Police Probe Reports surge in break ins across week
The Leau of Investigation reports a wave of entering and larceny cases over the past week. Victims include Ben Swartzberg who says a window entry yielded about 25 dollars in coins, J B Stewart whose back door entry stole a pocketbook, cash, a cigar carton and a field jacket, and Cottage Inn proprietors who saw a hose cut on gasoline pumps with no gas missing. Police note similar methods across cases and suspect a single offender may be behind several thefts. A fourth larceny involved a park car at the Shera hotel lot with a stolen briefcase and cash.
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Ben Swartzberg
Clyde
J. B
East Green Street
Cottage Inn
Main
Fisher Streets
Orbang
J. Bonzorno
Flushing
N. Y
Shera Hotel
Death of M T Fowler at Commerce Home
M Thurman Fowler 53 died at his residence 125 West Commerce Street Sunday morning at 6 o clock from a heart attack after a period of declining health. He lived in High Point 18 years and worked at Lewis Body Works. Survived by widow Ethel Pearson Fowler, daughter Mrs Alice Colley, son Joe Fowler with the army overseas, four brothers Grover W W B Fowler of Spartanburg and A E Fowler Winston-Salem, sister Mrs Jennie Todd Spartanburg. Funeral at 4 pm in Greenville South Carolina with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Thurman Fowler
West
Commerce Street
Druff
S. C
William P
Minnie Parsons Fowler
High Point
Lewis Body Works
Ethel Pearson Fowler
Alice Colley
Thn
Joe Fowler
Grover
W. W
W. B. Fowler
Spartanburg
A. E. Fowler
Winston-Salem
Jennie ‘Todd
Greenville
8. C
Fairview
Winter Ice Disrupts City Services and Schools
Freezing rains cripple transportation as schools close in the area. Morning temps reached 29 after a 24 degree low, with continued icy hazards and possible reopening delays. Public Works spreads salts while buses and taxis struggle, and a transformer pole was knocked down but quickly fixed.
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Weather Bueau
Weather Bureau
Charles F. Carroll
Sam Strickland
West
Lexington Avenue
Funeral Rites for R. W. Seward Held at First Baptist
Funeral services for 68 year old R W Seward of High Point route 1 were held Sunday at 3 30 pm from the First Baptist church. He died at his home Saturday morning after a cerebral hemorrhage. Rev W Wilbur Hutchins and Dr A B Conrad led the service with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers were R L Freeman S D Gibson Jr Lloyd Hayes P D Haynes J F Wood and J A Ruth. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons and Farriss Andrews Bible class members. Floral duties were by the T E L class. Mrs Marvin Slate sang Sunrise To-Morrow and a quartet with Carl Cronstedt Ralph Miller Mrs Marvin Slate and Miss Lena Sales sang Rock Of Ages Emile played the organ. A large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Seward
High Point
First Baptist Church
W. Wilbur Hutchins
A. B. Conrad
Oakwood Cemetery
R. L. Freeman
S. D. Gibson, Jr
Lloyd Hayes
P. D. Haynes
J. F. Wood
J. A. Ruth
Board of Deacons
Farriss-Andrews
Marvin Slate
Carl Cronstedt
Ralph Miller
Lena Sales
President Truman May Visit Florida Next Month
The White House reported that President Truman may take a short vacation to Florida next month. Press Secretary Ross said plans are tentative and he knew nothing of any meeting with Winston Churchill during the trip.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Florida
Winston Churchill
Miami Beach
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Resignation Follows Failure To Negotiate Azerbaijan Crisis
Premier Ibrahim Hakimi resigned in Tehran after saying talks with the Russians over Azerbaijan had failed. He warned his foreign policy had collapsed and that he would raise the case with the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Ibrahim Hakimi
Azerbaijan
Hakimi
United Nations Organization
No Lost Cause Then and Now Stonewall and Lee in Virginia
A reflective piece on Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee highlighting their Virginia births, Civil War leadership, and legacy. It notes Jackson’s early career, Lee’s West Point and engineering feats, and claims secession ended by a renewed union while praising their loyalty and sacrifice.
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Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Clarksburg
Robert E. Lee
Lee - Jackson
General Lee
General Jackson
Jackson
Lee
Virginia
Confederacy
Commonwealth
West Point
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Patton
Chancerlosville
South
Kaiser Frazer Cars Debut In New York
In New York on January 21 the Kaiser and Frazer cars were unveiled by Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer. Thousands gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to view the first mass produced models in nearly two decades. The event highlighted front wheel drive and torsionette suspension, with a 100 horsepower engine and wide seating for the price class.
