March of Dimes Polio Campaign in High Point Tonight
Hi Point mothers about 300 strong will canvass the city tonight from 7 to 8 PM to collect for the 1953 March of Dimes. They will seek porch light or window candle signals, and call for pickups after 8 PM if needed. Boy Scout troops aid at churches while amateur radio units coordinate missed contributions.
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Hi Point
Jaycee
Green Street Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
High Point Amateur Radio Club
Cooke Addresses Quaker Men's Club on Brotherly Attitudes
High Point College president Dr. Dennis H. Cooke spoke to the Men of the Meeting at the High Point Friends Meeting House. He urged unity across races and nations, calling on Americans to teach truth, rid bias, and foster brotherhood among all people.
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Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
High Point Friends Meeting House
Dr. Cooke
America
Cooke
Cain
Forecaster Predicts Continued Cold, Fair Weather
Weather prognosticators at Friendship forecast more of today’s fair and cold conditions tonight and Friday. Highs near 52 degrees for today and tomorrow, with temperatures dipping to 25 or 26 degrees tonight, one degree lower than last night.
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Friendship
Referendum Chance Seen By Crissman
Raleigh Guilford Representative Walter Crissman said wet forces control the House Propositions and Grievances Committee but a statewide liquor referendum may pass this year. He notes 70 counties lack legal stores and stresses a full Assembly vote should decide the issue.
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Raleigh
Guilford
Walter Crissman
North Carolina
Crissman
E. T. Best, Jr
Senate
Local Insurance Man Returns From State Planners Meeting
Paul Owen of Prudential Life Insurance Company returned today from New York where he attended a one day meeting Wednesday of the State Planners. The session was under the New York Chapter of the Chartered Life Underwriters. Experts discussed tax aspects of state planning.
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Paul Owen
Prudential Life Insurance Company
New York
Chartered Life Underwriters
Oldest Yale graduate Merritt dies or old, 99
Oldest living Yale University graduate Schuyler Merritt, 99, of Stamford, Connecticut, was a member of the 65th Congress in 1917 and served until 1931. He was re elected in 1933 and served until 1939.
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New Haven, Conn
Sears Schuyler Merritt
Stamford
Yale University
Library bids surpass city estimate by thousands
City Council estimates for the new Public Library were exceeded by 25000 to 35000 in bids opened yesterday. Mayor Amos Kearns said high electrical and heating costs raised totals above 150000 with architects Voorhees and Everhart to review specifications. He noted some bidders' surprise but expects costs to be reduced closer to the estimate. Architects meet with Council next Tuesday to discuss further. Low bidders include P S West Construction Salisbury general work, Dobbins Electric High Point electrical, Modelaarcky High Point plumbing, Industrial Supply High Point heating and AC. Bid totals averaged about 13 per square foot versus the 10 estimated.
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Amos Kearns
Kearns
Voorhees and
Everhart
Council
P. S. West Construction Co
Salisbury
Dobbins Electric Co
High Point
Model Aarcky Co
Industrial Supply Co
Katee
Portable Babies Take Center Stage At Juvenile Furniture Show
The 56th semi annual Southern Furniture and Bug Market showcases dozens of juvenile exhibits from bassinets and cribs to collapsible carriages and walkers. Makers emphasize portable, washable materials and lightweight aluminum designs to ease care and travel for families.
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Southern
Furniture Mart
Duane Chair Company
Dalton
Owner Finds Stolen Auto After Reported Theft
A man reported his car stolen Monday and told police he found it Wednesday in a lot on East High Street with damage. Missing items included a tan size 40 sport coat, three pipe wrenches, a quarter horsepower motor, and an electric razor valued at 30 dollars. The car engine oil was low and a rear wheel bent. Mrs. John Bennett of 600 East State Street reported losing a wedding band at the Post Office Wednesday. call 3610 if found.
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Charles Wilson
Eng
Est High Street
Wilson
John Bennett
East State Street
Bennett
Dow church pastor uses talents parable to grow $5 gifts
Reverend John Sorenson of Dow Methodist Church distributed five dollars to 30 members with instruction to invest. After six months the group reported a total of 1551.97 dollars in returns, illustrating a biblical lesson on stewardship.
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Dow, Mich
John Sorenson
Dow Methodist Church
Prayer for T S DAY
A brief religious prayer asks for strength to overcome temptation and pass obstacles with guidance from God. The author, W Ralph Ward Jr, a Pittsburgh minister at Mt Lebanon Methodist Church, offers personal surrender to divine leadership.
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W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Jamestown Band Parents to Organize Tonight
Jamestown High School band director Robert L Ingram Jr calls a 7:30 meeting of all band parents to form a Band Parents Association. The group aims to boost band support as 130 students span two bands and uniforms are still needed. Plans also consider organizing a Jamestown Rotary Club amid civic interest.
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Robert L. Ingram, Jr
Jamestown High School
Jamestown School
Ingram
Jamestown
Overturning Auto Injures Driver Near High Point
A Route 6 incident near High Point left Claude H. Dillon with a head laceration after his car left Highway 68 and overturned into a ditch. Dillon, 43, was treated and released. He said a soldier hitchhiker was driving at the time but fled the scene. vehicle damage was about $50.
