Large safe cracking at Colonial Store robbers steal 150-pound safe
City detectives probe a Sunday early morning break in at the Colonial Store on Montheu Ave. Thieves battered a roof hole and used a chisel to remove a 14 by 14 inch concrete shell safe weighing about 150 pounds. A $500 reward is offered for information leading to arrests. The loss is estimated in the thousands.
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W. C. Johnson
Colonial
Montheu Ave
Colonial Stores
Johnson
Colonial Store
March Winds and Rain Hit the Greensboro High Point Area
The March squall line brought strong winds up to 55 mph and rain across the northern Piedmont with temperatures dropping tonight. The day’s high reached 72 degrees and the forecast calls for a cooler end to the day with a low around 60 degrees.
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High Point
Bet Beg Oy
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Woman Held Here Held For Forgery In Several Cities
City detectives report a 29 year old Negro woman Jackie Allen alias Augusta Jones is being held on forgery charges and is wanted in Greensboro for four to five counts and two to three counts of worthless checks. She is also wanted in Durham for five forgery counts. She was brought from Durham Sunday after operating a charm school there and formerly ran a similar business in Detroit. Officers also report the early today arrest of four Negroes on fornication and adultery charges with bonds set at 200 each. none posted.
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Greensboro
Durham
Jackie Allen
Augusta Jones
Detroit
Mich
Gilmer Lee
James F. Gray
Poy Elizabeth Gray
E. Washton St
Ella Abney
Banks St
Youth Receives Annapolis Appointment Through Durham Office
A State College student from High Point earned an Annapolis appointment via Congressman Carl T. Durham. The teen, a sophomore and member of Phi Eta Sigma, was a junior at State Dee before transferring. He recently graduated from Senior High School and is entering his second year at State.
Go South Waynick Urges Latin American Investment
North Carolina Latin America expert Capus Waynick told Piedmont industrialists at the Associated Industries annual meeting to invest boldly in South American industry. He warned revolution and assassination are common, and urged schools to boost engineering grads to keep U S industry competitive.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Associated Industries, Inc
Capus Waynick
Worm
North Americ
Waynick
South America
Industrialist Jas McDowell Dies at 65 in High Point
Jas McDowell, 65, longtime High Point industrialist and vice president of Amphill Company in charge of Southern sales, died after a week as a patient. Born April 27 1889 in Philadelphia he moved to High Point 25 years ago. He was active in Masons and civic clubs and survived by Bertha O McDowell Eva Cotter and two grandchildren. Funeral plans include Sechrest Cavet and Quinby pointers with memorials to Cancer Fund.
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Baptist
McDowell
Philadelphia
John M
Isabelle Milligan McDowell
Bertha Obernes
High Point
Philadel
Amphill Company
Bertha O. McDowell
Eva Cotter
Robert Cotter
Phyllis Cotter
George
John McDowell
Margaret Benner
City Praised By Head Of Heart Fund
High Point residents receive praise from Mrs. Charlotte Guy general chairman after the Heart Fund Drive totals 4710.40 from a four hour Heart Sunday collection. She notes community support aids research and a planned heart program while 600 volunteers contributed time and effort.
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High Point
Charlotte Guy
Guy
Heart
Heart Fund
Dr A R Cross Elected By Duke Alumni in High Point
Dr Almon R Cross was elected president of Duke University Alumni in High Point to succeed Tom Kearns Jr. Others named officers include Lawrence C Matton Jr vice president John Crowder treasurer Estelle Law son secretary and Eleanor Lattiner alumni representative. At the Sheraton Hotel a large gathering heard Dr W C Davison dean of Duke Medical School outline university work and aging age care funding while noting Duke Carolina cooperation and selective admission from some 15900 applicants.
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Almon R. Cross
Duke University
High Point
Tom Kearns Jr
Lawrence C. Matton Jr
John Crowder
Estelle Lawson
Eleanor Lattiner
Sheraton Hotel
Amos Kearns
Duke
W. C. Davison
School of Medicine
Davison
University
Presbyterians Hear Address By McKay
Lexington realtor Woodrow McKay spoke to First Presbyterian Church men last night recounting his role as companion to Ford. He cited anonymous charity and medical aid to the needy and recalled Ford's meetings with Edison Fire Coolidge and other famous figures and related select charter gifts to local scouts leaders.
