report losses. Claim forms are at the county building. A 1948 act requires a war damages survey to the president by March 2 for referral to Congress, with finalized data due to the president by March 31. Prisoners of war may apply for the $1.00 daily allowance using available forms.
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Albert M. Cumbie
Veterans’ Service
War Claims Commission
Congress
High Point Pairs Mentioned in Local Notices
Thomas V. Snyder and Helen Mae Bundy of High Point Rt 5 are listed alongside Jesse Wall of Tobaccoville and Meta Mae Kinyoun of Winston-Salem in a set of local notices.
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Thomas V. Snyder
Helen Mae Bundy
High Point
Governor Cautions Officials on Voting Interference
North Carolina Governor Scott urged state leaders and workers to keep elections free of guidance on how to vote. He released a memo demanding resignations for officials seeking new offices, prohibits state vehicles for polling transport, and allows election duties on personal time with vacation recapture. He cited past abuses by the highway department and patrols. Scott had previously resigned as agriculture commissioner to run for governor.
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Raleigh
Scott
North Carolina
Highway Department
High Pointers Take Honors At Chapel Hill
Fourteen High Point students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, earned the honor roll for the past quarter. Two High Pointers made all A's: Goldston Franklin Harris and William Henry Piner. Gilbert Ernest Marsh of Thomasville also had all A's. Other High Point honorees include Thomas Charles Bulla, Donald Vance Chamblee, Freddy Lee Garner, David Kent Jackson, Charles Eugene McKinney, Harry Lamet, Norman Howard Schwartz, Edward S. Silver, Ronald F. Sullivan, Edward D. Thompson, Jerome C. Thompson, and Jesse H. Washburn.
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High Point
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
C. P. Spruill
The
General College
Goldston Franklin Harris
William Henry Piner
Gilbert Ernest Marsh
Thomasville
Thomas Charles Bulla
Donald Vance Chamblee
Freddy Lee Garner
David Kent Jackson
Charles Eugene McKinney
Harry Lamet
Norman Howard Schwartz
Edward S. Silver
Ronald F. Sullivan
Edward D Thompson
Jerome C. Thompson
Jesse H. Washburn
Revival at Bethel Holiness Church of God
A five nights revival is now under way at Bethel Holiness Church of God. Elder Mrs. L. Simmons of Greensboro leads the service with the United Harmonizers of Greensboro to sing Wednesday night February 15.
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Bethel Holiness Church of God
Elder McDonald Returns From Three Week Visit
Elder E. McDonald of 404 Taylor Street has returned home after spending three weeks visiting Kentucky and Indiana. He traveled to see relatives and attend church gatherings during the trip.
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Elder E. McDonald
Taylor Street
Kentucky
Indiana
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