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High Point
Highway 68
State Highway Patrol
Claude H. Dillon
E. D. Young
Dillon
Young
Injured Woman Testifies In Wreck Damage Action
Mrs. Sadie Alford testifies in Guilford County Superior Court as she sues her daughter and others for 50000 over a December 4 1951 car truck collision at Hig Sixty 10 A and English Street detailing extensive injuries unconsciousness hospital time and lasting disablement. The case against Mrs F E Garrison Woodrow Wilson and Lee Milling Company of Norwood proceeded in its second day. In a separate matter the Peace plaintiffs dropped a 4500 suit to block city dump odors near their property.
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Sadie Alford
Hily 10-A
English Street
Alford
F. E. Garrison
Woodrow Wilson
Lee Milling Company
Norwood
High Point Division
Guilford County Superior Court
Allen H. Gwyn
J. A. Peace
R. A. Peace
Lonie G. Peace
High Point
Peaces
Guilford County legislator plans population based redistricting bill
Thomas Turner expected to introduce a bill creating three two senator districts Guilford Mecklenburg and Forsyth based on a population target of 81040 per senator The plan credits work by Duke Wake Forest and UNC political science departments and aims to spur early committee work despite likely political resistance to redistricting risks of a fate similar to the 1951 measure
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Raleigh
Guilford
Thomas Turner
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Senate
General Assembly
House
Turner
Duke
Wake Forest
University of North Carolina
Assembly
Permit Granted for Four Room House on Boundary Street
J. W. Lamet receives a permit to construct a four room residence on Boundary Street with an estimated total cost of 3000 dollars.
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J. W. Lamet
Boundary Street
Myrtle Desk Fire Damages Kiln at Myrtle Desk Co
Firefighters fought four hours at the Myrtle Desk Company in the 1000 block of Taylor Street with little damage to lumber in the drying kiln. E A Hatcher said loss figures not yet settled. kiln reef burned and may need replacement. Other calls included an auto fire on East Russell Street and a short circuit fire at 308 Louise Avenue, both controlled on arrival.
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Stack Manufacturing Company
Elwood
Ind
Taylor-Crihfield Company
South Main Street
High Point
Mom
Dad
Hedstrom Union Couny
Dothan
Ala
Myrtle Desk Company
Taylor Street
E. A. Hatcher
East Russell
Kenneth Myers
Louise Avenue
W. E. Davis
Kitchen accidents rise in homes say safety group
Boston based Institute for Safer Living of the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company reports that one in five accidents happens in the kitchen. The warning highlights dangers in everyday cooking and cleaning activities.
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Boston
Institute For Safer Living
The
American Mutual Liability Insurance Company
D H Parsons Succumbs At Home Here
David Henry Parsons a 44 year lawyer in High Point died at his home 614 West Farriss Avenue after a nine day illness from a stroke. He was 76 and had practiced law since 1907. He served as a judge and was a trustee at Central Friends Church. He is survived by his wife Agnes Lowe, two sons David H Parsons Jr and James Samuel Parsons, three grandsons and two sisters. Funeral at High Point Friends Meeting with burial in Springfield Cemetery. Memorials to the church fund.
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David Henry Parsons
West Farriss Avenue
Parsons
High Point
Bar Association
Central Friends Church
Brotherhood
Sarah Widdow
Samuel Parsons
Kivett Drive
Wenterly
William Ragan
Agnes Lowe
David H. Parsons, Jr
Guilford College
James Samuel Parsons
High
Pickett Workers Add Memorial Gift for Nick Lawrence
Sixty dollars were added to the March of Dimes fund as a memorial to Nick Lawrence who helped in the polio drive before his death earlier this month. Pickett Cotton Mill workers gave the amount to Bob Allen, who presented it to Max Meeks.
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Nick Lawrence
Pickett Cotton Mill
Bob Allen
Max Meeks
Thomasville High School to Present Rotary Benefit Concert
Thomasville High School glee club and band join for a Rotary club benefit concert at the school auditorium Friday at 8 pm. Proceeds support the crippled children’s fund. Glee club directed by Miss Betty Jo Smith. band by Ralph Gabriel. featured soloists include Robert Farrington and Harriet Hilton.
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Thomasville
Thomasville High School
Mance
Rotary Club
Glee Club
Betty Jo Smith
Ralph Gabriel
Voices Strong
Charlottown
Island Place
Robert Farrington
Bob Boyles
Richard York
Bennie Loftin
Harriett Hilton
Nell Newby
London
Bouree
Jimmy Teague
Barbara Culp
Iris Hinkle
Emily Tesh
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Quaker Men’s Club
Church Investment
Band Parents Association
Wesleyan Service Guild
Jamestown Methodist Church
Joe Smith
J. F. Brown, Jr
E. B. Wicke, Jr
Smith
R. M. Jones
Guild
Mothers Memorial Center
Cincinnati
Ohio
R. T. Petty
Guilford Co
Bill
Myrtle
D. H. Parsons
David H. Parsons, SR
Pickett
Thomasville School
Charlies Riley
E. M. Riley
Irbywood Drive
Brenda
Charles
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