Nanogenarian Sees Birth Of Furniture Industry
Archdale an area standout Mr Barker, aged 89, holds an open house at 110 Petty St this afternoon to celebrate a long life tied to High Point furniture. Family recounts his work from 1890s onward, noting tuberculosis setback and a second marriage at 87.
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Petty St
Archdale
Barker
High Point
Old Home Furniture Co
Randophne
Asheboro
The
Home Company
A. A. Barker & Sons
Home
Asheboro Furniture Co
Continental Furniture Co
Winston-Salem
Forsyth Furniture Co
Sandhills
West End
Arch
YWCA Trip to Boone Planned with Linville Caverns Stop
The Young Adult group of the YWCA plans a Saturday trip to Boone to see the drama in West. A chartered bus will stop at Linville Caverns for lunch and sightseeing. The cost is 5.50 per person, including round trip transport and play ticket. Reservations through July 25 with Mrs Blackburn at YWCA office.
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YWCA
Boone
Linville Caverns
West
Daniel Boone
America
Blackburn
Wilson
High Point Hospital
Mytrolene L. Graye
Fairview School
Tuskegee
School of Education
Tuske- the
E Thern Education Foundation
Lodge
Ruth No
Odd Fellows Hall
Ella Holmes
Trinity
Philadela
Harvey Holmes
Philadelphia
Sallie Wallace
Burtha Payne
Laila McBee
Vity
Claudie White
Clara M. Foster
Michigan
Nearse Foster
Greensboro
Carl Foster
Jerry Foster
St. Mary's Methodist
City
Ragland Gets Its Long-Awaited Telephone Service
Ragland Alabama a town of about 500 near Birmingham finally switched on its first telephones in 1956 after a period without service. Residents had waited since the early lines were cut during the Depression and never reinstated.
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San
Louise Gh Broggan
Ingham
Aly
E Wou
United States
Ragland
Birmingham
Puitelinean
Florida KKK Plans Rally in Lakeland Tonight
The Ku Klux Klan plans its first statewide rally in years at a leased site north of Lakeland with about 2,000 members expected to attend. A minister and two lawyers will speak on white supremacy and world conditions as the event unfolds. Nearby, St Luke's Free Will Baptist Church holds a mass meeting to pray for the Klan.
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Lakeland
Fla
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
St. Luke's Free Willist Church
Whistling Honeymoon Leads to Dallas Divorce
Mrs W L Blackerby wins divorce from husband for whistling all night on their honeymoon. Dist Judge James K Evetts notes the claim of cruel treatment. The wife says he whistled and sang by the bed without a tune, while the husband allegedly sought to aggravate her after a minor argument.
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Dallas
W. L. Blackerby
Dist
James K. Evetts
Evetts
Flying Farmers Plan European Tour to Trade Fairs
Fred B. Triplett of Hillsboro Texas president of the Flying Farmers announced a six to seven nation tour behind the Iron Curtain. The trip includes Turkey Italy Greece Yugoslavia France and Sweden with visits to international trade fairs en route. Act plans require arena funding and covert escort by Military Sea Transport Service.
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Ruidoso
N.M
Fred B. Triplett
Hillsboro
Tex
Flying of America
Tate Department
Con
Eotriplett
Turkey
Italy
Greece
Yugoslavia
France
Sweden
Triplett
Military Sea Transport Service
Mobile
Ala
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Dale
Kearns Furniture Co
O. E. Kearns
Mr. Barker
Continental Company
Emma Moffitt
Thomasville
N. E. Barker
Jerome A. Barker
Janet Teague
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Crusaders Club
First Baptist Church
Vernelle Leake
L. R. Johnson
Daughters OF
Dorcas
C. E. Yokeley
Underhill St
Charlie Price
Washington St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Emmanuel
David Hatchett
Randle
Free Chapel
First
Emmanuelist Church
Beach
Charles
Atlantic Beach
Brooks Memorial
Percy Sykes
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Brooks Memorial Church
McLeod
Richardson St
ST. Matthews
Seven Star Gospel Singers
St. Matthews Holiness
Mereidith Street
Rev. Johnson
YMCA
Carl Chavis Ymca Board For Management
American Legion
H. M Ketrick
May Coleman
M. G. Simmons
Fred Allen
Watson
Legion
Entre-Nous Garden
Entre-Nous
Talgridge Carter
Bessie Haltom
Zirnias
Gladiolus
eRae
Ootre
Galaxy Club of
Mount Vernon
Cure
Fanne
E. High St
Florida
KKK
Mayview Manor
Labor Day
Cypress
Richard S. Wright
Lessee - Menager
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Chevrolet
Darlington
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Make
N. Main Street
High Point, N. C
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