High Point YMCA elects Ayers president for term
At a Tuesday board meeting Nathan Ayers was elected president of the High Point Y M C A succeeding Amos R. Kearns who served three years. Rh R Ragan was re elected treasurer with officers Hayworth Millis and Delk Smith filling key posts. Summer plans include hikes Bible studies and a stay at home camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan M
High Ymca
Board of Directors
Nich
Amos R. Kearns
Rh. R. Ragan
High Point Y
Charles E. Hayworth
Horace S. Haworth
J. H. Millis
J. Allen Austin, Jr
O. Delk Smith
Recordin
Horace Haworth
Bionans
Fire damages Central Venerenery Company building
The Central Venerenery Company at 16 Wise Street was damaged by fire yesterday morning when sparks from a burning electrical junction box ignited cotton in a box. The building is owned by E. W. Thomas, not the furniture company as previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Pearson
Central Venerenery Company
Wise Street
E. W. Thomas
Furniture Company
Catholic Feast Masses Set for Immaculate Heart Church
Special services for the Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus announced by Rev. R. J. MacMillan will be held tomorrow at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Masses are scheduled for 7 am and 8:50 am.
Denton Man Named Court Clerk in Thomasville
George Earl Lyndon a Denton teacher was named Clerk of Recorder's Court by the City Council replacing Clinard who will return to the Fire Department. Lyndon will take over July 1 with a $3,000 salary after unanimous council approval. He holds a Duke and Brevard education and administration background.
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Thomasville
George Earl Lyndon
Denton
Recorder's Court
Joe Dona
Lyndon
R. M. Cooksey
Clinard
Council
Duke
Brevard
Siefen
Chamber of Commerce
Kermit Cloniger
G. E. Harrell
O. R. Hodgin
R. L. McDonald
Homer Beck
Wilson Weldon
Traveling President Visits Panama Canal Site in 1906
First U S president to set foot on foreign soil while in office Theodore Roosevelt toured Panama in November 1906. He spent several days inspecting the ongoing Panama Canal construction and related works.
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U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama
Panama Canal
W Archie Sherrod Dies After a Brief Illness
W Archie Sherrod 61 of 500 Hillcrest Drive High Point died after a short illness. Born August 2 1890 in Hamilton County he moved to High Point in 1898. He organized Hallet Ice and Coal in Spartanburg then Sherrod Shirt Co in High Point serving as president treasurer and GM. Survived by daughter Mrs Henry A Millis Jr and several relatives. Funeral Friday 11 am at Wesley Memorial Church with interment Oakwood.
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W. Archie Sherrod
Hillcrest Drive
N. Y
Clara Stanton
Spartanburg
S. C
Hallet Ice & Coal Company
High Point
Sherrod Shirt Company
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Board of Stewards
Southern Garment Manufacturers Association
Small Business Men's Association
High Point Rotary Club
High Point Board of Realtors
Associated Industries
Henry A. Millis, Jr
Independence
Stanton Sherrod
Clara Virginia Sherrod
Henry A. Millis II
David Millie
Walter Watson
W. R. Morrow
EF. H. Herring
Raleigh
H. L. Newbold
Newport News
W. Arthur Kale
E. M. Avett
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Winston-Salem
Oakwood
Cops Question 2 Men About Robberies
Thomasville police questioned two unidentified men in a May robbery sweep that targeted Paul M Shore firms including Pauls Motor Company National Motor Company and National Market. A fourth indictment against Alonzo Jewell was sought. a safe connected to the case was recovered in Fast End with $20 in change reported missing and company papers stolen.
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Thomasvilleee
Paul M. Shore
Paul's Motor Company
National Motor Company
Alonzo Jewell
Aannery Street
Jewell
Reaoe
Shore
Century-old bell ringer tall tale teased in text
A fragment notes a single man would need day and night for 91 years to strike 120 bells a minute to run through all the ble combinations on a 12 bell set, illustrating a hyperbolic puzzle or curiosity from a historical page.
Popcorn County Leads U.S. in Production
Popcorn County in Sac County Iowa dominates by producing more popcorn than any other county in the United States and consuming the most among similar global regions.
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Sac County
Towa
United States
Cliff Coggins Dies by Suicide on Porch
Denton business man Clifford Coggins 38 died of a self inflicted gunshot wound on his back porch yesterday afternoon. Police, Dr. Griffis and County Coroner Dr. Plummer ruled the death a suicide. He was a World War II veteran who ran Hill Top Barbecue and is survived by his wife Elaine, daughter Brenda, son Jimmy, two brothers Fred and Wade, and sister Janie. Funeral set for 3 pm tomorrow at Central Methodist Church.
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Denton
Clifford Coggins
Claudie Beck
J. W. Griffis
David Plummer
Thomasville
Coggins
Elaine Hill
Brenda
Jimmy
Fred
Wade
Janie
Texas
Central Methodist Church
Hill Top
Dangerous Man Surrenders to Police in Wake of Escape
James Atlas Russell, serving nine to ten years for robbery and recently escaped from an Eastern North Carolina prison camp, surrendered to authorities yesterday after police were informed last Thursday that he overpowered a guard, took a gun, and fled. He was considered dangerous amid a major manhunt with Arthur Goff, an escaped Fayetteville camp suspect.
