TODAY'S GRAB BAG QUIZZES AND LITE BIO NOTES
A column presents quick trivia questions about gasoline use whales and apostles. It includes mini bios of Ted Malone real name Frank Alden Russell and Thornton Wilder noting Wilder born 1897 Madison Wisconsin and service in US Air Force Intelligence since 1942 with lieutenant colonel by 1944 and works like The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Malone
Frank Alden Russell
Ted
Tiffin
Buddy
Thornton Niven Wilder
Madison
Wis
Lawrenceville
N. J
University of Chicago
Thornton
U. S. Air Force Intelligence
Bridge of
San Luis Rey
Heaven's My Destination
Funeral services for Mrs Flossie Matthews set for Sunday
Mrs Flossie Matthews wife of W A Matthews died Friday morning in Guilford Memorial Park mausoleum services will be at 2 30 p m Sunday conducted by Rev Paul Tudor Jones First Presbyterian Church and Rev A D Shelton Hickory Grove Methodist Church Body to lie in church from 1 30 p m until time of service and remains at Yows Funeral Home until 1 p m Sunday
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W. A. Matthews
Flossie Matthews
Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum
Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
A. D. Shelton
Hickory Grove Methodist Church
Yow’s
Allen B. Remfrey
Ellen Burns Remfrey
Fred C. Remfrey
Forest Avenue
Oakwood Memorial Park
Sechrest
Funeral for H F Howard Held in Portsmouth
H F Howard 55 former High Point resident died in Portsmouth Thursday. Born Danville Va March 31 1893 he was a son of D H and Ida M Howard. Survived by widow Pearl Witherspoon Howard daughter Louise two sons Frank and Joe in Japan two brothers G C Howard and D H Howard three sisters W O Stanfield J E Moss Ruth Jefferson Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM in Portsmouth with burial there.
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H. F. Howard
High Point
Portsmouth
Mr. Howard
Danville
D. H
Ida M. Howard
Pearl Witherspoon Howard
Catawba
Louise Howard
Frank Howard
Joe Howard
Japan
G. C. Howard
D. H. Howard
Baltimore
W. O. Stanfield
J. E. Moss
Axton
Ruth Jefferson
Deaths and services in Thomasville and Asheboro notices
Mrs. Fannie Mae Talbert Mock of Thomasville dies at 8:35 PM after a two month illness. funeral at Memorial Methodist Church with burial in Calvary Reform cemetery. Howard Lewallen 24 dies in California. funeral at West Bend Methodist Church and burial in church cemetery. Mrs Ellen Burns Remfrey funeral at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Leaders of 30 000 Women’s Groups Seek Laws Against Klan
The Society's leaders totaling about 1.5 million women urge state and national action to ban Klan appearances on public grounds and to outlaw disguises and cross desecration used to spread fear, calling for clear legislation. Wasps once produced paper by chewing leaves or wood into pulp for nests.
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Ku Klux Klan
Future prospects for a busy, successful year ahead
Forecast highlights a favorable year with good fortune and active pursuits in business and intellect. A child born today is optimistic and ambitious. Sunday guidance suggests focusing on insurance and home finances to improve security. overall, push affairs with confidence.
Self-governance as foundation for public leadership
The quotation asserts that a man must govern himself before governing a family, and the family before bearing government in the commonwealth, attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh. It emphasizes personal discipline as the precursor to broader civic responsibility.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
North State Approves New Rookie Rule
The Class D North Carolina State baseball league sets April 22 to September 10 1949 in Winston Salem with an all star game planned June 26 at High Point or Thomasville and another later. A rule change lets rosters include four veterans six limited servicemen and seven rookies replacing five veterans five limited servicemen and rookies. A post season playoff plan is favored between the Shaughnessy series winner of the North State and the Western Carolina League.
