Playground Schedule Brightens City Week Plan
The city recreation department releases a dense weekly timetable for Leonard Street and Johnson Street playgrounds. Activities include horseshoe, clay modeling, radio programs, arts and crafts, singing for children, tournaments, scavenger hunts, square dancing, softball, and a parade preparation, with multiple time slots each day across sites.
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City Recreation Department
Leonard Street
Johnson St
Airview
Memphis Blues Creator W C Handy Song Origin
Britannica notes W C Handy wrote Memphis Blues in 1908 as a cam cal tune for E C Crump of Memphis, marking an early blues fad and Handy’s significant role in popularizing the genre.
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W. C. Handy
E. C. Crump
Emphis
Neyclopedia Britannica
Penny Hall Opens to Men at High Point College
Penny Hall on the East campus near Milligan Hall will house 50 men for the upcoming season. Dr. Dennis Cooke, the college president, said the change reflects expected male enrollment. A man and his wife will supervise and counsel residents in the two story brick building with club rooms and outdoor recreation space.
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Penny
High Point College
Milligan Hall
Dennis Cooke
Cooke
Memorial service films shown at VFW meeting Monday
Major Joseph Trumarello will direct motion pictures of the memorial service from May 29 and a World War II combat film at the High Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Earl H. Pope invites overseas veterans to attend the 8 PM event at 416 West Broad Street where information on National Service Life Insurance dividends will be shared.
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Joseph Trumarello
High Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Broad Street
Earl H. Pope
T. F. Florence
The Easy Chair Debate Between John And Patricia
Patricia argues the living room chair should be reupholstered or junked while John clings to his dilapidated old chair. The couple quarrel grows as Patricia accuses the chair of disgrace and John resists any change to his favored seat.
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John
Patricia
Pet Show Joys Contrast With Murder Verdict in High Point
City Lake hosts an ongoing pet show organized by Shore Neal and local clubs, with well behaved animals and lively community support. In stark contrast, Superior Court in High Point delivers a first degree murder verdict against Charles Streeton, sentencing him to life with mercy, as citizens await the decision.
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High Point
Superior Court
Charles Streeton
Carl Davis
Streeton
Davis
High Point Division
Enterprise
Balloon observer sees nine states from 15 miles high
An observer in a stratosphere balloon above Chicago at 15 miles altitude could discern nine states with the naked eye: Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Kentucky Ohio and Wisconsin. The potatoes have spread from the Andean highlands of South America across the world.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Kentucky
Ohio
Wisconsin
South Americ
Driver Training School Opens At N C State
Raleigh July 23 final were made for the opening of the North Carolina driver training school at N C State College The school will offer eight courses a year and open Aug 8 It will be conducted by States extension division and school of engineering under the sponsorship of the State Motor Carriers association Graduates will be qualified for positions in the motor transportation industry
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Raleigh
North Carolina
N. C
Tom Outlaw
The
Motor Carriers Association
Dr. W. L. Jackson Named to North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Dr. W. L. Jackson of 1100 Forest Hill Drive has been appointed by Governor Scott to a four year term on the North Carolina medical care commission. A High Point resident since 1914, he is a former chief of staff of High Point Memorial Hospital and was an owner and executive head of Guilford General Hospital. He also served as a director of the county tuberculosis sanatorium and the commission oversees federal and state funds for hospital and medical school construction.
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W. L. Jackson
Forest Hill Drive
Scott
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Jackson
High Point
Fomer
High Point Memorial Hospital
Perncipe
Guilford General Hospital
Medical Care Commission
Negro Citizens Day At Lost Colony
The annual observance of Negro Citizens Day at the Lost Colony will be held Friday night July 29. About 2,500 people are expected to attend the event which has taken place since the colony’s 1937 premiere. Professor S D Williams of State Teachers College Elizabeth City directs arrangements. Special buses will run to Roanoke Island from more than a dozen towns.
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Mantec
The
Lost Colony
S. D. Williams
State Teachers College
Elizabeth City
Roanoke Island
Railroad Theme Blossoms In 1949 Chicago Fair Song
The song Gone to Chicago becomes the Chicago Railroad Fair 1949 theme. Meredith Wilson introduced it on radio, RCA Victor released it with the Pied Pipers and authentic sound effects, praising the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe treatment of Chicago and North Western.
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International News Service
Chicago
INS
Meredith Wilson
Rca-Victor
Topeka
Santa Fe
Windy City
Chicago and North Western
Armfield Recognized In Pilot Life Anniversary Honors
H V Armfield local general agent for Pilot Life Insurance appears among the top three prize recipients in the companys 46th Anniversary celebration a special sales effort. The note mentions July as Pilot Lifes birth month.
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H. V. Armfield
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Pilot Life
Wets Lose In Iredell Vote On Liquor Stores
Statesville Iredell county voters rejected ABC liquor stores by 7276 to 2918 with beer and wine already sold locally. Statesville's 2437 against and Mooresville 1499 against 1462 for 984/ final unofficial results show countywide defeat.
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Iredell
Statesville
Iredell County
ABC Liquor
Mooresville
Diverse egg diets across cultures highlighted
The passage notes that eggs from geese, ostriches, plovers, alligators, crocodiles, turtles, penguins, gulls, albatrosses, and pelicans are significant in various regional diets worldwide. It emphasizes broad culinary practices without specifics.
Contest offer for top reward producers
A brief note states the top five producers will receive handsome prizes each week and each winner may choose from several nationally advertised products.
Duplicate Bridge Winners Revealed at Emerywood Club
Saturday afternoon duplicate bridge winners at the Emerywood country club are announced. North and South first, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Warner. Second, Mrs. C S Beaver and Mrs. Lucy Morris of Washington DC guest of Mrs. Beaver. East and West first, Mrs. Lawrence Ingram and Mrs. Ferrell Gray. Second, Mrs. J T Ryan and Welch Harris.
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Emerywood Country Club
North
Phil Warner
C. S. Beaver
Lucy Morris
Washington, D. C
Beaver
East
Lawrence Ingram
Ferrell Gray
J. T. Ryan
Welch Harris
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Dial Sechrest
Uw. Sechrest « Son, Inc
Main St
Penny Hall
High Point Community Concert Association
Robert Shaw
Obert Shaw
Rosario
Antonio
Paul Makovsky
Harry Hondros
Louella Parsons
N. Wrenn ST
Shore Neal
N.C. State
Dr. Jackson
Walter
W Street
Forrest Edwards
Dy-Dee Supply CO
Hit
Armfield
Paul Smiths Studio
West Washington
Albert
S. Main ST
Feunigs
Penney CO. Inc
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