Swink Faces 2nd Trial Wednesday
Prominent High Point figure W F Bailey known as Rin Bailey facing renewed legal proceedings. Career spans WW II service, civic leadership, and extensive athletic administration in High Point North Carolina during the 1930s to 1940s, including Marathon committees, boxing, wrestling, and community drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
High Point Family Service Bureau
North State Football and Basketball Officials Association
Harvard University Summer School of Education
High Point Juvenile and Park Commission
National Amateur Athletic Union Wrestling Committee
High Point Inter-racial Committee
High Point Professional Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Carolinas Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
High Point Civitan Club
Carolinas District Civitan International
Civilian Defense Council
Carolinas
High Point Radio Council
Six Marriages In County Noted At Week
Six marriage licenses were issued at the county tax office last week due to the illness of the normal issuer D W Hoskins. Licenses required to be processed through the Greensboro office until further notice. Licenses granted: Joseph J Norwich and Ruby M Benkley. Melvin J Williams and Margaret E Easley. Edward A Witchen and Marie A Carter. William C Lambert and Betty J Kincaid. Homer A Hicks and Frances Ingram. Thomas L Rothrock and Cynthia L Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Hoskins
Greensboro
Joseph J. Norwich
Harvey, Ill
Ruby Maxine Benkley
East Bend
Melvin J. Williams
Newton
Margaret Ek. Easley
Winston-Salem
Edward A. Witchen
High Point
Marie A. Carter
Randleman
Excavation Of Thomasville Negro Pool May Start This Month
Excavation for Thomasville’s first Negro Memorial Park pool may begin this month. The project, cost about 100000 dollars, rises on 30 acres around the Newtown area and mirrors the white park plan with a 141 by 40 foot oval pool, diving boards, a wading pool and bath facilities. The Thomasville Community Foundation funds the effort and the city will operate the finished facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
City Memorial Park
Newtown
Forced Landing Tales From An Airman
Dr M A Lackey recounts a real forced landing endured with J D Rogers over hills east of Pittsboro. A reserve gas line issue flooded the carburetor at about 2000 feet prompting a true emergency descent and safe recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Rogers
Enterprise Carrier Boys Raise 3500 for Polio Hospital
One hundred thirty one carrier boys of The Enterprise raised about 3500 for the High Point Jaycees in Greensboro convalescent hospital drive. Charles Loflin led a trio including Jack Brown and Forest Cates, turning over 1977.50 in checks and a peck basket of change netting 900 with another peck basket uncounted. The total was expected to reach or exceed 3500 as the second basket was counted.
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Bailey
High Point
Ailey
Bill Bailey
Enterprise
High Point Jaycees
Convalescent Hospital
Greensboro
Charles Loflin
Loflin
Jack Brown
Forest Cates
Jaycees
Miles of Dimes Campaign Brings Thankful Jaycees
Edgar Snider, campaign chairman for the High Point Jaycees, thanked residents for an outpouring of donations that filled the polio hospital fund to more than five miles of dimes. The effort surpassed expectations as contributors, many anonymous, flooded in at the bridge and city-wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Enterprise
Polio Hospital
High Point
Junior Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Edgar Snider
High Point Donations Deposited in Bank Totals Revealed
A report shows that 43 628 dollars in High Point donations were deposited in the bank ranging from a penny to a thousand dollars each. Returns are not included in this figure.
Indian Public Health Visitor Stays With Local Doctor
Dr. R Sundaram of India, visiting in the home of Dr. Marvin Lackey at 120 Hillcrest Drive, arrived yesterday to study U S public health methods. He aims to visit Raleigh to review polio control and continues his U S tour before returning to India in October.
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Dr. R. Sundaram
India
Marvin Lackey
Marvin A. Lackey
Hillcrest Drive
R. Sundaram
Dr. Sundaram
High Point
United States
Travancore
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Sundaram
North Carolina
Raleigh
Sun Garens
Madras
Calcutta
Enterprise
Southern furniture show opens in High Point for two weeks
Buyers from across the region descend on High Point for the 45th semi annual furniture show. More than 5,000 buyers are expected as Tomlinson’s and 300 exhibitors display eighteenth century colonial and modern pieces, with Henry Foscue named furniture industry man of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Casey
Henry Foscue
Foscue
Gordon Robinson
P. E. Oe
Cage
J. Ff. Broyhill
Broyhill Furniture Industries
Lenoir
Charles Sleigh
Sleigh Manufacturing
Grand Rapids
Jlich
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Furniture Foundation, Inc
High Point
Beth
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Tominson
High Street
Tomlinson’s
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Chicago
Fossue
Model Meet Continues Here Today
The Plymouth dealer sponsored model airplane meet resumes at 1 p m on the high school field. More than 30 contestants seek invitation to the second international meet in Detroit next month. Brad Thomas of Sky Buggs judged yesterday at Tri City speedway. He plans to challenge his jet speed record in jet speed events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Tri-City Speedway
Brad Thomas
Sky Buggs
Thomas
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
Life reporters amazed by polio drive spirit
Two Life magazine correspondents Dora Jane Hamblin and Martha Holmes covered a hospital drive in a city, calling the event the most amazing thing of its kind they'd seen after taking numerous photographs and notes. They filed extensive reports but cautioned the Life story may not appear in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Magazine
Life
Dora Jane Hamblin
Dotie
Martha Holmes
Radio Council Schedules High Point Week July 18-24
The High Point Community Radio Council lists July 18 to 24 programs including The Constant In vader on WHP, A Boy and a Book with the High Point public library on WMFR, and Tuggle Time on WHPE with the tale Why the Yellow Jasmine Blooms So Early. Copyright noted Octavia Jordan Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Community Radio Council
WHP
WMFR
High Point Public Library
WHPE
Octavia Jordan Perry
Saturday Afternoon Winners At Bridge Tourney
Winners of the regular Saturday afternoon duplicate bridge tournament are listed. North-South first place: Mrs. O. C. Durland and Mrs. J Hauschild. second: Mrs. C. S. Beaver and Mrs. R. D. Tillson. East-West first: Mrs. Philrae and Frank Stell. second: Lucy Mortepeak and Ia Laney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Durland
J. ©. Hauschild
C. S. Beaver
R. D. Tillson
Phil Rae
Frank Stell
Lucy Morte Peak
Ia Laney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Swink
Edward V. Mitchell
Joseph
W. F
Bill) Bailey
Bill Ailey
Ley
Triangle Jery Mill
Rin” Bailey
Mercury Athletic Club
Teague
Italy
Wrest
Duke University
Education Point Y. M. C. A
Parks and Recreation Commission
City of
Lee” Chakales
Handy N
The
Bill” Bailey
High Point Boy
J. H. Clement
John Thomas Swink
Anne Marie Hunt
North Carolina Supreme Court
Link
Clement
Supreme Court
Lawrence Brooks
Ennis Clarence Smith
Furniture Mart
Brant Lewis
Nick Lawrence
Alston Clark
Memorial Park
Wint Capel Enterprise
J. D. Rogers
Enterprise Carrier Boys
Health Service
Jor Brown
U. 8
Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Oxford
John
Fred Flagler
Radio Council
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