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James Atlas Russell
North Carolina
Russell
Arthur Goff
Lenoir County
Fayetteville
Soldier Marries in Hospital Bed in Saratoga
In Saratoga Springs New York Cpl Floyd Wood held a wedding in Saratoga Hospital after a car wreck en route home for the ceremony Two servicemen witnesses attended the bed bound groom a patch over one eye for the best man and a more seriously injured third soldier slept in the same hospital room during the ceremony The Methodist pastor officiated as Wood wed his bride despite the accident and postponements
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Floyd Wood
Saratoga Hospital
Cpl. Wood
British Sun Cooker Aims to Replace Charcoal Grilling
New York report says British scientists have developed a sun cooker that uses mirrors and lenses to focus heat on a cooking chamber. The device could cut backyard charcoal use and may spark broader solar energy applications for industry.
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New York
British Information Service
Negro Woman Identified in Davidson County Murder Case
Davidson County authorities identified the body found in the Yadkin River as Bernice Shate of Shelby. Her husband James Clarence Shate, 39, confessed to striking her and throwing her into the river, and he is held without bond on a murder charge. Shate was arrested in Salisbury and brought to the Davidson jail. X-rays showed no broken bones, and authorities believe she was alive when cast into the river near the Highway 29 bridge.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Yadkin River
W. S. Fritts
Bernice Shate
Shelby
James Clarence Shate
Shate
Fritts
Salisbury Yester
Principals In Strike Cases Fined
Thomasville court resumes strike related cases at Recorder's Court. Watchman John Loman seeks a jury trial on a concealed weapon and assault charge from May 26. Several union members receive four month terms or fines for assault and property damage amid the May 26 incident. A new warrant filed against Joe D Moore for malicious damage. bond set at 100 dollars.
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Thomasville
Recorder's Court
Tomorow
John Loman
Atl
D Wtcker
W. H. Steed
Grimes
Wade Huffman
Huffman
Charlie Prevost
Cecil Marlowe
Pvos
Coy Stewart
Sis
Furman Wilson
Edwin Waller
Sen Coy Mathis
Gurney Byerly A
Clark
Roy Byerly
Pont Wilson
Garr Woxdell
Clete Smith
Joe D. Moore
Smith
Moore
Pony Express Dates and Service Gaps Noted
The Pony Express operated for 83 weeks with a four week suspension during the Pah Ute war. In its run it carried 30 000 letters along the 2000 mile route.
Parking Meter Warrants Heard in High Point Court
A list of 118 warrants for overparking and related violations awaits action in Municipal Court under Judge Archie Myatt. A second batch of 62 remains unserved. Some defendants may pay $5 to close cases, but others face higher costs and possible continued court dates as rulings on meter legality loom.
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High Point
Archie Myatt
Myatt
Arlene Craven
Oakwood Court Apartments
Ronnie W. Key
I's Love Avenue
W. J. Crowell, Jr
Kivett Drive
J. L. Thomas
Ecker
Robert Craven
Arch Street
Robert E. Bencini, Jr
Emerywood Court
Judge Myatt
Raleigh
High Court
North Carolina
Supreme Court
German POW Secrets Found
In Monteith Canada inmates at a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp trove found include two homemade radios maps and a box of contraband packed in wall cavities. Radios fashioned from scrap used comb parts cigarette papers nails wire and small batteries. Walls of a demolished barracks revealed earth removed from a tunnel and the site showed floodlit posts and several escape tunnels discovered.
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Monteith
Canada
Warm Hive Bees Cluster To Weather Winter War
Bees stay active in winter by forming a tight huddle. Inside the cluster the temperature runs about 15 degrees warmer than outside, helping the hive endure cold conditions.
Negro Woman Is Free After Cutting Affair
Willie Mae McBride of 605 Lincoln Street was released on $500 bond after a Recorder's Court hearing on charges of severely injuring Mrs. Paul Green with a butcher knife. The 32 year old remained hospitalized for treatment of her arm injuries. trial set for July 7.
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Thomasville
Willie Mae McBride
Lincoln Street
Recorders Court
Paul Green
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Nathan Ayers
High Point Y.M.C.A
Pensacola
Panama City
National Geographic Society
Pearson
Central Company
Lanee Necwen
Anderson Drug Store
West End
Pine ST
East Guilford Street
George Arnold
Arid
Lovell
Lenener
Cather Chener
Firestone
N. Main
W. A. Sherrod
Popcorn County
Cliff Coggins
Highway 29
Yadkin
C. M. Giles
Springfield Baptist Church
Allen Mitchell
Pony Express
Dean
Doan
Wonderland of Vision
WMFR
Li Max Hones
Greensboro
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