High Point Council to Review Police Department Report
The city council will hear a $1,000 police department study report Tuesday night presented by Fayetteville attorney Terry Sanford. Council members including Mayor W. F. Bailey will discuss the findings after reviewing notes from Sanford’s investigation. The full council will consider the report, with possible referral back to the Law and Public Safety Committee for further action.
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High Point
Sanford
Washburn
Law and Public Safety Committee
W. F. Bailey
Richmond
Heating oil trouble and grain aid stir readers
A viewer recounts a cold night fueled by a dry oil tank and a roadside kerosene dash to refuel. The piece pivots to a broader note on India grain aid, describing humanitarian impulses amid U.N. tensions and Nehru’s response to India’s parliament’s grain appeal.
Insurance Man Will Speak Here
The High Point Personnel Association will host a March 5 meeting at 12:15 p.m. in the Sheraton. Floyd Ineson of Travelers Insurance in Hartford will discuss pension plans, with the address arranged by association president B. G. Gentry. Employers in High Point and nearby areas are invited and should reserve through Bill Hall at Hall Printing Company.
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High Point Personnel Association
Hartford,Conn
B. G. Gentry
Asville
Thomasville
Floyd Ineson
Travelers Insurance Company of
Hartford
Sheraton
Bill Hall
Hall Printing Company
Association
Salvation Army Expands Board With Seven New Members
The local Salvation Army unit adds seven advisors to its board for three year terms. New appointees are Dale Montgomery, Leslie Ery, Dave Neill, T Linwood Smith, J W Van Loan, Frank Lambeth and Clarence Lambeth per Board Chairman Harry Bell.
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Salvation Army
Harry Bell
Dale Montgom- Leslieery
Dave Neill
T. Linwood Smith
J. W. van Loan
Frank Lambeth
Clarence Lambeth
January fires in High Point more than double 1950
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram notes a sharp rise in January fires in High Point with total fires more than twice January 1950. Total property value at risk reached 961 061 dollars while contents were 247 925 dollars. Insurance losses fell compared with last year.
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High Point
E. K. Ingram
Looking Backward A World War II era snapshot prompts peace talks
Ten years ago reports from Sofia and Athens describe Greece open to a Turkish Bulgarian non aggression pact on Mussolini terms while Italy suffers heavy losses in Albania. In Libya the RAF crippled nearly 500 Italian planes aiding British advances from Matruh toward Tripolitania. A Japanese spokesman warns of anxiety in Tokyo over Allied war preparations, hoping U.S. restraint would ease tensions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Greece
Italy
Mussolini
Athens
Aower
Libya
Great Britain
Matruh
Egypt
RAF
France
Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
United States
Fifteen Colonels Selected To Lead High Point Red Cross Drive
Fifteen colonels named to head divisions for a $28,000 High Point Red Cross fund campaign. Hollingsworth outlined national mobilization needs including blood programs and home nursing, stressing local fundraising starts March 1. Colonels include leaders from Thomas Furniture, Glenn Hosiery, Joseph Cox Co, Lewis Motor, Piedmont Auto Finance, Haizlip Funeral Home, and Trinity and Archdale depots.
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Haizlip
Joe Hollingsworth
Fleet Lewis
Roscoe Adams
James
John Payne
Joseph J. Cox
Glenn Smith
Fred Thomas, Jr
Gene Horney
Kenneth Litton
Vance Kester
High Point Red Cross
Arnold J. , Jr
Furnitured
Thomas, Jr
Thomas Furniture Company
Glennith
Glenn Hosiery Mill
Joseph Cox
Seph J. Cox
Haizlip Funeral Home
High Point College
Wanda Ilderton
Oakview Community
Roy Hedgecock
Simpson Realty Company
Trinity and Archdale
Southern Freight Depot
Woman credits work ethic with longevity in High Point
Enterprise staff writer reports Emma Johnson will be 88 Monday and has spent decades raising a large family. She notes nine living children, 31 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Despite farm life and losses, she attributes good health to hard work and values family gatherings.
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Corraine
South Carolina
Johnson Iveta
This Week In High Point Events Schedule
A weekly listing of club meetings at the Sheraton hotel in High Point. Groups include planning committee of arts and crafts, W C A, Junior Chamber, Exchange club, Civitan, American Business, Optimist, Sertoma, Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis with times ranging from 12:15 p m to 6:45 p m across Monday to Friday
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Planning Committee of Arte and Crafts Workshop
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Exchange Club
Civitan Club
American Business Club
Optimist Club
Sertoma Club
Sheraton
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Traffic Accidents Increase in High Point Police Report
January traffic accidents in High Point totaled 66, below the December record but above January 1950. Three pedestrians were involved, eight injured, no fatalities. Excess speed topped violations, with six each for following too closely and drunken driving. Other offenses included signaling errors and improper turns.
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High Point
Police Department
High Pointer Will Attend Insurance Meet
G. Reid Marsh of High Point a representative of New York Life Insurance company has been invited to attend a seminar in New York City February 21 to 23. The invitation honors his outstanding achievements during the past year.
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G. Reid Marsh
High Point
New York Life Insurance Company
New York City
Marsh
A Turn About Thomasville Whistles and Traffic Talks
A Thomasville column muses on city noise from railroad whistles to diesel horns and recalls wartime air-raid warnings. It notes traffic limits on parking and describes firmer truck-slowing police efforts late nights, with local pride and nostalgia in equal measure.
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Walter Rapp
Whitley Named to Statewide Acceleration Committee
Whitley, principal of Senior High, has been named to a statewide acceleration committee to coordinate high school and college programs and shape policies during the present national emergency. The first meeting was held in Raleigh on February 12 with Whitley and Nile F. Hunt attending.
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D. P. Whitley
Clyde Erwin
Raleigh
Whitley
Nile F. Hunt
Music Group Presents Tune In Comedy at Local High School
The High Point High School music department will stage Tune In a musical comedy in two acts at the school auditorium on February 21 February 24 and February 26. Dr Charles C Taylor director says the plot follows a mysterious soprano who arrives at radio station WTNT and disrupts the air. Public admission is free.
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High Point High School
Charles C. Taylor
WTNT
Mance
Totes High
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By Joe Brown
John Dillinger
Bruno Hauptmann
Peggy
India
United Nations
U. S. Congress
Jawaharlal Nehru
Russell Baldwin
Enterprise
Hollingsworth
Wejamelien
Wael Ber
Mrs. Johnson
Emma Johnson
By Wint Capel
Walter Winchell
Mills
Nissi
Tooter
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Southern Railway
Southern
Lexington
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