Man Injured In Wreck Near Here
A Kernersville mill worker, Fred Hazel Hayworth, was treated for pan and leg lacerations after a one car crash near Skeet Club Road at about 8 20. He faced possible internal injuries after chest pain. The car driven toward High Point veered off the road crossing Forsyth into Guilford County, breaking mail boxes and a telephone pole before hitting a tree. A heavy set woman, the suspect driver, fled the scene. Police found whisky bottles in the car and began searches for the woman based on witness accounts.
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Kern
Skeet Club Road
Forsyth
Guilford County
Fred Hazel Hayworth
Route 1
Kernersville
Mal Hospital
Hayworth
High Point
Forsyth County
Gehoers
Pendry 86 Dies at Home in Sandy Ridge
Lace Pendry 86 dies at his Sandy Ridge home after a three year illness. He is survived by his second wife Rachel Selif Pendry, one son from his first marriage and four daughters. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Sandy Ridge Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Lace Asbury Pendry
Sven i
Sandy Ridge
Rachel Selif Bendy
Pendry
E. Oe
C G. McGes
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Guilford
John Age
Miami
Fla
Sechrest Funeral Home
Mart Opens Tomorrow Promises Better Products and Air Conditioning
The article notes manufacturers plan improved product quality and diversification, including furniture items usable as room dividers and increased furniture size. It mentions rain boosting crops like tobacco and corn and forecasts fall business growth with around 80 percent of the exposition building air conditioned.
Baggy Bloomers Spark British Debate Over Uniforms
In London Dame Irene Ward vows to back army women seeking freedom from government issue panties. Defense Minister Monckton plans a pantie allowance to let WRAC personnel buy their own, while officials note shortages and comfort concerns with the current khaki bloomers and bras. WRAC members call uniforms ill fitting and dated, lamentting discomfort.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Irene W Ward
House of Commons
Walter Monckton
Dame Trene
Treasman
WRAC
Public seashore vanishing from coast for recreation
National Park Service reports vast stretches of Atlantic and Gulf coast reduced to private ownership. Only about 140 miles of 3700 miles remain in federal and state hands for public recreation, with 640 miles at risk. Urges quick action to acquire remaining suitable shoreline.
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Washington
National Park Service
Conrad L. Wirth
Atlantic
Gulf
Calais
Maine
Brownsville
Tex
Wirth
Texas
Parksysand
President Eisenhower Relaxes on Gettysburg Farm
At Gettysburg Pennsylvania on July 7 President Eisenhower relaxes with his family while hints about a 1952 presidential bid swirl. Reporters remain unable to extract policy plans though the public appears convinced he will run and may announce before leaving the farm after recovering from a June intestinal operation.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Owain
Hagerty
Washington
Vet Pleads For Respite From Vandals
Richard J. O'Brien Jr., a paralyzed World War II veteran, asks police for special guards as vandals damage a handicapped veteran's house being built on donated park land. He notes that local residents resent the city gift and describes repeated thefts and destruction of insulation, windows, electrical equipment, and materials.
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Pigtown
Mts
Sae Para Ie
Richard J. O’brien Jr
Orean
O'Brein
Susan Loose Believed to Be Bell-Ringer in Reading
Six year old Susan Loose of Wyomissing Hills heard bells ring with each breath and was rushed to Reading Hospital where doctors removed a small bell from her throat after she accidentally swallowed it while playing.
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Readng, Pa
Susan
Wyomissing Hills
Reading Hospital
Camel physiology notes water storage in stomach pouches
A historical observation describes that the camel does not store water in its hump. Water is carried inside the stomach in several pouches capable of holding five to six quarts.
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Amel
Auxiliary Police Classes In Civil Defense Begin
Dick Meisky director of Civil Defense announced training for auxiliary police with the first class tomorrow night at 7 30 in the High Point Police Department. Volunteers are urged to attend and file applications to reach full strength. Classes will be held each Monday night.
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Dick Meisky
Civil Defense
High Point
Melsky
Caution Lights Out On Main Street
Police warn residents about malfunctioning caution lights on Main Street. A caller reported yellow lights failing, while officers note the signals shift from green to red and back, prompting renewed attention to traffic signals.
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Main Street
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Paul Billings
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Billme
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Astebore
Ite
Jamestown
Great Britain
By Richard P. Powers
Bell-Ringer
Hompson
Arthur
Weather Bureau
Florida
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Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Area
North Carolina
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The
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Parke, Davis & Company
L.C.F
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