High Point Men Jailed In Florida
Three young High Point men Johnny Dildine Albert G. Smith and Raymond H Hunsucker were held in Fort Lauderdale on fugitive warrants for a January 23 break in at Piedmont Iron and Metal Co. A check protector machine and about 200 blank checks were taken and the machine was recovered in Florida. Detectives say forgery charges will be added and extradition is possible. Other weekend police activity included several drunken driving and theft cases with bonds posted and court dates set.
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High Point
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Johnny Dildine
Albert G. Smith
Raymond H. Hunsucker
Piedmont Iron and Metal Co
Ward Street
Florida
W. C. Johnson
Hemphill Co to Continue Operations Under Draper Group
Officials of the Draper Corporation of Hopedale Mass say Hemphill will operate as a Draper subsidiary and remain intact in its knitting machinery business. The Hemphill plant in High Point and its Pawtucket headquarters will continue normal operations with Benjamin R Ebersman named vice president and new Hemphill directors from Draper board. The purchase price was not disclosed. Draper has prior acquisitions including Wildman Manufacturing and Jacquard Knitting Machine Co.
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Draper Corp
Hopedale
Mass
Hemphill Company
Pawtucket
R. I
Hemphill
Benjamin R. Ebersman
New Hemphill
Draper
Draper Company
High Point
Draper Firm
Wildman Manufacturing Co
Norristown
Jacquard Knitting Machine Co
Prayer for T(S)DAY Blessings and daily resolve in Christ
A devotional prayer expresses gratitude for past and future days and asks guidance to act with love and guard words and perceptions. James W. Kennedy, NYC rector of The Church of the Ascension, signs the benediction.
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James W. Kennedy
Church of the Ascen
Large Southern Furniture Market Attendance Grows
Attendance at the Southern Furniture Exposition rose as 4 915 visitors checked in by 11 am to the 12 acre show space with early days surpassing 1952 figures. The Furniture Factories Marketing Association of the South limited outside markets and affirmed spring and fall dates in High Point area while Bassett chaired the weekend meeting with major manufacturers from Bassett American Furniture Dixie and more coordinating plans.
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Furniture Factories Marketing Association of the South
High Point
FFMAS
Chicago
United States
Bassett
W. M. Bassett
Bassett Industries
Morgan Simmons
American Furniture Co
Martinsville
Henry T. Link
Dixie Furniture Co
Link-Taylor Furniture Co
Lexington
R. O. Huffman
Maurice Hill
Dexel Furniture Co
Heritage Furniture Co
Morganton Furniture Co
Tom A. Finch
Thomasville Chair Co
Henry A. Foscue
Globe Furniture Co
J. E. Broyhill
Broyhill Furniture Factories
Lenoir
S. H. Millender
White Furniture Co
Mebane
Harold Coffey
Civil suit against High Point physician set for trial
The $150000 damage case of Thelmore White of High Point versus Dr. James S. Gilliam Jr. is scheduled for trial in a Superior Court civil term that began today Judge J A Rousseau presiding The accident on June 19 1954 near the Davidson Guilford county line on English Street Ext led to White losing his left leg The case was previously docketed for the November term but ended in a mistrial Motions were heard today and a jury will be chosen for contested cases Two divorce actions and 12 other contested cases are slated for trial
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High Point
J. A. Rousseau
North Wilkesboro
Thelmore White
James S. Gilliam Jr
White
Gilliam
Davidson-Guilford County Line
English Street
YMCA Club To Sponsor Bloodmobile Visit
The YMCA Industrial Management Club will sponsor a two day Red Cross Bloodmobile visit this week. The unit will operate Thursday 11 am to 5 pm and Friday 10 am to 4 pm. A 350 pint quota is set, with organizers hoping High Point surpasses it.
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Ymca Industrial Management Club
Red Cross
Mobile
Char
Bill McKenzie
Wray Amos
High Point
Overcast Skies and Rain Expected in High Point Area
Forecasters from Friendship predict dreary weather for High Point with mostly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday and scattered showers. A trough to the north means cooler, clearing conditions by Wednesday, with a five day forecast showing 4 to 6 degrees above normal and about half an inch of precipitation.
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High Point
Friendship
Woman Hurt Slightly In Auto Crash
Mrs Annie Rebecca Dunigan of 1315 Lee Street suffered a bruised forehead in a car collision on W Green Street yesterday. Her daughter Barbara Gayle 17 drove the other car. Damages were about 450 with no charges. A second accident on Main Street Knox Bridge involved Robert W Caughran and George Washington O Keefe with 375 in damages.
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Annie Rebecca Dunigan
Lee St
Dunigan
Barbara Gayle
High Point Memorial Hospital
W. Green Street
Albert Luther Lefler
Ward St
Lefler
Lesler
Robert W. Caughran
Route 1
Trinity
George Washington O'Keefe
Fort
Knox Bridge
Main Street
O’keefe
Caughran
Final Event For Polio Drive Set
Mothers' March on Polio briefing set for 8 p.m. at the YMCA with team captains and workers to receive instructions. The Feb 1 event is the final March of Dimes effort in town, led by Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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YMCA
Helen Warner
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beulah Anderson
W. E. Anderson
Warner
Thomas N. Fuller
James I. Thompson
Ray Meadows
Roger Kirchofer
American Legion Post
Jail veterans defend Jailer in Boyle County
Eight veterans of jails and penal institutions from across the United States rallied to defend Boyle County jailer Joe Edwards. They wrote a letter to the Advocate Messenger countering criticism of jail conditions by the county grand jury.
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Danville
Teenagers watch double feature with lights on at Strand
Providence report notes 2,200 moviegoers mostly teens attended a rock n roll double feature at the Strand Theater last night. Theater manager Albert J. Siner kept the lights on to keep an eye on the audience and their activities.
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Providence
R. I
Strand Theater
Theaer
Albert J. Siner
Actor and starlet honeymoon in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the scene as actor Dick Long and starlet Mara Corday marry in a honeymoon. Long, 29, is a widower from his first marriage to actress Suzan Ball who died in 1955 after 16 months. Corday, 27, is wed only once.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dick Long
Mara Corday
Long
Suzan Ball
Miss Corday
Forest lands hold one third of U.S. big game animals
About one third of all big game animals in the United States inhabit national forest lands. The statement highlights the forests as crucial habitats for species such as deer elk and other large game across multiple states and regions.
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United States
National Forest
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Paul J. Wright
Trinity Road
Fred Gibson
Greensboro
Wright
Gibson
Samuel Johnson
Hoskins Street
Hemphill Co
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Kent Coffey Furniture Co
Southern
Ymca Club
Elliott’s
Rivett Drive
H. A. Wood
High Point Township
W. F. Hester
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