Albright Plans Volunteer Campaign for Governor Bid
Democratic candidate R Mayne Albright of North Carolina announces he will run with volunteer workers and limited funds, using his Raleigh apartment as headquarters. He vows to campaign in every county, stressing clean politics and adherence to the law while addressing issues like minimum wage, education, and veterans’ welfare. He predicts strong public turnout in 1948 and tours the state with his wife coordinating the effort.
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R. Mayne Albright
Ornor
North Carolina
Indials
Cameose
Ony
Raleigh
Albright
Italy
North Africa
Sicily
Trieste
Eighth Army
High Point
Asheville
Unimproved Roads Serve Thousands of American Farms
Roughly four million American farms rely on unimproved roads for access. The figure highlights rural infrastructure gaps and potential transport challenges faced by farming communities.
Youth Peeping Tom Charge After Night Chase
Jack Sutery 19 of 410 Pine Street released on bond after police arrested him on a Peeping Tom charge following a foot chase with Officers G T Leverett and Rge Walker. The chase began after gatewood avenue residents complained of a prowler peeping into windows. The case was continued to June 27 in municipal court.
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Jack Sutery
Pine Street
G. T. Leverett
Rge Walker
Stilley
Leverett
Gatewood Avenue
Lindsay Street
Howell
Young Stilley
Hedricks Cited For Beverage Control Violations
J. E. Hedrick and his son James H. Hedrick of 904 East Lexington Avenue were cited in municipal court for beverage control violations. Police say J F Hedrick used his Lexington basement to store beer and violated a city zoning ordinance and the beverage control act. James H Hedrick was cited for selling beer and wine without a license at his East Green Street business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hedrick
James H. Hedrick
Lexington Avenue
J. F. Hedrick
East Green Street
Mrs. Elizabeth Bunnell Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Alexander Bunnell 49 wife of H L Bunnell died at 1318 Longstreet Tuesday at 7 pm after six years of declining health and a year of serious condition. She was born in Florida March 3 1898 and lived much of her life in High Point. Surviving: husband two sons Clarence and Frank and daughter Mrs Chester Bodenheimer a half brother E G Alexander and one grandchild. Funeral Thursday 2:30 pm Pilgrim Holiness church Rev J A Grout. Burial Floral Garden Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Alexander Bunnell
H. L. Bunnell
Longstreet
High Point
Bunnell
Florida
Clarence Bunnell
Winston Salem
Frank Bunnell
Chester Bodenheimer
Wallburg
E. G. Alexander
Washington, D. C
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. A. Grout
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Thousands Attend Baptist Tent Service On Second Coming
Dr. C. F. Matthews spoke to about 2,100 at the Baptist tent on 300 East Russell Street on the Second Coming of Christ. John Cargill led a 200-voice choir, with Mrs. J. S. Hopkins at two pianos. The sermon traced eschatological events from Christ’s return to judgment and millennium, with ongoing 7:30 p m services daily and 10 a m prayer hours.
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C. EF. Matthews
East
Russell Street
John Cargill
My Home Sweet Home
Neil J. Armstrong
North Main Street Baptist Church
Land H. ©. Miller
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
J. S. Hopkins
Robert
Evangelism
Southern Baptists
God
Christ
Life Underwriters Install New Officers at Meet
High Point Life Underwriters association held its annual meeting at the Jefferson Standard country club with a barbecue supper. Officers installed were James R. Comer president C. K. Anders vice president N. L. Garner Jr. secretary and L. W. Swink treasurer. W. T. Beatty Raleigh urged wives’ contributions. national quality awards were given to Garner Sr. Smith Hooks Harris and Green. George Haralson received a certificate of merit from Julius Green.
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James R. Comer
C. K. Anders
N. L. Garner
L. W. Swink
High Point Life Underwriters Association
Jefferson Standard Country Club
W. T. Beatty
Raleigh
State Underwriters
Andrews
George Haralson
Most Stores To Be Closed On July 4th
Merchants association members agreed to observe July 4 by keeping shops closed on that Friday. Grocery stores have not announced plans. Some shops will close Wednesday afternoon before the holiday, then again on the Fourth and reopen Saturday morning. The group also voted to end Wednesday afternoon closings after August.
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Merchant’s Association
Adventists Plan Fund Drive For Hospitals In Americas
Seventh day Adventist work in Inter America expands with a Jamaica hospital and new Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic schools. A Universal Saturday offering on June 28 aims to raise 100 locally, part of a 200000 national goal across 3000 North American churches to support global mission activities. Over 30000 is targeted for medical and educational facility expansion from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela, including Caribbean islands.
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Inter- America
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Seventh-day Aventist
C. C. Dailey
High Point
North America
Dailey
Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
Caribbean
County Building To Get Painted Soon
The county building here is slated for a face lifting starting next week. Painters will finish the Greensboro courthouse this week and begin on the High Point building the following week. In Greensboro only the register of deeds and clerk of court offices remain to be painted before High Point work begins.
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M. H. Waynick
Greensboro
High Point
Register of Deeds
Clerk of Court
New Residence Permit Issued for Springfield Avenue Home
City building inspector issues a permit to C. M. Grissom for a five room residence on Springfield Avenue with an estimated cost of four thousand dollars.
