Police and Deputies Probe Three Local Break-Ins
Police and sheriff deputies investigated three local break-ins at Ganes and a Peebe vicinity on Main Street. Entry was gained by prying bars. money and cigarettes were stolen from Cecil's store on West Lexington Avenue Extension. An attempt to remove the store safe failed as the burglar could not fit it through the window.
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Nian Main
Roll
Poerce Desesety
Gea
Cecil
Lexington Avenue
City News Briefs: Home Building Bids Reported
Willard Hudson plans a building at 502 Mint Street costing 4500 dollars. W A Hart plans at 114 Beach Street with unit costs 5200 dollars. Bush ee ana Grove Seas report total costs 3500 dollars.
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Willard Hudson
Mint Street
W. A. Hart
Beach Street
Bush
Ee Ana Grove Seas
Fire calls report with extinguished incidents
Fire logs from 12 noon yesterday to 12 noon today show a stove pipe agent at 308 Hillcrest extinguished after a 2 02 call. A signal bell at 1 Virginia Avenue sounded at 2 08 for a trash can fire in the 700 block of North Main, extinguished.
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Stove Pi Oagent
Hillcrest
Virginia Aveneth
N. Main
Vehicle Inspector to Aid In Motor Club Tag Sales
Mrs Thelma Ryan announces a vehicle inspection event to assist the Motor Club with tag sales licensing. Fisher will interview for permits, including taxi types, though the club does not handle these classifications.
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Eien
Thelma Ryan
Motor Club
Ryan
Security Bank Promotes Local Staff Members
J Ed Pleasants and Richard H Davis of the High Point branch are promoted to assistant vice president and assistant cashier respectively. Pleasants joined Security Bank in 1939 and lives at 119 Thurston Street. Davis, a 1941 high school graduate, resides at 1213 Terrell Drive. Stockholders reported resources of 91,922,421.49 at year end 1951, with other bank branches listed in Greensboro Raleigh Burlington Tarboro and Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed Pleasants
Richard H. Davis
High Point
Security National Bank
Clarence M. Allred
Pleasants
Gastonia
Terrell Drive
Vanstory, Jr
Wgrests
Greensboro
Security National
Raleigh
Burlington
Tarboro
Wilmington
High Point Club Installs New Officers for Year
The American Business Club in High Point installed recently elected officers at a weekly meeting. Carter Brook was named president, with Florence delivering an address on clubwork and leadership. The district will determine the winner by vote at the annual district event.
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High Point
Carter Brook
Florence
Qautelaeetion
Train Auto Crash Deaths In Thomasville Are Declared Accidental
Coroner Dr. R K Plummer rules death of Harry Thomason and wife Essie Thomason in a train carriage collision with Train No 29 as accidental. Officials say no corroborated third person in car and no further witness corroboration. Police and railway detectives conclude investigations but no new facts surfaced.
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Thomasville
R. K. Plummer
Plummer
Davidson County
Harry Thomason
Essie
Colonra Ve School
Coutty Nese
Paul Shore
Shore
H. W. Rose
Greensboro
Claims Department of the Railway
Family Service Aids 374 Families In Past Year
The Family Service Bureau a Red Feather Agency of the Community Chest, reports 374 families used its services in 1951. The annual highlights casework counseling and family personal problems, with about 500 individuals notified about the agency’s work. A public meeting will feature Mrs E H Ould of Roanoke as principal speaker.
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Family Service
Family Service Bureau
Red Feather
Community Chest
Fam Service Bureau
Zoe Penaces
John Ve
Famia
Bureau
Sonal
E. H. Ould
Roanoke
Grou En Eneas
Happy Oan Ilies
Commission Standards Change Opens Officer Paths
Master Sergeant Richard E. Burpo at the local Army Air Force recruiting office says the Army needs more officers. Officer candidate schools are established. civilians may apply after basic training if needed. courses run 22 weeks with age limits and a high school diploma or GED required.
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Richard E. Burpe
Army Air Force Recruiting Bureau
Army
Burpo
Headquarters Command
Speed Checker Cites Immigrant Count in 1949 Context
In Plattsmouth Nebraska Charles R Christensen told the judge the boys will get a speeding charge. Chris tensen a traffic manager with a writing firm was checking. State safety patrol officers picked up the case. In fiscal year 1949 immigration totaled 188 317 admitted to the United States.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
Charles R
Christensen
Corre
Aes N
United States
Uwharrie Council Reports Strong Scout Membership Gain
The Uwharrie Council shows membership rising 16 percent to 2 692 from 2 317 in the past year at the 29th conference. Scout Executive B W Hackney Jr presented the progress, noting a rate well above the Southern average. About 175 scouters attended the session at the YMCA as officers and honorary council members were announced.
