City offers $18,073 for E Green St land
Owners along E Green St have been offered a total of 18,073 for portions needed in the city widening project. Mayor Covington said the sum comes from sales offers after bottleneck delays. Some owners reject payment, others seek no compensation to speed the project.
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E. Green St
Enade
Covington
Whiteoak
Springfield Ave
Busi
Nesses
E. Green
Tate
Boy 10 Drowns After Fall From Surfboard At Badin Lake
Ten rescue squads scoured Badin Lake after a 10 year old boy fell from a surf board behind a boat and sank in deep water. Cousin Dewey Hatcher dived in and aided by game wardens and deputies from Alabama and neighboring counties, search efforts continued through the night.
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Piedmont
Badin Lake
Sammy Levon Rumsey
Zekiel S. Rumsey
Route 1
Brown Summit
Dewey Hatcher
Fice
Albeaiene County
Troy
Badin
Planners Consider Annexation and Zoning near Williams Place
City planners discuss annexing two Williams Place lots split by the boundary and rezoning areas along Forrest Avenue and Jarrell property for residential and light industry. The fireman owner requests inclusion of outside-city portions while the commission weighs zoning expansions and property changes.
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Eats Cee
Mission Tey Tess Yerly
Williams Pl
Ave
Teo
Jarrell
Aanaperbaauney
Forrest Ave
Agenia
Tees
Bloodmobile staff urge High Point donations this week
Red Cross Bloodmobile visits High Point Armory this week to boost blood supplies amid rising demand. Hospital staff from Point Memorial Hospital, nurses, and volunteer personnel urge citizens to donate. Dixon leads recruitment and aims to meet a regional quota of 135 to 165 pints monthly. The drive runs Thursday with donors welcome 2 pm onward, as the community pledges to support the blood program’s 1944 55 year.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
the Wedne
George Dixon
Carolyn Frye
Margaret Swaim
Vera Kearns
Catherine Reaves
Nancy Durham
Red Cross
Point Memorial Hospital
Dixon
U le
Ralph Gurney
High Point
Charlotte
Armory
Conor Gee
Wee Aeenans Oy
Shooting Affair Brings Sentence Eight Months
A Route 1 man received an eight month term in Municipal Court for firing a pistol shot that singed his sister in law’s hair. The incident followed an argument with the woman. The pistol was taken away by the husband, H E Woody, who said the shooter is his brother. The shot occurred on the front porch while whisky was reportedly on the premises. The defense asked for more time to present evidence.
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John Woody
H. E. Woody
D. A
Local Carriers Attend North Carolina Op Sans Society Meet
Three Raleigh area residents Jarrell Lee Wheeless and Nat Walker attend a three day convention of the North Carolina Op Sans Society in Morehead City. The meeting will adjourn tomorrow.
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Rmals
Howard Jarrell
Lee Wheeless
Nat Walker
North Carolina Op Sans Society
Morehad City
Draft Board Sets Quota of Eight During July
The draft board reports a July quota of eight men to be called for military service. Officials emphasize the limit aligns with current manpower needs and local eligibility criteria.
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Draft Board
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Mild With Little Change
The weatherman expects cloudy conditions with mild temperatures tomorrow and into tomorrow afternoon. A high around 78 degrees was forecast after a low near 53 last night.
Army Reserves Seek to Build Membership in Local Unit
The 518th Infantry Company Regiment of the Army Reserve seeks new members led by Capt. Mark Combe. A meeting is held on the fourth Monday nights at the local reserve building.
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Army Reserves
T L
518Th Infantry
Mark Combe
Four Lexington Furniture Makers Give Wage Hikes
Four Lexington furniture manufacturers raise wages by five percent for all workers in dining room, bedroom and occasional furniture lines. The increases place pay above the state average of $1.15 per hour.
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Lexington Furniture Makers
Lexington
Arger
Flyer Final Leg Delayed by Weather in Powder Derby
The powder derby final leg from Key West to Havana was postponed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration due to bad weather. High Point flyer Ise Smith and 49 others were forced to remain in Key West overnight, with 13 planes making Key West yesterday and others grounded today. The race leader German H. Smith headed south to meet his wife as the event continues under cloudy skies.
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Thenee
High Point
Ise Smith
Washington, D C
Havana
Cha
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Key West
Fla
Aon
Razor Blade Affray Ends In 2 Arrests
Police detained Eddie Willingham Jr. 28 and Maeda Willingham 3 after a razor attack at an address on Normal Street. Eddie faced a deadly weapon charge for cutting Maeda on the back with a razor. Maeda was bond-scheduled and to be tried in June.
Prayer for T S Day Made
A brief prayer text asking for patience tenderness and resolve for T S Day. The fragment emphasizes calm patience and steady perseverance in facing the day.
Ex Briggs Director Cites Inefficiencies In Bankruptcies
David S. Shapiro, president of oo Industries, testified in New York that he resigned as director and officer of Briggs High Point Inc to push for cutting inefficiencies at the Briggs plant. He cited poor supervision, excessive payroll, high rent paid to Briggs’s father, and quality problems leading to merchandise returns and a nonoperational Phil-Bet air Co.
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David S. Shapiro
Oo Industries
New Yor
Briggs At Point
Inec
Briggs
New York
Briggs High Point, Inc
P. M. Frame Works, Inc
High Point
Briggs Company
P. M. Company
Briggs High Point
Shapiro Engl
Rom Briggs
Ray Briggs Jr
Shapiro
P. M. Frame Co
Phil-Bet Air Co
Briggs High
Phil-Bet Co
Guilford Youth Places Second In Miles Play
A Guilford County lad Ralph Da Ye earned a tie in the Southern tournament in Greensboro Scene but then lost the play to Stanley of Noonoke and Davis had 13 2 conte tie for first place. In defeating Davis Stanley won sale to Asbury Park N Y beginning June 19.
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Guilford County
Ralph da Ye
Greensboro
Stanley
Noonoke
Davis
Sale
Asbury Park
N. Y
Ferrizan Iron-Iodine Tonic Promises Quick Strength Boost
A vintage drug ad touts Ferrizan as a modern iron iodine tonic for weakness and run-down health. It claims improved blood and strength, with a 20 day trial and money back guarantee, sold by Manns Cut Rate Drugs.
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Green St
Thomasville
TAR Heel Paving Et Co
Roland Crcil
Sima A. F. Moore
Shite
Industrie
Acetylene
Money City Welding Co
the Mielers
Porp & ED Telephone
East Broad St
Nash Jewelry Co
Nash
N. Main St
Psy
Bible School Supplies
Cecil
Daytona Beach
Dover
Kayon
Daytons Head
Daytona
Guilford
Miles
Mann
Wilmington
Raleigh-Durham
Bristol
Tri-Cities
Feres
Piedmont Airlines
Feehresh
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO. D
Winston-Salem
Pepsi-Cola Company
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