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Jesus
Matthew
Mark
John
Judas
Godiva
Winston-Salem
North Carolina State Baseball League
League OF
FDG
High Point
Thomasville
Lou Boudreau Named Ohio's Outstanding Young Man of 1948
The Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lou Boudreau, playing manager of the Cleveland Indians, Ohio's Outstanding Young Man of 1948. C William Brownfield cited his leadership of the world champion club and his sportsmanlike conduct, alongside the Distinguished Service award from the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Columbus
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Ohio
C. William Brownfield
OPCC
Boudreau
Allen Jay Beats Stokesdale In Basketball Rematch
Allen Jay girls win 32 18 and boys win 32 25 over Stokesdale in a high scoring matchup. Next up Allen Jay hosts Pleasant Garden on Tuesday night. The boys lineup included Allman Rumiley Cain Bryant Hedrick Angel Ingram Blackburn Brewer Pearman Greenway J Wilson Powers Z Wilson Madden Barrow.
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Allen Jay
Stokesdale
Pleasant Garden
Allman
Rumiley
Cain
Bryant
Hedrick
Angel
Ingram
Blackburn
Brewer
Pearman
Greenway
J. Wilson
Powers
Z. Wilson
Madden
Barrow
Tigers Praise Graves Holloway as Most Improved
Louisiana State fans hail Graves Holloway as the Tigers’ most improved player after he led scorers in the Loyola game and limited Georgia Tech star Jim Nolan to three field goals.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Cage
Suph
Graves Holloway
Tigers
Loyola
Georgia Tech
Jim Nolan
Yonkers Playhouse Series Highlights Notable Works
An article by Lilian Campbell surveys Our Town The Merchant of Yonkers and The Skin of Our Teeth as examples of stage productions featured by the theater company. It notes these titles represent the season and showcase diverse dramatic styles and periods.
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Our Town
Birthday Greetings for Notable Stars on January Sixteenth
On Sunday January sixteenth celebrants include film actress Margaret OBrien actor Alexander Knox singer Ethel Merman author Margaret Wilson and Cardinals great Dizzy Dean. The list features Luke Sewell, former baseball player manager and coach also sharing the date.
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Margaret O'Brien
Luke Sewell
Alexander Knox
Ethel Merman
Margaret Wilson
Iowa
Jerome H
Dizzy) Dean
Cardinals
Perfect Hostess Remembers Friend’s Preferences
A thoughtful hostess keeps mental notes of a friend who stays often, recalling favorite foods, drinks, and gestures that make visits comfortable. Her memory of little preferences enhances hospitality and deepens their shared routines.
January 15 1945 Kielce captured in World War II
The Russian army captured Kielce Poland on January 15 1945 as World War II progressed. Earlier that date actor and dramatist Moliere born 1622 with real name Jean Baptiste Poquelin. Edmund Spenser English poet died January 16 1599. Carole Lombard star wife of Clark Gable killed in 1942 air crash.
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Kielce
Poland
Moliere
Jean Baptiste Poquelin
Radom
Edmund Spenser
Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Riddles on Load Car Gasoline Eyes Mark Judas
A sequence of brief statements presents a riddle about gasoline needed for heavy loads, tiny holes near the eyes, a list of biblical names with Mark excluded, a catalog of animals, and an affirmative closing remark.
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Matthew
John
Judas
Mark
Religious service notices around town in color press
Rev Henry Brennan will lead Mt Olive Baptist Davis Ave Sunday at 3 pm public invited. Special service at Spiritual Holiness Church Sherrod St tonight 7 30 pm Rev R Willant Hamlet NC to preach. Prayer Band Greensboro NC to perform Sunday all day at Christian Mission Mangum Ave Elder S W Gill sponsor public invited. Harmonizing Four to render program St Matthews Holiness Taylor St Sunday 3 pm public invited. Bus to China Grove Bethel Holiness Sunday 1 pm contact Bishop Mingo.