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C. M. Grissom
Springfield Avenue
Debt Burden Shrinks for County and Schools
County Manager Harry Weatherly reports the county’s outstanding debt dropped from 4,801,600 to 2,990,100 over five years. Principal and interest payments totaled 2,619,031.56 with 1,278,000 in principal and 489,927.16 in interest directed to county debt and 533,500 in principal and 317,604.40 in interest toward school debt.
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Harry Weatherly
Rev S E Taylor To Preach Tonight At 7 30
The Rev S E Taylor former pastor of Union Tabernacle on Prospect street will preach at the tent on Doris and Crafton street tonight at 7 30. Services continue throughout the week.
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S. E. Taylor
Union Tabernacle
Prospect Street
Doris and
Crafton Street
College Youth Is Fined For Driving Drunk
Thurston W. Jolliff a High Point college student pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 875 and court costs in municipal court. Jolliff and Sanford W. Scots were arrested on South Main street near Blair Park when W D Lattimore was seriously injured after falling from the running board of their car. Scots was fined court costs for driving with no license. Others, including M. Smith of Greensboro, had sentence reduced to 150 dollars fine plus costs for drunken driving and no license. Johnnie Hiatt was fined 10 dollars for improper display of state license. C H Brookshire was fined 10 dollars for prohibition law violation. Several others were assessed costs for minor traffic violations.
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Thurston W. Jollliff
High Point College
Export
Jolliff
Sanford W. Scots
Thurston Street
South Main Street
Blair Park
W D. Lattimore
Scots
Noy M. Smith
Greensboro
Johnnie Hiatt
English Street
C. H. Brookshire
East Green Street
11 Year Old Arrested For Theft Of Dimes
Police arrest Bobby Hedrick an 11 year old from Boyer street for stealing 30 dollars in dimes from D H Beane's Rt 2 home. He confessed to taking the coins from a kitchen container and was turned over to juvenile authorities. Beane noted about 91 dollars in dimes were in the container with 30 dollars missing. The youth had several dimes on his person when detained.
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Pemeesey
Bobby Hedrick
Boyer Street
D. H. Beane
Rt. 2
Beane
Action Filed Against C Kenneth Strickland
The Englander Co filed suit in court against C Kenneth Strickland trading as Strickland Furniture Co alleging use of the High Point Furniture Co building from December 1 to January 15 without rent. The plaintiff seeks $1099.99 in damages.
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the Englander Co., Inc
C. Kenneth Strickland
Strickland Furniture Co
Strickland
High Point Furniture Co
Acadia Lodge 674 Fellowcraft Degree Announcement
Acadia Lodge 674 A F and A M holds a special communication for Fellowcraft degree Thursday June 26 at 7 30 P M. Joe Hi Smith serves as Master and D McCrery as Secretary.
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Joe Hi. Smith
D. McCrery
First Methodist Midweek Broadcast On WMFR At 8 30
The First Methodist Church will broadcast a midweek chapel hour tonight at 8 30 over WMFR. Pastor Wilson O Weldon will discuss the topic Get the Right Baggage. The Gilbert Gray directed choir with Mrs T E Strickland on piano will sing Build Thee More Stately Mansions by Harker.
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WMFR
Wilson O. Weldon
Gilbert Gray
T. E. Strickland
Harker
Laymen's Meet Will Attract 5000 Delegates
Delegates from about 5000 southern congregations of the Methodist church will attend a laymen's conference at Lake Junaluska August 17 to 20. Speakers include Ray Nichols of Vernon Texas and Dr John C Guilds of Columbia College South Carolina. Special leaders are Sen John Sparkman Gordon Browning and President Charles C Sherrod.
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Lake Junaluska
Methodist Church
Ray Nichols
Vernon
Texas
General Board of Lay Activities
John C. Guilds
Columbia
S. C
Board of
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Army of Occupation
Germany
Charles C. Sherrod
East Tennessee State College
Johnson City
Culling Urged For Broody Birds
COLLEGE STATION Raleigh Immediate culling of broodiness in chickens is favored as more economical than breaking broodiness. Prof Roy S Dearstyne head of the animal department at State College explains broodiness is inherited and reduces annual egg production when present. Broody birds are hard to manage and often trigger repeated broodiness.
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College Station
Raleigh
Roy S. Dearstyne
Ao Department
State Colege
Dearstyne
Yanceyville Man to Head Pharmacists
T J Ham Jr of Yanceyville chair man of the North Carolina Institute of Pharmacy will lead the association in 1948 49 His election was announced by President T Roy Burgiss of Sparta. J Jackson Lumberton pharmacist was elected first vice president other officers will be installed at the 1948 nal convention Confirmed officers include W R McDonald Jr Hickory J Paul Gamble Monroe T R Burgiss C R Whitehead H C McAllister and W J Smith as directors of the NC Pharmaceutical Research Foundation. The Pacific has only one third the drainage area of the Atlantic due to nearby mountains.
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Chapel Hill
T. J.ham, Jr
Yanceyville
North Carolina Institute of Pharmacy
T. Roy Burgiss
Sparta
J. ©. Jackson
Lumberton
State Board of Health
East Spring
Nal
W. R. McDonald, Jr
Hickory
J. Paul Gamble
Monroe
T. R. Burgiss
C. R. Whitehead
Ramseur
N. C. Board of Pharmacy
H. C. McAllister
Board of Pharmacy
W. J. Smith
NCPA
N. C Pharmaceutical Research Foundation
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