Divorces Cleared Up as Court Term Opens in High Point
Municipal Jury Court opened for a one week term under Judge Archie Myatt. Five divorces and one annulment were granted. Decrees included Barbara Alice Allred voided for wed at 15 in South Carolina and Mary C. Creasey from Frank Creasey on separation grounds. Regular cases disposed included abandonment and nonsupport for Wilbert Bailey and assault on female for Edgar A. Goodwin with suspensions and fines in Prohibition matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Myatt
Barbara Alice Allred
South Carolina
Mary C. Creasey
Frank Creasey
Gladys Irene Carhoon
Leroy P. Cahoon
William ©. Hawley
Janet B. Hawley
Weekend thefts total two hundred sixty two dollars and ninety five cents
Deputies report multiple break ins and thefts over the weekend. Robberies include Rainbow Supper Club where 135.75 was stolen in cash and items, two juke boxes robbed for 50 in change, and youths seen in a station wagon taking a house number marker. Additional thefts on Trinity Road involve a piggy bank, bicycle, and tools. Authorities record various petty larcenies at multiple addresses and warn residents to secure property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Supper Club
Trinity Road
R.L. Prince
Elopedia Britannica
Leonard Street
Leonard
M. T. Carn
Monilieu
Bobby Vestal
Clara Coxli
Ais
Chamblee
West
Howell
Forecast Aims For Warm, Fair Weather Tomorrow
The Friendship bureau reports generally fair and warm conditions. Temperatures rise to 88 for the high tomorrow and today, with yesterday at 86. Tonight’s low is 62, and last night’s low stood near that mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Bureau
Surratt Family Reunion at Pleasant Grove Church
The Sur ratt clan holds its annual reunion on July 15 at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Jackson Hill Lower Davidson County. Services start at 11 a.m. with Rev I J Terrell preaching. Dinner will be served picnic style on church grounds at noon. all relatives and the public are invited.
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Surratt
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Jackson Hill
Davidson County
I. J. Terrell
Mary Culler Crowned Miss Centennial in High Point Pageant
Mary Culler will reign for a week as Miss Centennial. The coronation opens a week of events in High Point beginning with a youth parade and a 1,000-cast pageant telling the city’s history since 1851. Barbara Jean Gripper wins Colored Queen with 60,850 votes, to be crowned tonight, while Miss Centennial Mary Culler earns her second queen’s crown in under a month.
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Ies
Albion-Millis
High Point
Miss Centennial
Church and
Elm Streets
Sheraton
Alain Streets
Postoffice
Willie Gripper
Taylor Street
Barbara Jean
Cours
Pegeyne Bynum
Thomas Bynum
Day Street
Eid Faye Ashe
Flossie Ashe
Hobson Street
Peegye
William Penn High School
Howard Universitat
iFineh Field
Jaycees
Mary Lou
Lions Club
Iris
Creech
Farriss Avenue
San Juan
Puerco R
Trey
Carthe Hilton Hotel
Sith
California
Barbara Jean Gripper
Pegeye Bynum
Faye Ashe
Enterprise
Jim Jeffries
Dedication of Local YMCA Building Set for Tomorrow
Centennial Week events mark the opening of High Point’s new YMCA with an 11 am dedication, public tours, and an exhibit “What is Made in High Point” for furniture buyers during the Southern Furniture and Rug Market. Key speakers include Dr W Arthur Kale and local leaders. The $750000 project aims for August completion and will air on WHPE and WMEFR. Story hour at the Public Library follows on Tuesday at 2 pm with cowboy and cowgirl themes continuing weekly through July.
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Y.M.C.A
High Point
Amos
Kale
Ymm.c.a
Edgar Hariley
Yim.ca
C. H. Risch
WHPE
WMEFR
lHigh Point Public Library
Exchange Your Tickets Now for Then and Now
Coupon holders for the Then and Now pageant were urged to exchange coupons promptly. Centennial officials said the reserved area for Friday night is nearly sold out. Exchange takes place at the Chamber of Commerce office in the Arcade building with a 20 percent amusements tax due on ticket purchase. Official notes gate exchanges may cause long lines.
