Local reporter considers marriage age trends in county records
A columnist browses the county marriage license book and compiles ages and age differences for six months, finding most couples wed between 18 and 30 and fewer than 15 years apart. He humorously notes grand conclusions or fake surveys, then promotes the Mercury club's role in publicizing an upcoming swimming meet.
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Brother D. W. Hoskins
Army
F.B.I
Dr. Kinsey
Harry Truman
Chinchilla Venture Sparks Local Ranch Excitement
W C King of Rowland Park builds a chinchilla ranch behind his home after buying the animals for 1500. He now raises 26 chinchillas for breeding and pelts as demand grows, while his family adjusts to the new venture.
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W. C. King
Rowland Park
Charleston, S. C
King
Andes Mountains
South America
Eurpe
Thomasville Tops Western NC in Methodist Percentage
Thomasville leads ten-city Western North Carolina Methodist conference with 20.9 percent of residents in the 10,000 to 20,000 population range, based on figures compiled by Lexington First Methodist bulletin.
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Thomasville
Concord
North Carolina Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church
Lexington
Salisbury
Gastonia
Statesville
Shelby
Hickory
Reidsville
Albemarle
Memorial Methodist adds associate minister and new education director
Thomasville July 15 Reverend Wilson O Weldon announced Memorial Methodist church will add an associate minister in charge of Christian education, John Anson Mote, a 1950 Duke Divinity School graduate, to assume duties August 1. Lena Sharpe resigns August 31 to pursue further religious education at Duke University. Officers of Associated Industries Inc reelected for 1950 1951 with rotating director terms set by lot. local manufacturers from High Point Thomasville Jamestown form the group.
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Thomasville
Memorial Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon
Weldon
Lena Sharpe
Memorial
John Anson
Jack) Mote
Duke Divinity School
Western North Carolina Conference
Christian Education
Miss Sharpe
Duke Universityraduate
Nathan M. Ayers
P. H Dalton
W. F P. Hazlewood
Amos R. Kearns
W. S. Spencer
W. A. Tomlinson
C. T. Ingram, Sr
J. W. Lindsay
J. E. Millis
W. A. Sherrod
Elliott S. Wood
R. T. Amos
T. V. Rochelle
Robert M. Silver
Doak Finch
N. C. English
High Point
Jamestown
Associated Industies, Inc
Wi-City
Exams Halted In Two Cities For 3 Weeks
The county driver license office in the basement of the county building will close after Friday July 21 and reopen Monday August 14 to allow Examiners C W Harthcock and James Martin to take a vacation. In Asheville the examiner processes licenses Wednesdays through Fridays and the public is urged to come in for examinations tomorrow and Tuesday. License renewals due by December 31 apply to last names beginning with R S or T.
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C. W. Harthcock
James Martin
4Asville
Haithcock
Boy Fractures Arm After Bicycle Collision on East Washington
Waldo Potter ten year old Negro of 114 Gordon street suffered a broken arm yesterday afternoon when his bicycle fell into a car on East Washington street. A companion on the bike Harry Gray was not injured.
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Waldo Potter
Gordon Street
East Washington Street
Harry Gray
Raleigh Conference Aims at Lottery Rules for Store Promotions
Prosecuting Attorney Louis Fisher said he would seek a meeting with the state attorney general in Raleigh later this week to discuss lottery questions in local store promotions and advertising. A city hall conference included Fisher Police Chief Stoker City Attorney Jones and City Manager Hinson with Kroger attorney Arch Schoch and company representatives.
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Louis Fishers
Raleigh
Fisher
C. C. Stoker
Grover Jones
T. E. Hinson
Arch Schoch
Kroger Company
L. H. Hoyng
O. E. Slate
Schoch
Kroger
Sehoch
Two Cars Collide At Elm and Church Streets
At six last night two cars collided at Elm and Church when Parker 17 of Cordova ran a stop sign. His Pontiac suffered 300 dollars in damage after being hit by Goins 20 of Park street driving a 1940 Ford. No injuries were reported. Parker was cited for the stop sign violation.
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Elm
Church Streets
Clarence L. Parker
Cordova
Church Street
Ford
Cecil J. Goins
Park Street
Parker
Pontiac
Dynamite Cap Found in Coal at Local Company
A dynamite cap found in a load of coal at Carolina Container Company was turned over to police. Detective J L Kivett examined the cap and officers believe it was accidentally dropped during mining. The item could have caused danger if mishandled.
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Carolina Container Company
J. L. Kivett
Enterprise Bug Editor Drops Bombshell on Potato Bug Charge
The Enterprise bug editor holds an emergency press conference denying American responsibility for potato bugs in Red territory. He cites Berlin operatives as the source of the claim and says Russians released bugs to ruin their own crop and burn surplus potatoes from Uncle Sam.
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Harry Hondros
Enterprise
Russia
Enterprise Bug Board
Bill
Berlin
Sam
New Automatic Parking Meters Installed Citywide
The city installed the first fully automatic parking meter on Saturday replacing crank-operated meters. City Manager T. E. Hinson announced 14 more meters would be installed this week and coins will register parking time.
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T. E. Hinson
Miller Leaves Bus Terminal for Raleigh Firm
B J Miller former manager of Union bus terminal leaves the local station to join James H Anderson company of Raleigh as a salesman. He will cover North Carolina west of Greensboro for sanitary and janitorial supplies after 18 years in the bus field.