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New York
Kaiser and Frazer
America
Henry J. Kaiser
Joseph W. Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Basildon
Astor
Waldorf-Astoria
Nere
Hotel Roosevelt
Kaiser
Frazer
Graham-Paige Motors
Traffic Fatality-Free Since April 1944 Brag on Courthouse Lawn
A sign in New Albany Indiana proclaims the Ohio River city with a population over 25 000 has not had a traffic fatality since April 15 1944. The boast underscores local road safety pride from past decades.
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New Albany
Ind
Ohio River
Violent Death Toll in Carolinas Rises Over Weekend
The past weekend saw at least 13 deaths from violence in the Carolinas, nine in South Carolina. Seven traffic fatalities, four gunshot wounds, and two drownings. Coast guardsmen renewed a search near Charleston for C. W. Barringer, 35, of Statesville, in a duck boat capsizing on the Edisto River. Dr. C. D. Herman, also of Statesville, died of a heart attack in the same incident. A drowning case was reported in Charleston. North Carolina included Lt. Fred W. Kloss, 27, of Leado, Pa., killed when a car crashed into a parked truck near Greensboro ORD.
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Carolinas
South Carolina
Coast
Charleston
C. W. Barringer
Statesville
Edisto River
C. D. Herman
North Carolina
Fred W. Kloss
Leado
Greensboro
ORD
Double Or Nothing Block For The Stork
In ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS the 300 block on Fourth avenue hosts four sets of twins. Three pairs of brothers range from eight months to eight years old, and a pair of sisters aged 11 years reside there.
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Rock Falls
Fourth Avenue
Mrs Hethcock Joins Local USES Office in High Point
Mrs E Leigh Hethcock of Thomasville has been appointed interviewer for the unemployment compensation commission and began as assistant to High Point claims agent Mrs Agnes King at the local USES office. She trained at the central office in Leigh and previously served as chief clerk on the Thomasville war price and rationing board since August 17, 1942.
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E Leigh Hethcock
Thomasville
Unemployment Compensation Commission
High Point
Agnes King
Central
Unemployment Comnsation Commission
Leigh
Hethcock
Former Jamestown Man Awarded Legion Citation
Jesse F. Brown formerly of Jamestown and now a patrolman with the Indianapolis police received an American Legion post citation for excellent work in apprehending a hit and run driver who killed a man last August 14. The award praises services beyond the call of duty and meritorious community service.
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Jesse F. Brown
Jamestown
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Bethany Flood Sparks Rat Shooting Among Riverside Dump
A flood in Bethany driven waterlogged the city dump where residents fired .22 caliber rifles at a swarm of rats gathered on willow branches. The incident shows how locals adapted to flooding by turning to pest control with improvised sport-like activity.
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Bethany
Truck Wreck Logs Two Poles Cutting Utilities Service
A 1940 Mack truck and trailer on East Lexington Avenue knocked down a telephone pole, a light pole, and a transformer, interrupting service last night. Repairs finished this morning. driver E L Younts, 37, of Hickory, was not injured and no charges were filed. Police say the crash followed an attempt to avoid a stalled car.
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Lexington Avenue
J. L. Perkins
Director of Public Works
E. L. Younts
Hickory
Younts
Civil court to open for term in city jurisdiction
One week civil term of municipal court opens tomorrow before Judge D. C. MacRae. Three uncontested divorces are slated and two contested cases are set for trial on the first day.
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D. C. MacRae
Penetro Nose Drops Claim Cold Relief
Open the nose and breathe freer with Penetro Nose Drops. Use two dregs in each nostril for a cold with stuffiness. Rest better, feel better. Caution: use only as directed. Get Penetro Nose Drops.
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Elliott Floral Co
R. Glenn Callicutt
Garner & Son Agency
Alexandra Danilova
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Reynolds Memorial Auditorium
Winston - Salem
Aycock
M. T. Fowler
Commerce Home
Nat Walker
Walgreen
George H. Dobbins, SR
N. Hamilton St
Mic AY
persSus
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A. M. NO
Fleet Lewis
FE. T. Gregory
DR. B. F. Thomas
Philadelphia
Tunis
James Bellance
Pittston
Carl W. Lackey
N. C
Walter Tabaka
Garfield
N. J
5Th Army
W. A. Bivins
Kaiser-Frazer
High St
A. EB. Williams Arthur B. Williams
Arthur B. Williams Lee A. Lanier
W. C. Belo
Ise
Main ST
Johns Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak St
Wus
Jeff
Exvs
Sion
N. Main ST
Washington Street
Aiuberi
Gee i Main *T Center Theatre
Sideloff Oil and Coal CO
W. Russell
Westinghouse Deale Utility Appliance CO
Security National
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