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Uwharrie
B. W. Hackney, Jr
YMCA
Connell
N. C. English
Thomasville
J. H. Millis
High Point
National Council
Freeze
Millis
Pete Hunt
Lexington
Harris de Choe T. Hunsucker, Jr
T. Wood
Mercury Rise Is Forecast For Warm Southerly Flow
A southerly flow of warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico is lifting temperatures in the area. The Weather Bureau says this pattern will last two to three days before a cold front introduces heavier air and cooler conditions. Highs of 58 today and 68 on Thursday are forecast with lows near 31 tonight and not below 40 tonight.
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Gulf of Mexico
U. S
Civitan Club Maps 1952 Meeting On Nurse Shortage
Civitan Club at the Sheraton One heard Roscoe Peters, manager of High Point Memorial Hospital, discuss a nurse shortage and causes including new hospitals drawing staff from civilian units. A film on nurses was shown and Joe Reynolds was named to a committee for a ladies night. Frank Thomas of Winston-Salem attended as a guest of Robert Duggins.
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Roscoe Peters
Civitan Club
Sheraton 1
Peters
High Point Memorial Hospital
Marshall Luther
Joe Reynolds
Fialy
Frank Thomas
Winston-Salem
Robert Duggins
Sailor Receives Service in Jacksonville
A naval officer in Jacksonville receives a service-related award after a mishap on duty. The report notes body armor for aviators and nylon materials involved. details remain brief and focused on the official recognition.
Rail tunnels number in United States near fifteen hundred
A historic tally shows about 1500 railroad tunnels across the United States with a combined length of around 320 miles. The count reflects extensive civil engineering work and regional transportation history.
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United States
Warehouse and offices show plywood facility display
United States Plywood Corporation presents its new warehouse stocked with plywood worth millions and a machine that moves tons of plywood at once. Charlies W. Perry serves as local branch manager.
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United States Plywood Corporation
Charlies W. Perry
Postal Receipts Rise In Last Quarter Of 1951
The south quarter post office reported a 10 percent gain in postal receipts for the last quarter of 1951 over 1950. December totals reached $83,236.24, with 1950 at $19,651.38, up $3,584.86. October and November drove most of the quarterly rise due to Christmas mail.
Man Draws Suspended Sentence in Local Court
A 14 month suspended sentence was issued by Judge Archie Myatt for a Tate Street man Charles R. Southern after a driving while drunk charge and a separate no operator's license count. Southern was fined 150 dollars plus costs and placed on probation with drive restrictions. Other cases included driving drunk and license offenses with suspended terms or fines, detailing multiple residents from Thomasville and Greensboro.
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Tate Street
Norfolk
Archie Myatt
Charles R. Southern
Yestern
Nor
Southern
D. D
Kennan
Thomasville
Pana K. Dennis
James T. Colbert
Calvin McNair
Greensboro
Geseme
Costa
John Henry Phillips
Ieving
Bond
Shotgun Case Bound Over After Fairview Assault
A six year old Fairview man charged with assaulting a roommate, Ernest de Welcadee, with a shotgun at a Fairview home, was bound over for Superior Court. Charlie Capel of 726 Fairview Street was arrested October 28 and held on $2,000 bond as the case goes before the Grand Jury at the next Superior Court term. The victim, hospitalized seven weeks, testified after the incident.
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Fairview
Saultae
Charlie Capel
Fairview Street
Grand Jury
Sea Level Rise From Melting Glaciers Details
The National Geographic Society notes that over the last century melting glaciers and ice sheets have released water, raising global sea levels by about 2. inches.
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National Geographic Society
High Point Savings Bank Stockholders Report 1951 Results
At the 46th annual meeting president H N Willard reported 1951 was among the bank's best years despite higher taxes and costs narrowing net income by about seven percent from 1950. Deposits stood at 10 221 803 92 with semiannual dividends of 2 50 on 25 par stock. Directors re-elected for 1952 included See Davis Harmon English Parker Ragan and Willard. Patterson promoted to Assistant Cashier and others named officers discussed inflation and deflation pressures on the economy.
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High Point Savings and Trust Company
H. N. Williard
Deveaien
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Joe Hayworth
Bob Bencini
Bulletin
Charles Robbins
Brandis Leonard
Arnold Koonce
Ae Parker
Bill McKenzie
Jack Adams
Board of Governors
Carter Holbrook
Sizemore, Jr
Glenn
City News Briefs
Security Bank
Air Force
J. E. Pleasants
Richard H, Davis
Commission
Estrem
Uwharrie Council
Bunn Hackney
Frank Lipe
J. E. Fisher
C. A. Peeler
Grubb
Davie
University ‘of North Carolina
Allen
Zens
Sailor
Jacksonville
Fla
Sgt
Perry Jones
Korea
Red Cross
Bette Haas
Blood Drive
Korean
Jones
Reds
Armory
High Point Savings Bank
Joseph B. Patterson
American Institute of Banking
High Point Savings and Trust
Corey Patterson
I System Industrial Bank
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