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Centennial
Chamber of Commrce
Carolinas Bankers Conference Attendees Gather in Chapel Hill
J E Beeson of Wachovia Bank and Trust attends the Carolinas Bankers Conference in Chapel Hill as several hundred bank employees from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia participate at the event. Civil actions listed include an absolute divorce request by Marshall T Ranes from Wilma B Raves. Marriage licenses issued to listed couples from multiple towns.
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J. E. Beeson
The
Wachovia, Bank and Trust Company
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Marshall T. Ranes
Wilma B. Raves
Building Permits Issued by City Inspector Jones
Building permits issued for repairs and additions include E E Smaters porch addition at 70 E Lexington Ave costing 200 dollars. Cc E Williams repairs at 2213 Desk Street 150 dollars. Georgia Ware repairs at 817 Mobile St 200 dollars. Beatrice Morgan repairs and room addition at 1200 Davis Ave 150 dollars. Fire alarms: Oil stove flood at 419 5 Wrenn St caused no damage. Awning fire at 203 N Main St damaged the awning.
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J. P. Jones
E. E. Smaters
Lexington Ave
Cc. E. Wiliams
Desk Street
Georgia Ware
Mobile St
Beatice Morgan
Davis Ave
Wrenn Street
N. Main St
Furniture Show Opens With Colorful, Modern Home Sets
Buyers flood the city as a furniture show opens highlighting durable easy to clean chairs tables and color accents. Nurseries gain adult sized products with flowered upholstery and light wood finishes. A plastic flooring tile maker showcases color options from pale greens to bright reds for basements kitchens and living rooms. Market officials expect mid summer activity to be near normal with production similar to prior periods.
Bad Brakes Blamed For City Collision
Police cite faulty brakes in a midnight crash in the 700 block of East Washington causing $50 damage to Viola Ried's car and $25 to Raymond Steele's vehicle. No charges filed.
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East Washington
Viola Ried
Negro
1801
Kivett
Raymond Steele
Thomasville
Reid
Taft Publishes Book Draft On Foreign Policy Ideas
Senator Taft of Ohio finishes a book for Foreign Policy for Americans due in December. It may solidify his 1952 campaign stance and offers a comprehensive statement on foreign policy. Taft plans to publish his views to guide voters and contrasts his approach with the Truman administration.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Truman
Acheson
Marshall
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Barbee
Nathaniel A. Lewis
12 N Main
Willam G. Smith
Aras
James Klass
Spainhour
Lata
J. D. Rike & Son
Reunion
le Mar Bones
Optometrist
Wachovia Bank
Rosalind Aldridge
Harold C Davis
Fies Chapel OF Flowers
Nowell
Boulevard
Mary Culler
New York
Greensboro
High Point High School
Meredith
Meredith College
Barbizon School of Fashion
Exposition Building
National
Cityllows
James A. Skoaf
Helen Fry
Mocksville
Roy Staplefootte
Clara Reid
Lexington
Thomas M. Saunders
Margaret Buford
Statesville
Richard A. McGill
Boro
Fanny R. Mcaready
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Ruby Marie Brown
Ravencroft
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Peggy Key
Winston Salem
Roy White
Mayodan
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Madison
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Rose Virginia Boles
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Raleigh
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Youngsville
William McFarland
Margaret Broome
Winston-Salem
James H. Hester
Jamestown
Betty J. Brown
Walnut Cove
Open Hiatt
Numa F. Reid Lodge
AFL & AM
C. York
T. Gregorx
General Electric
Lire Ee Eerie
Lyles Chevrolet Co
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Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Main ST
Lewis Motor CO
S. Wrenn St. Ph
Tarheel Spotlight
Burlington
Tarboro
Wilmington
Prerber Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Irsurance Corporation
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