Second Week of Mart Boosts Southern Furniture Market
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market enters its second week with strong buyer turnout. By 11 a.m. 723 more buyers registered, with officials forecasting total attendance of 5,500 to 6,000 over the 10 days. Exhibitors report improved business, especially in coastal lines, upholstered goods, and bedroom furniture as Carolina buyers show heavy interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Ceme Ae
John Lydon
Ponte Verde, Fla
J. H. Inscore
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Beating and Shooting Suspects Held in Court
A 32 year old man was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon after beating a woman and shooting at her. Other suspects including Andrew Little and Donald J. Bingham faced charges of assault, property damage, and improper licensing with bonds set and court dates in late July.
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City
Ce Sai
Vail Street
Betty Smith
McMahan
Searless
Walker C. Gibson
163 Mile Road
Campbell
Andrew Little
Loflin Street
Donald J. Bingham
Route 1
Jamestown Little
Bingham
Bees
Hazel Russell
N. Mainamet
Realty Transfers in High Point Township Narratives
Real estate transfers recorded with multiple coupled deeds. E P Denson to Laura Hazzard three lots. W M Lassiter to Thomas Heaton lot in Wilson area. Ed Mendenhall et al to B A McCaslin lot in High Point. H A Brower to C H Smith lot of Crofts land. R M Yow to W P Dennis Jr. lot in Newton.
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High Point Township
E. P. Denson
Laura Hazzard
Denson
W. M. Lassiter
Thomas Heaton
Wilson
E. L. Grimsley
Raymond Lenger
Snyderland
Ed Mendenhall
B. A. McCaslin
High Point
H. A. Brower
C. H. Smith
Crofts
Prayer for T DAY by Kirby Page
Prayer emphasizes submission to divine will and calls for heroic effort to transform earthly institutions into Christlike behavior. Attributed to Kirby Page, evangelist based in La Habra California.
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Earth
Kirby Page
la Babra
Calif
Two-Headed Calf Draws Cash as Local Couple Sells Sight
A Sparta farm calf born June 28 is a two headed Hereford offspring named Princess Faye Helesman. The 18 day old animal has four eyes and two mouths and is fed through both mouths. Local offers in the thousands come from collectors and show business interests. The Lyons plan to sell for its spectacle value rather than farming use.
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Sparta
Howard Lyon
Lyon
Princess Faye Helesman
Tojo
Scanity 6
Successor To York Named ASHEBORD-Robert L Donnell Named Mayor
Robert L Donnell of the Bank of Randolph was appointed to fill the unexpired mayoralty of James R York who died last Thursday. The term ends in May 1957. Donnell has served as mayor pro tem during Yorks term and his appointment creates a vacancy on the board of commissioners. The remaining board members will appoint the new member, likely a Democrat. No meeting date was announced.
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Ashebord
Robert L. Donnell
Bank of Randolph
James R. York
Donnell
York
Board of Commissioners
Clifford Pace
Beauty Contest Winner Favors No Mink
Miss Vermont Dolores Wettack, 21, Westminster, discusses mink on her family ranch in Vermont while preparing for Miss Universe in Long Beach California. She says mink are unpleasant and eat their own, noting her daily chores and the challenge of managing the animals.
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Long Beach
Calif
Vermont
Dolores Wettack
Westminster
Wettack
Cooler Weather Headed This Week in High Point
Five day outlook forecasts warm conditions through Tuesday then cooler by Wednesday. Scattered showers or thundershowers are possible today and tomorrow with temperatures near or slightly below normal and about half an inch of precipitation. City records show last night’s low around 67 and today’s high near 90.
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High Point
Friendship
Loe
Legislators Split On Pearsall Plan For School Segregation
Half of Guilford County's four man delegation to the North Carolina House voiced support for the Pearsall plan to address school segregation. Ryan Haworth of High Point indicated support, while Joseph M. Hunt of Greensboro showed favorable comments but declined to elaborate. Turner Jr. of Greensboro approved of the plan's objective but called it not the ideal solution and said a clearer position would follow further study. Clyde A. Shreve could not be reached. State Senator Arthur Kirkman is away in South America, and Haworth warned he might not be in the General Assembly when the session convenes.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Ryan Haworth
High Point
Joseph M. Hunt
Greensboro
Turner Jr
House of Representaives
Arthur Kirkman
South America
Haworth
General Assembly
Agences
Pearsall
Archie Myatt
Winner Of Race Bet To Continue As Shop Manager
Agua Caliente Mexico report notes Virginia Peace of San Diego won $20,887.20 on a $2 wager and will keep her job as shop manager unless she changes plans. She hit five of six winners from fifth to tenth races and took the Caliente Sunday 5-10 pool minus track take.
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Agua Caliente
Mexico
Virginia Peace
San Diego
Calif
Caliente
Cks
Board Sets Dates For Guilford County Schools
Guilford County board of education scheduled the school year with a 9 a.m. opening on Tuesday September 4 and a closing date of May 27. Four holiday periods are planned and classes will be suspended September 28 for a district Education Association meeting. Bids on three items were opened and further action to be taken at the August meeting.
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Guilford County
County Board of Education
District Education Association
Charges Pending Against Women In Thomasville
Davidson County sheriff’s deputies say charges will be filed against two women, Rachel Harrell 24 and Betty Younts 19, for trespass. They were arrested at 1:30 a.m. on Black's Farm Road near Abbotts Creek, and authorities report a temporary shelter could be set up in an abandoned tool shed area.