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Henry Brennan
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Davis Ave
Spiritual Holiness Church
Sherrod St
R. Willant
Hamlet
N. C
H. Anderson
Prayer Band
Greensboro
The
Christian Mission
Mangum Avenue
S. W. Gill
St. Matthews Holiness Church
Taylor Street
China Grove
Bethel Holiness Church
Mingo
Rent Control Debate Narrows to Shorter Terms and Omnibus Opposition
The committee favors shorter rent control terms and opposes an Omnibus bill arguing it would stall action by combining disparate objections. Sparkman backs a fresh look at Truman’s proposal to extend controls, suggesting 15 months may suffice and urging easier elimination once housing improves.
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Spence
Sparkman
Truman
Wartime and Espionage Provisions Tightened in National Security Outline
The proposal outlines harsher measures for handling defense information and espionage. It demands resignation of foreign agents trained in the United States and makes registration violations a continuing offense. It also requires surrender of communications records in security probes and preserves wartime penalties for violations affecting military facilities.
Scott's Road Message Debate Reaches Two-Year Mark
Scott explained that the issue was first raised two years ago when warehouse staff asked to work out a solution themselves. He said opponents now feel the warehouse people have not acted quickly enough while the discussion continues.
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Scott
Secret Service questions three Shallotte men in counterfeit case
FBI probe in Lumberton reports three Shallotte men questioned over 1540 dollars in counterfeit ten dollar bills found in eastern North Carolina. Two men were arrested near Lumberton with 1100 dollars in fake notes in their truck. Edward Allen and Leo Adams, both fish peddlers, were jailed in Robeson county. Bills carried number G20964701 and the Chicago Federal Reserve seal.
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Lumberton
Secret Service
Shallotte
North Carolina
Here
David Pierce
Edward Allen
Leo Adams
Robeson County
Pierce
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
High Point Fire Alarms and Local Marriage Licenses
Fire department logs show three incidents today including a smoke smell at 207 English Street a trash fire at Springdale and King Streets and a chimney fire at 42 Woodbury Street with no damage. Marriage licenses issued to Thomas A Newhouse and Viola Moody William Walker and Myrtle Beatrice Hager and Sidney W Hackaday and Peggy Lee Blakely.
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English Street
Springdale
King Streets
Woodbury Street
Thomas A. Newhouse
Everette, Wash
Viola Moody
William Walker
Myrtle Beatrice Hager
Sidney W. Hackaday
Peggy Lee Blakely
High Point
Identacode Aims to Reunite Lost Dogs Nationwide
Los Angeles report details the Identacode system created by H. Graham Conar and James Schermerhorn Jr. The National Dog Record bureau assigns state and county numbers, microfilms records for 20 years, and issues a certificate of record to each owner. The tattoo shows state and county codes on the top line with owner data on the second line.
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Bertram Robinson
Central Press
Los Angeles
Army
K-9 Corps
H. Graham Conar
National Dog Record Bureau
Dethloff
James Schermerhorn
Schermerhorn
Conar
Identacode
Bank of America
California
United States
Los Angeles County
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Enterprise
Mrs. Fannie Mock
Fannie Mae Talbert Mock
John F. Mock
Fisher Ferry Street
Montgomery County
Cannon G
Rebecca Lesler Talbert
Advance
J. A. Talbert
Frank Talbert
James Talbert
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Gannon Talbert, Jr
Morehead City
Dennis Talbert
Lexington
Mock
Memorial Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon
Calvary Reformed Church
Howard Lewallen
Asheboro
Howard ‘Green Lewallen
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
W. E. Lewallen
Rt. 3
Paul Hill
Marcella Blankenship
Helen Lewallen
Oe. Edson Miller
Norfolk
Fred Robbins
Everett Robbins
High T
John Kinley
Spartanburg
S. C
West Bend Methodist Church
Farlow Funeral Home
Donald Duck
North State
Ohio Junior Chamber
Lilian Campbell
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Calif
Ken Coward
Pueblo
Colo
Humane Society
Boldt
Charlene
Wee Ling
FBI
High Point News
Poochie
Walter Dethloff
Wisconsin Humane Society
Boston
Mr. Dethloff
NDRB
Corporation
Little Poochie
By Jimmy Hatlo
Son P.landers
Cleveland
Mac
Ter
Doc
Little
Cinder
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