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B. J. Miller
Union Bus Terminal
James H. Anderson Company
Raleigh
Miller
North Carolina
Greensboro
Shackelford Scheduled Again For Death Friday
Claude Shackelford faces execution in Raleigh Central Prison’s gas chamber at 10 a.m. Friday for raping 10 year old Shirley Hunt last August. Governor Scott’s possible intervention looms as prosecutors, doctors, and relatives stir new questions about the case and statements from the Hunt family.
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Joe Brown
Enterprise
North Carolina
Claude Everett Shackelford
Scott
Shackelford
Raleigh
Central Prison
Shirley Ann Hunt
Attoney
Byron Haworth
Paroles
T. G Johnson
Johnson
J. D. Johnson
Shirley Ann
Herman Burrows
Hunt Home
Haworth
Burrows
Charles Hagan
Greensboro
Hagan
Rotary Assembly Set by District 281 This Week
Rotary International District 281 will hold an assembly at the Sedgefield Inn starting Friday at 1 PM and continuing through Saturday. Four former district governors will participate, with Curtis Smithdeal of High Point presiding and G W Greene of Catawba College leading the International Service discussion.
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Rotary
Rotary International
Sedgefield Inn
William Harden
Salisbury
Curtis Smith Deal
High Point
Howard J. McGinnis
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
Greenville
West Virgina State Normal School
West Viginia University
University of Chicago
George Peabody College For Teachers
Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
North Carolina Association of College Registrars
North Carolina College Conference
Walter T. Nau
Lenoir Rhyne College
Hickory
Crishnagiri
India
Guilford College
Concordia Seminary
Duke University
North Carolina Education Association
American Association of Teachers of
H. B. Spruill
H. B. & C. W. Spruill Tobacco Farms
Windsor
Cashie Mutual Burial Association
Wake Forest College
Young Democrats Clubs
Curtis Smithdeal
G. W. Greene
World Government Institute of Catawba College
Rotary Club of
China
Japan
United Nations
Mount Holyoke College Institute
Massachusetts
High Point Clubs
British ships head to Alexandria to guard foreign lives
On July 16 1930 the British government ordered battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramillies to Alexandria Egypt for protection of foreign lives and property amid disorders. Prime Minister MacDonald said Sidky Pasha and Nahas Pasha would be held responsible for safeguarding foreign interests. Rioting in Alexandria left 13 dead, many injured as clashes occurred between Egyptian forces and strikers.
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Ramillies
Alexandria
Egypt
MacDonald
House of Commons
Sidky Pasha
Nahas Pasha
Special House Investigating Committee
Charles G. Wood
Labor Department
Washington
Passaic
N. J
New Bedford
Mass
New York
Gastonia
N. C
New Leaders Installed By Archdale Lions
J. C. Nelson was installed Friday night as president of the Archdale Trinity Lions Club for 1950 51. New officers include Clyde Ayers first vice president R D Aumon second vice president M H Barnes third vice president Lloyd Taylor secretary Bill Welborn treasurer H J York Nolan C Lowe J H Bryant and H C Eliott directors C J Hiatt and Ray Keever tail twisters and FE W Allman lion tamer. Taylor notes Guilford Industries for the Blind sent a letter crediting the club 1200 from broom and mat sales giving Archdale Trinity top standing by membership. The club has 60 members.
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J. C. Nelson
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club
Clyde Ayers
R. D. Aumon
M. H. Barnes
Lloyd Taylor
Bill Welborn
H. J. York
Nolan C. Lowe
J. H. Bryant
H. C. Eliott
C. J. Hiatt
Ray Keever
Health immunization clinics set for three area schools
County health department schedules immunization clinics at Allen Jay for 11 a.m. Monday Oakview at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Union Hill school at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Local students are advised to bring immunization records if available.
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County Health Department
Allen Jay
Oakview
Union Hill School
City Council Set to Meet Tuesday Night
The City Council convenes Tuesday at 7 30 PM with two agenda items two bidding processes for truck chassis and garage bodies and contracts to be awarded. A report from the High Point Housing Authority will be reviewed with no committee reports or controversial items listed.
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High Point Housing Authority
Third Swimming Class To Register At Pool Monday
Registration for the third city pool swimming class opens Monday at 9 30 am led by Tony Simeon of the City Recreation department and the High Point Red Cross chapter. The schedule covers two weeks with beginners intermediates life saving and diving instruction plus swimming teams for boys and girls and adult sessions.
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City Recreation Department
High Point
American Red Cross
City Lake
Tony Simeon
Ing
Eddie M. Knox, Jr
Richard Meisky
A. J. Simeon
Aietae
Second Week of Market Opens Monday
The Southern Furniture and Rug exposition starts its second week with markets expecting possible buyer rushes if international tensions worsen. After a cautious first week with sporadic buying, attendance reached 4,030 by Saturday, still short of January’s total by over 2,000.
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Southern Furniture and Rug Exposition
Korea
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By Joe Brown
Mercury Club
Malcolm Little
City Hall
Fred Flagler, JR
Chinchita Ranch
Ted Hodge
Associated Industries
Elm Street
New Field
By Harry Hondros
Senate
California
Georgia
Virginia
Bobby Jones
South Wales Pari-Mutuel Co
Jones Hacker
Roosevelt
Archdale Lions
City Council
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