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Davidson County Sheriff's Deartment
Rachel Harrell
Betty Younts
Black's Farm
Abbotts Creek
Thieves Ransack Topper Drive-In on N Main Street
Thieves entered the Topper Drive-In on N Main Street early yesterday, cutting a rear window screen. They stole five cartons of cigarettes and an undetermined sum from a record machine, according to sheriff deputies.
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N. Main Street
Sheriff's Deputies
Rogers Gets Assignment in Europe
J. D. Rogers of High Point has been invited by the U S Army in Europe to join the instructional staff of the 1956 Football Officials Clinic in Nurnburg Germany from July 30 to September 7. He is joined by Harry O Meara of Herald Harbor Md and will conduct rules classes and field demonstrations across camps with sessions in the mornings and demonstrations afternoons.
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J. D. Rogers
High Point
U. S. Army
Europe
Nurnburg
Germany
Bunn W. Hackney Jr
Rogers
Hackney
M Museum
Harry O'Meara
Herrald Harbor Md
Washington
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Construction Plan Endorsed
A congregational vote 172 to 16 approved two stage construction for Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Architects will seek firm bids on plans that use current assets about 1.25 million dollars to build all but the sanctuary with funds for the sanctuary to be raised later. Rev J H Waldrop Jr delivered the opening sermon at the church.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
R. T. Amos
T. Lynwood Smith
Stewards
J. H. Waldrop Jr
Newport
Term of Superior Court Under Way
A one week criminal term of Superior Court opens with testimony from a young housewife on a broken marriage. Mrs. Harry Watson accuses her husband of knife assault and abandoning her and their three children as judges hear multiple cases including embezzlement forgery larceny and driving offenses.
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Superior Court
Harry Watson
Watson
Knife Case Hearing Delayed in Municipal Court
Knife slashing case delayed as victim Lee Fisher, of Hoover Street, to testify. Dutch, 36, of Leonard Street, admits cutting Fisher in self defense. case set for next Monday with $100 bond. Fisher suffered severed tendons. police and court records detail the incident and hospital treatment. Carl Williams bound over to Superior Court after probable cause finding in an assault with deadly weapon case. Williams is charged with cutting W. F. Hughes of Kivett Drive.
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Cn Lee Fisher
Hoover Street
Hudson Dutch
Leonard Street
Fisher
Jarrell
Dutch
Monay
Fish
Carl Williams
Willams
Dhee
W. F. Hughes
Kivett Drive
Nine Men Sent For Induction Into Services
Nine young men left High Point this morning for induction into the armed services, the local Selective Service office.
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High Point
Armed Services
Selecce Service
Zoning Controversy Heads to City Council Review
Yokeley said the zoning dispute will be ready for presentation to the City Council at Thursday night’s meeting after a recent public hearing. About 25 residents attended the session on the Randolph Street west side proposal, with supporters outnumbering opponents. The board plans to seek sentiment from the Council and planning commission before issuing a final recommendation on rezoning from Class A to business for the affected parcels.
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Yokeley
Othe
Randolph Street
Chestnut Street
W. Sunrise Avenue
Randolph
Sunrise
Cornsell
W. Tomlinson
Tioners
Yakeley
City Council
City Planning Commission
Accidents Leave Two Hospitalized in Satisfactory Condition
Two Saturday accident victims at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem were reported progressing satisfactorily. Four year old Josiah Jin Allen of Oak View suffered severe head injuries after being wedged between a truck and a garage doorway. Fifty year old C. L. McDaniel of Tipton Street was injured when his car wrecked on Kersey Road off Vett Drive.
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Baptist
Kersey Road
Offvett Drive
Palentatie
Bnet
VFW Dinner Honors Army Reserve Unit Tonight
High Point VFW Post 619 will host the Wrenn Street Army reserve unit at 8:30 this evening. Citations will be presented to individual members for aiding community projects. The unit is Company L of the 518th Reserve Infantry Battalion commanded by Capt Morrison.
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High Point Vfw
Wrenn Street Army Reserve
VFW
518Th Reserve Infantry Battalion
Morrison
Thomasville Police List 14 Arrests
Thomasville authorities reported 14 weekend arrests on charges from drunkenness and speeding to assault on a female. Among those named were Eldried Meadows on Blair Street for assaulting his wife, with a $200 bond and a July 30 Recorder’s Court date. Other arrests included Charles Simmons and Claude Passmore on various charges, plus Vinson Henley on a gas theft case with a July 26 hearing.
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Thomasville
Blair Street
Eldried Meadows
Meadows
Recorders Court
Helen
Charles Simmmons
Cable Street
Claude Passmore
Cox Avenue
Simmons
Passmore
Riweder Bosley
Essey Y. ’ Street
Rockingham County
Henley
Buddy E. Cobble
Carmall Street
James Edward Imes
Salem Street
Grubb
Coleman T. Eddinger
Eddinger
Recorder’s Court
Ar Scone
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Thelmore Kindle
Clarence Snuggs
Ment
Manuel Pigg
Johnnie Roswell
L. B. Wingler
Roy Coffman
Henry Condrey
Allen R. Grubb, Jr
Marian Hill
Smarion
James Schypriede
Ernest
Duman
Queen Esther Smith
Alva Roosevelt
Ralph Monroe Land
Orval James Cone Dall
Deuteronom
Dallas R. Tucker
Katherine
Joe White
Carl Isa
Joseph D. Lowman
John S. Jones
Paul Billings
Ronald Lee Norman
George E. Floyd
John Henry Harris
W. W. Horton
George 5. Garrett
Austin Carter Scott
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