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Woodrow McKay
Lexington
First Presbyterian Church
McKay
Ford
Henry Ford
Harvey Fire
A. Edison
Calvinstone
Thomas A. Coolidge
B. Smen
C. P. Kirkman Jr
Carl A. Bailey
J. C. Kanier
Randolph County Officers To Get New Uniforms
Sheriff Wayne Wilson announced affordable, redesigned uniforms will be ordered for Randolph County deputies. The move aims to improve public perception and reduce confusion between officers and civilians.
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Randolph County
Asheboro
Pescennet
Ste
Rome
Wayne Wilson
Wilson
Lutheran Leader Receives Austrian Great Silver Cross
Thomasville report says Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of United Lutheran Church in America, was awarded the Austrian Great Silver Cross with Star by President Theodor Koerner. The honor recognizes his postwar Austrian relief work and his earlier Faith of Our Fathers rally activity in High Point.
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Thomasville
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church In America
Fry
Theodor Koerner
Fars
High Point
Prayer for TQDAY Morning Devotion Message
A devotional prayer asks God for strength and guidance to run the day with effort and integrity. It seeks humility, careful listening, cautious speaking, industrious work, fair play, and gratitude, closing with Amen from W Ralph Ward Jr of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Inter-Club Group Organizes Overlap Concerns in City
About 20 civic club representatives met at the YWCA to form an inter club council aimed at coordinating projects and avoiding overlaps with a proposed High Point Community Planning Council. The group approved creation, set committees, and noted meal funding for needy city students, hoping to pool resources for large undertakings. A March 25 first meeting for the Community Planning Council was announced, with questions raised about costs and authority.
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Tom Alston
Civic Club
YWCA
High Point
United Fund
L. C. Chiles
Woman's Club
Chiles
D. O. Ward
Ward
Interclub
Ayl
George A. Covington
Inter-Club Council
Community Planning Council
City approves warning sirens purchase amid debate
City Council votes to buy warning sirens for High Point at 15908 dollars. Councilman York questions effectiveness without underground shelters, while Davis cites nationwide civil defense plans. Horace Tiderton abstains as another issue on a 28 unit Windsey Street project is deferred amid neighbor objections. A Westmore Electric bid of 16662 dollars for sub station regulators is approved along with minor license and water connection notices.
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High Point
Arthur York
Horace G. Tiderton
Bryant Electric Co
York
Gary Davis
United States
J. Sanders
Dallas
Windsey St
Council Today
Council
Westore Electric Eeam
Vicense
Famed Couple To Speak At HPC Assembly
Dr and Mrs Sherwood Eddy world famous travelers and lecturers will headline the program tomorrow morning in the Memorial Auditorium at High Point College He is author of books including You Will Survive After Death God In History A Portrait of Jesus and Eighty Adventurous Years Mrs Eddy a Yale graduate will join him and speak at the Methodist Student Fellowship program Wednesday evening Eddy is highly praised by college leaders who note his influence on students and his views on science and religion.
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Sherwood Eddy
Ee Point College
Yale
Eddy
Jesus
YMCA
MacMurray College
Methodist
E. J. Coltrane
John R. Mott
Robert E. Speer
Hobart Allred
High Point College
University of North Carolina
Dr. Eddy
Aoe
Dr. Y
Legion Birthday Party Replaces Tonight Meeting
The I. T. Mann Post of the American Legion cancels its scheduled meeting tonight. It will host a Birthday party on the night of the 15th with State Commander Dr. Milton Foust of Salisbury as special guest to honor all past commanders of the post.
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I. T. Mann
American Legion
Milton Foust
Salisbury
Southland Life Insurance Posts Record Assets in 1954
Southland Life Insurance Co. boosted its business 51.4 percent in 1954, pushing assets to a record 172 million 871 thousand 411 dollars and 64 cents. The annual report, filed ahead of the March 8 meeting, shows in force insurance of 916 million dollars and policyholder benefits paid of 4 million 134 thousand 603 dollars for deaths.
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Southland Life Insurance Co
Clontz urges club to prepare wills under law
Clontz tells club of need to make wills under statutory law. He notes spouses may claim only a one third share if no will exists and joint owners pass to survivors. He warns that a woman’s property goes to kin if she dies intestate. He cites that most wills are not contested and urges keeping documents in a safe place. Introduced by George Gibbardt. attendance prize to Clarence Von.
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Clontz
Pines
George Gibbardt
Clarence von
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