Naval Aviation Cadet Program Opens for Young Men
The Naval Aviation Cadet program seeks unmarried U.S. citizens aged 18 to 25 with at least two college years completed for pilot training. Cadets join the naval reserve for four years, receive pay plus benefits, and may become ensigns or Marine Corps lieutenants. Contact LCDR J. W. Snotherly at 1001 Westwood, High Point.
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Naval Aviation Cadet Program
J. W. Snotherly
Naval District
Naval Aviation Cadet
Navy Cadee
Fleet
Navy
Marine Corps Reserve
Naval Reserve
Naval Aviation
Lcdr
United States Naval Reserve
Snotherly
Westwood
High Point
UNC Glee Club Presents 16th Century Selections Tonight
The University of North Carolina Glee Club will perform a program of 16th century vocal works by Gabrieli Nanino and Allegri at the Junior High School auditorium tonight. A sacred piece by William Billings titled When Jesus Wept will also be featured. The Exchange Club will sponsor the appearance.
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University of North Carolina
Gabrieli
Nanino
Allegri
William Billings
America
Jesus
Atlantic Life Insurance reports asset and policy gains in 1948
The Atlantic Life Insurance Company of Richmond posted an asset increase of 2 843 584.31 to 53 261 353.66 for 1948. New insurance totaled 24 367 292, an 11 percent rise, lifting in force to 195 561 126. Policy owners reserves reached 43 944 096.86, with additional protection in capital and reserves at 2 903 713.42. Bonds and mortgages totaled 41 771 754.54, 78 percent of assets, and 66 percent of mortgage loans were government backed. Payments to owners and beneficiaries totaled 2 632 253.61 in 1948.
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Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Richmond
R. B. Sutton
Atlantic Life Representatives
Sutton
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Infant Daniel Robbins Funeral In Thomasville Today
Funeral rites are held for three month old Daniel Casper Robbins of High Point route 2. Cause of death listed as suffocation after hospital arrival Sunday. Survived by parents Jacob Casper and Annie Frances Page Robbins and grandparents from Charlotte and Thomasville. Service 3 p.m. at Green funeral home with Rev Calvin Leonard. burial in Calvary Reformed church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Daniel Casper Robbins
Jacob Casper
Annie Frances Page Robbins
High Point
D. F. Page
Charlotte
J. B. Robbins
Route 3
Green Funeral Home
Calvin Leonard
Calvary Reformed Church
Republican presides over state senate for first time since 1899
In Raleigh on February 28, Republican senator C. A. Peterson of Spruce Pine chaired a Saturday morning senate session. Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor was absent, with Simms of Raleigh and Fountain of Tarboro nearby. Peterson said it was his first time at the podium.
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Raleigh
Senate
C. A. Peterson
Pat Taylor
Peterson
Senator Simms
Fountain
Tarboro
Frozen Gas Uncovered In High Point
Deputy Sheriff Burrows reported ice formed on the outside of a gasoline tank spout on C. E. Hill’s truck after a leak on Highland Avenue extension. Dr. E O Cummings explained evaporation chilled gasoline caused freezing in contact with cold water. A pint of ice was collected and sent to Charlotte for testing.
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Herman Burrows
C. E. Hill
Highland Avenue Extension
Hill
Burrows
Sheriff Burrows
E. O. Cummings
High Point College
Highland Section
High Point Sailors Engaged in Arctic and Mediterranean Exercises
High Point natives are active in U S Navy assignments. Donald K Lambert airman apprentice from Route 6 is aboard USS Boxer in Alaskan sub Arctic war games with the Pacific Fleet, through February. James L Wood seaman of 215 North Main St serves aboard USS Spokane in the Mediterranean with the Sixth Task Force under Admiral Conolly, with periodic leave to visit European and African cities.
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Donald K. Lambert
High Point
NAVY
James L. Wood
USN
Gertrude Barnett
North Main St
Mediterranean
Spokane
Richard L. Conolly
Building permits filed for heating system at English Street home
A. S. Hazzard of 2333 English Street applied for a building permit estimated at $800 to install a heating system in the residence.
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A. S. Hazzard
English Street
Christian Science Sunday Lesson Focuses on Light and Life
The February 27 service centers on Christ Jesus as the light of the world with scripture from Isaiah 11 and John 8 and a citation from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. It emphasizes God governed life and enduring light without darkness.
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Christ Jesus
Christian Science
Jesse
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Watches Man Steal His Car
J A Mizelle lost his 1948 Oldsmobile sedan after leaving the Post Office when a stranger drove away. Several bystanders chased but the thief vanished around a corner. Mizelle, a resident of East Lexington Avenue, planned to depart for Fort Lauderdale Florida and officers know how to reach him if the car is found.
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J. A. Mizelle
Mirzelle
Mizelle
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
East
Lexington Avenue
Florida
Week End Traffic Prudent. No Accidents Reported
A traffic bureau report notes motorists were more prudent over the week end with no accidents investigated by local officers. A. L. Shean reports a Saturday night attempted entry to his home but offenders were unsuccessful. Henry Odam reports a rifle and shells valued at 35 dollars stolen Saturday. no arrests today.
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Traffic Bureau
A. L. Shean
Cross Street
Henry Odam
English Street
Shooting Fatal To Employee At Adams Millis
James Arthur Dawkins 26 a dye machine operator at Adams Millis was shot to death at the home of Alphonso Herbin on Tate Street early Sunday. Herbin is jailed on murder charges after deputies say the 1:20 a.m. shooting followed a scuffle and an accidental discharge.
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James Arthur Dawkins
Tate Street
Alphonso Herbin
Dawkins
Adam Millis Corporation
Herbin
Greensboro
Finance Committee of Assembly Ready to Report
RALEIGH Feb 28 The 1948 general assembly enters its eighth week with adjournment hoped around April 1. Budget debates center on public school allocations tax plans and road bond bills while governors liquor measures face cautious committee action. A closing note hints a proverb about a woman needing another woman to keep a secret.
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Assembly
Raleigh
General Assembly
United Forces For Education
Finance Committee
Appropriations Group
Senate Committee
House Committee On
Martin
Scott
Senate Roads Committee
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UNC Glee Club
Owder
Wilfred N. Gross
U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue
N. Main St
High Point News
Lewis Motor CO
Wrenn
REED
Man
Adams Millis
Finance and
Appropriations
Finance Group
Ballerina
Lovely Eileen
Howdy
Mr. Ke
R.*j. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Jinx
Rome
Nea-Acme
Toni Caione
Russell
Omega
Aed
Ry Ink
Haw
Mpbatic
Eileen
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