New Scout Troops Formed at Church Street School
Three new Girl Scout troops are organized at Church Street School in Thomasville: Grownie Troop 47 with 15 girls led by Miss Eunlee Leck and Mrs. Florence J. Henderson. Intermediate Troop 46 with 13 girls led by Mrs. Elsie J. Hairston and assistants Mrs. Connie Joyner and Mrs. Barbara Green. Senior Troop 48 with 12 girls led by Mrs. M. L. Carlson and Mrs. J. B. Jones. January Council meeting set for next Thursday at 10 at the Girl Scout Office with Miss Elizabeth Figner as speaker. New committee chairs announced for two years.
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Church Street School
Thomasville
Eunlee Leck
Florence J. Henderson
Elsie J. Hairston
Connie Joyner
Babara Green
M. L. Carlson
J. B. Jones
Girl Scout
Elizabeth Figner
National Girl Scout
North Carolina
Noa
Train
E. F. Culler
Robert Culp
Tom A. Finch
J. Woody Brinson
Nancy Sechrest
Arthur Joiner
Bland Worley
Cookie Sale
Johnson
Juliette Low
Earl Womble
Lester Bean
O. E. Davis
L. A. Marsden
High Point
Samuel Hyman
Charles Leek
Private Parties Mark New Year At Local Country Clubs
A festive New Year scene unfolds as Emerywood Country Club and Sedgefield Club host private parties to bid farewell to 1952 and welcome 1953. Capacity crowds, noisemakers, and the traditional Auld Lang Syne underscore holiday season celebrations with cocktails, tea dances, and festive decorations.
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Emerywood Country Club
Sedgefield Club
Sedgefield
Embassy Club
Square Dance Club Hosts New Year Party
The High Point Square Dance Club held a New Year’s party starting with dancing at the Armory and ending at 308 Edgedale Drive the home of Mr and Mrs C L Michael. J R Trotter presides. Evelyn McNeely directs recreation. About thirty attended, refreshments served, and the group welcomed the new year with Auld Lang Syne.
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High Point
Armory
C. L. Michael
Edgedale Drive
J. R. Trotter
Evelyn McNeely
City Recreation Ent,s
Michael
Piedmont Section to Hold Winter Meeting in Clemson
The Piedmont Section of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists will hold its winter meeting in Clemson S C on January 10. The program opens in the morning, followed by an officers luncheon at 1 p m. The technical session starts at 3 30 p m and the banquet at 7 p m Audley H Ward alumnus Ao will be the principal speaker at the banquet.
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Clemson
S. C
Piedmont
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Audley H. Ward, al
Carmen on TV Elevates Rise Stevens in Met Opera
Rise Stevens delivered a new earthy Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera telecast to over 30 theaters nationwide. Critics recalled Emma Calve as the Met’s first French Carmen while lauding Stevens for a raw, unabashed performance that drew standing ovations.
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New York
Carmen
Rise Stevens
Metropolitan Opera
Huzzas
George Bizet
Stevens
Don Jose
Emma Calve
Met
Chinese Teacher Shortage in Singapore Triggers Cross‑Border Appeal
Singapore Chinese school principals complain of a teacher shortage for next year urging Colonial Secretary W. L. Blythe to permit Hong Kong teachers to enter. They attribute the lack to mass transfer of Chinese teachers to English schools for higher salaries and worry immigration controls may block entry amid anti‑Communist concerns.
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Singapore
W. L. Blythe
Hong Kong
Baby Born In First Second Of New Year In Boston
In Boston a ninth pound one ounce boy was born at one second past midnight today to Mrs. Margaret Pecci and Attilio Pecci. Doctors said the infant may be the first born in 1953 and both mother and baby are doing well. Names were not yet chosen.
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Boston
Margaret Pecci
Pecéci
Attilio Pecci
Stolen Car Found Near Golden Gate Bridge With Note
In San Francisco a car stolen by John Connors was recovered on an approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. A note attached to the steering wheel read Next time don't leave the keys in your car.
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San Francisco
John Connors
Golden Gate Bridge
South Side Baptist Church Prayer Band to Meet at 7 30 Saturday
The South Side Baptist Church Prayer Band will meet at 221 Mill Street with Mr and Mrs Henry Coward and the Rev John Porter at 7 30 Saturday night. The public is invited.
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South Side Baptist Church
Henry Coward
Mill Street
John Porter
Wright Family Visiting Kansas City Friends During Holidays
Mr and Mrs Hozmer Wright and children Nina Ruth and Barry of Kansas City Missouri are spending the holidays with Mr and Mrs Carol E Swinney and family of Rotary Drive The Swinneys and Mrs Wright of Kansas City have returned after several days in Richmond Virginia where they were guests of friends They attended a dinner party at the Hotel Jefferson while there
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Hozmer Wright
Nina Ruth and
Barry
Kansas City, No
Carol E. Swinney
Rotary Drive
Kansas City
Richmond
Hotel
Jefferson
Parishioners Make Dolls in Italian Village Factory
In Verona area near Lugo Di Valpantena, Rev. Luigi Bodini trained parishioners to craft dolls to curb emigration. With 6400 dollars from valley families, the workshop began producing 500 porcelain dolls monthly. Girls cut dresses, boys bake doll parts in a home oven.
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Verona
Italy
Here
Luigi Bodini
Lugo di Valpantena
Youngirls
Bulgarian officer surrenders to Greek frontier post
A Bulgarian officer surrendered at a Greek frontier post saying Communist terror forced him to flee home. He cited growing Bulgarian military strength along the Greek Turkish frontiers and said Bulgarian forces were under Soviet officer domination.
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Athens
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CLYDE
Chernault
Reginald L. Rogers
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Griffith Office Equipment CO
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